(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The global economy lost billions of dollars as Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram as it shut down at about 4.42pm on Monday. According to NetBlocks, which tracks internet outages and their impact, the outage had already cost the global economy about $160m per hour. Facebook stock had gone down by about 5.5 per cent. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has said that the need for a new revenue sharing formula among the three tiers of government is very straightforward self-justifying and in no way controversial. He stated these in his remarks at the opening of a two-day Southwest Zonal public hearing on Review of Revenue […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An FCT High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja have sentenced one Kabiru Oriyomi, 43, to 12 years in prison for raping a 17-year-old girl The convict, a resident of Mai-Angwa, Zone 7, Dutse Alhaji, Abuja, was prosecuted by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). African Examiner reports […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Ambassador to Guinea Bissau, Mr John Usanga says there is no record of any Nigerian in any prison in Guinea Bissau. The Envoy disclosed this at the sidelines of the inauguration of a newly constructed Nigeria Chancery building in Bissau, the capital of Guinea Bissau. Usanga said official record of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ikeja Electric Plc , has said that some area under its operational network will experience outage for a period of eight weeks to enable the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, re-conduct its 132KV lines. Mr. Olajide Kumapayi, Chief Technical Officer, Ikeja Electric, made the announcement at a news briefing on Monday in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, on Monday suspended its 63 days old industrial action. Disclosing this in a chat ,the National President of NARD, Dr Godiya Ishaya said the suspension will take effect on Wednesday, the 6th of October, 2021. He said the decision to suspend the strike was reached after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governors of the six states of the South-South geo-political zone are currently meeting at the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt. Though the agenda for the meeting is not yet known, our correspondent reports that issues of the Value Added Tax and that of the Southern presidency in 2023 are among matters […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Ogun have arrested two suspected kidnappers, Mohammed Abubakar, 42, and Clinton Niche, 18, while trying to collect ransom money at Agbara area of the state. The Police Spokesman in Ogun, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said this on Monday in a statement issued to newsmen in Ota, Ogun. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, have confirmed their participation at the fifth annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP). The two-day conference with the theme “COVID-19 Pandemic: Recovery and Reconstruction in Nigeria” will take place at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Experts in Electrical Electronic Engineering have called for integrated ICT broadband rollout for effective surveillance to curb insecurity in the country. The experts made the call at the 7th edition of the Nigerian Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineers (Abuja Chapter) Summit in Abuja. The theme of the summit is “Security Challenges in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Lagos State will on Monday start ‘Operation Show Your Driver’s License and Vehicle licence phase II’ in the state. The state’s Corp Commander, Olusegun Ogungbemide, stated this in a statement he made available to newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. Ogungbemide said a situation where drivers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation( NNPC) says it is not recruiting and urged the general public to disregard information circulating on social media saying that the corporation was recruiting. The corporation disclosed this in a statement signed by its spokesman, Garba Deen Muhammad, in Abuja. “This is to inform the public that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Archbishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, has declared that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is not sincere in dealing with terrorists killing Nigerians. Wondering why it is difficult for the government to release names of sponsors of Boko Haram terrorists, the cleric declared that “Nigeria is decomposing from within.” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Oladipupo Williams, was on Sunday reported to have died of COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated with the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine. Oladipupo was the first child of late legal luminary, Chief Fredrick Rotimi Williams. A Facebook post by Oladipupo’s son, Kunle, revealed that his father died on Sunday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have successfully foiled an attempted attack by the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists on a facility housing some surrendered Boko Haram members in Damboa, Borno state. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, in Abuja. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Whitemoney has been declared the winner of the Season 6 of the Big Brother Naija reality television show themed ‘Shine Ya Eye’, leaving Liquorose as the first runner up. At the grand finale on Sunday, housemates evicted were Emmanuel, Angel, Cross, and Pere; leaving Whitemoney and Liquorose as the top two housemates […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the process for the appointment of its new vice-chancellor begins, the University of Ibadan(UI) has called for nominations of Senate Representatives on the Joint Council and Senate Selection Board. This is contained in a statement signed by the institution’s Registrar, Olubunmi Faluyi, and made available to newsmen on Sunday in Ibadan. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Big Brother Naija, BBNaija season 6 has evicted four housemates from the show. Emmanuel, Angel, Cross, Pere have been evicted. Remaining Whitemoney and Liquorose. Who’s going to be the winner of BBNaija season 6?
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Joe Igbokwe has accused the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, of setting his house ablaze in Anambra. Reacting to the news, Igbokwe via his facebook handle, stated : “IPOB invaded my house in Nnewi about now. The gunmen were also said to have set ablaze the offices of the Directorate of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National petroleum Corporation (NNPC) started its weekly activities with assurance that it will deliver on the Maiduguri’s Power project on schedule. The Group Managing Director of the corporation Malam Mele Kyari gave the assurance at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Maiduguri & Environs Emergency Power Project (MEPP) He explained that […]
