Posted by African Examiner
Featured, Imo, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State, Politics
Sunday, February 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concern over the abduction of some of its adhoc members of staff in Imo. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Prof. Francis Ezeonu, while briefing newsmen in Owerri on Saturday, called on security agents to ensure safe return of its members of […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Sunday, February 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has issued the petroleum products marketers a 24 hours ultimatum on Saturday to go back to the official depots’ price of petrol or risk unpleasant consequences. NUPENG gave this directive in a statement signed by the Union’s President, Prince William Akporeha, and […]
Posted by African Examiner
Europe, Latest Headlines
Saturday, February 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Britain has pledged to continue to supply arms to Ukraine’s embattled military as the fighting with Russian forces reached the outskirts of the capital, Kiev. Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said Russians troops had not made the progress they might have hoped, with the main armored columns still some way from the […]
Posted by African Examiner
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Saturday, February 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a major drug kingpin and Six other suspects, recovering 5,862 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs including Loud and Codeine in Lagos. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Saturday in Abuja. Babafemi said […]
Posted by African Examiner
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Saturday, February 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen suspected to be members of a secret cult on Saturday invaded a burial ceremony in Ebenebe, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing about 20 persons. They also desecrated the corpse that was being prepared for burial. Our correspondent gathered that the burial was that of a suspected leader […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Saturday, February 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has stated that he needs more strength psychologically than physically to be Nigeria’s president in 2023. Tinubu stated this when he paid a visit to the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo, Jimoh Olanipekun, to tell him of his political ambition […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Saturday, February 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has stated that he is happy after meeting his former boss, Olusegun Obasanjo. Atiku paid a visit to Obasanjo at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Saturday, February 26, 2022. The PDP presidential flag bearer in 2019 arrived at the Hilton Towers of Obasanjo at exactly […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Saturday, February 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has stated that plans are underway to evacuate Nigerian citizens who are stranded in war-ridden Ukraine through the Nigerian Embassy in Warsaw, Poland. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this in a statement on Saturday. The statement read, “In light of the happenings in Ukraine, please be advised that […]
Posted by African Examiner
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Saturday, February 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Friday said there can be no evacuation of Nigerians in Ukraine until the airports in the European country, which is under attack by Russia, are reopened. The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, in the early hours of Thursday, had ordered an invasion of Ukraine. The invasion was marked with […]
Posted by African Examiner
Featured, Lagos, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Saturday, February 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fire has razed a shopping plaza in the popular spare parts market in the Ladipo area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the fire incident occurred early Saturday morning and affected a one-storey building, the Aguiyi Ironsi Plaza, in the market before dawn. According to an official of the Lagos State […]
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Europe, Latest Headlines
Saturday, February 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he expects the Russian army will storm Kiev overnight, and called on the public to defend the capital. “The fate of the country is being decided right now,” he said in a video message on his Telegram channel. “The enemy will use all its forces to break […]
Posted by African Examiner
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Saturday, February 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Maj-Gen. Muhammad Tayyab-Azan (rtd), the Pakistani High Commissioner to Nigeria, on Wednesday said that his country is planning to establish a pharmaceutical industry and an anti-snake vaccine producing plant in Kebbi State. He disclosed this when he paid a courtesy call on Gov. Atiku Bagudu at Government House, Birnin Kebbi, the state […]
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African News, Business News, Latest Headlines
Saturday, February 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Africa50, in partnership with the African Union Commission and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), are currently exploring collaboration with global partners to create an Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa. The initiative which is being promoted with global partners is aimed at catalyzing bankable, greener […]
Posted by African Examiner
Europe, Latest Headlines
Friday, February 25th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN sounded a dire warning on Friday, saying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could trigger a wave of refugees in neighbouring countries and that thousands had already made the journey. The UN Refugee Agency in Geneva said that if the war continues to escalate, then it expects up to four million people […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Friday, February 25th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following recent alarming rate on killings in some parts of Communities in Enugu State, the state government on Thursday banned forthwith the operation of Tricycle (Keke), Motorcyle (Okada) and Tipper-Truck in all communities in Nkanu East and Nkanu West local government areas of the state. The state government equally banned such operations […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
Europe, Latest Headlines
Friday, February 25th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Education Cannot Wait (ECW) a United Nations (UN) global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crisis has called for the protection of children and adolescents, schools and school personnel in the ongoing crisis between Ukraine and Russia. ECW supports quality education outcomes for refugee, internally displaced and other crisis-affected girls and […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Friday, February 25th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has stated that Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has several corruption cases to answer. Sadiq Radda, executive secretary of the committee, disclosed this on Thursday at the 26th Anti-Corruption Situation Room (ACSR) assessment held in Abuja. It could be recalled that Hafsat, wife of […]
Posted by African Examiner
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Friday, February 25th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has kicked against the impeachment of Alhaji Mahdi Ali as Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, adding that the development falls short of democratic tenets of due process. In a statement on his Facebook page, on Friday, the former lawmaker claimed that Barr. Mahdi Ali was impeached by […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Friday, February 25th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari has at least 12 million votes already waiting for him in various parts of the country before elections due to his many acts of kindness. Adesina made this known in an article published on […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Friday, February 25th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday in Abuja stated that he was not having any ambition in 2023 and he would support any candidate who comes up from APC wants to zone the presidency to South – El-Rufai Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday in Abuja stated that he was […]
