Posted by Daniel Jones
African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Friday, January 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwe has expressed concern and worry about citizens’ negligence amid reports many are not complying with Covid-19 regulations, with 26 000 people arrested within a week for violating various protocols including wearing masks. Zimbabwe introduced level 4 lockdown nearly a fortnight ago following a sharp increase in infections as new cases continue […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Friday, January 15th, 2021
US President-elect, Joe Biden, has appointed Nigerian-born Funmi Olorunnipa Badejo into his cabinet. The appointment of Badejo who is a lawyer and an alumna of Berkeley Law College in the US was announced by Biden when he named additional 20 members of the office of the White House counsel. A statement on the Biden-Harris transition website […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, January 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First of Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider has launched the Virtual Payment card, a Naira denominated debit card and digital representation of the plastic debit card. The card is designed to be linked to either a customer’s operative account or wallet account. The FirstBank Virtual Payment Card […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, January 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to disregard the news circulating on the social media that it was contemplating another lockdown. Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), also Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, made clarification in a statement signed by Mr Willie Bassey, Director Information […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, January 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government is targeting over 160,000 poor and vulnerable rural women, to benefit from the N20,000 cash grant, across the country to cushion the effects of COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Faruk, made the disclosure at the launch of the grant, on […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, January 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria recorded 1,398 new cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) as active cases being managed across isolation and treatment centres in the country rose to 20,062. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Wednesday. The centre also confirmed nine new deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the nation’s death toll […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, January 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The family of a flight attendant who was the first victim to be identified after last week’s crash of an Indonesian passenger jet is preparing to bury his remains on Thursday. Police identified Okky Bisma, 29, as a victim of Saturday’s crash of a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 after matching his fingerprints […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has frowned at the reported ultimatum given to the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev Matthew Kukah to tender apology to the Muslim Ummah over his recent “malicious comments” against Islam, or leave the state. The African Examiner reports that the forum had urged Bishop Kukah to tender an unreserved […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The U.S. House of Representatives votes to impeach Donald Trump for inciting the recent deadly Capitol siege, making him the first president to be impeached twice. Trump was impeached by a total of 232 lawmakers; 222 democrats and 10 republicans while 197 republicans voted against the impeachment. The outcome, which was expected, […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s billionaire, Bolu Akin-Olugbade passed away on Wednesday at the Paelon COVID Centre, Ikeja, Lagos. Until his death, the socialite was the Aare Onakakanfo of Owu Kingdom. Akin-Olugbade obtained a doctorate degree in Company Law from Cambridge University and he was a Rolls Royce lover and one of the largest collectors worldwide. […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Balelsa State, South- South Nigeria, presided over by Justice Jane Inyang has convicted and sentenced Mr. Felix David Diete to four years imprisonment, for stealing the sum of N2,000,000, 00k (Two Million Naira only) customers money According to EFCC, Head, media and publicity Mr. Wilson […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 1,270 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections to 102,601. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Tuesday. The public health institute confirmed 12 new deaths in the past 24 hours. This takes the nation’s death toll […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Organised Labour in Cross River on Tuesday, resolved to suspend the picketing of the state’s Accountant-General’s Office after a meeting with Gov. Ben Ayade. The state chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Ben Ukpebi, said this in Calabar after a peace accord meeting between the governor and labour leaders over […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 7 Division General Court Martial sitting in Maiduguri has sentenced a trooper, Pte. Azunna Mmadu-Abuchi to death by firing squad for killing an officer, Lt. Babakaka Ngorgi. Delivering judgement on Tuesday, the President of the Court, Brig. Gen. Arikpo Ekubi, said the prosecutor has proved his case beyond reasonable doubt that […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A unit of the Tunisian navy on Monday rescued 50 illegal migrants of different African nationalities, including four Tunisians, a statement issued by the ministry of Defence in Tunis said. Among the rescued migrants were 11 women and a baby-boy, the source said, adding that the operation was carried out by the […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2021
(AFRICA EXAMINER) – A Ugandan soldier opened fire, killing two fellow soldiers, a Policeman and a civilian before he was shot dead by colleagues, the military said on Monday. The serviceman, identified as Omara Denis Awilo, opened fire on his colleagues, killing two local Defense unit personnel, the policeman and a civilian before colleagues responded, […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, January 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 1,244 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 101,331. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website late Monday. The agency also confirmed additional three coronavirus-related deaths in the country in the past 24 […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, January 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The resumption date of the 2020/2021 second term across Nigeria will be reviewed by the Nigerian government due to the recent increase in COVID-19. African Examiner writes that the date initially fixed for resumption is January 18, 2021 date but at the Presidential briefing on Monday, the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Sunday, January 10th, 2021
An Ex-Nigerian Ambassador to the United States of America (USA), Professor George Obiozo has emerged the new President General of Apex Igbo Socio cultural organization, Ohaneze Ndigbo. He polled a total of 304 votes to defeat four other contestants in the keenly contested delegates election held today, 10th, Sunday January, 2021, at the Dan Ayiam […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, January 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent has reached 3,021,769 as of Sunday morning, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. According to the continental disease control and prevention agency’s Africa COVID-19 dashboard, the death toll related to the pandemic stood at 72,121. A total […]
