From Ignatius Okpara (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measure to catch Nigerian youths young in the war against corruption, the Imo State office of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission ICPC has established and inaugurated anti-corruption club in Sacred Heart Secondary School Akwakuma in Owerri North council area of the state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Niger says eight persons have died as a result of a downpour in Rafin-Gora village in Kontagora Local Government Area of the state. The Police Commissioner, Alhaji Dibal Yakadi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Monday that two bodies of the victims had been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After previous repeated shift of declaring its position, there are strong indications that talks between the ruling All Progressives Congress and aggrieved members of the defunct new Peoples Democratic Party nPDP bloc will resume this week. The Leader of the bloc, Kawu Baraje dropped the hint in a statement released Sunday, by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commissioner, (INEC) on Monday said the hopes and expectations of Nigerians on the Ekiti gubernatorial election which comes up in two week time will not be dashed. The commission’s top officials, on a visit to the state, gave the assurance in Ado Ekiti, saying there would be no […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Rivers State Governor and Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has said that some projects being commissioned by his successor, Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike were projects already completed by him during his administration. Amaechi stated this during a grand reception organized in his honor by the Chiefs and people of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Left-wing candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador has won Mexico’s Presidential election. In his victory speech, Obrador said: “profound change” adding “we will pursue a relationship of friendship and co-operation with the United States, always rooted in mutual respect and in the defence of our fellow Mexicans who live and work honourably in […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Finally, a Federal High Court in Abuja has granted N200m bail to the immediate-past National Security Adviser NSA, Col.(retd) Sambo Dasuki from the custody of the Department of State Service DSS. The PDP Chieftain has been held by the security outfit for over two years, in connection with the misappropriation […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state police command through its operatives of the 9th mile Division on Monday rescued Pa Michael Obi, the father of Super Eagles captain , John Mikel Obi, and his driver one Ishaya John who were abducted by unknown gunmen on 29th, of June 2018. They were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sympathy with victims of a gas explosion in Kaduna. The President’s message is contained in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Sunday. President Buhari said he felt their pains at the hour of distress, considering the […]
Photo: Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Information Minister From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) _ Communities in Enugu state South- East Nigeria have raised the alarm over the abandonment and poor execution of various approved federal government projects cited in the 3 senatorial districts of the state which were captured in the 2017 budget. They regretted that […]
Photo: Olawale Rasheed By Olawale Rasheed (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chinese conceived the grand Road and Belt Initiative(RBI) as a strategic agenda to change developmental politics of the world. Almost five years after, the BIR is yielding results that even worst of critics are now acknowledging. RBI is truly disruptive of existing order; it was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would soon release the full report of its investigation into alleged under-aged voting in the Kano election report. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this during an interaction with political editors of media organisations on Saturday in Lagos. Yakubu recalled that the commission had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Sokoto State, North-Central Nigeria, Rt. Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has added his voice to the clamour for the establishment of state police as a panacea for tackling the growing menace of insecurity in the country. Speaking at the opening of the National Executive Council meeting of the Nigeria Union of […]
By Segun Afolabi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The call for a review of Nigeria’s security architecture by the Governor of Sokoto State and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, is coming at the right time and with the right tone and emphasis. It is also coming from someone who, I am […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Teenager Kylian Mbappe scored two goals in four minutes to send France charging into the World Cup quarter-finals and Lionel Messi home with a thrilling 4-3 win over Argentina on Saturday. The 19-year-old forward’s electric pace caused Argentina many problems all afternoon and his twin strikes helped France overturn a 2-1 deficit. […]
By Ekene Odigwe (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It is a common sight to see the police stop and search individuals on transit in a broad day light and then go on to forcefully extort money from the passengers and even collect their phones before inquiring for identification, woe to you, if there’s none. In some cases […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected herdsmen have killed one person and rustled nine cows in Jos, Plateau,DSP Terna Tyopev, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the Police Command in the state has said. He said this while confirming the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Jos. Tyopev said the cows […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A gas explosion on Saturday evening burnt down 14 shops and a pharmacy with one person injured. The incident occurred at about 5:40 pm on Ibrahim Taiwo Road by Abeokuta street in Kaduna. NAN reports that residents mobilised to put out the fire before it spread further in the densely populated area. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Without further ado, the 16 teams that have qualified to play in the second round of the ongoing World Cup are set once again to do battle with each other for the quarter-finals slots. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 16 teams qualified for the knockout stage of the FIFA […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FIFA has defended the fair play criteria used to rank teams with equal records in the World Cup group stage. Senegal became the first team in World Cup history to be eliminated because of their disciplinary record in Russia. They finished level on points with Group H runners-up Japan, but were shown […]
