(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate Public Accounts Committee has summoned a former managing director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Gimba Yau Kumo, to appear before it to explain the rationale behind the alleged irregular award of N3bn when he was at the helms of the affairs of the bank. The Senate panel, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senior Shepherd-in-Charge of the Celestial Church of Christ, Genesis Global, Prophet Israel Ogundipe, has been released from prison. He joined members of his church for Sunday service.As soon as he entered the premises of the Church, the worshippers joy knew no bounds. In a video posted on Instagram by the church, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen on Sunday morning have abducted a Catholic priest, Rev. Prof. Izu Marcell Onyeocha in Imo State. The priest, Rev. Prof. Izu Marcell Onyeocha, was said to have been abducted around 7:00 a.m at Ihube Community in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State along Enugu -Port Harcourt Express Road. The victim, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South East Governors will meet in Owerri, the Imo State capital to deliberate on security- related issues today. Also expected at the meeting are the Brigade Commanders, Navy, Air Force Commanders, Inspector General of Police, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and other stakeholders. The Governors, according to sources, are meeting to find solution to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, on Saturday ordered the dismantling of all illegal police road blocks on Lagos-Badagry expressway. The state police command’s Spokesperson, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement that Odumosu gave the directive on Friday while addressing Area Commanders and Divisional Police Officers in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Resident doctors, have suspended their 10 days old strike. Their president, Dr. Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, disclosed. He said, “We suspended the strike about one hour ago. We are responsible to Nigerians, the government has acceded to some demands.” According to him, the strike was suspended after meetings with various stakeholders in the health […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Godwin Obaseki, Governor of Edo State, has stated that Nigeria is in huge financial trouble as the federal government printed N60 billion as part of federal allocation for March. Obaseki disclosed this at the Edo state transition committee stakeholder’s engagement on Thursday saying that the economy is no longer what it used […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government signed a Memorandum of Action (MoA) with the striking Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Saturday to end the action. The MoA was the second in a fortnight. The first one was signed on March 31 but was later rejected by the striking doctors. Minister of Labour and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) says that Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is a basic prerequisite for admission into the academy.This was confirmed by the spokesman, Major Bashir Jajira, who stated that the attention of the academy had been drawn to fake news speculating the suspension of UTME for the incoming members […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An accounting student of the Lagos State University, LASU, Olowa Kehinde, was at the weekend abducted with others along the Warri-Benin Highway while coming back to Lagos Speaking in an interview , the Public Relations Officer of the LASU Student Union Government, Adams Zaenab Olawunmi, said immediately the leadership of the union […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER), – Oba Adetutu Ajayi , the traditional ruler of Ewu Ekiti in Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State, has been shot by hoodlum African Examiner reports that the traditional ruler was shot on Friday night on his way to a neighboring community, Ayetoro Ekiti in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of the state. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced additional 71 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 163,652. The NCDC, on its official Twitter handle on Friday, also disclosed that the country added one COVID-19 related death while fatalities stood at 2,059. The country’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ECOWAS Parliament will in Monrovia meet for the first time in 2021 to discuss ways of fostering women empowerment in the West-African sub-region. The meeting which will hold from April 13 to 17 has the theme, ‘Empowerment of Women in the ECOWAS Region.’ Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Mohamed Tunis will […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government on Friday announced further easing of restrictions on social and event centres across the state with immediate effect. Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile Yusuff and the Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr Lanre Mojola made the announcement. According to Majola, the Governor of Lagos […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governors elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party on Friday held a closed door meeting at the Government House in Makurdi, Benue State. African Examiner reports that Governor Samuel Ortom had earlier received some of the governors who were in the state to attend the party’s Governors’ Forum. Among those […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his condolences to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, over the death of her husband, Prince Philip, who passed on peacefully at the age of 99. The President’s condolence message was contained in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, on Friday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West African Examinations Council, Nigeria, says the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination will commence in August and not May. WAEC also debunked reports by some news platforms that it postponed the examination. In a statement on Friday, Acting Head, Public Affairs, WAEC, Nigeria, Demianus Ojijeogu, said WAEC Nigeria Head, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has advised passengers, particularly those at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja to arrive early at the airport for their check-in procedures. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, FAAN General Manager, Corporate Affairs gave the advice in a statement in Lagos . Yakubu urged passengers to avoid the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 15 suspected kidnappers have been arrested by Operatives of the FCT Police Command in Abuja. The men were said to be involved in the attempted abduction of the Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Gwagwalada Branch, Mr David Aigbefor. A senior police operative confirmed to our correspondent on Friday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A non-governmental organization, the National Ecosystem Advocates of Nigeria (NEAN), has appealed to the National Assembly to embark on the review of the current NAQS act, 2017, with a view to identifying and strengthening the law to ensure that the main objectives of the legislation is fully attained. It noted that having […]
