(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun says no fewer than 14 people lost their lives in an accident that occurred on Ipetu-Ijesa – Ilesa Highway on Saturday evening. The Sector Commander, Mr Paul Okpe, made this known in a statement issued by Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, the command’s Spokesperson, which was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the Anambra State, in the November 6 governorship poll, Valentine Ozigbo, says that the exclusion of his name from the list of candidates was temporary. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on Friday announced the list of candidates for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than three Customs officials and a Soldier were allegedly injured when they were attacked by smugglers in Igboora area of Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo State . Mr Theophilus Duniya, Customs Public Relations Officer, Federal Operations Unit Zone A, made this known in a statement issued on Saturday and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State Government has confirmed the outbreak of cholera at the new Artisan Market in Enugu metropolis. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr Emmanuel Obi, who confirmed this in a statement in Enugu on Saturday, said that the outbreak had so far claimed seven lives. Obi further said that 19 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was, on Saturday, sworn in for a fourth term, amid a worsening economic crisis in the war-ravaged country. In May, al-Assad, who has ruled Syria since 2000, was re-elected after gaining an expected landslide in a presidential election that was dismissed by the opposition as a sham. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arewa Pastors Non-Denominational Initiative for Peace, a Pan African Vanguard of Pastors from the 19 Northern states and the FCT, has urged the clergy to stop prophesying doom on Nigeria. Bishop John Richard, National Chairman and Convener of the group, at a rally on Saturday, in Abuja, said the non-denominational initiative for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says, in line with operative conventions and laws, it will take possession of the 1,130 looted Benin bronzes being expected from Germany. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this on Saturday in Lagos at a news conference on the efforts by the federal government to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK, Amb. Sarafa Isola,had a meeting with eminent Yoruba leaders and Ohaneze Ndigbo in London on Friday to dialogue on current security issues in Nigeria. The minutes of the meetings, which took place at the Nigerian High Commission office, was e-mailed to African Examiner on Saturday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed its concern over the violent crisis in South Africa, which has resulted in loss of lives and property. The unrest in South Africa began after the incarceration of the country’s former president, Jacob Zuma, who began serving his 15-month sentence on Wednesday last week. The initial […]
Nigeria’s Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao has reiterated the need for increased manpower development in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). CAS made the observation during the winging ceremony of another set of 6 helicopter pilots who recently completed their basic flying training at Draken Helicopter Academy in the United Kingdom […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kano state government has dragged an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abduljabbar Kabara, to court for blasphemy and incitement. The state Commissioner for Information, Mr Muhammed Garba, stated this in a release made available to newsmen on Friday. It said that the Kano-based Islamic cleric was famous for controversial religious commentaries and statements, which […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 132 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) as of Friday, July 16. The NCDC made the disclosure on its official website handle on Saturday morning. The new infections indicate a decrease from the 159 cases registered on Thursday. The NCDC noted that no death […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday confirmed that a rare case of human monkeypox was detected in Texas, making it the first case of the virus seen in the state. The viral illness was found in a U.S. resident, who recently travelled from Nigeria to the US […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of the Central Bank, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has said that despite not being listed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), he will still be taking part in the governorship contest in Anambra State. INEC had published Hon Chuma Umeoji as a candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says no fewer than 20,000 people have been displaced following a series of attacks by the Allied Democratic Force (ADF) in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DCR). Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, disclosed this while briefing correspondents […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Government of Cross River on Friday delivered two aircraft of the state Cally Air to Aero Contractors Company of Nigeria Ltd. to operate and maintain. The aircraft were at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, before giving them to Aero Contractors. Gov. Benedict Ayade of Cross River said at the event […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Entrepreneur and nightlife boss, Obi Iyiegbu popularly known as Obi Cubana, said he has received 246 cows from his friends for his mum’s funeral slated to hold this weekend at Afor Uzo Oba in Anambra State. The socialite lost his mother in December 2020 and his friends and associates have continued to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Nigerian delegate to the Olympics became the first visitor to the Tokyo Games admitted to hospital with COVID-19. He is the first foreign official to be hospitalised because of COVID-19 on arrival in Tokyo, according to the TV station. The second batch of Team Nigeria’s contingent to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the report of the conference Committee on the Petroleum Industry Bill (Bill), the House of Representatives on Friday, in Abuja passed the bill, allowing three per cent to host communities. The three per cent is however against 10 per cent demanded by the host communities and also the initial five per […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The remains of Major General Hassan Ahmed killed by gunmen along Lokoja-Abuja highway on Thursday have been buried in Abuja. Major General Ahmed was a member of the 40th Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) and former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army. He was recently appointed Director Veterans Affairs […]
