(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 55 people were killed and more than 40 injured as three villages were burnt during fighting in the central African country of Chad, a governor told dpa on Friday. The clashes in the south-eastern region of Salamat erupted between different ethnic groups on Wednesday night. The affected were the villages […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the disqualification of Sir Frank Ibezim as the authentic candidate of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) for the Dec. 5, 2020 Imo North Senatorial election. Justice Emmanuel Agim delivering a unanimous judgment held that the suit which led to Ibezim’s disqualification for allegedly supplying false information […]
(AFRICAN EXAAMINER) – The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has come under attack on social media over his alleged link with terrorist groups, Taliban and Al-Qaeda. The African Examiner reports that a viral video which was recorded years ago saw the minister engaging the late Boko Haram leader, Mohammed Yusuf, in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police in Enugu State, have arrested one Nnenna Egwuagu, 29, for allegedly administering harmful substance on her three-year-old stepson, one Wisdom Egwuagu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the administration of the substance allegedly led to the death of the stepson. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All-Progressives Congress (APC) has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is now re-energised and recommitted to executing the party’s lofty developmental objectives after his medical trip abroad. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary of the party’s Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja while […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Farmers and other stakeholders have cried out over the negative economic impact that will hit the Nigeria’s economy following the suspension of the Anchor Borrowers Loans scheme mismanaged by the Nigeria Incentive Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL). African Examiner reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had recently […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Top flight Nigeria Professional Football NPFL, Club side, Kano Pillars FC has officially unveiled its former player, and Super Eagles Skipper, Ahmed Musa at the club’s secretariat. Recalled that Musa, left the Kano club side about 10 years ago, for greener pastures abroad. Speaking at the event, Musa, said he is back […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja from the United Kingdom (UK) 16 days after he left for a medical check-up. The President left Nigeria on Tuesday, March 30 briefly after a security meeting with defense and intelligence chiefs, as well as other security sector managers. The President’s aircraft touched on ground […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Somalia’s health ministry on Wednesday rolled out doses of Sinopharm vaccine donated by China to boost the war against the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in the Horn of Africa nation. The country’s deputy minister of health Ahmed Hussein received his first dose of the Sinopharm vaccine during the launch of the exercise in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The U.S Consul-General in Nigeria, Claire Pierangelo, on Tuesday, announced that the US government had provided over $6 billion since 2003, as assistance for the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS in the country. Pierangelo revealed this when she led a delegation on a courtesy visit to Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, […]
…Increases Gas Supply for Power Generation (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced a 37.21 % decrease in cases of pipeline vandalism across the country in the month of January 2021. This is contained in the January 2021 edition of the NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR), according to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its commitment to support the growth and sustainability of Micro, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (MSME) in the continent, Pan African financial Institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is set to organise the next edition of its UBA Business Series. The UBA Business Series which is a monthly event, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday evening arrested a former Imo Governor Senator Rochas Okorocha. Officials of the Commission laid siege to the former Governor’s private office at Nkwerre Street in Garki area of Abuja and picked him up shortly after he returned from a trip. EFCC spokesman, Wilson […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was a gas explosion in the Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State on Tuesday. It was learnt that many people were injured in the incident that happened at Iyasoko Street Agboju, Amuwo-Odofin. It was gathered that the incident happened a few minutes to 7 pm. The Public Relations Officer, Lagos […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ECOWAS Parliament has pledged intervention, to end extortion of citizens of the sub-region at border posts by security operatives in ECOWAS countries. The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Mr Sidie Tunis, made the pledge late on Monday at Gbahjakeh in Bomi County in Liberia. He was on an oversight visit to […]
…Nigeria Price Lower Than Prices Across West African Coast (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Management of Dangote Cement Plc has clarified that the price of a bag of cement from its factories and plants across Nigeria (as at 12th April, 2021) is N2,450 in Obajana and Gboko, and N2,510 in Ibese inclusive of VAT. The clarification was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC), has enjoined mobile phone network subscribers in the country to embrace the ongoing National Identity Number NIN sim data linkage exercise, saying it will improve national security. Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, (EVC) Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, who stated this while addressing consumers at the NCC […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has congratulated the Acting Inspector General Of Police, IGP Alkali Usman Baba on his recent appointment, urging him to ensure that he leaves good legacy for posterity by fulfilling his avowed commitment to deepening security across Nigeria. The group in a statement signed by its Secretary […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Family of the late spokesman of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, has disclosed the date for his burial. The African Examiner recalls that Odumakin Died on Friday, April 2, 2021. In a statement on Monday by his widow and popular activist, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, the rites would span three days, starting from Thursday, April […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – – Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, has approved the appointment of Mrs Esther Oni, as the state new Accountant-General. This is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Richard Olatunde on Monday in Akure. Akeredolu congratulated the new Accountant-General, while urging her to discharge her duty with utmost […]
