(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Funeral mass has commenced for slain victims of the June 5th terror attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owo. Bodies of the victims, which sources were six kids and 20 women, were brought in a hearse in separate coffins. In attendance are Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and other dignitaries. Details Shortly…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court of Nigeria has granted the use of hijab by female Muslim students in Lagos State Government-owned schools. The apex court delivered the ruling upholding the use of hijab by Muslim students on Friday in Abuja. The court dismissed an appeal by the Lagos State Government and upheld the earlier […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has emerged as the running mate to the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. Mr. Okowa’s nomination was announced and confirmed by Atiku himself on Thursday at an unveiling event of his running mate held in Abuja. Atiku while speaking on his choice […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Police Command has charged three suspects to court for allegedly beating a prostitute, Hannah Saliu, to death and setting her corpse ablaze for keeping the Holy Quran in her room. African Examiner gathered that one of the suspects patronised Saliu and after having sex with her, he reportedly paid […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kuje Police Divisional Headquarters of the Federal Capital Territory on Saturday exhumed the body of Hussaini Aliyu Takuma, allegedly killed by suspected herdsmen at Jeda community, Abuja. CSP Umar Abdullahi Sambo, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the command who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said some […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Central Bank of Nigeria’s Deputy Governor, Kingsley Moghalu, has lost the 2023 presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress. This is as the founder of Roots Television, Dumebi Kachikwu, emerged as the 2023 presidential candidate of the ADC in the party’s presidential primary held in Abeokuta. He emerged the winner […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has emerged as the winner of the party’s presidential primary. He obtained over 1,000 votes to defeat his closest rivals, ex-minister Rotimi Amaechi and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. While Amaechi polled 316 votes, Osinbajo scored 235 votes. He contested against thirteen other […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, is leading in the ongoing presidential primary of the party in Abuja. Tinubu won 10 of the 10 boxes sorted so far, obtaining over 750 votes. He is trailed by former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director-General of the Yemi Osinbajo Campaign Organisation, Senator Kabiru Gaya, says the list of Presidential aspirants in the All Progressives Congress has been trimmed to just two – Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and former Governor Bola Tinubu of Lagos State even as he stated that three aspirants had stepped down. Governor Simon […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors have proposed five presidential aspirants to participate at today’s primary. Plateau Governor Simon Lalong who confirmed the proposal to reporters in Abuja, said it was done based on the reality on ground and without bias and sentiments. The five, who are from the South, are: Asiwaju Bola […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The accreditation for delegates participating in the ruling All Progressives Congress presidential election is ongoing. The accreditation is being held at the International Conference Center in Abuja. Journalists were not allowed into the venue of the accreditation. However, a member of the committee and a chieftain of the party in Delta, Barry […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, said there was no bandit attack in Gwarimpa Estate but a robbery attack contrary to reports in some sections of the media. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Josephine Adeh, who disclosed this in Abuja, yesterday, said the clarification became […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Staff of the National Assembly and National Assembly Service Commission have blocked the main entrance into the National Assembly Complex. The workers under the auspices of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) warned on Friday they will commence an indefinite strike on Monday. They accused the management of the National Assembly of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected bandits have reportedly attacked Genuine Estate after EFAB Queens in Gwarinpa, an estate in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It was learnt they carried out the attack in the early hours of Monday armed with bows, arrows and machetes. An unconfirmed number of residents were said to have been kidnapped from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress on Friday cleared 13 presidential aspirants of the party. This was revealed by Chairman of the screening committee, John Odigie-Oyegun, when he submitted his report to the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, at an ongoing meeting of the Nationa Working Committee. Details later…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Musa Bello on Thursday said that under his administration, FCT recorded achievements in area of infrastructural development and urban renewal projects Speaking while fielding questions from State House Correspondents when he featured as a guest at the 40th Ministerial Briefing, organised by the Presidential Communication […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Journalists watch from the side-line as the ruling All Progressives Congress, on Monday, holds its rescheduled screening of the party’s presidential aspirants behind closed-door. The screening exercise is being held amid tight security at the Hilton Transcorp Hotel in Abuja ahead of the APC presidential convention slated for June 6. As of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A wanted drug kingpin suspected to be behind the 2000.6kg of Cannabis Sativa seized in a concrete mixer truck in Adamawa State on December 2, 2021, Henry Chukwuneku Okamaru, has been arrested in Ondo State after a five-month manhunt by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Also, a 36-year-old […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it arrested former Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara over alleged involvement in the N84 billion fraud allegation against the former Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Ahmed Idris. An authoritative source in the EFCC disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was tension in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja on Sunday when motorcycle riders, popularly known as ‘Okada’ stormed a popular estate in the metropolis. Findings revealed that the mayhem started when a hit-and-run driver rammed into some Okada riders in Kabusa area of the city, killing three of them in […]
