(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four persons have been shot dead by gunmen operating on motorcycles in ondo state. A source said it was some cultists that attacked a rival cult group. Another source said the mission of the gunmen was unknown as they shot sporadically, killing three persons in Sabo and one person at Igba. It […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso has emerged the Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for 2023 elections. Kwankwaso, who was a sole aspirant, emerged as the party’s flagbearer through a voice vote by delegates at the party’s National Convention held at the Velodrome of the “Moshood […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, yesterday nullified the rescheduled Primaries of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ebonyi State, which took place on 4th and 5th of June 2022. The court, presided by Justice Fatun Riman, upheld the primary of 28th and 29th, May 2020, which was cancelled by the National […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Heavy traffic has resumed on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Wednesday morning. The traffic which is heavier than Tuesday’s, records a standstill on the Ibadan enroute Lagos way. Particularly, while Power down to Mowe-Ibafo route was free, the two lanes (Lagos to Ibadan and vice versa) of the expressway were on standstill around Berger […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has reacted to a prophecy made by the Spiritual Director of Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Reverend Father Emmanuel Obimma. African Examiner recalls that Fr. Emmanuel had prophesized that Fulani terrorists would attack Governor Soludo. According to the priest, who is popularly known as Ebube Muonso, herdsmen […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Newly appointed Director General (D-G)/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Projects Development Agency (PRODA), Engr.( Dr) Peter Ogbobe, has said he is going to do everything within his power to bring back the Organization’s lost glory. African Examiner reports that the Research institute which is a Parastatal under the federal Ministry of Science […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has stated that he knows a name that could change Nigeria for good. Adeboye disclosed this on his Facebook page, as he attached an image of himself with a text – Jesus. “I know a name that can change […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Traders at the popular Oja Oba Market in Owo, Ondo State, locked their shops Monday to mourn the victims of the deadly shooting at a church in the town on Sunday. Gunmen stormed Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo, as worshippers were marking the Feast of Pentecost and opened fire on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer, Bankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W, has again, been declared the winner of the PDP primary rerun for the Eti-Osa constituency House of Representatives ticket in the 2023 general election. Banky W had a landslide victory, polling 24 votes out of 29 votes cast by delegates at the primary […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police in Kwara has confirmed the killing of two people by unknown gunmen and abduction of others along Obbo Ayegunle-Osi road in Ekiti Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Command Spokesman, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, on Monday in Ilorin. “Information received on June […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Enugu Command has arraigned one Pastor Kelechi Vitalis Anozie and three others who are currently at large, Mr. Azubuike Ifeanyi Bright, Mrs. Amarachi Blessing Iro and Mr. Kelechi Patrick Iro, before Justice I.M Buba of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu on a seven […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The killing of over 50 parishioners of St Francis Catholic Church Owo, Ondo State, on Sunday has made many Nigerians question the competence of the Directorate of State Services. African Examiner had earlier reported that unknown gunmen had attacked the church while the mass was still on and detonated explosives and thereafter […]
… Says Medical Director Still Unrepentant. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Coalition of Civil Society organizations (CSOs) in Enugu State, South- East Nigeria, has expressed confidence on the steps being taken so far by the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olubumi Mamora, towards restoring sanity at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Enugu, (FNHE), just as they […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – WaterAid Nigeria with support from the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) fund managed by Unilever, has launched a Hygiene Behaviour Change Coalition Phase 2 (HBCC 2) project in Enugu State, with a view to strengthening Communities on hygiene and vaccine uptake against the dreaded COVID 19 pandemic. It said the project […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Delta North influential politician Anthony Ochei, who is aspiring for the 2023 senatorial election under the platform of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), has called the attention of the party over the flawed primary election. The chartered accountant cum politician is petitioning the party to declare him the winner of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan, has left the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state ,saying that he has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). Olaniyan disclosed this on Sunday. According to available reports, the defection of Olaniyan from PDP to APC is coming a few days after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has stated that his administration will hunt down the perpetrators of the attack on a church in the Owo LGA of the state. The African Examiner writes that St Francis Catholic Church in Owo was attacked by gunmen leaving many people including women and children dead. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has commenced the crushing of about 2,000 impounded motorcycles in line with its ban on motorcycle “Okada” operations in the state. The state government banned their operation in six Local Government Areas (LGAs) and nine Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) from June I. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A human rights organization, Civil Rights Realization and Advancement Network (CRRAN) has expressed shock over the sudden demise of a founding member and Board of governors of the Civil Liberties organization CLO, Comrade Dr. Amdife Danjuma Gambo, who is also a member of its National Advisory Council. The human Rights Activist who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The husband of late popular gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, Peter, on Friday opened up concerning what killed his wife. According to Nwachukwu, Osinachi died of lung cancer. Speaking at a High Court in Abuja, Nwachukwu disclosed that he never hit the deceased singer. “Let me tell the whole world, I have suffered […]
