(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) says it has arrested and detained the policeman responsible for the gunshot that killed one Solomon Eze, 52, in Karimo area of Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the FCT, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A leading Atlanta based cultural center, African Heritage Foundation, has been nominated for the prestigious 2019/2020 Energy Globe Award. African Heritage Center was recognized for its sustainable projects which include: CELEBRATE AFRICA JOURNEY THROUGH THE AGES; BRIDGING THE GAP AND BUILDING THE BRIDGE; AFRICA MATTERS, AFRICA IS THE FUTURE; AND BRAIN DRAIN TO BRAIN GAIN. African Heritage Foundation is founded by Africa’s foremost cultural Ambassador, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria is on the increase as the country has just recorded 248 new cases. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a post on its Twitter handle the new cases bring the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 4,399 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers Government on Sunday demolished two Hotels in the state for flouting lockdown orders and State’s Executive Order No. 6 against the spread of Novel COVID-19 pandemic. This was made known on Sunday in a statement by Mr Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant (Electronic Media) to Rivers Governor. He said that Gov. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has tasked the Community of Practice (CoP) to join hands in minimising the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Nigeria’s economy. The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, gave this charge on Friday in Abuja at a virtual meeting of CoP that he co-hosted. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some Nigerians who were stranded in the United Kingdom (UK) due to COVID-19 pandemic have arrived the country. The citizens who were evacuated by the Federal Government (FG) arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos Friday around 01.43 pm Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, confirmed the development. Dabiri-Erewa […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has described the Supreme Court judgment quashing the conviction of the former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu as unfortunate vowing to speedily retry the case. EFCC, in a statement by Head, Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale says: “The attention of the Economic And […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu says events in the past five months have given him an added perspective on matters of justice and injustice in Nigeria. Uzor Kalu said this in a statement he issued on Friday in Abuja following the Supreme Court nullification of the lower court’s judgment that convicted and sentenced […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court has quashed the conviction of the former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor-Kalu and ordered retrial of the case. In a unanimous judgement on Friday by a seven-man panel, led by Justice Amina Augie, the Supreme Court held that the Federal High Court in Lagos, convicted Kalu, his firm […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, restrained the Federal Government from extraditing Sen. Buruji Kashamu, to the U.S. to answer allegation of his complicity in illicit drug trade. Delivering judgment, Justice Abang, held that neither the Federal Government nor any of its agents could validly initiate extradition […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Alwan Hassan as Acting Managing Director, Bank of Agriculture (BOA). The approval was contained in a statement by Mr Theodore Ogaziechi, Director of Information, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, on Thursday in Abuja. Ogaziechi said the appointment followed the dissolution of the Interim Management […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Wednesday announced a reduction in the ex-depot price of petrol from N113.28k per litre to N108.00K per litre across all its products loading facilities as well as in its through put operations. A release today in Abuja by the corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, has faulted those criticising him for describing the recently repatriated Abacha loots as “Abacha assets”. Malami, in a statement issued by Dr Umar Gwandu, his Special Assistant on Media, on Wednesday in Abuja said his attention had been drawn […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mrs Kafayat Amusan, one of the stranded Nigerian travelers returning from United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday delivered a baby boy on board Emirates Airline departing from Dubai to Lagos. Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media and Public Relations Office of Nigerians in Dispora Commision (NIDCOM), made the disclosure in a statement issued […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – AVM Muhammadu Muhammed (Rtd), newly appointed Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), assumed duty on Wednesday with a promise to be fair to all. Muhammed, who was received by directors of the agency at its Abuja headquarters, said he would focus on repositioning the Agency to meet its statutory mandate, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Evacuation of the first batch of stranded Nigerians in the United States earlier scheduled for Sunday has been brought back to Saturday. Also changed is the flight number from ET 509 announced on Sunday to ET 8509 by the same carrier, Ethiopian Airlines. The Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York announced the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has said that the Federal Government expects the injection of about N2 trillion stimulus into the economy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the fall in oil prices. He spoke on Tuesday at a webinar on “Citizens Dialogue Session […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the opening of five COVID-19 Donor Accounts which form part of the existing Treasury Single Account (TSA) arrangement in five commercial banks. Mr Henshaw Ogubike, Director Information and Press, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Lagos (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Another fully loaded petrol tanker early Tuesday morning fell on the popular Otedola bridge – inward Isheri/Kara areas, along Lagos – Ibadan express way. The sudden incident made many residents and passers-by to be gripped by fear as nobody knows what follows after, especially those who were attempting […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday recorded 245 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2,802. The NCDC also said that six new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus in the country, bringing the total number of deaths to 93. […]
