(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwe health officials are conducting mass COVID-19 testing at a village about 100 km southwest of the capital, Harare. The tests are being conducted following the death of an elderly woman from the coronavirus and infection of two others in the area in recent days. The woman died at a Harare private […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sierra Leone has pledged to strengthen economic relations with Nigeria by investing in its mining sector. Dr Solomon Gembeh, High Commissioner of Sierra Leone to Nigeria, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on the sidelines of the commemoration of Sierra Leone’s 59th Independence Anniversary. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UK government’s cabinet minister responsible for sports on Monday said he had been in talks with the English Premier League (EPL). Speaking at a parliamentary questions session, Oliver Dowden, Culture, Media and Sports Secretary, said this was with the aim of getting football back on the field as quickly as possible: “I […]
…Kano To Be On Total Lockdown For 2 Weeks (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved a phased and gradual easing of lockdown measures in FCT, Lagos and Ogun States effective from May 4, to safeguard the economy from possible collapse. The president, who made this known in a nationwide broadcast in Abuja, however, […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A high court sitting in Enugu, South- East Nigeria, has restrained the Inspector General of Police, (IGP), Adamu Mohammed, from arresting the Enugu state Chairman of All Progressive congress ( APC) Dr. Ben Nwoye, over a petition written against him by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari will again address the nation later this evening (Monday, April 27) at 8pm. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, made this known in a statement in Abuja. He advised: ”Television, radio and other electronic media stations are enjoined to hook up to the network […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Late Lateef Raheem, chief security officer to the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, who suddenly died recently has tested positive for coronavirus. Tinubu’s media office in a statement signed by Tunde Rahman on Monday said that following the sudden death of the late CSO, and as precautionary measure, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Government has launched an investigations into the alleged abuse and maltreatment of Nigerians in China since the outbreak of the dreaded Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic There have been a wave of outcry over the alleged attacks and abuse of Nigerians in the Chinese region of Guangdong over the handling, test and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday confirmed 91 new cases of COVID-19 outbreak in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 1,273. The NCDC also said five new patients have been confirmed dead as a result of the virus in the country, bringing the total […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police in Imo state, South- East Nigeria has confirmed the arrest of a 42-year-old man, identified as Ajaegbu Chukwuebuka for allegedly defiling a 4-year-old girl. Spokesman for the command, Orlando Ikeokwu, who confirmed the arrest, and unholy act, said the suspect is currently in their custody, adding that investigations are still […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ongoing political war between some Councilors and the Executive chairman of Aninri local government Area of Enugu state, South- East Nigeria, Hon. Ezekiel Chukwu. at the weekend took a new twist, as the state police command arrested six of the council legislators, over alleged forceful entry into the council headquarters […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The opposition All Progressive Congress APC in Enugu State, weekend extended its coronavirus lockdown palliative benevolence of food items to health workers on duty at the Enugu state University Teaching Hospital (ESUTH) Parklane, and their counterpart at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Ituku Ozalla, as well as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FirstBank of Nigeria has confirmed that a member of its staff died of the corona virus in Kano state main branch. This confirmation was contained in a public statement issued on Saturday and made available to African Examiner. The statement reads in full: “FirstBank mourns as we confirm the loss of our […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there is no evidence that people who recovered from COVID-19 cannot be re-infected. In a “Scientific Brief” released from its headquarters in Geneva and posted on its website, WHO warned against propagating the idea of COVID-19 ‘immunity passport’. “Some governments have suggested that the detection of […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor Willy Obiano led All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA, government in Anambra state has announced that the lockdown in the state would be relaxed to allow churches to hold services. Obiano made this known during a statewide broadcast during which he equally stressed that worshipers must wear face […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri (AFRICAN EXAMINER) -Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state has ordered a complete lockdown of the state as part of measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 as the state records its index case. He ordered that all markets in the state be closed indefinitely and also prohibited all forms of social gatherings such as marriage and […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Patients on admission at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Teaching Hospital, Parklane Enugu, are now at the mercy of God, as members of the Association of Resident Doctors, (ARD) in the health facility have embarked on an indefinite strike. African Examiner reports that the medical personnel, commenced […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC), Oyo State chapter, has cautioned Gov. Seyi Makinde against playing politics with the Coronavirus pandemic in the state, at the expense of the lives of the citizens. The party stated this in a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Dr AbdulAzeez Olatunde, on Saturday in Ibadan. APC’s […]
…Insists they must be quarantined in Govt Isolation Center (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says it will not accept the request to self-isolate, by Nigerians abroad willing to come back home. “We will not accept the request to self-isolate because it will be difficult to monitor them. That is our position,” Minister of Foreign […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could return to governing the country as early as Monday after recovering from the novel coronavirus, according to a media report. The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Friday morning tjat Johnson would be returning to office in London at a critical stage of the pandemic, as his party […]
