(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has stated that he can’t say if there will be an election in 2023 yet. The cleric disclosed this on Sunday saying that God has not revealed to him if there would an election next year. According to him, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely a week after some unknown armed men attacked a police Station in Imo State, another yet-to-be identified assailants, on Sunday morning, set the Orsu local government headquarters in the state ablaze. The incident it was gathered, occurred in the morning hours of Sunday, and has thrown residents of the locality into […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has stated that security challenges have overwhelmed the regime of President Muhammadu Buhari (retd). Obasanjo disclosed this when he reacted to the recent attacks on the Kaduna-Abuja train with no fewer than seven persons confirmed dead and 21 passengers missing. According to him, the development has revealed that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents of Railway quarters, Enugu and environ, weekend applauded the Special Assistant to governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Hon. Madus Mathias, for embarking on a clean -up and sanitation exercise at the near abandoned over sixty years old Nigerian Railway Corporation NRC Subway tunnel which was almost turning into a refuse dump site for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr. Nkem Okeke, the immediate past Deputy governor of Anambra State, said he defected from the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA to the Nigeria’s ruling All progressive Congress APC because he needed to serve at the national level. It would be recalled that Okeke, dumped APGA shortly before the state governorship election […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police in Imo State, South- East Nigeria have uncovered the identities of the criminal suspects who attacked Mbieri Police station in Mbaitoli Council Area of the state last week. Spokesman for the state Police Command, Public Mike Abattam, disclosed this to Newsmen weekend in Owerri. Recalled that the said station was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, would make 20 million Nigerians millionaires has drawn excitement among some social media users in the country. African Examiner reports that Yahaya Bello on Saturday formally declared to run for President in 2023 and made the declaration at the Eagles Square in Abuja. Bello […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A-27-years old man Ibrahim Sikiru was on the 30th of March 2022 arrested, by operatives of Ogun State Police command for killing his biological father. A statement issued by the command spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said, the suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at Onipanu divisional headquarters by one Abiodun Sunday, a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian Legendary Juju Musician, Ebenezer Obey, popularly known as, “Chief Commander”, says as he clocks 80, his greatest dream is to impact more lives, especially the Nigerian youths. Obey in an interview on Saturday, in Lagos, said he would love to touch on the lives of the Nigerian youths, considering current happenings […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that popular singer, Olubankole Wellington aka Banky W, has dumped the Modern Democratic Party, (MDP) and joined the People’s Democratic Party to contest the 2023 Federal House of Representatives election in Eti-Osa, Lagos State. The singer took to his Twitter account on Saturday to intimate his followers that he is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) has abrogated its sit-at-home directive in southeast Nigeria, saying the development is to embrace peace negotiations organised by the Anambra government. African Examiner reports on Saturday from Awka that IPOB yielded to the appeal by the Anambra Government and Traditional rulers to pave the way for peace, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – E-hailing drivers association, comprising Uber and Bolt drivers, are currently embroiled in leadership tussle as a group has announced the removal from office of its national president and secretary. Mr Joseph Adaraniwon, national publicity secretary of Professional E-hailing Drivers and Private –owner Association of Nigeria (PEDPAN) announced their removal in a statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has apologised for the power outage at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Mrs Faithful Hope-ivbaze, the spokesperson for FAAN, in a statement in Lagos on Saturday, said the outage occurred at about 11.15 p.m on April 1. “FAAN wishes to apologise to passengers and other […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, has stated that presidential aspirants like the former Lagos State governor and National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, cannot be Nigerian president since they are too old. Speaking with BBC Igbo, Edochie stated that Tinubu has been in power for long and he should think […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Northwest states of Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto and the neighbouring Niger may resort to hiring mercenaries if the federal government fails to end the ongoing reign of terror within their territories speedily. The Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufa’i, who issued the threat yesterday, also said the devastating attack on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The military authorities have handed over luggage, valuables and other belongings of some passengers who were on board the ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna train AK9, which was attacked by terrorists on March 28. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, stated this in a press release issued on Friday in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Ebonyi, on Friday, confirmed the killing of a 26-year-old man, Christian Iboko, by gunmen. DSP Loveth Odah, the Command’s spokesperson, stated in Abakaliki that Iboko, an operative of the Ebubeagu Security Network in the state was murdered on Thursday night. Odah said that the deceased was trailed and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The members of the UN Security Council on Friday expressed their deepest condolences to the families of the peacekeepers in UN Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) helicopter, which crash on Tuesday. The crash occurred in North Kivu, which resulted in the death of eight peacekeepers from Pakistan, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $7.5 million trade finance guarantee facility for the Central Africa Building Society (CABS) of Zimbabwe. This approval is the first for the Bank under its new transaction guarantee instrument, which was formally launched in July 2021. The three-year tenor facility will provide guarantees of up […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Access Bank, a Nigerian multinational commercial bank has reaffirmed its commitment to support women and contribute to the growth of the women-led businesses in Nigeria. The need to increase the opportunities for women-led businesses to access new markets, increase profit and expand their businesses has remained an important focus for Access Bank […]
