(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many persons were on Tuesday morning burnt to death and five others critically injured after two vehicles collided in Lagos. The accident, which occurred around 3am at Alaro City inward Epe, involved a passenger bus carrying 23 men and a tipper conveying sand. Two people escaped unhurt. While the Federal Road Safety […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Youths stormed the streets of Aba, the commercial nerve of Abia State, to protest the alleged killing of innocent indigenes by the Ebubeagu Security Network. The protesters, under the aegis of Igbo Youths numbering over 200, marched through Umule, Faulks, Aba-Owerri Expressway and among other major roads in Aba, causing gridlock along […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its ongoing tour of the six geo political zone of Nigeria to drum support for the ruling All progressive Congress APC presidential Candidate, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu, ahead of the 2023 polls, a political pressure group under the platform of ‘Omaluegwuoku Progressive Initiative’ (OPI) weekend stormed Calabar, Cross River […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of State Services (DSS) yesterday declined comment on the alleged arrest of a suspected Boko Haram Commander in Ogun State. Spokesman for the DSS, Dr. Peter Afunnaya, who was contacted by our correspondent on the issue, said he had no reaction. Similarly, the Ogun State Police Command denied knowledge of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arise Television staff, Rufai Oseni may face prosecution by the Lagos State Government after the journalist admitted that he passed the Bus Rapid Transition (BRT) lane on Monday. African Examiner recalled that on Monday on Twitter, Rufai explained that he used the BRT lane because other vehicles passed and were not stopped. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Vice Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ifeanyi Okowa, says Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is his friend. Okowa, who is also the Delta State governor stated that he is making an effort to reach out to Wike saying that everything is being settled bit by bit. Okowa, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Traditional Religious Practitioners’ Association (TRPA) in Nigeria has sued the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, over its refusal to register their organization as a religious body as the Christian Association of Nigerian CAN and the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs NSCIA. They dragged the Commission to the Federal High Court in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than seven persons have again been killed in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau state by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen. The killing is coming less than 24 hours after 18 other persons lost their lives during a clash between bandits and members of vigilante group in the Wase […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pastor David Ibiyeomie of Salvation Ministry has tasked internet fraudsters, popularly better known as Yahoo boys, from giving tithes and offerings to the church. The popular gospel preacher who spoke at a sermon at the church’s headquarters, Port Harcourt, stated that the fraudulent activities of the Yahoo boys cannot be justified. Ibiyeomie […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anambra community have expressed shock over the alleged gruesome murder of one of the sisters of the renowned novelist Chimamanda Adichie. The incident happened at Ogbunike, Oyi local government area on July 19. The 40-year-old daughter of Abba, Njikoka local government area and mother of five, Mrs Nkiru Okoye, was said to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A political pressure group, Like Minds Initiative (LMI), has condemned in strong terms the recent destruction of campaign bill boards of the ruling All progressive Congress APC 2023 Candidate for Enugu East Senatorial district, Princess Ada Ogbu, by suspected members of the People’s Democratic party PDP and its agents in the area. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Just 24 hours after announcing his membership of the Social Democratic Party, a former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Magnus Abe, is now the governorship candidate of the SDP in Rivers State for the 2023 elections. Abe was elected in a primary conducted in Port Harcourt on Saturday and supervised […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – EFCC operatives on Friday raided Wuse Zone 4, home to most bureaux de change in Abuja. The raid, conducted on other locations across the country, was undertaken days after the CBN blamed currency speculators of exacerbating the crash of the naira against the dollar and other foreign currencies. An authoritative source at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State said that thugs did not cart away its voter enrollment machines in Surulere as reported in some sections of the media. African Examiner reports that some online media on Friday reported that thugs invaded INEC Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) centre situated at St. Bridget […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Civil Society Organization, (CSO), Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour, (NACTAL), Enugu State chapter, has expressed worry over the alarming spate of human trafficking in the Society including Enugu, calling on all Stakeholders to join hands together in waging serious war against the menace. It said the establishment has been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has opened up concerning the issues that happened during and after the presidential primary election of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). It could be recalled former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar emerged as the presidential flag bearer of the primary election. Wike, speaking on Friday at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State High Court has sentenced Abdulmalik Tanko, a teacher who murdered his pupil, Hanifa Abubakar, last December to death Mr Tanko, the proprietor of Noble Kids College, was sentenced to death by hanging. Mr Tanko, alongside his accomplice, Hashim Isyaku and Fatima Musa, were arraigned before the Kano State High […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following a petition on alleged corruption and abuse of office leveled against the Medical Director, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Enugu, FNHE Dr. Monday Igwe, by a Coalition of Civil Society organizations in Enugu State, the police on thursday stormed the Health institution to officially hand over a letter of invitation to the director. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A non- political Party affiliation pressure group, Polling Boot Vanguard in Enugu State, has expressed satisfaction on the manifesto of the People’s Democratic party PDP Governorship Candidate in the state, Barr. Peter Mbah, saying it’s a human oriented document. The group said if Mbah is elected, and such manifesto is fully implemented, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents of the Damari community in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area (LGA), of Kaduna State, have been in commotion after an incursion by terrorists in their community for two days. The invasion by the terrorists, which led to the death of three residents, happened between Monday and Tuesday in Damari, Kazage Ward in […]
