(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, stated that he will always remain a pan Africanist and a core Nigerian adding that “he did not run after power, but power ran after him”. Obasanjo stated this at a symposium held to celebrate his 85th birthday, which was organised by the Kegite Club at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Kwara has condoled with families of 13 persons burnt beyond recognition in an auto crash that happened on Saturday at Lasoju along Ogbomoso-Ilorin Express way in Kwara. The state Police Public Relations Officer( PPRO), SP. Ajayi Okasanmi, said this in a statement in Ilorin. He said that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Commissioner of police, (CP) Abubakar Lawal, has ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of the Command’s Criminal investigation Department CID to conduct a thorough investigation into alleged physical assault of a female officer, by an Assistant Commissioner of Police and Area Commander in-charge of Enugu Metro Area Command, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Industrial Court sitting in Enugu presided over by Justice Oluwakayode Arowosegbe, of Court 2 has dismissed a suit filed by the governor Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi, led state Government seeking to stop primary school teachers from embarking on industrial action over non-payment of the national minimum wage. Our Correspondent reports that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Commercial and Social activities were on Saturday paralysed in Afiko town of Ebonyi State, South East Nigeria, as dozens of supporters of embattled governor of the state, David Umahi, stormed streets of the area to protest against his recent sack by Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court of Abuja. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti State, has stated that Nigeria should have outgrown tribalism but there is still hope as 2023 will give Nigerians a chance to make the country of their dreams. Fayemi made this known at a symposium to mark Hamzat Lawal’s 35th birthday in Abuja on Saturday. He stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ovation Magazine boss, Dele Momodu, has warned the Redeemed Christian Church of God, saying it might face moral crisis if it supports Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and the Presidential ambition he’s allegedly nursing. African Examiner had earlier reported that the RCCG, headed by Pastor Enoch Adeboye, had created the Office of Directorate of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday endorsed his former arch-rival for the country’s top job, weeks after their parties joined forces ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections in August. “We have chosen Raila Odinga without any opposition to be the fifth president of Kenya,” Kenyatta told a cheering crowd numbering thousands in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yobe’s Gov. Mai Mala Buni remains the Acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC). The declaration was made in Abuja on Saturday by Alhaji Garba Muhammed, a chieftain of the APC. He stated that the party’s leadership remained intact contrary to reports in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The South East Zonal office of Nigeria’s anti- graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu has apprehended nine suspected internet fraudsters at Premier Layout, located at Ogui Nike axis of Enugu . The suspects according to the agency, are, Napoleon Providence, Udenta Arinze, Chidiebere Jonas, Ezeh Obinna, Imonikphawae Lucky, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Controller of Corrections and principal, Nigerian Correctional Service Borstal Training institute Enugu, Mrs E. E. Ezenwanne has stressed the need for synergy between her organization and the National Agency for the prohibition in Trafficking in persons NAPTIP. She stated this yesterday when she paid a working visit to the South – […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Associate Professor in Developmental Psychology, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka, Anambra State, Chiedozie Edwin Nwafor, and a non- governmental /human Rights organization, African Law Foundation (AFRILAW), have harped on the need for the enthronement of a sustainable orderly, safe, regular, and responsible migration policy in Nigeria. The University Don […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At last, former Nigeria’s Deputy President of the Senate, professor Ike Ekweremadu has made public his ambition to run for the Governorship position of Enugu state in 2023. The lawmaker, who represents Enugu West Senatorial district in the upper chamber of Nigeria’s National Assembly NASS revealed this Friday in Enugu during a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has announced his support for an Igbo Presidency in 2023. Obasanjo, stated this when he received a 2023 Presidential aspirant, Mao Ohuabunwa on Thursday in Abeokuta saying that it was time for reconciliation in Nigeria and this can only be done by endorsing a president from the Southeast […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Lagos, on Friday ordered that a 47-year-old Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Andrew Ominnikoron, be remanded in Ikoyi Custodial center for alleged murder and rape of a 22-year-old girl, Oluwabamise Ayanwole. Magistrate O.A. Salawu ordered that Ominnikoron be remanded for 30 days. She held that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely few days when bandits killed 63 vigilantes, the outlaws on Tuesday again struck again killing 19 security agents in the entourage of the Kebbi State deputy governor, Samaila Yombe, in Kanya in Dangu Wasagu Local Government Area of the state. The latest incident occurred during a visit by the deputy governor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bandits have invaded Ungwan Galadima in Chikun council of Kaduna State, killing three persons and abducting two women. The state chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. John Joseph Hayab confirmed the attack yesterday, saying that the bandits stormed the community in the early hours of the morning and operated for about an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Government has suspended the activities of the union from all parks and garages with immediate effect, following the crisis engulfing the National Union of Road Transport Workers Union in Lagos State. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, made this known in a statement late Thursday. The statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The German Government has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining peace and rebuilding the communities devastated by the protracted insurgency in the North East region of Nigeria. German Ambassador to Nigeria, Birgitt Ory gave the assurance during a two-day visit to Borno State. The envoy was accompanied by the UN Resident Coordinator Matthias […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Presidential spokesman, Reno Omokri, has slammed the beauty pageant which happened in the Kirikiri correctional facility which saw Chidinma Ojukwu, the killer of the Super TV CEO, Micheal Ataga emerging as Miss Cell 2022. The pageant was done to mark the 2022 International Women’s Day. Speaking concerning the development, Omokri, took […]
