(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Five persons were confirmed dead while nine sustained injuries when a Toyota Hiace bus caught fire in motion in the Ogere area of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident in Abeokuta yesterday. Umar said the accident happened yesterday morning. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), says it will spend 6.2 million Pounds on health, education and core governance in Kano State. Dr Chris Pycroft, Development Director at the FCDO, said in Kano on Wednesday that the money would be spent through the Mutual Accountability Framework with Nigeria. He made the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Anambra branch, has expressed concern over the rising cases of kidnap, especially of its members in the state. The body, in a statement made available to journalists in Awka on Wednesday, called on Gov. Chukwuma Soludo and security agencies in Anambra to take more proactive measures to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose on Wednesday denounced the presidential flag bearer of the People’s Democratic Party for the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar. Fayose insisted that it is the turn of the South to produce the next president after the expiration of eight years of President Muhammadu Buhari in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has stated that he will support Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2023 elections if directed by God. Ortom disclosed this on Wednesday on Arise Tv saying that he is fasting and praying to get divine guidance before deciding […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In two separate attacks in the last three days, gunmen, commonly referred to as bandits in the Nigerian press, kidnapped three medical staff and a pregnant woman in Zamfara State. The attacks occurred on Saturday and Tuesday respectively. On Saturday morning the gunmen ambushed a doctor, Muhammad Mansur, that works at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has urged members of the National youth Service Corp (NYSC) to keep supporting the agency in disseminating it’s massage of disaster risk reduction in Communities where they are carrying out their primary assignments. It noted that as youths, they have vital roles to play in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bello Matawalle on Tuesday signed the anti-banditry and other related offences bill into law. The law which comes into force with immediate effect, has death penalty for those found guilty of banditry and other related offences in Zamfara. Speaking shortly after signing the bill, Matawalle said the law formed part of […]
….Urges Members To Remain Steadfast (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Chieftain of the ruling All progressive Congress APC, and mainstream Chairman of the party in Enugu State, Comrade Adolphus Ude, has alleged that most of the flag bearers for various positions in the just concluded primary elections in the state ahead of the 2023 polls, are […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A federal high court in Lagos has declined to hear the cases filed by Malcolm Omirhobo after the latter appeared before the court dressed as a ”juju priest”. It could be recalled that last Thursday, Omirhobo came before the Supreme Court in the same attire. According to the lawyer, he was exercising […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two yet-to-be-identified cattle herders on Monday reportedly stabbed a man to death in protest against the killing of a cow around Agemowo, in the Badagry area of Lagos State. African Examiner gathered that the herders were crossing the expressway with their cattle when a commercial bus crushed the cow to death. Angered […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has said that more than 200,000 people displaced in the Northeast as a result of the activities of Boko Haram are yet to be repatriated to the country. Zulum spoke at the Presidential Villa when he presented the report of the Technical Working Group (TWG) to Vice […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One year after unknown gun men murdered Gukak Ahmed, a Chieftain of the ruling All progressive Congress APC Police in Imo Owerri, police in the area says it has apprehended one of the suspects that perpetrated the heinous crime. The deceased, who was a former political adviser to ex Nigerian President, Dr. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, says Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara lacks the powers to direct the state’s commissioner of police to issue gun licences to residents as a measure against insecurity. Mr Irabor faulted Mr Matawalle’s call for the state’s residents to bear arms to defend themselves […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has announced Tuesday another sit-at-home in the Southeast. IPOB stated that the sit-at-home order was to mark the court appearance of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The group announced this in a statement issued by its spokesman, Emma Powerful. It could be recalled that the normal Monday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has travelled to France. Tunde Rahman, the spokesperson to Mr Tinubu, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. According to the statement, Mr Tinubu left the country on Monday for an “important meeting”. The statement said the APC candidate will be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo command, said it arrested 374 suspected drug traffickers for illicit drugs peddling between June 2021 till date. Mr Buba Wakawa, State Commander of the agency, disclosed this on Monday in Benin, at the grand finale of the 2022 UN Day Against Drug Abuse and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Catholic Diocese of Auchi in Edo State has confirmed the death of Christopher Odia, a reverend father, who was abducted on Sunday by gunmen in the state. Mr Odia, 41, was the administrator of St. Michael Catholic Church, Ikabigbo, Etsako West Local Government Area and also the Principal of St. Philip […]
….Recovers Dangerous Weapons (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A joint security team consisting of troops of 302 Regiment of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Nigerian Navy, Department of State Services DSS and Nigeria Police Force have dislodged camps belonging to Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) at Idara Nnebo, Ihe Mbosi villages […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has tasked Nigerians to reject the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and top opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections over their combined failure in governance over the years. The former Kano state governor stated […]
