(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – British care home workers who are not prepared to get the COVID vaccine should “get out and get another job,’’ Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Saturday. Javid brushed off appeals from providers to pause the legal requirement for staff in England to be fully vaccinated, amid warnings some homes will be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief Oshadumo, who was kidnapped, has died in a crossfire between his abductors and rescuers. Oshadumo was kidnapped two Sundays ago when gunmen attacked the ECWA church in Okedayo-Kabba, Kogi State, where one person was killed, and his wife and other worshippers were shot. The attack came barely seven days after the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A proposed law to compel the Executive Arm of government to regulate prices of food and other items, in order to guarantee food security and lessen the economic hardship on majority of Nigerians, is underway in the House of Representatives. The Bill seeking that regulation, is entitled: “An Act to Alter the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – APC has postponed the flag-off of its Anambra governorship campaign scheduled for Saturday in Onitsha, Anambra, in honour of victims of various attacks in the state. The governorship election holds in the state Nov. 6. The governorship candidate, Sen. Andy Uba, announced the postponement in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 161 new cases of COVID-19 in the country as of Oct. 1. The NCDC said on its website on Saturday morning that the additional 161 infections brought the total of infections in the country to 205,940. It said 193,812 cases had been successfully […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen kidnapped Dr Ibrahim Garba, Permanent Secretary, Niger Ministry of Transport, and his son on Friday. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Monday Kuryas, confirmed in Minna on Saturday. He stated that father and son were kidnapped from their home in Zungeru in Wushishi Local Government Area after a wedding ceremony […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kidnappers have released Air Vice Marshal Sikiru Smith (retd.), who was abducted on Monday in the Ajah area of Lagos State. It was learnt that the retired General was released in the early hours of Saturday. The spokesman for the Police in Lagos State, Adekunle Ajisebutu, confirmed the development . “I can […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, have closed down the institution until further notice, following students’ protest over the death of their colleague, and in its bid to forestall further breakdown of law and order. This was contained in a release issued by the Public Relations Officer of the University, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has advised members of his church to willing take the COVID-19 vaccine , saying he will not hesitate to do same if it is the requirement of any country he intends to visit on evangelism. Addressing a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Country Director of ActionAid, Nigeria, Ene Obi, has called on Nigerians to use the 61st anniversary of Nigeria’s independence to reflect on the journey so far and rise to alter the narratives of Corruption and insecurity. Obi made the call in Lokoja in an interview on the sidelines of the passing out […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Force Commander (FC), Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Maj.-Gen. Abdul-Khalifah Ibrahim, says the fight against terrorism requires global approach by integrating various skills held by both civilians and the military. A statement by the Chief of Military Public Information for MNJTF, Col. Muhammad Dole, disclosed the statement during inauguration of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $400 million dollar credit to Nigeria in additional financing, from its International Development Association (IDA), for COVID-19 vaccine acquisition, the bank announced in a statement it issued on Friday, in Washington. The bank said that the fund is meant to provide upfront financing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has advised former President Goodluck Jonathan to remain in the Peoples Democratic Party and not to be lured to join the All Progressives Congress. According to the him, PDP is a better political platform for the ex-President to run for the 2023 Presidency if he chooses to. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Ogun has confirmed the arrest of a 52-year-old man, Adebayo Akinrinoye, for allegedly defiling his 16-year-old daughter. Police Spokesman in Ogun, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the development in a statement issued to newsmen on Saturday in Ota. Oyeyemi explained that the suspect, who resides at No. 11 Kabiru […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari says middlemen are responsible for the hike in the prices of food items. Buhari disclosed this on Friday during his nationwide address to mark Nigeria’s 61st independence anniversary. According to him, middlemen have created “artificial shortages” by hoarding essential commodities for profiteering. Buhari stated that the agricultural sector is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday stated that no government since the return of democracy in 1999 has achieved what his regime has done in six years. Buhari disclosed this in his nationwide broadcast to Nigerians to mark the nation’s 61st Independence. According to President Buhari, he has achieved a lot in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Nigerian-born Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says she is not interested in contesting the 2023 presidential election, describing the speculation as “utterly ridiculous and not true.” Okonjo-Iweala spoke in reaction to the rumour that she is reportedly considering the possibility of resigning her WTO job barely seven […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that cholera had claimed 2, 791 lives across 28 states and the Federal Capital Territory since the beginning of 2021. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, in Abuja, that a total of 81,413 suspected cases […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) ) – The largest search engine in the world, Google on Oct. 1, celebrated Nigeria’s 61st Independence Day anniversary with a doodle. Google celebrated Nigeria on its website with a special doodle depicting a red coloured Eagle atop an image of the national colours of Green and White. A click on the doodle […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fear has gripped residents of Obor Autonomous Community in Orlu Council Area of Imo state, following razing down the palace of the Traditional ruler of the locality, Eze Obi Ralph Ekezie, hoodlums. African Examiner reports that the ugly development has thrown the natives into panic, which incident happened on Thursday night. Aside […]
