(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Super Eagles striker, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, has revealed that he still gets messages for the goal he missed against the Korea Republic at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The former Super Eagles striker stated that he is amazed people have refused to forget the incident and move on stressing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Burundi government has announced the death of the president of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza on Tuesday, saying he died of a heart attack. He was aged 55. “The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death of His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, has returned to his position as the chief whip of the Nigerian Senate after spending six months in prison. While welcoming him, Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, stated: “I want to welcome back our one and only chief whip of the senate and indeed the national […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Namibian Government on Tuesday called for strict monitoring and control of cross-border truck drivers to reduce the risk on inter-country COVID-19 transmission between South Africa and Namibia. Damien Mabengano, Deputy Director of Transportation Regulation in the Ministry of Works and Transport in Namibia, said countries in the Southern Africa region had agreed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An armed group has shut down Libya’s giant Sharara oilfield days after it restarted following a long blockade, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) and a field engineer said on Tuesday. The armed group, led by Mohamed Khalifa, had instructed employees to shut the field, the NOC said. Khalifa heads one of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South Africa’s Life Healthcare said on Tuesday that its southern African operation was hit by a cyber-attack affecting its admissions systems, business processing systems and email servers. The company however said it had yet to determine the extent to which data had been compromised. The hospital operator said its patient care was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A bishop, Elijah Orhonigbe, has been accused of raping a 19-year-old daughter of his church member in Warri. This was disclosed by the Area Commander, Warri Area Command in Delta State, Mohammed Garba. According to Garba, the suspect, who is identified as Bishop Elijah, is the Founder/General Overseer, Victory Revival Fasting and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eddy Ujah, a chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), who is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl in Benue State, North Central, Nigeria, is on the run. According to reports, the party chieftain committed the alleged crime in Otukpo area of Benue State, Nigeria and moves to arrest him has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 315 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 12,801. The NCDC announced this on Monday through its official Twitter handle, noting that as at June 8, 315 new confirmed cases and seven deaths were recorded in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lady Janet Okwaraji, the mother of late Green Eagles superstar, Samuel Okwaraji, has died at 83. The deceased, a devout Christian and retired school teacher, recently received the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, who visited her with some gift items from the government. Her eldest son, Patrick, confirmed her […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Monday said that 60 per cent of recent deaths recorded in Kano State had been linked to COVID-19 infection. Ehanire made the disclosure in Abuja at the Presidential Taskforce (PTF) briefing on COVID-19 in Nigeria. Over 150 deaths recorded in Kano State in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Son of former vice president, Adamu Atiku-Abubakar, has disclosed that his father, Atiku Abubakar, will contest again in the 2023 general elections. Adamu Atiku Abubakar, who is also the Commissioner of Works and Energy in Adamawa State, stated this while presenting his achievements of his ministry under the governance of Ahmadu Finitri. […]
((AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state has tested positive for COVID-19. The commissioner of Information, John Okiyi Kalu, stated this in a statement on Monday adding that the governor has gone into isolation and the deputy is now in charge of state’s affairs pending when the governor resumes. “Recall that on Saturday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Majek Fashek’s family has called for financial support from the public to fly home the late king of reggae music who died recently in the US. According to the former member of the House of Representatives, representing Egor/Ikpoba Okha Federal Constituency and music enthusiast, Agbonayima, who made the call on behalf of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker, Lagos House of Assembly, on Saturday appeared before state assembly panel of enquiry on the corruption allegations leveled against him by an online medium. Obasa told the panel that the allegations were untrue and that it was the handi work of his enemies. The speaker appeared before the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Thousands of Malians staged a protest in Bamako to demand resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita over what they described as his mishandling of many crises plaguing the country. Keita, re-elected in 2018 for a second five-year term, is struggling with a years-long security crisis in northern Mali, an outbreak of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved 288.5 million dollars loan to help Nigeria tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate its impact on people and businesses. The bank’s Communications and External Relations Department made this known in a statement on Saturday. It explained that the loan would bolster […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Worried by the alarming rate of rape cases, a non-governmental and civil society organization, (NGO), Women Aid Collective, (WACOL), has urged the Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, to declare a nationwide state of emergency on sexual violence in Nigeria. Founder of (WACOL) Professor Joy Ezeilo made the call in Enugu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives Committee on Power, says the House has concluded plans to investigate all privatisation in the sector to ensure that the challenges being presently faced are resolved. Rep. Magaji Aliyu, Chairman of the Committee said on Friday in Abuja when he led othe members on an oversight function […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the clamour for Diaspora voting intensifies, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Shadipe, Chairperson, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Affairs has assured Nigerians living abroad that the committee is working on it. Akande-Shadipe who led her committee on oversight function to Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) in Abuja on […]
