(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Goodluck Jonathan has sent a cryptic remark to United States President, Donald Trump as he says that it is better to gain honour at the cost of losing power. It is a bit hazy to say if the message is meant for Donald Trump but it is coming at a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced an additional 180 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID19) infections in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 63,508. The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, gave the figures in Abuja on Thursday while updating newsmen on COVID-19 infections in […]
…We Are On Top Of It, Says Enugu govt (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tension has enveloped Ette Uno and Umuopu Communities of Enugu Ezike, in Igbo- Eze North Council area of Enugu state, South- East Nigeria, as over 30 persons have reportedly died as a result of a strange ailment that hit the locality. Following the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that there are plans to bring to book rogue elements that have tarnished the image of the Nigeria police force. Buhari disclosed this during a meeting a meeting with a delegation of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday. He stated that the effort with the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State, says he cried due to the destruction of public assets in Lagos State. African Examiner recalls that the #EndSARS protest was hijacked by hoodlums as they perpetrated havoc and vandalized and looted public and private properties. Governor, El-Rufai, who paid a visit to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Uganda’s electoral body on Wednesday set Jan. 14, 2021 as polling date for the country’s presidential election. The Electoral Commission said in a statement issued in Kampala that the 11 presidential candidates who were nominated on Monday and Tuesday, would start campaign on Nov. 19 till Jan. 12. The Electoral Commission urged nominated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was wild jubilation in Omu-Aran community of Kwara on Wednesday as its indigene, Adeoye Owolewa, was declared winner of the U.S. Congress election for Columbia District. The residents, especially members of Igangu family where Owolewa hails from, embarked on celebration across the metropolis as news of the election victory filtered in. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International Press Centre (IPC) has faulted the call for social media censorship by Governors of the Northern States of Nigeria. The IPC is a leading media development and press freedom organization dedicated to building media capacities for democracy and development. Northern Governors under the aegis of the Nigerian Northern Governors’ Forum […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 28-year-old Nigerian, Miss Kemi Najeeb who hails from Ikire town in Osun State has appealed to the Nigerian government to come to her rescue in Oman where she is being held in captivity. The President, Journalist International Forum for Migration (JIFORM), Mr Ajibola Abayomi, narrated Kemi’s situation in a statement issued […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- An Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that one Jayeoba Oluwafemi, 51, be remanded at the Correctional Centre, Ado Ekiti, for allegedly raping his 14-year-old step daughter. The Police prosecutor, Insp. Caleb Leramo, said the offence was committed on Oct. 4 at Ado-Ekiti. He said the defendant unlawfully raped his step daughter […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 72 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known on its verified website on Monday. Nigeria has continued to report new cases of infections on a daily basis, despite the measures put in place to curb the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group, Amuwo Odofin Stakeholders’ Consultative Forum in Lagos, on Monday wrote a petition to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to commence a recall process of their representative, Mrs Mojisola Alli-Macaulay, in the Lagos State House of Assembly. In the petition, dated Nov. 2 and addressed to the Chairman of INEC, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the invitation of Mr Babatunde Fowler, former Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for questioning. “He was invited by the Commission and responded today,” EFCC spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday via SMS. When […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria, has berated President Muhammadu Buhari’s government saying that the administration that could have been a solution to Nigeria’s problem contains many criminals. The priest disclosed this on Monday during the 2020 All Saints Day Holy Mass at Adoration ground and entitled “Impure […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says results of 215,149 candidates are being withheld over alleged various forms of examination malpractices. The council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, made this known at a news conference on Monday in Lagos. Areghan also said that results of candidates from the Chibok […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 111 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total now infections now 62,964. The NCDC made this known via its verified Website on Sunday. The centre also reported two deaths, bringing the total to 1,146 recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has berated President Muhammadu Buhari and the military after the United Sates rescued one of her citizens abducted in the Nigeria at the weekend. African Examiner had reported that the US forces had rescued an American, 27-year-old Philip Walton, who was abducted in Nigeria by armed men. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, says that Igbo political leaders will put aside every differences and work together for the interest of the Igbo race and the country at large ahead of the 2023 general elections and beyond. The former governor, who represents Orlu senatorial district of Imo state in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 170 new COVID-19 cases with three coronavirus related deaths recorded in 10 states and Federal Capital Territory in the last 24 hours. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Friday. The public health agency said that the new confirmed brings the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian movie star and politician, Desmond Elliot, has come under severe criticism on social media regarding his proposal to regulate the social media. Elliot, who represents Surulere constituency in the Lagos Assembly was seen in a video that went viral championing for his colleagues at the Lagos Assembly to regulate the […]
