(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, Prof. Is’aq Oloyede, has stated that the board will check to see the possibility of extending the registration period and change the date of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Oloyede made this known on Friday at a zoom meeting titled, ‘Briefing session for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Israel intensified its attacks on Gaza late Thursday, as the country’s military said its troops were on the ground. According to an army spokesman, seven people have been killed by shelling in Israel so far. In Gaza, more than 100 people have died, according to the Health Ministry there. “I said Hamas […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has said that combatting kidnappings, banditry and other security challenges in Nigeria is not the responsibility of the federal government alone. Mohammed told newsmen in Bauchi :”it is the responsibility of the federal, state and the local governments, including all the traditional institutions in the country. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state police command has confirmed Thursday’s night fire outbreak at the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC office in Obollo Afor, Udenu Council area of Enugu state, saying full scale investigation into the incident has begun. African Examiner reports that the mystery inferno had destroyed part of the building It was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Bank says remittance inflows to Nigeria declined by 28 per cent in 2020 because of COVID-19 pandemic. The Bank also said remittance flows fell for Sub-Saharan Africa by 12.5 per cent, according to its Migration and Development Brief 33 Phase 11 entitled: “COVID-19 Crisis Through a Migration Lens’’ published on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Personnel of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday in Iseyin, Oyo state, engaged suspected smugglers in a shootout during which four persons were reportedly killed and property destroyed. The exchange of gun shots by the customs officials and suspected smugglers threw the rustic town of Iseyin into panic with residents, who […]
Liverpool breathed new life into their bid for a top-four finish in the Premier League after a 4-2 victory in their rescheduled game at Manchester United. The initial match on May 2 was called off as anti-Glazer protestors invaded Old Trafford, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team were stuck at the team hotel. United fans again […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lt. Gen. Joshua Nimyel Dogonyaro, former Field Commander of the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG). Lt. Gen. Joshua Nimyel Dogonyaro, is dead at the age of 80. According to available information, he died in Jos on Thursday morning from an undisclosed ailment. Apart from his ECOMOG assignment, Dongoyaro […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yomi Fabiyi staged a protest on Wednesday demanding the release of Baba Ijesha, who has been detained for allegedly molesting a minor on bail. In a letter written by Ojo’s lawyers, The Maverick Forte Legal, it noted that during Fabiyi’s protest, defamatory statements which were attributed to Ojo were inscribed on some […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen in a latest episode of sporadic gun duel , has attacked the Headquarters of Bende Divisional Police Station in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State. Bende Police Divisional Headquarter is under constituency of House of Representatives Spokesman, Hon. Benjamin Kalu. The incident which was said to have occurred on Wednesday night […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UEFA announced on Thursday that the Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea had been moved from Istanbul to Porto. The match on May 29 has been switched to allow English spectators to attend as travel between the UK and Turkey is suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier, European football’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Over 16,000 jobs would be created after the ongoing renovation of the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos is completed. Prof. Sunday Ododo, General Manager of the 44-year-old complex, stated in Lagos. Ododo told the African Examiner that most of the jobs would come from the fields of music, movies, fashion and information technology. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Israeli Embassy and the ChabadAid of Nigeria on Wednesday donated food items to support the Fulani community to celebrate the Ramadan fast in the FCT. The ChabadAid is a humanitarian programme of the Jewish community. The food items donated to the Fulani community in Abuja contained rice, beans, groundnut-oil, pasta and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three persons including an infant on Wednesday died in a gas explosion that occurred in Abeokuta, Ogun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident occurred around 3pm at Oke-Egunya, along NTA Road in Abeokuta South Local Government Area. According to an eyewitness account, the incident occurred when a technician […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An unidentified middle-aged man suddenly slumped and died while dancing at a traditional wedding in Borokiri, axis of old Port Harcourt Township in Rivers State. The man simply identified as Dein, was a community chief from Ataba in Andoni Local Government Area of the state. The incident happened at a traditional marriage […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea slipped up in their push for a Champions League spot when they lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal in the English Premier League (EPL) on Wednesday. This was after Emile Smith Rowe’s first-half goal settled the London derby following a defensive mix-up by the hosts. The visitors capitalised on a wayward […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chieftaincy wrangling in Ishi-ozalla Community, Nkanu West Council Area of Enugu State, South- East Nigeria, has aggravated as several members of the locality have disowned an Igweship (Kingship) election reportedly held recently. The Community, has not known peace for some time now, following the Chieftaincy tussle in the land Some aggrieved […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined Nigerians to pray against kidnapping, banditry and blackmail. This was contained in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu ‘On the occasion of Eid. Shehu quoted the President as saying, “On this blessed occasion, I wish that the Eid festival brings […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some fans of veteran singer, Olanrewaju Fasasi, better known as Sound Sultan, are presently praying for his health after reports that the singer has been diagnosed with throat cancer and presently undergoing chemotherapy in the United States. According to popular online platform, Sahara Reporters, the singer was flown out of Nigeria to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, says that the anti-graft agency has recovered $153 million from Diezani Alison-Madueke, ex-Minister of Petroleum Resources. Bawa also stated that EFCC recovered the final forfeiture of over 80 properties in Nigeria valued at about $80 million from Alison-Madueke, who has been […]
