(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former goalkeeper of the Nigerian women’s national football team, Rachael Aladi Ayegba, has turned into a bus driver in the United Kingdom. Ayegba played in the 2007 Women’s World Cup, the 2006 and 2008 African Women’s Championships and had an 11-year stint as a pro in Finland, winning the league title […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has canceled the proposed peace walk meant to usher in the healing of the state. It could be recalled that Sanwo-Olu had invited a few celebrities, youths, civil society organizations and the media to join him in the peace walk. However, many had publicly turned […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday, frowned at the alleged killing of youths in the southeast, especially in Imo State. The group called on international organizations and human rights groups to join in the protest against the alleged genocide in the region. IPOB disclosed this in a statement signed by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Alliances for Africa (AfA) Mission, an NGO, has launched ‘Kpoturum App’ for reporting and documenting cases of violence against women and girls in South-East, Nigeria. The App was launched during a One-Day Media Engagement to Launch and Popularise ‘Kpoturum App’: A Registry for Reporting and Documenting Cases of Violence Against Women […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has explained that expired vaccines has been withdrawn and will be destroyed accordingly by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). This was due to the news circulating on social media handles that some vaccines donated to Nigeria by partners had long expired. In a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected hoodlums have attacked and killed a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in FESTAC Town, in the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. Our correspondent gathered that the victim, Pastor Babatunde Dada, was killed inside the RCCG Chapel of Resurrection on 13 Road, 6th Avenue, FESTAC Town. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria recorded 268 new COVID-19 infections in 10 states on Wednesday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has stated. The new infection figure indicated an increase of 161 from the 107 infections reported on Tuesday. NCDC stated on Thursday that Lagos State, the epicentre of the virus reported more than half […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have again wreak havoc in another community in the state, killing some persons and injuring others. Many residents of Etekwuru community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, yesterday, began to leave the community in their numbers as armed men in motorcycle convoy invaded the community and allegedly killed many […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Saudi Arabia has barred all flights from Nigeria effectively dashing all hopes for those planning to attend the lesser hajj. Although the reason was not expressly stated, it said all non-citizens with history of travel to Nigeria would not be allowed into Saudi Arabia. This is according to a circular issued by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ogun Government has banned with immediate effect the indiscriminate parking of vehicles along the Sagamu Interchange-Abeokuta expressway. This is contained in a statement issued in Abeokuta by Mr Kunle Somorin, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Gov. Dapo Abiodun. Somorin said the renewed enforcement of the ban would take effect immediately. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a condolence message to the Oromoni family over the death of their son. The president condemned the killing of Sylvester Oromoni, a student of Dowen College, Lagos State, saying all those implicated in the murder case will not be spared. For several days now, the nation has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Nigerian Medical Association, Prof. Innocent Ujah, has cautioned the public to be careful, saying being vaccinated doesn’t guarantee total immunity against COVID-19 infection. She stated this at the 11th Annual Symposium of the Health Writers Association Of Nigeria (HEWAN) themed; “Building Confidence In COVID-19 Vaccines”, and sub themed: “Addressing COVID-19 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos-based forex training and capital investment company, MBA Capital and Trading Limited,has declared Maxwell Odum, wanted over alleged fraud to the tune of N213bn. The anti-graft agency in a notice on Wednesday appealed to members of the public with details of the whereabouts of Odum to report to any of EFCC offices […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -Brazilian football legend Pele has been hospitalised for treatment of a previously identified colon tumour, his doctors said Wednesday, the latest health issue for the 81-year-old icon. The three-time world champion was admitted to Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo “for follow-up treatment of the colon tumor identified in September this year,” his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari will be visiting Lagos on Thursday, December 9, 2021. He will be attending the public presentation of ‘My Participations,’ the autobiography of Bisi Akande, a former interim national chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC). According to Tunde Rahman, media aide of APC chieftain Bola Tinubu, the event […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tottenham Hotspur manager, Antonio Conte, has revealed that players on his team and some of his backroom staff have contracted the COVID-19 virus. Conte, who was scheduled for an in-person pre-match press conference on Wednesday, was only able to take questions virtually due to the incident where he revealed that eight players […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with parents, relations and friends of Ojodu Grammar School students who lost their lives in a tragic accident on Tuesday, along Isheri Road, Ojodu, in Lagos State. The president’s condolence message was contained in a statement released by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Wednesday in Abuja. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four students of Delta State University (DELSU) and five others abducted on Saturday, have regained their freedom. Spokesman of the Police Command in the state, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the release of the abductees in Warri . The victims were kidnapped on the Abraka-Eku Road in Ethiope East Local Government Area of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to pay the Convener, #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, the sum of N2 million over unlawful seizure of his mobile phone in 2019 at the point of his arrest. Justice Anwuli Chikere, in a judgment, also ordered the DSS to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, India-based Serum Institute, plans to reduce production of the AstraZeneca jab against COVID-19 by at least half, its chief executive said in a television interview. Serum Institute head, Adar Poonawalla said the failure of the Indian government to place any new orders was the reason for plans […]
