(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti State, has refuted claims that he is supporting the presidential ambition of Bola Tinubu describing it as a loose talk. Fayose in an interview stated that he might consider joining the 2023 presidential race if the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) zones its presidential ticket to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 50-year-old woman, Ajoke Esomojumi, who sold sachet alcohol on Ikorodu Road, Lagos, has been allegedly stabbed to death by her lover, one Victor Dadeowo, during a disagreement between the duo. African Examiner learnt that the argument ensued between the lovebirds last Sunday evening while they were at her shop. Esomojumi, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Notable filmmaker Tunde Kelani has been honoured by the Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo. Osinbajo hosted Kelani at the Aso Rock in a private and close knit affair that had associates of the VP and the filmmaker in attendance. Earlier, the filmmaker had hosted Osinbajo in Ibadan at the launch […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Terrorists on Thursday night destroyed Allawa Secondary School in Shiroro local government area of Niger State, which serves as camp for the Joint Security Task Force. The terrorists also ransacked the armoury and took away the military patrol van. African Examiner learnt that the terrorists stormed the town with sophisticated weapons and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six persons feared dead in a fatal auto crash that occurred in the Tungan Maje area of the Federal Capital Territory, while nine people sustained injuries in the accident which happened around 10 am on Friday. An eyewitness who gave his name as Austin said the accident was caused by a truck […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, stated that he would remain committed to protecting and lifting the poor and vulnerable from the poverty cycle till the end of his tenure in 2023. The President gave the assurance while he spoke at the virtual official presentation of the Country Review […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has opened up concerning his plans for Nigerians. Saraki made the remark when he responded to a tweet by a Twitter user, @AriyoAristotle. The Twitter handler had posted a campaign poster that suggests that Saraki is running for Presidency. Reacting to the tweet, the former Kwara State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed door with the former Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo at the State House, Abuja. Speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting, Okorocha said he was in the Villa to seek President Buhari’s intervention over his ordeal with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari can never be friends with anyone who steals public funds. In an article posted on his Facebook page on Thursday entitled, ‘PMB and the NDDC’, Adesina stated that President Buhari hates corruption with “passion”. The spokesman also stated that the corruption in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – U.S. Special Forces have killed ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi in a counterterrorism mission in North-west Syria Wednesday evening, CNN has reported. This was announced Thursday morning by United States President, Joe Biden. According to CNN, It was the biggest U.S. raid in the country since the 2019 operation that killed ISIS […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Political tides against the Igbos on their competency not to provide credible leadership to Nigeria has been described as political antics to deny them their right to be president of Nigeria. Speaking on Arise TV, Thursday, February 3, Okwesilieze Nwodo, former governor of Enugu state and one time National Secretary of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Disagreement trails over wearing of hijab by Muslim students in Oyun Baptist High School (OBHS), Ijagbo, Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State has left one dead while others sustained different degrees of injuries. An anonymous source disclosed that unknown people armed with dangerous weapons unleashed terror on peaceful protesters at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police have arrested 33 suspected criminals, including members of different kidnapping gangs terrorising motorists and travelers on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The suspected kidnappers, who were arrested by men of the Oyo State Police Command, included those operating at the Onigari section of the expressway, where some wedding guests were recently abducted. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court sitting at Isabo, Ogun State, on Thursday has ordered four teenagers who allegedly murdered a 20-year -old girl, Sofiat Kehinde, be remanded in prison for two months. The defendants, Balogun Mustaqeem, 20; Majekodunmi Soliudeen,18; Abdulgafar Lukman,19; and Waris Oladeinde,18; were arraigned on two counts of conspiracy and murder. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed Senate Deputy Minority Leader Emmanuel Bwacha to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Senator Bwacha, representing Taraba South, defected from the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He was presented to Buhari by Chairman of APC National Caretaker Committee Governor Mai Mala- Buni at the State House, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tension as hoodlums on Thursday evening attacked the campaign office of Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola after factional members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osogbo held their weekly meeting. African Examiner gathered the hoodlums invaded the premises of the campaign office Aregbesola used before his emergence as Governor around 5:30 pm. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three Watford players have returned from international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations over the past week. The club made this known in a post on their website. William Troost-Ekong reported back to the London Colney training ground last week after Nigeria’s elimination, while Morocco pair Adam Masina and Imran Louza […]
….To Deploy Staff To States (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission (PSC), says it will participate in the on- going 2021 screening of applicants for employment into the Constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force. It said the organization after a tripartite meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force and the Commission’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected bandits on Thursday, murdered a village head, Jafaru Rabi’u, and kidnapped a yet-to-be-identified lady at Daddara Liman, Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State on Wednesday night. Mallam Yunusa, a resident in the area, stated that the terrorists also killed four other people at the nearby Daddara village located within the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit has uncovered 96 financiers of terrorism, including 424 associates/supporters of the financiers. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made this known during a briefing on the anti-corruption fight of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)’s regime on Thursday. The minister also said the fraud […]
