(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Mohammed Umar, the Director of Operations, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has been picked to oversee the affairs of the agency in the absence of Magu. A top official of the commission disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Tuesday. The source, who asked not to […]
By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As media reported the suspension of the Acting Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu from office, social media was set abuzz. It will be recalled that the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Justice, Abubakar Malami, had previously accused Ibrahim Magu of gross financial infractions and he was arrested […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo says the constitution empowers his office to supervise the execution of the Special Public Works Programme of the Federal Government. Keyamo made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen, after the Senate Committee on Labour called for a new proposal to implement […]
By Niyi Adeyi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ondo State House of Assembly has served impeachment notice on the State Deputy Governor, Mr. Agboola Ajayi. At the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Bamidele Oleyelogun, the Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Gbenga Omole, announced that there were 14 members who were in attendance, whereas, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commissions, EFCC, boss, Ibrahim Magu, has been suspended. Reports say multiple sources confirmed the suspension to journalists covering the presidential panel investigating Mr Magu over alleged corruption. On Monday, the panel grilled Magu for several hours at the Presidential Villa, Abuja before he was taken into police […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Tuesday called for the renaming of the Ibadan Airport after the late former governor of Oyo state, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi. This was sequel to a motion on “The Demise of Sen. Abiola Ajimobi” sponsored by Sen. Buhari Abdulfatai (APC-Oyo) and co-sponsored by Sen. Teslim Folarin during plenary. The News […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Abubakar Namalika over the gruesome murder of Dr Enoch Okpara, a medical doctor in Gusau on June 13. Mr Usman Nagogo, State Commissioner of Police, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Gusau on Monday. He said that the suspect had already […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu …Remanded in Prison (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Magistrate Court sitting in Enugu North council Area of Enugu state on Monday arraigned and ordered that a couple, Mr Jude and Ifeoma Ozougwu, be reminded in Correctional Service centre Nsukka for attempted murder of their 10 year old housemaid, Miss. Nneoma Nnadi, pending […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria High Commission in Canada says it is set to evacuate Nigerian citizens, stranded in that country due to the COVID-19, back home. The mission in Ottawa, Canada said, in a statement, that Portuguese airline and Euro Atlantic Airways have been chosen for the evacuation. About 300 stranded Nigerians had earlier […]
By Niyi Adeyi, Lagos (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely a week after the public confirmation, the Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has tested negative for COVID-19. Akeredolu disclosed this Monday in a weekly press briefing on the State of the pandemic in the South West State. He disclosed that doctors confirmed his negative status after he […]
…Magu Not Arrested, Was Invited By DSS –EFCC Spokesman By Ayo Balogun, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Security agents have reportedly arrested Ibrahim Magu, the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC.) African Examiner gathered that Mr Magu was picked up at Wuse II area in Abuja, Monday afternoon. Reports say his convoy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The absence of an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, on Monday, stalled hearing in an alleged N6.9billion fraud and money laundering suit filed against Ayodele Fatose in a Federal High Court in Lagos. Fayose was first arraigned on Oct. 22. 2018, before Justice Mojisola Olatotegun, alongside his company, Spotless Investment […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Director-General Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, has confirmed seven deaths, while 14 people were rescued at the end of the rescue operation of a boat mishap Sunday, July 5. Oke-Osanyintolu made the confirmation Monday in an interview at the Ipakodo Jetty during the conclusion of the search and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past National Vice Chairman (North-West), of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Inuwa Abdulkadir is dead. Reports said the late APC Chieftain’s friend, Senator Lawal Shuaibu, confirmed the incident in a text message. He was said to have died in the early hours of Monday after a brief illness AbdulKadir […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Secretary to Ondo State Government (SSG), Mr. Ifedayo Abegunde, has reportedly resigned his appointment. The former SSG stated in a letter written to the governor and a copy made available to journalist in Akure. He said that his resignation is effective from Monday (today), July 6, 2020. Abegunde, a close friend to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria has recorded 544 new COVID-19 cases, a development which has taken the country’s total infection tally to 28,711. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on its official twitter handle on Sunday. NCDC said that as of July, 5. 2020, 544 new confirmed cases and 11 deaths were recorded […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Government has announced 30 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the state to 372. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ikechukwu Obi, made the announcement in a statement on Sunday. Obi stated that the ministry confirmed the 30 new cases in the update by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria has recorded 603 new COVID-19 cases in the country, as total infections from the virus climbed 28,167. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official twitter handle on Saturday. The NCDC said that as at the June 4, 603 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state police Command has arrested a 24 year old house wife, Mrs. Ifeoma Ozougwu, for using hot pressing iron, nail, and other sharp objects to inflict various degrees of body injuries on her 10 year old housemaid, Miss Nneoma Nnadi. According to the command’s spokesman, Mr. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue said the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Tony Ijohor and Chief of Staff, Mr Terwase Orbunde have tested positive to COVID-19. The governor disclosed this on Saturday while briefing newsmen in Makurdi. He further said that the State Head of Service, Mrs Veronica Onyeke also tested […]
