(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former President of the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Mallam Ismaila Isa Funtua is dead. He allegedly died in Abuja on Monday night of cardiac arrest. He was 78 years old. Mallam Ismaila Isa Funtua was a very strong ally of President mohammdau Buhari. He was believed to be a […]
By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kogi State Governor and chairman of the governorship primary in Ondo State, Mr Yahaya Bello, have stated that the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State will be free and fair. Bello stated that he was ready to make sure that the most popular […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ongoing House of Representatives investigative hearing of the alleged Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) N81.5bn fraud, Monday took a shocking dimension as the acting Managing Director of the Commission, Prof Kemebradikumo Pondei, fainted while the session was ongoing. The shocking development happened as Prof Pondei – the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Rep. Olubumi Tunji-Ojo (APC-Ondo), has stepped down following accusations of involvement in corrupt practices in the commission. Tunji-Ojo stepped aside on Monday at the ongoing investigation on alleged N40 billion irregular expenditures in the NDDC in Abuja. Recall that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 556 new COVID-19 cases in the country as total infections from the virus rise to 36,663. Out of the new 556 daily cases, Edo state recorded the highest number of 104 infections. NCDC disclosed this on its official twitter handle late on Sunday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One of the 12 aspirants vying for the ticket of the APC in the Ondo State gubernatorial election has stepped down for Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu a few hours to the primaries. Mr Ife Oyedele has opted to step down for Akeredolu, hours before the primaries, slated for July 20. Oyedele, who spoke […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As agitation for which geo-political zone will produce the next governor of Enugu state in 2023 begins in grand style, a Socio-political group under the platform of Igbo Nsukka United Front (INUF) has said based on existing zoning arrangement in the State, it will still be the turn […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The dust raised by the shocking death of the Nigerian first female combative Flying Officer, Tolulope Arotile, is yet to settle, as the country’s Air Force reveals the identity of the driver of the car which hit the young and promising officer. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, […]
By Ignatius Okpara (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, has announced that he has tested positive for the covid-19. Mr Onyeama announced the result of his 4th test on his official twitter handle on Sunday. He said he was heading for isolation for treatment. “Did my fourth Covid-19 test yesterday […]
By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ,Former Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi, has identified other factors that are promoting corruption in Nigeria. He said: “Morally and religiously speaking, corruption is a problem. “Part of the problem we have is incompetence and that is why I keep saying we must pay attention to merit. There must […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider is set to reward customers for Verve Card usage in its Free Fuel Promotion. The Free Fuel promo which is activated by FirstBank in collaboration with Verve International and Oando Plc. kicked off on Monday, 6 July 2020 to Friday, 24 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tanzania’s anti-narcotics Police said on Saturday they seized 379 kilogrammes of cannabis. Emmanuel Lukula, the Kilimanjaro Regional Police Commander, said the cannabis was seized at Holili town at the border between Tanzania and Kenya. He said Police were also holding, for interrogation, the driver of a pick-up vehicle that was used to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 653 new COVID-19 cases in the country as total infections from the virus rise to 35, 107. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle late on Saturday. The health agency said that as of July 18, 653 new confirmed cases […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of candidates to contest the Edo State Governorship election slated for Saturday, September 19, 2020. According to a statement issued by INEC, There are two female governorship candidates, who are Mabel Oboh of African Democratic Congress (ADC), and […]
By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has rubbished claims that he plans to run for president in 2023. His Special Adviser on Media, Ola Awoniyi, debunked this allegation in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Awoniyi said: “It is true that the Senate President was involved in the consultations that […]
By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The general overseer and founder of Living Faith Church, AKA, Winners chapel, has come under heavy criticism on Twitter after the bishop stated that one is under financial curse if he does not pay tithes. According to reports, the bishop took to his Twitter handle to state on Friday […]
By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Omowunmi Abisogun Ruling House of Iruland, Lagos State, has cried out that they have been arrested and molested by the new monarch. It will be recalled that the royal families in Oniru and the new monarch, Wasiu Gbolahan, have been at loggerheads since the installation of the monarch […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The dreaded Coronavirous pandemic currently ravaging the entire globe, including Nigeria has claimed the life of a Spanish catholic priest, serving in Enugu Diocese. A statement to that effect signed by Rev. Fr. Nkemjika Igweshi, Secretary to the Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Rev. Dr. Calistus Onaga, on Saturday said: […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Another flight evacuating Nigerians stranded in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic has departed for Abuja. The fully booked plane, with 324 passengers on board, left the Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, on Friday night. It is expected to arrive at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Saturday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has arranged three more flights to evacuate Nigerians stranded in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Mr Ben Okoyen, the third and fourth special flights are scheduled for July 17 and July 28. Okoyen said […]
