(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State police have arrested a father of four, Favour Ibama, for allegedly raping and stealing from some women in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. A spokesperson for the state police command, SP Nnamdi Omoni, disclosed this while parading the suspect at the command’s headquarters in Port Harcourt on Thursday. Omoni claimed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria and 18 other African countries would benefit from World Bank’s 22.5 million dollars additional financing for the Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP) in Western and Central Africa. The World Bank announced this in a statement issued on Friday in Washington D.C., adding that its board of Executive Directors had approved […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director, National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Enugu State, Mr Isaac Onukwube has advised residents in the state to disregard death rumors surrounding COVID- 19 vaccine. Onukwube gave the advice on Friday in an interview in Enugu. According to him, the vaccine is real and safe; the arguments whether it is real […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) is N212.6 per litre according to the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) This is an indication of a subsidy of N50.61 per litre since the only importer of the product- the Pipelines Products Marketing Company (PPMC) has not notified marketers on upward […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kaduna State government has publicized that troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 180 citizens captured by gunmen in the state on Friday. The state said the citizens were abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A statement issued by the state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the 10- year conviction on Former Plateau Governor, Joshua Dariye. The 10-year imprisonment was for the offence of criminal breach of trust. A five-member panel of justices, led by Justice Mary Odili, in a unanimous judgment, held Dariye’s appeal in part, by setting aside the one-year […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected gunmen have abducted some female students of The Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Mando area of Kaduna State. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Mohammed Jalige confirmed the incident. His words: “They were abducted last night; we have no details of the number of students.” He said the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The wife of Ekiti Governor, Mrs Bisi Fayemi, has cautioned government workers against sexual harassment. Mrs Fayemi critized the act on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti at a special Public Service programme in commemoration of the International Women’s Day. She explained that dress code in Civil Service should be for both gender and indecent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has sacked Mike Idoko, the Vice-Chairman of Lobi Stars Football Club of Makurdi Anthony Ijohor, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), who disclosed this in a statement said the decision was as a result of the club’s “continuous poor results”. “The termination of Idoko’s appointment is with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Niger Ministry of Education has directed the closure of all public secondary schools for two weeks to tackle the security challenges facing the state All schools are to close from Friday, March 12th to Friday, March 26th, 2021. According to Commissioner of Education, Hajiya Hannatu Salihu, the closure was to give […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has stated it won’t negotiate with terrorists and bandits. National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (Rtd), who disclosed this during the weekly ministerial briefing at the State House in Abuja, said government would rather arrange all necessary forces to eliminate criminals. According to him, negotiating with the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some gunmen on Wednesday night attacked the National Institute of Construction Technology, Uromi, Esan Northeast Local Government Area of Edo State and abducted yet-to-be-ascertained number of teachers and students. It learnt that the kidnappers invaded the institute on Wednesday night, amid sporadic gunshots. The development, it was gathered heightened tension in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has condemned all those advising government to arrest him because of the meetings he holds with bandits. Relating such people as clowns, Gumi revealed that government officials also attend the meetings with the bandits. Speaking further on the matter, the cleric revealed that he’s not the first […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Leo Irhabor, has led other military chiefs to hold a meeting with the Oyo State Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde. The military chiefs were said to have first visited the 2 Division first and they are said to be on their way to the Governor’s Office at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oyo State Government has announced an indefinite suspension of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise It reports that the last Saturday of the month environmental sanitation exercise between 7am and 10am was introduced over 20 years ago by the then military government to inculcate in the populace the culture of cleanliness. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An online platform known as jobberman, that provides job and training for job seekers, said that it has targeted five million Nigerian youths for skills and dignified jobs by 2025. Miss Makkiya Sulaiman, the youths engagement assistant of the organisation, said this in an interview on Wednesday in Kano. She said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo Government has received 81,080 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for distribution in the state. The Permanent Secretary, State’s Ministry of Health, Dr Osamwonyi Irowa, confirmed this Wednesday. Dr Irowa said that the vaccines were delivered alongside 81,080 syringes “We also received the adhesive code stickers of the same number. And […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, says that 5,000 Nigerians refugees have been repatriated to the state from Cameroon. Governor Zulum disclosed this on Wednesday in his Facebook page saying that the handing over took place on Monday and was led by Cameroon’s Minister for Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that the state government may possibly commence the administering of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, March 11. Sanwo-Olu said this on Wednesday, when the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Nigeria, Dr Walter Mulombo paid a courtesy visit to the governor at Lagos […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A witness, Mrs Obiajulu Obiageli, confirmed that the letters of appointment presented by 56 sacked officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) were fake. It reports that the sacked 56 staffers of the NSCDC took the corps and Interior Minister before the National Industrial Court (NIC) demanding for their […]
