(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, on Monday, said they would allow up to 10,000 Japanese fans per event at the games despite the coronavirus pandemic. The plan came after talks with the International Olympic Committee but is not finalised. The Game was delayed by a year because of the global health […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Alhaji Muhammad Babandede, has cautioned officers and men of the service against compromising the country’s security through bribe taking. Babandede, who was on a working visit to Katsina State, gave the warning on Monday while addressing the operatives in Katsina, the state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council, has called on the state government and Police Command to fish out the killers of an Ibadan-based journalist, Titus Badejo. The call is contained in a condolence message issued on Sunday in Ibadan by the council Chairman, Mr Ademola Babalola. Our correspondent reports […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has said efforts are ongoing to track down the suspected killers of the Chief Executive Officer, Super TV, Usifo Ataga, in the Lekki area of the state. Odumosu also said Ataga’s account had been blocked to prevent further withdrawals from it by those taking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said no life was lost in the fire outbreak which occurred at a three-storey building in Marina, Lagos Island, on Sunday. LASEMA Spokesman, Nosa Okunbor, stated that the fire started in one of the flats in the building. “Earlier today, LASEMA and other stakeholders extinguished […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Another round of victory for Troops of the Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) as they have eliminated more than 20 Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Borno, the Nigerian Army says. Army Spokesperson, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Monday, said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Enugu State has confirmed five persons dead after a police cop attached to a company went berserk and attacked a compound within a neighbourhood in Enugu metropolis. The police also said that four persons sustained serious injury as a result of the attack that took place on Sunday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents of Gbaukuchi and Gubausabo communities in Kuje Area Council say lack of electricity and water supply in their communities was slowing down development. Some of the residents who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said the community had been without electricity for years. Gbaukuchi and Gubausabo are communities along […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Germany bounced back in style and overpowered defending champions Portugal in a six-goal thriller in Euro 2020 Group F at the Football Arena In Munich on Saturday. The Germans came out flying in front on home soil and thought they got rewarded for their powerful start after five minutes. But Robin Gosens’ […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Navy has arrested 10 suspected vandals conveying 210,000 litres of diesel, Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), concealed in water tanks inside a large wooden boat around the Lagos Anchorage. A statement by the Information Officer, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT, Sub-Lt. Veronica Effiong, on Saturday, said the vandals were arrested on […]
(AFRICAAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has reaffirmed that construction of the Second Niger Bridge would be completed next year. The minister gave the assurance at a forum of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, to mark the sixth-year anniversary of the present administration. According […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities in Dubai has announced a revision in procedures for travellers coming from South Africa and Nigeria on June 19. This is contained in a statement issued by the UAE Embassy in Abuja. According to the statement, the new rules issued by the Supreme Committee of Crisis […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In spite of the outcry against the plan to retrace and recover grazing routes across the country, the Federal Government is not showing signs of relenting. African Examiner revealed that stock routes, popularly called grazing routes, are currently being retraced and recovered by the Federal Government for herders to graze their cattle. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bishop David Oyedepo, Chancellor, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara, on Friday called for urgent steps to check students’ unregulated access to social media. “We must wake up from our slumber to deal with this monster. It unconsciously robs people of their future by robbing them of their time,’’ Oyedepo, said at the 7th […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ongoing violent clash among youths of Inalende, Abebi and Oopo areas of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has claimed more casualties. Though, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Adewale Osifeso, while confirming the incident, said he has yet to establish the number of casualties, a witness insisted that the casualties increased […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus says every region has countries facing a steep increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths, with cases in Africa on rapid increase. Ghebreyesus, who spoke on Friday at COVID-19 news briefing at WHO headquarters in Geneva, expressed concerns that COVID-19 cases in Africa had increased by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister for Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Friday commended the dedication of former Super Eagles Captain, John Mikel Obi. He also announced Mikel Obi as an Ambassador of the sports ministry. The minister gave the commendation at a press conference held in Mikel-Obi’s honor at the National Stadium, Lagos. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police command in Kebbi has confirmed that the vehicle used to abduct students from Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi, belongs to a high court judge in the state. Nafi’u Abubakar, Kebbi police spokesman, stated that the van was hijacked by bandits on Birnin Yauri road. Abubakar disclosed that the police […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – With the goal of stirring youth to work, Adedolapo Adekanbi, popularly known as DolapoTheVibe is a fast-rising Nigerian-American singer, songwriter and performer on Friday released first official single for the year 2021 titled, WORK. “Work” is created with the aim of encouraging listeners to work for whatever they want, because of course […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says it will soon begin prosecution of fans exhibiting hooliganism at match venues. NFF’s First Vice-President, Seyi Akinwunmi, said this while addressing participants at the Nigeria National League (NNL) Football Development Summit for Club Administrators and Media, in Abuja on Friday. Akinwunmi, who declared the event open on […]
