(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Twenty four persons lost their lives as flood and windstorm affected no fewer than 18, 245 people in Katsina state, according to the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). The spokesperson of the agency, Mr Umar Muhammad, disclosed this in Katsina on Friday. Muhammad said that the disasters were recorded in all the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Federal Government said it spent about 100 million US dollars in feeding 10 million Nigerian children under the National School Feeding Programme. This was part of efforts to eliminate the scourge of child labour in the country. Senator Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment said this when he received the US […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The prison sentence of beleaguered ex-South African President Jacob Zuma officially ended on Friday, with correctional services saying he had been released from their system having served only part of his term behind bars. The former Head of State was jailed for 15 months for contempt of court in July last year […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities to call off its strike. The court gave the order after dismissing the union’s application for a stay of execution of an earlier ruling of the National Industrial Court directing the university lecturers to resume work. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, yesterday, approached the Federal High Court in Abuja for the termination of further hearing on the attempted murder case filed against his estranged wife, Ms Precious Chikwendu. The former minister, who was personally in court for the withdrawal of the suit, said the differences he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Grand Alliance has said the party will not work for the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, in the 2023 general elections. After a private meeting between the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, and members of APGA, there were widespread rumours that Soludo ordered the party faithful […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has declared Oct. 10 as public holiday to mark Eid-el-Maulud celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. According to him, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says Ethiopia’s suspension of its “visa on arrival” to non-resident foreigners at all entry points is due to insecurity, especially regarding its current political situation. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mrs Francisca Omayuli, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. The government, however, urged […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has returned to the country after weeks in the United Kingdom. The whereabouts of Tinubu have been the question on the lips of some Nigerians in recent days. In a tweet on Thursday, presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, said Tinubu had returned to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Falcons lost 2-0 to a dominant Japan side in their friendly clash at the Noevir Stadium, Kobe on Thursday morning. The encounter which was the third ever between both teams saw Mina Tanaka scoring the two goals for the Nadeshiko. Rany Waldrum was without Asisat Oshoala but had Chiamaka Nnadozie in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers Assembly has withdrawn its recognition of Celestine Omehia as a former Governor of Rivers State. All 21 members present voted in support of the motion to delist Omehia and resolved to forward their resolution to Governor, Nyesom Wike, for implementation. Details shortly…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has become Africa’s fifth country, alongside Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana and Egypt, to become an “ML III” (the third of four levels in the WHO’s classification} for vaccines. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa made this known in a statement issued by the world […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four kidnapped members of a family in Merced County, in the U.S. state of California, were found dead, the county sheriff said Wednesday night. “Tonight, our worst fears have been confirmed,” Merced County Sheriff Vernon Warnke said at a news conference. “We found the four people from the kidnapping, and they are […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – More than 60 abortion clinics across 15 states have stopped providing abortions, according to a study by the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive rights advocacy research group. The study, published on Thursday, found that 14 states no longer have any clinics providing abortions as of Oct. 2, which marked 100 days since the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ex police officer on Thursday killed 34 people including 22 children in a gun rampage at a daycare centre in eastern Thailand. The police said the officer later shoot dead his wife and child at their home before turning his weapon on himself. Police identified the attacker as a former member of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Terrorists on Wednesday released the 23 remaining victims of the Kaduna train attack. The hostages were freed at about 4 pm on Wednesday. African Examiner reports that the terrorists attacked the AK-9 Abuja-Kaduna train passengers on March 28, 2022. The terrorists planted explosive devices along the rail track and when the Abuja-Kaduna […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The government of Ethiopia has suspended Visa on arrival for Nigerians, along with travelers from 41 other countries. This is coming barely two weeks after the country’s flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines acquired 49 percent majority stake on the Nigeria Air project. It would be recalled that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hopes of finding a lasting solution to the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party were dashed as the peace meeting of the Board of Trustees and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike ended in deadlock on Tuesday. The almost four-hour closed door meeting in Government House, Port Harcourt ended at about 4:35 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has declared a profit after tax of N674 billion for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2021. The profit represented a growth of 134.84 per cent when compared with N287 billion profit in 2020 which was recorded under the old Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Tuesday announced salary increment for workers in the state’s Public Service. Sanwo-Olu made the announcement on Tuesday, while meeting with civil servants of the Lagos State Public Service, during his working visit to the State Secretariat, Alausa. He said that the planned increment was informed […]
