(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Wakili Damina, chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of NigerIa (MACBAN) in Kogi state, has been abducted by gunmen. Adamu Abubakar, Kogi MACBAN secretary, said Damina was abducted on April 30 by some armed men dressed in army uniform. He said the abductors, numbering about eight, came in a white […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than six persons were confirmed dead in a Tuesday morning accident involving three vehicles on Sagamu-Benin expressway. Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Ogun, confirmed the incident in Abeokuta. Umar said that the accident involved a Mazda bus marked JJJ 862 XV , a Toyota […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of Kogi Kogi State, Yahaya Bello on Tuesday stated that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has done better beyond the 16-year achievement of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Bello made this known during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. He said: “Largely, APC has performed beyond what PDP […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Ben Nwoye, has advised youths not to allow themselves to be used as agents of destruction by some leaders in the country who are head bent on seeing Nigeria destabilized. He therefore, urged them to be wary of antics […]
….. Arrest 5 Other Suspects. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police Operatives in Ebonyi state, South- East Nigeria, have killed a notorious female armed robber, who specialises in bank robbery alongside two others, just as five suspects have been apprehended by the security men. The deadly female criminal element and her partners in crime were gunned down […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Kaduna State has announced the arrest of four suspects, who allegedly kidnapped and murdered a six-year-old child. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Muhammad Jalige made the disclosure at a press briefing on Monday in Kaduna. Jalige said that the suspects would be charged to court for criminal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, has called on those clamoring for secession to discard such idea. Speaking at the Special Ramadan Prayer Tafsir (Lecture) for Lagos State and Nigeria, held at the Lagos House, Marina on Sunday, Tinubu said that the country was better together than […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Stakeholders at a one day policy dialogue on protection of Civilians and Civilian harm mitigation in armed conflict put together by Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), in Enugu, have raised concern over the current alarming insecurity ravaging South East, calling on all stakeholders to rise up and join hands in proffering […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that its office in Essien Udim Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State has been set ablaze. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye Esq. The statement said the security […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some suspected armed hoodlums on Saturday attacked Abaomege Police Division in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi and carted away valuables and destroyed property. The Ebonyi Commissioner for Internal Security, Mr Stanley Okoro-Emegha, however confirmed the incident in Abakaliki on Sunday. Okoro-Emegha described the attack as ‘worrisome’. “The police division was attacked […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Seven youths were on Saturday morning killed in an accident along the Lekki-Epe Expressway, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has said. The accident, it was gathered, occurred around 1am at Shapati (Fragend). The deceased comprising two men and five women, all occupants of a Lexus Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) with registration […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, in partnership with Chinese telecommunication giant, Huawei have flagged off the distribution of free assorted educational materials valued several millions to selected schools in Udi Council areas of Enugu state. Speaking at the event held at Central school, Amankwo Community, in Eke, Udi Council area […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A train loaded with water pipes from Lagos to Zaria has derailed in Kaduna, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN gathered that no one was injured in the accident which occurred at about 5:50pm on Saturday around Unguwar Kanawa axis, opposite Sultan Bello Mosque in Kaduna. “There was no casualty […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –As Bodija market traders are still counting there loss, men of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operation Unit (FOU) Zone A invaded Oja Oba Market in Ibadan in the early hours of Saturday and carted away truckloads of foreign bags of rice African Examiner gathered again that the officers broke into shops and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned against any attempt by leaders to politicise the country’s increasing security challenges. The state Chairman of the congress, Mr Ikechukwu Nwafor, gave the warning, while speaking with journalists on the 2021 Worker’s Day celebration warning on Saturday in Abakaliki. Nwafor said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has declared his intention to negotiate with bandits to ascertain their grievances and the way forward. Umahi made the declaration on Friday in Abakaliki at the presentation of 40 Toyota Sienna vehicles and 20 Hilux vans to security agencies for enhanced operations in the state. The governor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Acting Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has ordered the deployment of Mr Christopher Owolabi, as the new Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the Police Command in Anambra. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has prohibited illegal occupation of abandoned buildings and properties under construction as part of measures to address security challenges. Dr Idris Salako, Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Lagos. Salako said the measure became necessary […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fear gripped staff of Ikeja Magistrate Court in Lagos as they vacated the court premises for dread of being pounced on by unionists. African Examiner reports that the staff of the court took to their heels after they heard that officials of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) were approaching the court […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the level of security continues to dip, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje says corruption has become a pandemic in Nigeria. “Believe me,” said Ganduje, “we don’t need to say that corruption in this country is killing all of us.” Ganduje was a subject of bribery and corruption in a viral video but has […]
