(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have taken a new dimension on Monday after security men took over the national headquarters of the party in Abuja. About 15 patrol vehicles of security operatives have blocked access roads to the party secretariat as early as at 9 am. Also, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested no fewer than 41 suspects in Abuja and Kaduna State for drug related crimes. The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that at least, 30 suspects were arrested at Malali area of Kaduna […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, has ordered the arrest of all persons involved in sharing kegs containing PMS (petrol) as souvenirs in a party. Alabi described the act as regrettable and reprehensible. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, in a statement on Saturday, said that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has sealed Havillah Event Centre, Oniru, where petrol was used as a souvenir at a party. The event centre was sealed by officials of the Lagos Safety Commission and the Rapid Response Squad “for Contravening Public Safety Rules”. Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First batch of Nigerians stranded in Ukraine have arrived in the country. They arrived from Romania on Friday morning . The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri, confirmed this in a tweet. She said , “First batch of Nigerians from #Ukraine arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja from Romania […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari is proceeding on an extended foreign trip that will last beyond two weeks with a four-day stop in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya to participate in the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP@50), scheduled for 3rd – 4th March, 2022. A statement by his Special Adviser […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A bed- ridden spinal cord female patient at Awgu, Enugu State, South- East Nigeria, Miss Uzoma Ibe, has appealed to the government, corporate Nigeria and good spirited individuals to help pay for her surgery estimated to cost over N6 million in a Nigerian hospital. Uzoma was involved in a ghastly car crash […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has rescued 11 kidnap victims in Gwargwada community in Kuje Area Council of the territory. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the FCT, DSP Josephine Adeh, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. She said the victims, kidnapped on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concern over the abduction of some of its adhoc members of staff in Imo. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Prof. Francis Ezeonu, while briefing newsmen in Owerri on Saturday, called on security agents to ensure safe return of its members of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fire has razed a shopping plaza in the popular spare parts market in the Ladipo area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the fire incident occurred early Saturday morning and affected a one-storey building, the Aguiyi Ironsi Plaza, in the market before dawn. According to an official of the Lagos State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital on a two day state visit. The President, who came in helicopter 5N-FG2 arrived about 10 am at the Nasarawa State airport, Lafia. On ground to receive President Buhari are the host governor, Abdulahi Sule, the governors of Kogi and Kebbi states, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State local government election held on Wednesday turned bloody as unknown armed men attacked some polling Centers, killing four persons and setting two vehicles ablaze at Akpugo in Nkanu West Council area. The hoodlums, who also invaded Obeagu ward 3 in Enugu South Council area, disrupted the exercise and chase voters […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Mahdi Gusau, has been removed from office by lawmakers in the State House of Assembly on Wednesday. This followed the report of the committee set up by the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Kulu Aliyu, to probe the deputy governor. Those in the committee include […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Ministry of Finance Headquarters located in the Central Area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, is currently on fire. The details of the inferno as of the time of filing this report are sketchy. However, our correspondent learnt that firefighters had arrived at the scene to extinguish the fire. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Management of Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture ECCIMA, has said Exhibitors and participants at the forthcoming 33rd Enugu International Trade Fair, will be insured to see that they do not suffer loses during the exercise scheduled to take place between March 25 and April 4, 2022. President of ECCIMA, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Jos on Tuesday sentenced a former Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Ochekpe, to three months imprisonment. Ochekpe, who served as Minister under former President Goodluck Jonathan, was sentenced alongside a former chairman of the People Democratic Party in Plateau state, Raymond Dabo, and the Plateau State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, urged Lagos lawmakers, both at the federal and state levels, to work assiduously to actualize the presidential ambition of All Progressives Congress National Leader, Chief Bola Tinubu. Sanwo-Olu made the call in Ikeja, during the 17th Edition of the Executive/Legislative Parley, with the theme: ”Mobilizing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Super Falcons beat the Cote d’Ivoire senior women national football team 2-0 in the first leg match of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifiers’ final round on Friday at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. More details later. NAN
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The State Security Service (SSS), on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), cannot wear clothes with an insignia of a lion’s head. Mr Kanu was accused of various offences, including treasonable felony and terrorism, offences he allegedly committed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abia State Government has confirmed the killing of eight persons by gunmen at new Cattle Market in Omuma-Uzo in Ukwa West Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. Commissioner for Information, Eze Chikamnayo, who confirmed the incident in a statement made available to reporters in Aba on Wednesday, condemned the attack. […]
