(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rescuers on Sunday collected five bags of human body parts and three bags of debris of the Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed in the waters off the coast of Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday, according to a senior official “We received three bags containing the debris of the plane and five bags […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it had made the presentation of a valid National Identification Number (NIN) compulsory for all categories of vehicle registration. Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM), Bisi Kazeem, Corps Public Education Officer, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, in Abuja. FRSC had commenced compliance on this directive […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A search and rescue operation has been launched after a passenger plane with more than 50 people on board lost contact after taking off from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on Saturday, a Transport Ministry spokesperson said. Contact was lost with Flight SJ182 over the Java sea, shortly after it took off for Pontianak, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kwara Government, on Friday, ordered the sealing up of two children’s homes, Blusolande Day Care and Inioluwa Orphanage, for operating illegally in the state. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajia Nike Ibrahim, gave the order following an on-the-spot assessment visit to the affected homes in Omu-Aran, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabweans are reportedly using domestic animals medicine- ivermectin injection to vaccinate against coronavirus as use of fake drugs and Covid-19 test certificates rile the government. The country’s Covid-19 cases increased drastically and more than doubled to close to 20 000 since December, from about 8,000 that had been recorded between March and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 1,544 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC, on its verified website on Friday, also confirmed additional 12 coronavirus-related deaths. The country’s daily new infections accelerated to a record high of over 1,500 cases for the third time bringing the total […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Twitter says it has permanently suspended President Donald Trump’s account due to the risk of further incitement of violence. Twitter’s action comes after a mob stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, temporarily halting the certification of Joe Biden as the next US president, an attack that left 5 people dead, including a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Twitter on Wednesday put President Trump on notice: If he does not stop breaking the platform’s rules, he will be permanently banned. The stern warning followed another step never before taken by Twitter: It locked Trump out of his account for 12 hours after the removal of three tweets that the company […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria recorded 1,664 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections to 94,369. the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Wednesday. reports that the daily increase was a new record and considerably higher than Tuesday’s 1,354 confirmed cases. It said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City reached their fourth straight League Cup final after a 2-0 win over Manchester United in Wednesday’s semi-final at Old Trafford. Two second half goals from John Stones and Fernandinho gave Pep Guardiola’s side victory in the match. Manchester City will now meet Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has named Mrs Yemisi Edun as the Acting Managing Director of the bank in the interim, while embattled Mr Adam Nuru is on leave. The decision was contained in a statement signed by the FCMB management. “In line with normal corporate practice, Edun is Acting as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Ministry of Education has announced January 18th, 2021, as resumption date for all schools in the state. The decision, according to a statement by the State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uche Eze, was reached at a meeting between the ministry and major stakeholders in the sector, on Monday. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Libyan navy has rescued 82 illegal immigrants off the coast of Khoms city, some 120 km east of the capital Tripoli. The Libyan navy disclosed this in a statement. “A rubber boat was successfully rescued with 82 migrants on board off the coast of Khoms city after a distress call was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria on Monday recorded 1,204 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of infections to 91,351. The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its verified website. Nigeria recorded 1,145 cases on Dec. 18, 2020. The centre also announced seven deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 917 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the country. The NCDC disclosed this via its verified website late Sunday. So far, 955,429 persons have been tested in the country since the first confirmed COVID-19 case was announced in Feb. 27, 2020. According to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governorship flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Enugu state during the 2019 election, Senator Ayogu Eze, has revealed that two more governors from the Southeast of Nigeria are on their way to the ruling party. Speaking over the weekend at the Enugu State APC Secretariat where he came to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mrs Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, has formally assumed office as the 4th Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer and first female to occupy the position at Fidelity Bank Plc, effective on Jan. 1. The bank disclosed that Onyeali-Ikpe took over from Mr Nnamdi Okonkwo, whose contract tenure ended on Dec. 31, 2020, in line […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ogun Government has suspended its Commissioner for Environment, Mr Abiodun Abudu-Balogun, over alleged sexual harassment of a 16 year- old girl. This is contained in a press statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Tokunbo Talabi on Sunday in Abeokuta. Talabi said that the suspension became necessary to enable […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A new surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths has seen Zimbabwe government imposing another strict 30-day lockdown and 12-hour curfew from 6am to 6am. Zimbabwe recorded just above 8000 new cases between March and November last year but the numbers almost doubled starting in December until January 2, jumping to a cumulative […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor Willie Obiano led government in Anambra state, South- East Nigeria, has lifted the suspension of five traditional rulers it suspended a few months ago. It would be recalled that the governor had slammed suspension on some Monarchs in the state for visiting president Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja some time last […]
