(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Billionaire businessman Obi Cubana has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The news about his release was shared by his colleague and friend, Instigator PH via his Instagram page. He wrote: “Thank u Jesus!! @obi_cubana is free. We gat Jesus!!! . Dis Dance is for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A two-storey building has collapsed in Osapa London, at the Lekki area of Lagos State on Tuesday, a report said on Twitter. The building which was under construction reportedly caved in after the heavy downpour of Monday night. This comes barely 24 hours after a 25-storey building collapsed in the Ikoyi area […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has arrived the scene of the collapsed building in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. The IGP on Tuesday came in an entourage of police cars and heavy security, to the venue of the incident. On coming, he went straight into the compound and is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Amara Iwuanyanwu, has been impeached. He was impeached under tight security during the plenary on Tuesday. Ekene Nnodim, who represents Orlu state constituency, submitted a resolution signed by 18 out of the 27 lawmakers for the removal of Iwuanyanwu as the Deputy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Troop of Joint Security Operatives have reportedly raided a hideout belonging to the militia wing of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) at Mgbowo in Awgu Council Area of Enugu State. According to Army Spokesman, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, who confirmed the development, said it happened in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, aka Obi Cubana, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for money laundering. The Anambra-born club owner, who arrived the headquarters of the EFCC at Jabi, Abuja, at about noon on Monday, is currently being interrogated by operatives of the commission. Though allegations […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dread has gripped residents around Adekunle village in Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja after mutilated remains of two young women were discovered within 72 hours. The first body, said to be that of a teenaged girl, was discovered at the weekend near a popular hotel at Adekunle Village with vital organs harvested while the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many workers are feared trapped in a 21-storey building under construction which collapsed on Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday. An eyewitness on condition of anonymity said that the building collapsed around 2.30 p.m. The witness, who is also a worker on site, said that five dead bodies were seen at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit Taskforce has arrested 50 hoodlums and impounded 204 motorcycles. A statement issued in Lagos by Mr Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, Head, Public Affairs Unit, said the hoodlums were arrested during raids on black spots. It also said that the taskforce unit had commenced tactical enforcement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The newly elected Chairman of Enugu State Chapter of All Progressive Congress (APC), Comrade Adolphus Ude, has mocked the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over its pledge to rescue Nigeria. Ude, said before rescuing Nigeria, PDP should first account for the uncountable underdevelopment obstacles the party is embedded in the system, prior […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commissioner for lands and Urban Development Enugu state, South East Nigeria , Dr. Victor Nnam, has given reason why he resigned his appointment, saying his action is in protest against the sudden removal of some departmental Heads under his ministry by the Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi led government. Nnam, a Surveyor by profession […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has stated that Nigeria is “in a mess” and that the country is currently ”disintegrating before our very eyes”. Soyinka disclosed this during a media briefing held at the Freedom Park in Lagos . The elder statesman who was worried by the state of the nation stated that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has said that the Lagos Blue rail lines will be operational by Dec. 31, 2022. The Railway Engineer of LAMATA, Mr Joseph Akinpelu, said this when he led 57 Students of Leisure and Tourism Management (LTM), Yaba College of Technology (YabaTech), Epe campus, on sensitisation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Honourable Abok Ayuba, has been impeached. Rt Hon. Yakubu Sanda representing Pengana Constituency in the state assembly has been elected Speaker by the members as the new speaker. Abok was reportedly impeached on Thursday morning following a vote of no confidence by some […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has unveiled a mass vaccination campaign, as part of the strategies to stave off re-emergence of the COVID-19 viral infection. Speaking during the unveiling, Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said that the objective is aimed at vaccinating four million residents in Lagos before the end of 2021. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The family of an artist, Ifeanyi Kalu, has been thrown into mourning after personnel of the Nigerian Air Force, accused of driving on the Bus Rapid Transit lane in Lagos State, crushed him. African Examiner gathered that Ifeanyi was on his way to work in the Ilupeju area of the state when […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unidentified armed men have Abducted a former Council Chairman of Nkanu West Council area of Enugu state, and Nolly wood Actor, movie producer, Mr. Afam Nnaji. A family Source who made this known on Monday in Enugu said the movie Director was kidnapped on Sunday, on his way back to Enugu from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday depart for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to participate in the investment conference organised by the Future Investment Initiative Institute. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. According to the presidential aide, the President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has stated that medical tourism is straining the country’s foreign reserves. Emefiele disclosed this at the launch of Duchess International Hospital, a newly built 100-suit health facility located in Ikeja, Lagos. He tasked the private sector operators to invest in medical facilities […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Panic as a tanker loaded with fuel fell and spilt its content in the Surulere Area of Lagos State on Saturday. The tanker, a Mack Truck with registration number LAGOS 961 XJ, was laden with 33, 000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit when it fell at Stadium Bus Stop along Funsho Williams […]
