(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has described the passage of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, as a loss to the entire Oduduwa race worldwide. This is contained in a statement by his Director of Media & Public Affairs, Otunba Moses Olafare, made available to newsmen […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After kidnapping ten herders and 300 cows in Anambra, gunmen have demanded a ransom of N4 million. Suspected gunmen kidnapped 10 members of the Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) and 300 cows in Anambra State on Saturday morning. Alhaji Gidado Siddiki, the South East Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many were feared dead after an explosion at an illegal oil refining site in Ohaji/Egbema area of Imo state. According to available information, the incident, began around 11pm on Friday, which led to a fire outbreak at Abaezi forest in Ohaji/Egbema area. Speaking concerning the incident, Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo, stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th Premier League goal as Arsenal defeated Manchester United 3-1 in their English Premier League encounter on Saturday. Arsenal took control of the battle to finish in the Premier League top four with a 3-1 win over Manchester United to all but end the Red Devils’ hopes of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The remains of the Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi, who passed on last night, are being prepared for Islamic prayers, palace sources have said. The prayers will be offered at 4 p.m. inside the palace today. A cultural icon and committed traditionalist though, Alaafin Adeyemi III often identified as a Muslim. His […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Several residents of Oyo town who flooded the Oyo Palace to mourn the death of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi on Saturday were stung by bees. This happened around 10 am after Islamic clerics had arrived at the palace in preparation for the burial of Oba Adeyemi, who died on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo State police Command has apprehended a man alleged to be behind the production of bombs for the proscribed Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB and its militia group /ESN. According to a statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, (CSP) Mike Abattam on Friday in Owerri, the Imo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The apex Igbo Social Cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has broadened the search for a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction beyond the scope of the southeast zone and includes Igbos in south-south Nigeria. It said, “this clarification becomes necessary for the Igbo to jettison artificial separation of boundaries adjustment created by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) will on Tuesday jointly launch the new report on Urbanisation dynamics in Africa. The 2022 edition of the report entitled, “Africa’s Urbanisation Dynamics: The Economic Power of Africa’s Cities” provides a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has passed on at 83 years old. The top Yoruba monarch died in the late hours of Friday, according to palace officials. Adeyemi died at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, The late Alaafin’s first son, Prince ‘Tunde, and other children had received the monarch’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force on Friday declared 12 persons wanted over attacks in the Awka North LGA of Anambra State. The Force Spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, said the 12 suspects are guilty of conspiracy, murder, armed robbery, terrorism, kidnapping, cultism and unlawful possession of firearms. He listed the suspects as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Nollywood actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo has opened up concerning the reason for his absence at Rita Dominic’s wedding. African Examiner recalls that Rita Dominic got married traditionally with Fidelis Anosike on Tuesday in Imo State. The ceremony had the likes of Chidi Mokeme, Kate Henshaw, Joke Silva, Ini Edo and many others […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that one person was killed following the crash of a tanker ladden with 45,000 litres of PMS along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Zonal Coordinator, South-West, NEMA, confirmed the development on Friday in Lagos. “Assessment on impacts of the incident is ongoing,” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mwai Kibaki, who served as Kenya’s third president from 2003 to 2013, has died aged 90, President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Friday. Kibaki is credited with reviving Kenya’s then ailing economy, but his tenure was marred by deadly violence that erupted following his disputed re-election in December 2007. Kenyatta ordered a mourning […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that former President, Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday opened up concerning his 2023 presidential ambition has stirred social media reactions. African Examiner recalls that the posters of Goodluck Jonathan have continued to flood Abuja metropolis and there have been rumors that the former Nigerian leader will be taking another shot at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, has stated that the federal government may take the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to the industrial court if the process to resolve the strike fails. African Examiner recalls that on February 14, ASUU started a one-month warning strike because of the non-implementation of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A tanker said to be loaded with petrol has crashed and exploded at Ajegunle Bus-Stop, Alagbado, on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Several houses, among other property, were said to have been burnt in the inferno, as men of the state fire service and the police were deployed in the area. The incident happened […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday bickered over the high cost of the ruling party’s nomination forms. PDP National Chairman Dr. Iyorchia Ayu said the high cost of the fees cast the ruling party in the image of rogues and hypocrites. But the APC’s National Women […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has warned against attack on police officers, facilities and other police operational assets across the country, particularly in the South East. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made this known in a statement on Thursday, in Abuja. Baba said attacks on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Peacekeeping chief, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, has raised concern about “trust deficit” between the two main communities in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan. Lacroix told the Security Council on Thursday at UN headquarters, New York that trust between the two communities had continued to be a great concern. The […]
