(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yusuf Abdullahi, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi State, says no fewer than 16 people died in a road crash that occurred in the state on Sunday. Abdullahi confirmed the incident in an interview on Monday in Bauchi. According to him, the accident which involved an articulated truck and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director of Coaching Education of the Football Coaches Association of African Nations (FCAAN), Henry Abiodun, has resigned his appointment. This is contained in his letter of resignation, dated Dec. 10. Sunday in Akure. Abiodun said he resigned because he felt like moving on and trying other things and that there was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United and Aston Villa are the latest Premier League clubs to be affected by outbreaks of coronavirus cases, according to reports on Sunday. United’s Premier League clash with Brentford on Tuesday is in doubt after multiple positive cases were detected among players and staff on Sunday morning, the BBC reported. All […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – NDLEA has arrested a Ghanaian and two Nigerians at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, (NAIA), Abuja, and at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, respectively for drug trafficking. Its Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, stated on Sunday in Abuja that of 9.953kilograms of cocaine and Methamphetamine were intercepted from the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has reaffirmed his position on the rumour making round the media that he is was begging to return to the PDP, noting that “nothing can take him back to Egypt, called PDP.” Umahi made the remark during 2021 Special Thanksgiving Service of Government House Chapel in Abakaliki […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has announced a huge leap in trading surplus of ₦141.96billion recorded in June 2021 compared to a deficit of ₦37.46Billion in May 2021. This is contained in the June 2021 figures of the NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR). A trading surplus or trading […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bisi Akande, a founding member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has stated that former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, rejected Bola Tinubu, APC National Leader as his presidential running mate in 2007. Akande, who was a former National Chairman of Action Congress, AC, stated that despite the nomination of Tinubu, Atiku opted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has stated that his senior brother has been abducted by bandits, saying they demanded ransom to regain his freedom. Gumi disclosed this in an interview with some journalists in Gusau, saying his senior brother was abducted because he made a case for bandits and for visiting them […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said the Federal Government, unconsciously, promotes corruption whenever it allows paltry sums of money, in its yearly budget for a project, instead of the entire money required to complete such projects within the agreed time. The governor made the observation while speaking at the inauguration […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A coalition of youths in Ogun State under the aegis of Ogun Youth Network has called on Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to contest for the Presidency in 2023. The group argued that Osinbajo, having worked closely with President Muhammadu Buhari in the last six years, remains the best candidate to succeed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Kaduna State, says its operatives foiled bandits attack in Sabon Tasha in Chikun Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, in the early hours of Saturday, Dec. 11. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, made the disclosure in a statement issued on Saturday in Kaduna. Jalige […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Medical Association has said the recent travel ban on Nigeria by the United Kingdom and Canada in the wake of the outbreak of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 shows that many Nigerians are not taking vaccination against the disease seriously. The NMA said the situation would not only affect […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Yobe State have refuted a report that 20 officers were rescued by the military following their abduction by terrorists during an attack on November 30 in Gujba Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesperson in the state, Abdulkarim Dungus, an assistant superintendent of police, said in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – MultiChoice’ South African TV network, Mzansi Magic, has announced the return of classic reality television show, ‘Big Brother Africa’, after a seven-year hiatus. The show is expected to be launched in 2022. According to news report, casting has begun in earnest for the show, tagged ‘Big Brother Mzansi’, and produced by Randburg-based […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Renowned virologists on Friday told Saturday PUNCH that the change in weather was largely responsible for the surge in COVID-19 cases reported in the country. The virologists, who spoke in separate interviews with our correspondents, also urged Nigerians to engage the monitoring of trends as the country might gradually slip into the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Emirates has announced the suspension of flights operations to Nigeria indefinitely. The Dubai-based airline said it took the action in response to a restriction by the Nigerian government limiting its flights to the country to just a once a week. The government on Thursday limited the carrier’s daily flights to Abuja to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) stated that the use of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for accreditation during elections has come to stay. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, said this at the one-day Implementation meeting for the FCT Area Council Election on Friday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Osun has arrested one Ibrahim Abdulazeez, 30, who allegedly purchased a Toyota Camry 2010 model for N2,650 from a car dealer in Osogbo, Osun State. The Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, while parading some suspects at the police headquarters in Osogbo on Friday, said the Abdulazeez allegedly committed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA), has urged residents to be safety cautions to guard against fire outbreaks in the state. Muhammed Mukaddas, KADSEMA Executive Secretary made the appeal while commiserating with victims of fire disaster in Tudun Wada Zaria Market, on Friday. Mukaddas said that the market fire occurred at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Sultan of Sokoto Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar has lamented that terrorists kill people on a daily basis in the northern part of the country especially in the North West and the killings are mostly not reported. This is just as the Sultan called on Christians to disregard the recent threat by some […]
