(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A seminarian, Suel Nekede, slumped and died on Friday at Claratian University of Nigeria, Nekede, in Owerri, while acting in a drama on campus. Nekede hailed from Benue State and was dramatising the role of the biblical Peter in the Passion of Christ when the incident happened. It could be recalled that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers Governor on Saturday berated the Federal Government for granting pardon to the former Plateau and Taraba Governors Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame, convicted for corruption. Wike, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, said the pardon was a demonstration the corruption fight of the Federal Government was shrouded in despicable politics that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in Osun have arrested three young men on the Osogbo/Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ife Campus Road, Ile-Ife, for being in possession of a human heart. Police spokesperson in Osun, SP Yemisi Opalola, said two of the suspects are 21 years old, while the third suspect is 25 years of age. “The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ever since the declaration of Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo for the position of the president of the country come 2023, there have been rumored attacks on his personality by supporters of the former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, who is referred to as the political godfather of Yemi Osinbajo. African Examiner […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has said he did not endorse the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in the 2023 General Elections, contrary to media publications. The Head, Back Office Operations, Office of the Ogiame Atuwatse III, Oriiz Onuwaje, gave the clarification in a statement issued […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has further suspended Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in all 54 additional centres created to facilitate the registration of voters across Imo . Mr Festus Okoye,INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee,made the disclosure in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. Okoye said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There is heavy security at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge on Friday ahead of the resumption of toll payment on the bridge. African Examiner gathered that no fewer than five security vehicles and many policemen have been stationed on the bridge. The Lekki Concession Company had announced that it would resume toll operations […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anglican Bishop, Diocese of Abakaliki, Bishop Monday Nkwoagu, has urged Nigerians to turn to God to ensure a desirable society. Nkwoagu made the call in Abakaliki on Friday, while fielding questions from journalists on the significance of Good Friday. The News Agency of Nigerian (NAN) reports that Good Friday, also known […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra State Police Command, on Friday, refuted claims of an attack by unknown gunmen at Isuofia country home of Gov Charles Soludo. It could be recalled that there were reports that a police operative was killed at a checkpoint close to Soludo’s home. The state police public relations officer, DSP Tochukwu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than one Hundred and Fifty Students from various schools in the south East of Nigeria benefited from a five day leadership training, put together by a non -governmental organization (NGO), Nigeria International Model United Nations (NIMUN) in Enugu. The benefitting schools includes, Graceland College Enugu, Dorothy International schools Aba, Adventist […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The decision of the High Court directing Nigerian blogger, Linda Ikeji to pay general and exemplary damages of N25 million to a claimant, Mrs Ajibola Ajayi, daughter of former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has sparked social media reactions. African Examiner recalls that the court has fined Ikeji over an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unidentified gunmen on Thursday attacked a voter registration center in Imo, killing a security guard on duty, Mr Anthony Nwokorie. The incident occurred at Nkwo Ihitte Polling Unit 004, Amakohia Ward in Ihitte-Uboma Local Government Area (LGA) at about 10:00 a.m. An eyewitness account said that the assailants on arrival seized and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police in Lagos on Thursday said that they had arrested a 29-year-old man (name withheld) for allegedly smashing the head of his one-month-old daughter on the floor resulting to her death. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on Thursday while parading the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential aspirant Nyesom Wike says he will never settle for vice-president position as the contest for the plum job heats up, ahead of the presidential election next year. “I’m not coming out to negotiate to be vice to anyone, I’m coming out to contest for the number one position in the country,’’ […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has charged the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Iyiola Omisore, on progress and development of Ile-Ife Kingdom. Ooni gave the charge in his palace when Omisore led notable politicians and supporters on a courtesy visit to the palace in Ile-Ife on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Secretary to Ebonyi state Government, (SSG) Dr. Kenneth Ugbala, has resigned his position. He disclosed this to newsmen Thursday in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital after a closed door consultation with the Working Committee of the Ebonyi All chapter of the Progressives Congress(APC), at the party’s Secretariat. Ugbala who was also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The number of coronavirus infections in Africa has been dwindling in the last four months, the World Health Organisation announced on Thursday. According to the report, the number of COVID-19 cases registered each week had steadily declined over the past 16 weeks, while the number of deaths drastically reduced in the last […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As a way of sharing love with less privileged in the society, a humanitarian organization, under the platform of ‘Eminent Sisters Enugu’ on Wednesday, donated huge food items, toiletries, among other consumables and cash to the Enugu State Children’s Home, (ESCH) which houses motherless babies. The Charity group equally settled the medical […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) have intercepted a pistol with two magazines containing 26 rounds of ammunition. The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSC Victor Ogagbor, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos on Thursday. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Enugu based non- governmental organization (NGO), Women Information Network (WINET) has advocated the need to develop an Enugu State Action plan for the rehabilitation and integration of persons with disabilities (PWDs) within the framework of Socio- economic development. It said such move should be aggressively pursed with vigour by the Civil […]
