(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Jigawa State have confirmed the killings of two officers in Taura Local Government Area and the abduction of the son-in-law to a government contractor in the state, Haruna Maifata. The incident occurred at Kwalam in Taura LGA where the contractor lives. The kidnappers abducted Ma’aru Abubakar, the son-in-law of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Secretary to the Lagos State Government, Princess Adenrele Adeniran-Ogunsanya, has died at the age of 74. She is said to have died on Tuesday after a brief illness. Adeniran-Ogunsanya served as SSG in the administration of former Lagos Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola. Details later…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has suspended the operations of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in the Idumota area of Lagos Island following the deadly clash recorded in the area. Lagos State Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, made this known in a chat on Tuesday. Details later…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some suspected hoodlums on Monday attacked and killed Ayinde Odetola, the traditional ruler of Agodo village in Ewekoro local government area of Ogun State. The killing was the second attack on the Odetola family in less than three months. It was gathered that Mr Odetola and one other aide were killed within […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State yesterday vowed not to hesitate to sign the death sentence for the alleged killer of the five-year-old schoolgirl, Hanifa Abubakar if sentenced to death by the court. Governor Ganduje’s stance came as the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, called for public execution of the school proprietor, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Rapid Response Squad has arrested two factional leaders of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Abdulazeez Lawal, aka Kunle Poly, and Adekunle Mustapha, aka Sego, over a clash in the Idumota area of the state. The RRS confirmed the development in a Facebook post on Monday. The post […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has described the administration of President Buhari as that of “419”. Ortom, speaking at the state’s Government House in Makurdi, Benue State, bemoaned some of the policies of President Buhari saying that the rice pyramid in Abuja as “419,” used to deceive Nigerians. He said: “Since […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Angry youths have stormed and set ablaze Noble Kids Academy, situated at Kwanar Dakata, Kano State, where late Hanifa Abubakar, a five-year-old was kidnapped, killed and buried by her proprietor, Abdulmalik Tanko. It was gathered that the youths mobilized themselves and launched an attack on the building in the wee hours of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A moving train yesterday crashed into a Dangote Cement trailer and commercial tricycle (Keke NAPEP) in Kano. The incident occurred along Obasanjo Road in the metropolis of the ancient city, at about 11:30 a.m. “We saw the trailer coming towards the rail line as the train was speeding. I and some other […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least one person was reportedly killed in Akaeze, Ivo local government area of Ebonyi on Sunday following a protest in the area by the youths. The youths were protesting the alleged torture and killing of one Nnaogo Anyim by operatives of Ebubeagu security outfit in the local government area. A video […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A section of the mortuary at the General Hospital, Onitsha, Anambra State was at the weekend gutted by fire. A food market near the Federal Polytechnic, Oko in Orumba North Local Government Area of the state was also razed by fire. Corpses at the morgue were burnt beyond recognition while items […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abdulsalami Abubakar, a former head of state, has stated that he was never interested in politics after he left the military. Talking about the reason why he did not participate in politics after retirement, Abubakar, in an interview with Trust TV, stated that he is a “very reserved” person who does not […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Urologist has encouraged men to get vaccinated as those affected with COVID-19 are more likely to experience erectile dysfunction. Dr. Igbokwe Martin, a Consultant Urologist, and Kidney Surgeon, in an interview in Abuja on Sunday, identified COVID-19 as a major threat to sexual function in men. “COVID-19 is the virus that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy, has stated that he “would have no problem” if the south-east wants him to run for the presidency in 2023. Utomi disclosed this during a chat with Arise TV , saying that he will not hesitate to run for the seat if the people of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Buharihas reassured Kaduna State residents of the resolve of the Nigerian Armed Forces, under his watch, to crush terrorists and criminal gangs operating in the state and other parts of the country. The president’s media aide, Garba Shehu, in a statement on Friday, said the president stated this at a State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The incoming governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has vowed to terminate all revenue collection contracts in the state as soon as he is sworn-in into office on March 17, 2022. Soludo, who frowned on the many leakages in revenue collection in the state, said he would use the Executive Order […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu based Center for Victims of Extrajudicial Killing and Torture (CVEKT AFRICA) has condemns in strong terms, the senseless and criminal forceful disruption of social and economic activities in the South East by some hoodlums masquerading as members of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in the name of enforcing purported IPOB’s […]
…. May Head Party’s BOT (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There are strong indications that pioneer National Chairman of opposition All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA, Chief Chekwas Okorie may soon return to the party with his teeming supporters. The Abia state born Charismatic politician, who is currently a member of the All progressive Congress APC joined […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former governor of lmo State and Senator Representing Imo West senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha has stated that Gov Hope Uzodinma does not have the wherewithal to govern people in a democracy. Okorocha disclosed this in a statement signed by his Special Adviser Media, Sam Onwuemeodo in Owerri saying that the government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The first executive Governor of Zamfara State, Ahmad Rufai Sani Yerima, has made a formal declaration to join the 2023 presidential race. Yerima disclosed this in a BBC Hausa Service program “Gane Mani Hanya” saying that since President Buhari is ending his second term, he would continue to pursue his presidential ambition. […]
