(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Indonesian rescuers raced to evacuate thousands of people Thursday after a volcano erupted five times, forcing authorities to close a nearby airport and issue a warning about falling debris that could cause a tsunami. The crater of Mount Ruang flamed with lava against a backdrop of lightning bolts overnight after erupting four […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The current acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, will continue in that capacity until another National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting that will hold after the one slated for today, Thursday April 18, 2024. This formed part of the resolution of the PDP caucus meeting on Wednesday night. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dragged Justice Usman Na’abba of the Kano State High Court before the National Judicial Council (NJC) for granting an ex parte order restraining the party’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, from further parading himself as the party’s leader. The restraining order by the judge followed Monday’s suspension […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre owners to arrest any parent, who is found near any of their facilities during the 2024 UTME exercise. The directive was issued at the final briefing of the Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre owners, which was held virtually on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), is partnering the United Nations Children’s fund (UNICEF), in bridging the age long gap in the nation’s social policy formation and implementation. To this end, the University, with support from UNICEF, Wednesday formally launched the Institute for Social policy at the Nsukka permanent site of the ivory […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police Operatives serving in Abakaliki (AI) Road Police Division of the Enugu State Command, with the support of law-abiding citizens, on April 10, 2024, around 3 p.m., arrested one Mmaduabuchi Okonkwo male aged 24, of Mkpologu, Emene, Enugu, at the Old IMT Bus Stop, Abakaliki Road, Enugu. The suspect’s according to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – National Agency for the prohibition of trafficking in persons NAPTIP) has arraigned one Mr. Onaike Obiora Charles at the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu presided over by Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo over alleged notorious defilement and rape of his 14 year old house help. The suspect was arraigned Wednesday for sexual exploitation […]
Bayern Munich defeated Arsenal 1-0 to put an end to the gunners Champions League campaign as Real Madrid edged out English giant Man City football club in a penalty shootout. Bayern’s Joshua Kimmich was the unlikely scorer as he thundered a header past Arsenal goalie David Raya. It was the only goal of the second […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The European Union (EU) said it has approved 116.9 million U.S. dollars for stabilisation efforts in Somalia. The funds approved by the Political and Security Committee of the Council of the EU on Tuesday will support the transition process for the Somali National Army (SNA). The EU said that the Council of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A coalition of foreign and Nigeria based agro companies led by Shine Bridge Incorporated has indicated interest to partner with the Federal Government on large scale commercial cassava processing and food manufacturing. Shine Bridge is a U.S.-based agricultural policy think-tank and food technology transfer company. Dr Tony Bello, Chairman, Shine Bridge, spoke […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenyan President William Ruto, on Wednesday inaugurated a five-year road safety action plan as the country sought to curb the rising number of fatalities and injuries on its roads. The strategy aims to reduce the annual road accidents in the east African nation by over 50 per cent, Ruto said as he […]
…Insists Those Involved Not APC Members (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prof. Abdulkarim Kana, the National Legal Adviser of the APC, says the party has not received the order of the Kano State High Court suspending Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman, by his ward executives. Kana said this when he spoke with newsmen at the party’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in Lagos State have recovered a day-old baby abandoned on Alhaji Masha Road, Surulere, on Monday, police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said on Wednesday. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that a social worker attached to a hospital in Surulere area reported the recovery of the baby to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army says it has detained two soldiers allegedly involved in a reported case of theft at the Dangote Refinery in Lagos. The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Wednesday, said the Nigerian army was deeply concerned over its personnel’s involvement in criminality. Nwachukwu said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court Sitting in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) permission to arrest the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, preparatory to his arraignment on Thursday. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the warrant this afternoon at the instance of the EFCC. This is as a Kogi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State High Court has issued an ex parte order affirming the suspension of ex-governor Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC). This development followed a tumultuous period of internal strife within the APC. Justice Usman Malam Na’abba, presiding over the court, granted the order in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court in Lagos State granted businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, better known as Cubana Chief Priest, N10m bail with two sureties in like sum on Wednesday. The African Examiner writes that Cubana Chief Priest pleaded not guilty to tampering and abusing the naira inhis trial. The socialite was arraigned […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party, LP, 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has advocated for a parliamentary system of government for the country to allow the president to relate with citizens at least once a month. Obi disclosed this during his speech at a lecture at Harvard Law School in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, has cautioned Israel against any attempt to retaliate against last weekend’s drone and missile attack. Raisi made the caution while speaking in separate phone calls to various foreign leaders saying that Iran would respond “more fiercely, widely, and painfully” if Israel retaliated the attack when he Also, Iranian […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has warned the Coordinator of Satellite Towns Development Department (STDD), Mr Abdulkadir Zulkiflu, against negotiating with contractors. Wike, who gave the warning while inaugurating the coordinator in Abuja on Tuesday, advised him to view the appointment as an opportunity to contribute […]
