(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – U.S. truckers are planning to gather in California’s Coachella Valley on March 4 and 5, to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates and roll on from there in a nationwide convoy to Washington. The organisers of the so-called People’s Convoy have said on Thursday. The Washington Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to Sputnik on Wednesday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah’s on Thursday escaped an assassination attempt when assailants struck his car with bullets. A source close to him said he escaped unharmed amid intense factional wrangling over control of the government. The source said the incident happened as Dbeibah was returning home, describing it as a clear […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The so-called “honour killing” of a woman at the hands of her husband has caused nationwide outrage in Iran and criticism of the judicial system. An honour killing is the murder of an individual, either an outsider or a member of a family by someone seeking to protect what they see as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A prosecution witness has told the Federal High Court in Abuja how a former registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dibu Ojerinde, allegedly acquired choice assets through cronies while in office. Peter Oyewole, who said he served as Mr Ojerinde’s personal lawyer at the time, appeared in court on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two Northern traders at the recently demolished new Artisan Goat market, Enugu, Alhaji Sani Na Dada and Alhaji Lawan Ayavgar, have appealed to the Enugu state governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, to pay them 47 Million naira compensation for the destruction of their shops in the market by his administration. They said the ugly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has disclosed the names of the companies that brought adulterated Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) into the country. The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, spoke with reporters Wednesday night in Abuja. According to available information, the contaminated petrol damaged vehicles of an unknown number of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian comedian, Bovi Ugboma, has opened up on a recent incident he had at a London hotel where he was almost accused of stealing. The funnyman took to his Instagram stories on Wednesday saying that he told officials at the London hotel to ‘goggle’ him in the course of the interrogation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, has drummed his support for the present governor of the State, Aminu Tambuwal to become Nigeria’s president under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. According to Bafarawa, the political antecedents of Tambuwal and his ability to coordinate people gives him an added […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Troops of Nigerian Army (NA) have neutralized four suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra IPOB/ Eastern Security Network gunmen at Ihiala town in Anambra State. Director Army public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement made available to African Examiner, Wednesday said, the gunmen who were out enforcing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives on Wednesday has forced a member, Simon Atigwe (People’s Democratic Party/Enugu) to withdraw a bill proposing to bar workers in the health sector from embarking on industrial action. According to the House, the proposal, which failed its second reading at the plenary on Wednesday, was against the provisions […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Reps have proposed a bill seeking to prescribe a jail term of seven years and/or a fine of N500m for officials who spend public funds on foreign medical trips narrowly passed second reading at the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The bill Sponsored by Sergius Ogun (PDP, Edo), titled, ‘A Bill for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has stated that there will be a major probe to ascertain the cause of the unsafe quantity of methanol in the fuel imported into the country. The Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, disclosed this during a media press briefing after the Federal Executive Council meeting in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Real Madrid assistant manager, Jose Peseiro, has opened up concerning the reason he did not become the head coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria. African Examiner recalls that the NFF had previously declared Peseiro as the next substantive coach of the Super Eagles, just a week after Augustine Eguavoen was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Tuesday, remanded a pastor with the Royal World Embassy Church, Rufus Olatunji, for allegedly raping and impregnating a 14-year-old member. The Chief Magistrate, F.M. Kayode, who did not take Mr. Olatunji’s plea, ordered that the pastor be remanded at Ikoyi Correctional Centre. Mr. Kayode then adjourned the case […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leaked sex tape of Nigerian singer, Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman aka Oxlade, has continued to spark social media reactions . African Examiner writes that in the early hours of Wednesday, February 9, a sex clip of the singer with a yet-to-be-identified woman emerged online on Snapchat. According to available information, the “Ojuju” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some parts of Ibadan City in Oyo State on Wednesday witnessed unusual gridlock due to the prevailing scarcity of fuel across the country. African Examiner reports that the gridlock caused by heavy presence of car owners in many filling stations visited in the town, left many commuters stranded. Commenting, a businessman, Mr […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International Court of Justice will on Wednesday rule over a Uganda reparation bill to the Democratic Republic of Congo for its role in conflicts in Congo’s resource-rich Ituri province. Uganda was initially asked to pay 11 billion dollars in reparations to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The ICJ, the United Nations’ […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Excitement as Laolu Gbenjo and his LG Band are in full preparations for his upcoming US tour of different cities. The tour is anticipated to be an extensive musical tour where Laolu Gbenjo will promote the rich Nigerian cultural heritage, norms, and values to esteemed fans and lovers of good music. Speaking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Armed bandits, Wednesday morning, killed a divisional police officer, A. Rano, in Jibia local government area of Katsina State during an attack on Magama section of Jibia town. Sources disclosed through the phone that the bandits arrived at the area around 3 a.m. and laid siege for three hours, despite resistance by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives on Wednesday said a state of emergency on ritual killings in the country should be declared by the Federal Government. The lawmakers also called for a campaign against the menace, saying the effort of parents, schools, religious leaders and the media is needed. This is following a motion […]
