(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde is set to reopen the Shasha market. This is coming two weeks after the market was shut down due to a communal crisis between traders in the market. The governor dropped the hint during a meeting with the leaders of the two warring communities at the House […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has slammed Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, for saying that the ethnic crisis that erupted recently in Oyo State which led to the killings in Shasha area of Ibadan, were caused by South-West governors due to their inciting statements. The African Examiner reports that the Senate President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commissioner, Federal Character Commission, (FCC), representing Enugu State, Hon. Mrs. Ginika Tor has declared that the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, has become a household name in every nook and crannies of Enugu state, and Southeast, Nigeria. She noted that the overwhelming manner people of the state and South East in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday kicked against the recent happenings between the governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, and his predecessor, Rochas Okorocha saying that the duo have turned the state into a theatre of war. The PDP spokesperson in the state, Ogubundu Nwadike, disclosed this in a statement issued on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of State for Works and Chairman of Southwest Agenda 23, Senator Dayo Adeyeye, says that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, is the best candidate to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. Adeyeye disclosed this on Sunday when members of the group paid a courtesy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met with Senate President Ahmad Lawan where they deliberated on national issues including security challenges facing the country and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the closed doors meeting, the senate president described the deliberation as fruitful, saying […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An aide to Sen. Rochas Okorocha, Eberendu Chiimechefulem, his legislative aide, Steve Asinuobi and 12 others were arraigned before a magistrate’s court sitting in Owerri on Monday. The 14 defendants were arraigned on a six-count charge bordering on conspiracy, breach of public peace, possession of firearms and unlawful destruction of the official […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The freed passengers of the Niger State Transport Authority, who were kidnapped by armed bandits, say the abductors humiliated them while in captivity. The victims in separate interviews disclosed that the bandits made them to trek inside bush amid starvation and beating. It would be recalled that 52 passengers of the transport […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A petitioner, Timothy Ogbeye, on Monday slumped while reporting his ordeal before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) panel. The NHRC independent panel is investigating violations of rights by defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other police units. Ogbeye, was later revived and taken to the hospital. Following this, Garba Tetengi, SAN, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has revealed the names of those who lost their lives in its crashed plane on Sunday. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, AVM Ibikunle Daramola, made the announcement in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. According to the statement, they are Flt.-Lt. Haruna Gadzama […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says it has lifted the ban on Boeing 737 Max Aircraft in the Nigerian Airspace after the two accidents involving the plane model. This was announced in a statement issued at the weekend and signed by the Director General/CEO of NCAA, Captain Musa Nuhu. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, has alleged that the Present Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, attacked him with “more than 1000 thugs”. Okorocha and three of his political associates were on Sunday arrested by the state police command after some of his supporters stormed the Royal Spring Palm Estate, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state All progressive Congress APC, Committee on the ongoing membership revalidation/ registration has urged people of South- East geo political zone to embrace the exercise massively, saying that it will boost the chances for a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction in 2023. It suggested that the zone’s desire to occupy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Military Aircraft king 350 has just crashed in Abuja runaway after reporting engine failure. Six persons were reportedly aboard the ill fated aircraft which is on its way to Minna, Niger state. The incident was also confirmed by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika who identified the military aircraft as King […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Founder of One Love Family sect, says it has become imperative to incorporate traditional gods comprising ,Ogun, Ifa and Sango in oath swearing in courts and inaugural ceremonies to check against corruption completely. Maharaj , made the call on Saturday at a national news conference to discuss crucial issues affecting the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Maj.-Gen. Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, the Commander of the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), which is maintaining peace in Plateau and environs has warned troops to desist from molesting innocent civilians but to go after criminals. Okonkwo spoke at the inauguration of a special operation code named “Hakorin Damisa” on Saturday in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it will commence enforcement of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) billing cap order to ensure effective consumer protection. Mr Babatunde Irukera, the Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, stated this in Abuja, that the move was a more strategic approach toward intervening […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo State Government has stated that it has confiscated the Royal Palm Estate on Akachi Road, Owerri, which belongs to the state government from wife of Former Governor ,Rochas Okorocha The land in question was given to Nkechi Okorocha, Wife of Rochas Okorocha during his administration as a GovernorThe Commissioner for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Saturday, disclosed that the Federal Government won’t pay ransom for the release of the kidnapped students and members of staff of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State. Lai Mohammed disclosed this when he appeared on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’. According to the minister, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama, says the Republic of Benin is not aspiring to be the 37th State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs made this disclaimer in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Mr Ferdinand Nwonye, in Abuja. The ministry is reacting to […]
