(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eleven of the 14 governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra have said the June 26 governorship primary in the state did not hold. Dr George Muoghalu, spokesperson for the aspirants, made the position of the group known in a press conference on Saturday in Awka. Muoghalu said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Armed men believed to be kidnappers have abducted another traditional ruler in Ekiti, Oba Benjamin Oso, the Eleda of Eda Ile, in Ekiti East Local Government Area. A source told newsmen on Saturday in Ado Ekiti, that the traditional ruler was returning from farm with his wife on Friday, when he was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Saliu Adetunji, the Olubadan of Ibadan, says Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will make a good president. Although Tinubu is yet to express his interest in running for the highest office in the land, NAN reports that the monarch says he will support him if he chooses […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has enjoined troops of Sector 2, Operation Lafiya Dole, to end insurgency in the North-East region. Yahaya made the call on Saturday during an operational visit to the troops of Sector 2 Operation Lafiya Dole in Damaturu. He said the visit was operational […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has seized 646.23 kilograms of hard drugs and arrested 60 drug suspects in Imo State between January and June 2021. The seized drugs are Cannabis Sativa (Indian hemp) cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and tramadol while the suspects arrested were between the ages of 17 and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army says its troops of 8 Division have eliminated an unspecified number of bandits in fierce encounters in Talata Marafa Local Government Areas of Zamfara. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said that troops, while on a fighting […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Eze Ude, State Coordinator, International Society for Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Professionals (ISSUP), said that Ebonyi was being rated highest in substance abuse among states of the federation. Ude disclosed this to newsmen on Friday during conclusion of a three-day workshop. The workshop was organised by officials of National Drug […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Oyo State, has confirmed the killing of Mrs Olayemi Odetomi, wife of a former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, in the state by unknown gunmen. Mrs Odetomi was shot dead on Friday in her residence at Ashi, Bodija Area of Ibadan, when unknown gunmen invaded her […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has postponed his scheduled trip to London, the United Kingdom (UK), for a medical follow-up visit. According to the President’s Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the Presidency would subsequently announce a new date for the scheduled trip. His words: “The medical follow-up […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has expressed deep concern at the present exchange of political fireworks by politicians and groups concerning his successor in 2023. Ikpeazu, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Onyebuchi Ememanka on Friday stated that such political exchanges are unnecessary and likely to distract his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Government has issued a final warning to people involved in the unlawful logging and deforestation activities around the popular Milliken Hill, in Ngwo, Enugu North Council Area of the state, asking them to desist from such illegal acts or be ready to face the music if apprehended Commissioner for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA) has demolished over 150 Illegal market shops as part of measure to restored roads and streets in the capital city that were previously hijacked by traders and artisans who converted them to illegal shops and mechanic workshops. The Agency in a development control activity at […]
…..Says Positions Not For Highest Bidder (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As preparations for the forthcoming of the All progress Congress (APC) gathers momentum, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Enugu State Chapter of the party, Dr. Ben Nwoye, has dismissed speculations in some quarters that some Aspirants for various positions have been anointed ahead of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gbenga Kikiowo from Igbara Oke in the Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State is among the suspects arrested by men of the state police command for involvement in robberies. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Bolaji Salami, who paraded Kikiowo alongside one Tope Aladeloye at the command’s headquarters in Akure, on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of activities to mark this year’s International Olympic Day, Community Sport and Educational Development (CSED) Initiative in collaboration with Nigeria School Sport Federation (NSSF) and the Association of Former Female Athletes of Nigeria (AFFAN), celebrated with the children and youths in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp in Uhogua community, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 21-year-old 300-level female student of University of Lagos on Thursday, told newsmen in Lagos that she stabbed Super TV CEO Michael Ataga to death in self defence. The student said this when she was presented by the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu at the command headquarters. African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A non-governmental organisation, Women Information Network (NWINET), has given scholarship and instructional materials to one hundred and forty-seven female students of Community Secondary School CSC, Obeagu, Awkunanaw in Enugu South Council Area of Enugu State, South East Nigeria. WINET works primarily to promote women’s and girl’s rights, gender equality and to ensure […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has cautioned job seekers against online fraudsters posing as its recruitment agents. This is contained in a statement by Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem in Abuja. Kazeem said the clarification became necessary following desperate efforts by fraudsters to defraud unsuspecting job seekers. He said the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Actor Olarewaju James (alias Baba Ijesha) has been granted bail in the sum of 2 million naira with two sureties in like sum by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court . African Examiner reports that James had pleaded not guilty on arraignment on Thursday. He is standing trial on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 21 year old chidinma ,an undergraduate of the university of Lagos has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly killing the Chief Executive Officer, Super TV, Usifo Ataga, in the Lekki area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, said Chidinma has confessed to committing […]
