(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have killed three policemen and two vigilante group personnel who were part of the Joint Taskforce in Kwanan Dutse in Mariga Local Government Area of the Niger State. The incident, which occurred on Monday evening at about 4:00 p.m. was said to have been an ambush by the gunmen. An unspecified […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hoodlums, suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, on Tuesday, stormed the St Theresa Catholic Church, Calcutta Parish, Awada, near the Ukaegbu junction, Onitsha, in a bid to enforce the sit-at-home directive. The young men in their large numbers were said to be heavily armed with machetes and kegs […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hope Uzodimma led Government in Imo State, South- East Nigeria, has dissociated itself from what it called a “fabricated story” that Miyette Allah vigilante has arrived the state to help security agencies fight crime. Commissioner for Information in the State, Hon. Declan Emelumba in a statement made available to African Examiner via […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kashim Shettima, former governor of Borno state, has endorsed the presidential ambition of Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state. Speaking at a Tinubu support group press conference in Abuja on Monday, Shettima stated that Bola Tinubu has done a lot for Nigeria and the citizens owe him a debt of gratitude. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government and transportation stakeholders on Tuesday introduced and signed a consolidated levy of N800 for the informal transport sector. Speaking at the signing ceremony and ticket unveiling at Ikeja, the Commissioner for Finance, Dr Rabiu Olowo, said that there was need for the harmonised levy. Olowo said the harmonisation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, has assured Nigerians that he will solve Nigeria’s debt and economic challenges if elected president in 2023. Anyim disclosed this in a statement signed and issued to the press by his media aide, Daniel Okorie, also saying that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian award-winning singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has knocked down his cousin, Bamidele Adeleke, concerning his interest to run in the 2022 Osun State gubernatorial election. The singer took to his Twitter page on Tuesday as he uploaded a picture of his cousin, where his cousin posed with a provisional clearance certificate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Authorities of the Railway Police Barrack in Enugu, South- East Nigeria, have served Ejection notice and 24-day ultimatum to some serving police officers to pack out from the Barrack. The ejection Notice signed by the Area Commander, Railway Area Command, Eastern District, ACP Bawa Daniel ordered the concerned officers to vacate their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hoodlums enforcing the suspended sit-at-home yesterday unleashed terror as they destroy vehicles and flogged traders in Enugu State for disobeying the directives They flogged traders and destroyed their wares at about 8 am. The hoodlums, who came into the commercial town on motorcycles, beat up traders who had opened for business. They […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The alarming insecurity that has bedeviled the once peaceful Imo State, South- East Nigeria unabated, particularly Orlu area, worsened yesterday, as some unknown armed criminal elements struck at Ubudom Atta Community in the Njaba Local Council Area, beheading a native of the locality . The victim, a 65 year old man, identified […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, on Monday, trooped out of their campus to protest against the alleged harassment and extortion by some people suspected to be thugs and cultists at the second entrance of the institution. During the protest, the students barricaded the road that led […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has stated that defections by state governors into the All Progressive Congress cannot threaten his presidential ambition in the party. Umahi disclosed this on Monday in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme. He said, “I will feel happy rather than being threatened. My […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has enjoined President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to pass the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021, immediately. Jega made this known during a town hall meeting on Sunday saying that the passage of the bill would improve the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nasarawa State Police Command said they have arrested a 43-year-old Dan’asabe Eddo for raping an 80-year-old woman in the state. The suspect, who is indigenous to Kubasha Village in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State, but resides in Kundami Village, Garaku in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. He was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi Government has directed markets, parks and business premises to disregard the sit-at-home order, on Tuesday, January 19, by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The group had issued a sit-at-home order in solidarity with its Leader, Nnamdi Kanu, whose case comes up from January 18 to January 20. Mr […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The four kidnapped students of the Federal University of Lafia (FULafia) by gunmen on Thursday last week have regained their freedom. The four students, who were kidnapped outside the university premises, were released at the late hours of Saturday, January 15. This was disclosed through a statement made available to our correspondent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State government has announced that Marine Bridge will be partially closed to allow the Federal Government carry out routine maintenance works on the bridge. The closure will be from Monday, January 17 to Saturday, April 2, 2022. This is according to the state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that with the “strong support” of the masses, he will win the 2023 presidential election. The former Lagos governor had stated on January 10, that he had told Presidential Muhammadu Buhari of his decision to contest the presidency. Speaking on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Terrorists have struck in Niger state again killing three people and abducting 28 in Farin-Shinge, Kulho, Jigawa, Dogo Fadama communities of Mashegu local government area of Niger state Our Correspondent gathered that the operation was carried out between Friday afternoon and lasted till Saturday morning. The gunmen are demanded seven 50 litres […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Akwa Ibom State Steering Committee of the Tinubu Support Group on Sunday tackled the Peoples’ Democratic Party stalwart, Bode George, saying his comment on the presidential declaration of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is an indication that he (George) is a primitive critic still living in […]
