(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A bus loaded with passengers has plunged into a canal at the Oworonshoki area of Lagos State. It was learnt that some of the passengers were injured in the incident that happened on Monday. It was also gathered that the bus lost control before plunging into the canal with a yet-to-be-ascertained number […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has arrested four suspects and impounded 21 cars over illegal car races and other similar offences in Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, DSP Josephine Adeh made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. She said the suspects […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Next Cash and Carry, a popular supermarket in Abuja in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is currently on fire. The supermarket is located along Ahmadu Bello way, Kado-kuchi area of Jahi- Kado expressway. The Federal Fire Service has advised residents to avoid the areas as firefighters are battling to put out the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it has completed 330KV line Patrol and energised second 330kV Akangba- Ikeja West Line on full load. This is contained in a statement signed by the General Manager, Public Affairs of the company, Mrs Ndidi Mbah on Friday night in Lagos. The statement said the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There is panic at the Ayobo Ipaja area of Lagos State over a gas explosion that occurred in the area on Friday. African Examiner gathered that the gas explosion happened around 1 am on Friday – Christmas eve. Details of the explosion were sketchy as of the time of filing this report. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state police Command has paraded a total of 120 criminal suspects arrested between the months of August and December 2021 in parts of the state for various crimes. Some of the criminal offences includes, kidnapping, murder, armed robbery, rape, arson, unlawful possession of firearms and Ammunition, amongst others.. Commissioner […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The internal crisis bedeviling the Imo State House of Assembly took a new Twist, as the lawmakers slammed indefinite suspension on three of its members. Our Correspondent reports that the action took place in the hallowed chamber of the house following announcement made by the Speaker, Hon Kennedy Ibeh. The three members […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Primate Elijah Ayodele, the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has cautioned Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos State, that nobody wants him at the federal level ahead of the 2023 general election. Ayodele cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) leader to fight for his soul and remain in the southwest; […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has left the Presidential Villa, Abuja to the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport where he’ll jet off to Maiduguri, the Borno State Capital. According to our correspondent, Buhari’s chopper left the Aso Rock premises at exactly 10:04 am on Thursday. The President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Her Majesty Queen Silekunola Naomi has announced her divorce from the Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II. In a statement posted on her verified Instagram handle on Thursday, she said announced an end to the three-year marriage. She wrote, “Today I announce the beginning of a new dawn and the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran actor, Sam Obiago, is dead. His death was confirmed by the president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Ejezie Emeka Rollas. The cause of his death is yet to be known His colleagues have flooded the internet with condolence messages. Obiago has acted in a series of movies and is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hundreds of residents and business owners have been thrown into confusion following their inability to ply the Magodo Phase 2 estate gates to navigate their destinations in and out of the estate located in the Shangisha area of Lagos State. Our correspondent gathered that the Magodo Residents Association closed the estate gates […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja received his third booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the Presidential Villa. The president had taken his first jab of the vaccine on March 6 and the second jab on May 29, 2021. African Examiner reports that the third vaccine was administered on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday, said it discovered 14,665 multiple registrations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The number, it said, was among 42,986 Nigerians who completed their Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in the FCT. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this at the commission’s meeting with Resident Electoral […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has put smile on the faces of Civil servants in the state, as he announced 100 percent 13 month salary for them. He disclosed this Tuesday during an interactive session with workers in the state . Our Correspondent reports that the meeting was the third time […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Police Command has arrested the relative of a patient at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, for allegedly attacking medical workers at the hospital. It was gathered that the yet-to-be-identified relative brought the patient with a gunshot injury in a Toyota Sienna to the surgical emergency unit of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The joy of parents and over 600 Students of Rosary High School Awgu, Enugu State, weekend know no bounds as the Deputy Minority leader of the House of Representatives Hon. Toby Okechukwu bankrolled their West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) fees. African Examiner reports that the National Assembly member who represents Awgu, Aniri […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prominent Itsekiri female Chief widely known more by the name Ugbogbo Ebebe, Chief Agnes Onesanden Enonuwewu is dead. she passed on in Warri on Sunday . An octogenarian, Pa Churchill Oki described her as the Itsekiri version of popular South Africa singer and song writer, Miriam Makeba ,adding that she was a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Bamidele Faparusi, Ekiti Commissioner for Infrastructure and Public Utilities, has resigned his appointment to contest the state’s 2022 governorship election. Faparusi conveyed his resignation to Gov. Kayode Fayemi in a letter dated Dec. 14 and was reportedly acknowledged on December 17. Copies of the letter were disseminated to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measures to ensure safety of its passengers and personnel on the expressways during and after the yuletide season, Peace Mass Transit Limited, (PMT), has embarked on a reorientation programme for its drivers. General Manager of the transport company, Mr. Ifeanyi Enete, who disclosed this to newsmen in Enugu Thursday […]
