Posted by Ignatius Okpara
Enugu, News From The State
Sunday, December 18th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Famous Non- governmental organization NGO, WomenAid Collective WACOL, has applauded the sentencing of Couple to 13 years imprisonment by an Enugu State High Court for maltreating and torturing their ten years old house help. It said “as an organization committed to ending violence against women and children, WACOL, is appalled that the […]
Posted by African Examiner
Abuja, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Thursday, December 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has commenced an investigation into the Thursday morning fatal train crash incident in Kubwa. Our correspondent gathered that an Abuja-bound train had crashed into a moving car at Chikakore, in the Kubwa area of Abuja, leading to a breakdown of the train. The train coaches were […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Abuja, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Thursday, December 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government of Nigeria temporarily opened the Abuja-Kano road ahead of Christmas and the New Year celebrations to ease traffic. Folorunsho Esan, the Director of Highway Construction and Rehabilitation at the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, stated this while inspecting the three sections road project. “The two lanes of over […]
Posted by African Examiner
Breaking News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Thursday, December 8th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected political thugs early on Thursday morning invaded the residence of Senator Lee Maeba in the GRA, Phase 3 axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Maeba is the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State. A source told our correspondent that the hoodlums came from a nearby […]
Posted by African Examiner
Abuja, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Wednesday, December 7th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen on Tuesday night abducted a corps member, Adenike, and seven others in Extension 2 Relocation, along Arab Road, Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Adenike, currently observing the mandatory National Youth Service, was kidnapped in her father’s home. The PUNCH reports. A source confirmed to our correspondent that Adenike […]
Posted by African Examiner
Abuja, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Wednesday, December 7th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said the current restricted power situation in parts of Abuja was as a result of truck loaded with gravel that lost control and crashed into the company’s 132 Kilo Volt (KV) transmission tower No 20, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs made this known […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News, News Across Nigeria
Saturday, December 3rd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The APC Presidential Campaign Council has insisted that its Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu will not attend Arise TV Presidential Town Hall meeting slated for December 04, 2022 adding that the campaign will not succumb to the station’s “blackmail”. The statement reads in full: “We find it shocking and downright anomalous that […]
Posted by African Examiner
Breaking News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Tuesday, November 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to three months in prison for flouting a 2011 court order. The IGP’s committal followed a suit that was filed by a police officer, Patrick Okoli, who was unlawfully and compulsorily retired from the Nigerian Police […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News, News Across Nigeria
Sunday, November 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A war of attrition is quietly raging in the Presidency between the Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari and the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami over the constitution of the proposed Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The arrowhead in the contest of wit and influence […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Breaking News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Monday, November 14th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The self-acclimated leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday, refused to appear before a Federal High Court in Abuja in protest against the Federal Government’s refusal to obey a Court of Appeal judgment that ordered his release from detention. The refusal to honour the High Court […]
Posted by African Examiner
Featured, Latest Headlines, News, News Across Nigeria
Sunday, November 13th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hours before its guber campaign flag-off, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe state has lost one of its strong members and Director of Youth Mobilization for the party’s guber campaign council, Hon. Adamu Wantos to the ruling APC. He announced his resignation from the People’s Democratic Party on a political program […]
Posted by African Examiner
Breaking News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Thursday, November 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to create one million jobs in the first 24 months if elected. Former Lagos Deputy Governor Otunba Femi Pedro gave this assurance in Abuja when he explained the manifesto of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at a one-way symposium. […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News, News Across Nigeria
Friday, November 4th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Royal Family of Obuoffia Ancient Kingdom in Nkanu-West Local Council Area of Enugu State has formally announced the commencement of the funeral rites of their matriarch mother, Her Royal Highness Lolo Ezinne Christiana Ego Igwesi. She is the mother of a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon USA Igwesi. […]
Posted by African Examiner
Breaking News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Thursday, November 3rd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government only paid lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities for 18 working days in the month of October, The PUNCH has exclusively gathered. Lecturers and senior members of ASUU, who spoke to our correspondent under strict confidence noted that the government only paid half salaries. […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Abuja, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Saturday, October 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force has debunked claims that bombs have been buried across Abuja. Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. According to the FPRO, noted that it was worrisome that some persons were spreading false information after the terror alert by the United States, the […]
Posted by African Examiner
Breaking News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Thursday, October 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has presented an estimated N1,692 trillion as budget estimates for the 2023 to the House of Assembly. The ‘Budget of Continuity’ comprises revenue of N1.342 billion and deficit financing of N350,000 billion. This further comprises total Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of N1.108 billion and federal transfers of N234 […]
Posted by African Examiner
Breaking News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Wednesday, October 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was tension in the early hours of Wednesday as fire gutted the West Africa Examinations Council building in Yaba area of Lagos State. Many people are feared trapped in the building as the fire rages. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. However, emergency responders are at the […]
Posted by African Examiner
Breaking News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Tuesday, October 25th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After almost two hours of outage on Tuesday, Meta has restored WhatsApp services. Details later…
Posted by African Examiner
Breaking News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Thursday, October 20th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The commemoration of #EndSARS second anniversary has taken a different turn as police operatives fired teargas canisters at protesters at Lekki tollgate in Lagos. What began as a peaceful procession turned into a rowdy demonstration as the security operatives shot teargas. This led to some of the protesters running helter-skelter. The youths […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has signed Nigeria’s Startups Bills into law, activating the Nigeria Startups Act 2022. Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami, who disclosed this to State House Correspondents after the quiet signing ceremony at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, also disclosed that the new Act will be establishing […]
