From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police in Anambra state, South- East Nigeria, have apprehended a 38-year-old man, identified as Mr. Emmanuel Bassey, an indigene of Cross River state, for allegedly defiling 6 teenage boys in Awka, the state capital. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, Haruna Mohammed, who disclosed this to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the Supreme Court ruling over the Bayelsa State gubernatorial election, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, has pontificated that nobody should be sworn in as the new governor of Bayelsa State. Oshiomhole made this known after the apex court sacked Mr. David Lyon of the […]
By NIyi Adeyi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The controversial Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdul Rasheed Akanbi, has been suspended for six months by the Osun State Council of Traditional Rulers. The suspension decision was reached Friday at the State’s traditional rulers emergency meeting which held at Osun State Government Secretariat, Abere, Osogbo. The crucial meeting was presided […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In a clear show of its resilience and market leadership, Zenith Bank has announced an impressive result for the year ended December 31, 2019, with profit after tax (PAT) of N208.8 billion, achieving the feat as the first Nigerian Bank to cross the N200 billion mark. According to the bank’s audited financial […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Nollywood actor and production manager Frank Dallas is dead. Dallas reportedly passed on in his hotel room in Umuahia, Abia State capital Wednesday, where he was attending a summit. Nollywood actress and the National Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Monalisa Chinda Coker, confirmed the death in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Lagos High Court, sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a lecturer at the University of Lagos, Akoka, Afeez Baruwa, to 21- year imprisonment for raping an 18-year-old girl admission seeker. Justice Josephine Oyefeso convicted Baruwa of a one-count charge of rape brought against him. The judge said: “the prosecution has proven his […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Warri (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Foremost Nigeria’s Safety training centre, Opeans Nigeria Limited (ONL) Warri, Delta state, South- South Nigeria, has urged the federal government and international Oil Servicing companies operating in the country to always patronise indigenous facilities in the sector, saying the company has the capacity to continue providing world-class safety training services for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has elected Abraham Ingobere of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as its new speaker. African Examiner reports that, Mr Ingobere, member representing Brass Constituency 3, is a third-term legislator and a former deputy speaker of the House before his emergence as the speaker. Mr Micheal Ogbere, […]
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has asked the GSM operators in the country to refund to their customers money which they paid on drop calls. The public hearing was conducted by joint Senate committees on Communications, Trade and Investment. According to the chairperson of the Senate Committee on communications, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the session […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A human Rights activist in Enugu state, South- East Nigeria, Barrister Eze Josiah Abuchi, has sued the governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi led government for N20 million over lack of powers to impose, collect any tax and levy outside the approved list for collection acts, laws of the federation 2004 , […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria’s Federal, States and Local governments Wednesday shared the sum of N647.35 billion for the month of January, 2020 as the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting ended in Lagos. The sum shared is 9.63 per cent – lower than the N716.29 billion shared in December 2019. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has replaced Barr. Joy Nunieh with Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, as the Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The development followed the approval by Mr. President, with respect to the enlargement of the Interim Management Committee (IMC). According to a statement signed Wednesday by his Special Assistant […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Kingdom UK authority has declared that low-skilled workers would no longer be granted visas under the post-Brexit immigration plans. Consequently, employers have been urged to “move away” from relying on “cheap labour” from Europe and invest in retaining staff and developing automation technology. The UK Home Office said the EU and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing of appeal by the recently sacked Governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha till March 2, 2020. Mr. Ihedioha approached the apex court with an application to reverse itself on the judgement which ousted him from the office as Governor on January 14, 2020. The Supreme Court […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said the conduct of its mock examination for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates is hitch-free. The Board’s Head of Media and Public Relations, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, confirmed this Tuesday in Abuja during an interview with the NAN. JAMB Spokesperson explained that the 2020 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has confirmed the first case in the city of the Lassa Hemorrhagic fever, generally called Lassa Fever. The State Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi, confirmed this early hours of Wednesday (today), in a statement. Prof. Abayomi affirmed that the patient is currently in isolation at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has delisted 37 secondary schools in Benue State, North central Nigeria over alleged examination malpractices. The State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Dennis Ityavyar, disclosed this to journalists Tuesday. Following the development, the Commissioner hinted that the government had concluded plans to demote 37 principals of the affected […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States has said that the immigrant visa ban placed on Nigeria was a temporary policy that will be reviewed when Nigerian government meets certain conditions. The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, stated this during a visit to the minister of labour and productivity, Chris Ngige. “I need to clarify […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measures and response to the ongoing Covid-19 (Coronavirus) epidemic in China, Ministers of Health in west Africa region have emphasized the urgency of the current situation as they agreed on strategies for protecting the population of the region. Nigeria Minister of State for Health Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora made this […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has not convinced everyone he is the right man to lead Manchester United, but he is beginning to prove he can come up with a big result just when he needs it most. One Premier League win in 2020? No league goal for more than a month? One top-flight […]
