NCPC Warns Intending Pilgrims Against Abscondment

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC) has warned intending pilgrims against abscondment. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Rev. Yakubu Pam, gave the warning at the kick-off of the 2020 main pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Jordan. The event was held on Saturday at the Yakubu Gowon International Airport Heipang, near Jos, […]

Lagos LG Polls: APC Candidates Win Badagry, Epe, Agege, Others

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  As results begin to trickle in, candidates of the ruling  All Progressives Congress (APC) have  won the council polls in Badagry, Epe, Agege local government areas of Lagos state. The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) declared Mr Olusegun Onilude, the incumbent APC Chairman of the Badagry Local Council,  the winner. LASIEC  […]

Lagos LG Polls: Results To Be Announced At LG, Ward Levels — LASIEC Chairman

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) says results of Saturday’s local government election in the state will be declared at the ward and local government levels. -Retired Justice Ayotunde Phillips, the Chairman of LASIEC, said this while briefing newsmen on Saturday after touring some polling units in Lagos Mainland Local Government […]

Residents, Commuters, Disobey Restriction Order

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  Some residents and commuter’s in parts of Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State on Saturday flouted the restriction of movement order of the state government, to enable hitch-free elections. African examiner reports that commuters and pedestrians were seen at early hours of the day moving about their businesses as well as […]

7 Cameroonian Soldiers Killed In Boko Haram Attack

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  Boko Haram militants overrun an army base in Cameroon’s Far North region on Saturday, killing at least seven soldiers and wounding several others, said military and local sources. They hit the base in Sagme locality of the region by 4.00 a.m. local time on Saturday, two soldiers and a local resident told […]

BREAKING: Passengers Escape Death As Plane Crash Lands

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following an incident by an aircraft in the fleet of one of the major airlines in the country, the runway of the Ilorin International Airport has been closed to traffic. It was gathered with the impact of the crash the plane could not taxi to the tarmac. In the last 24 hours, […]

Police Attack: Residents Of Enugu Community Flee , As Soldiers Raid Houses

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some residents of Akpawfu Community in Nkanu East Council Area of Enugu State, South East Nigeria, have  fled  their homes for fear of the unknown, following Military raid of the locality over Wednesday’s killing of some policemen at a checkpoint at Obeagu-Amechi in Enugu South Local Government Area by yet to be […]

[PICTORIAL] Lagos LG polls: Sanwo-Olu, wife Ibijoke cast votes

Banditry: Police Foil Attack, Rescue 8 Victims In Katsina

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  The Katsina State Police Command says it has thwarted bandits attack at Kabobi village in Batsari Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Gambo Isah, revealed this in a statement issued on Friday in Katsina. He said: “On Friday, July 23, 2021, at […]

LG Polls: No Nose Mask, No Voting, Electoral Officers Insist

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  Some voters at the Okerube Ward B Polling Unit (PU) 025 Alimosho local govt area were sent back to get their nose masks before being accredited to vote in the ongoing election into Local Government Councils in Lagos. African Examiner reports that the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), had made it […]

Islamiyya: Bandits Detain Ransom Courier, Demand Six Motorbikes, N4.6m Balance

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It was a mild drama in the camps of the parents and the abductors of the 156 pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School, Tegina, in Rafi local government area of Niger State, as the courier sent to deliver the N30 million for the release of the pupils was detained by the bandits […]

LG Polls Underway In Lagos State

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  Elections into the 20 Local Government Areas (LGA) and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDA) of Lagos State took off on a slow start on Saturday with voters trickling in at polling centres across the state. African Examiner correspondents covering the polls report that while some officials of the Lagos State Independent […]

Misconduct: NFF Slams Indefinite Suspension On 12 Referees

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The  Referees Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation NFF, has slammed indefinite suspension on 12 of its members over alleged misconducts while officiating different   Matches in the ongoing 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League. The affected  Referees have been summoned to appear before the Nigeria Football Federation Referees Committee to answer questions […]

Sunday Igboho Sues DSS, Malami For N500b Over Invasion Of His Ibadan Home

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The embattled Yoruba nation campaigner, Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a. Igboho yesterday made good his threat to sue the federal authorities over the July 2 raid of his Sooka, Ibadan residence by operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS). Igboho filed a suit at the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, against the DSS […]

Why Nigerian Pilgrims Will Go To Jordan Instead Of Israel For Pilgrimage

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  Rev. Yakubu Pam, the Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), says the ongoing crisis in Gaza is part of reasons why pilgrims from Nigeria will not go to Israel but the Kingdom of Jordan to perform this year’s pilgrimage. Mr Ayuba Pam, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the […]

Ex-banker, Wife, Mother In-law Bag 60 Years Imprisonment For Stealing Customs Fund

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An ex-banker, Ebenezer Alonge along with his wife, Olamide and his mother in-law Moradeke Isakunle have been convicted for theft of the Nigeria Customs fund. Mr Wilson Uwujarem, the Head of the Media of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) disclosed this in a statement he issued on Friday in lbadan, […]

Kano Govt To Follow Blasphemy Case To Logical Conclusion —Ganduje

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State said his administration would follow the blasphemy case involving Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru-Kabara to the logical conclusion. He stated the government’s position when he paid Sallah visit to the leader of Qadiriyya Movement, Sheikh Khalifa Qaribullahi Nasiru-Kabara at Qadiriyya House, Kano. The Chief Press Secretary to the […]

‘Why Senator Manager Knelt Before James Ibori’

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An associate of Senator representing Delta South, James Manager, has explained why he was seen kneeling before a former Governor, James Ibori, in a picture that has gone viral. The source familiar with the matter disclosed told The PUNCH on Friday that it was just a sign of respect in Urhobo culture. […]

Buhari Returns To Abuja After Sallah Holiday In Daura

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari( retd) on Friday returned to Abuja after spending eight days in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State, where he, among others, joined his kinsmen to celebrate the Eid- El Kabir. The President’s aircraft left Umaru Musa International Airport about 4 p.m for Abuja. Governor Aminu Masari, his […]

Tokyo Olympics Opened By Emperor Naruhito, As Tennis Star Osaka Lights Cauldron

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  The Tokyo Olympics were opened on Friday a year behind schedule by Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and tennis star Naomi Osaka lit the cauldron in the culmination of a low-key ceremony. The event was in an all-but-empty stadium against the backdrop of the coronavirus. The emperor and other dignitaries wore face masks just […]