(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Iyatsere of Warri Kingdom, Chief Johnson Atserunleghe, have announced the death of the 20th Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli on Monday. As customary, the announcement of his death was followed by 20 cannon shots indicating that 20 Olus had reigned so far This was followed by the pronouncement of a mourning […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Security agencies have started a massive man hunt for 1,884 inmates of Owerri Custodial Centre, Imo State, who escaped when the facility was attacked by gunmen on Monday morning. Six escaped inmates willingly returned to the facility and 35 others did not escape during the attack. The attackers invaded the facility at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has suspended the Chairman of Calabar Carnival Commission, Mr Gabe Onah, from office. Onah’s suspension is contained in a release signed on Monday in Calabar by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Christian Ita. The governor said that the suspension was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A local government secretariat in Njaba local government area of Imo state, on Monday, was said to have been attacked, with the doors, windows as well as vehicles in the premises damaged. The attacks were linked to the hoodlums who broke into the Owerri correctional centre and freed thousands of inmates. Also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Owerri, the Imo State Capital has come under attack as an unknown gunmen in the early hours of Monday attacked the state correctional facilities freeing many prisoners. The gunmen also razed the Imo State Police Command headquarters situated in Owerri and burnt almost all the vehicles parked at the premises. Reports say in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has apologised to Nigerians, especially patients at various government hospitals, over the strike embarked upon by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). Dr Enema Amodu, the Chairman, NMA, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter, made the plea on Sunday in Abuja while addressing newsmen over the NARD strike. […]
…Advocate Establishment Of Regional Vigilante Group (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A pan-Igbo socio political pressure group, operating under the banner of South East Revival Group (SERG) has accused South East governors of playing politics with the lives and property of Ndigbo for not taking decisive actions to prevent the take over of Igbo forests by criminal […]
….. Insist On Closure (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Less than two weeks, after the Enugu state governor, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, ordered the immediate reopening of the Enugu new Artisan Livestock market, the Enugu North Council area Chairman, Mr. Emeka Onunze, whose Council area the market is located, has flouted the directive, insisting that the place remains […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state Caretaker Committee Chairman of All progressive Congress APC, Dr. Ben Nwoye, has cautioned politicians in the state, particularly those from Enugu North Senatorial District extraction otherwise known as (Nsukka cultural zone), against heating up the politics ahead of 2023. He said it is purely a breach of the electoral […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has faulted the National Association of Resident Doctors’ (NARD) rejection of the Memorandum of Action (MoA) signed on March 31 in spite of meeting the demands of the association. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige said this in a statement by Mr Charles Akpan, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Women in South East Nigeria, under the platform of Ndinne Igbo, meaning, (mother’s in Igbo land) have decried incessant attacks and killings by suspected killer herdsmen, in South – East geo political zone, saying they have concluded plans to stage a protest naked across the region to express their displeasure over the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association in Nasarawa State, Mohammed Hussain, at Garaku Market Area of Kokona Local Government Area of the state has been killed by gunmen suspected to be Fulani bandits. According to available information, the suspected Fulani bandits also killed one Mohammed Umar, the chairman, Miyetti Allah […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The popular Araromi auto spare parts market in Agodi-Gate, Ibadan has been razed by a midnight fire. Mostly affected are the tyre and car engine sections of the market. The fire, which is still being battled by a combined team of firefighters and some traders, has led to the loss of goods […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Acting Governor of Delta State, Rt Hon Sam Obi is dead. He died in the early hours of Saturday. Circumstances leading to his sudden was not known as at press time, but a dependable source confirmed that his body has been deposited in a mortuary in Asaba. The late Sam Obi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bishop of Lagos, Anglican Diocese, Humphrey Olumakaiye, on Friday, warned Nigerians to desist from voting for dishonest people if they want a better nation. Olumakaiye gave the warning while speaking with journalists after the Good Friday service, held at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, Lagos. “We should ensure we vote […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri and some Nigerians protested at the Nigeria House in London against the President Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari is presently in London where he would be spending two weeks to undergo a medical checkup. Expressing their displeasure at the medical trip, Omokri and other protesters embarked on a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Air Force has dismissed claims by terror group Boko Haram that it gunned down the missing Alpha jet, which disappeared from radar on Wednesday, March 31. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for downing the aircraft in a viral video. But the Director Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has said that no office is worth shedding of blood not even the life of a chicken He disclosed this when Anambra State Police Command arrested five suspects and beefed up security around him. Soludo stated that he would be shocked […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Niger have killed three suspected kidnappers and recovered firearms at Fapo village of Lapai Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement in Minna Abiodun said on March 14 at about 1500 hours, credible information was received […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four new suspects have been arrested in connection with the reported attack on Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The command’s Spokeman, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the fresh arrest in a statement issued in Awka on Thursday. Ikenga gave the names of the four suspects as […]
