(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The U.S., Germany, and France have questioned Beijing’s response to the coronavirus as Chinese authorities announced a large jump in the official number of fatalities in Wuhan, the original epicentre of the outbreak. Earlier on Friday China revised the number of virus-related fatalities in the central city up by 1,290, to 3,869 – […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has announced the passage of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari. Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja. ”The deceased had tested positive to the ravaging COVID-19, and had been receiving treatment. But […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Muhammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Rivers State Police Commissioner (CP), Dandaura Mustapha. This was made known in a statement issued Friday and signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba. The statement indicated that a new CP, Mr. Joseph […]
…PENGASSAN Says Arrested Workers Are on Essential Duty (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Friday announced the arrest of 22 staff of Exxon Mobil, a multinational oil company, for entering the State in violation of the State Executive Order on Covid-19. The governor, who made this known at a news Conference in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bothered with the increasing trend and spread of Covid 19 pandemic, the Presidential Flood Relief and Rehabilitation Committee, set up in 2012 by the Federal Government and led by the President of Dangote group, Aliko Dangote has announced a donation of N1.5billion, to further curtail the virus spread. Announcing the donation on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Niger Government has lifted the suspension of congregational Friday Prayer (Juma’at) for today Friday, April 17, 2020. Alhaji Ahmed Matane, Secretary to the State Government and Chairman Task Force on COVID-19, disclosed this in a statement to newsmen in Minna on Friday. According to him, the Juma’at Prayer is expected to hold […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The son of late environmental activist and poet, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Menegian has died of coronavirus infection in the United Kingdom (UK). His sisiter, Noo disclosed this Thursday in a post on Facebook. The post read in part: “We said goodbye to my brother, Gian, on Monday. He had COVID-19 combined with underlying […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government (FG) has raised alarm over the inadequacy of the face mask in the country, to prevent the spread and contracting of the dreaded Coronavirus. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Mr.Boss Mustapha revealed this at a Coronavirus press briefing Thursday in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 34 new positive cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The latest cases were from Lagos, Kano, Kastina, Delta and Niger States, as total number of infections in the country rises to 407. NCDC, through its verified Twitter account, on Wednesday said that the 34 […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Foremost pro Biafran group, the Biafra Zionists Federation, (BZF) has lambasted the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government over the alleged discriminatory manner it is handling the COVID-19 palliatives in the country, saying the administration is clearly dividing Nigeria along ethnic lines in the face of the disease currently ravaging […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Abuja headquarters of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has been reportedly gutted by fire. Reports said the fire affected the last floor of the seven storey building. The inferno which reason is yet to be confirmed destroyed valuables and other items in the office. The firefighters have since arrived the scene […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday night announced additional 11 confirmed new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Lagos State. This brings to 373, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country. The NCDC made the disclosure in a tweet at 11.00p.m. on Tuesday. It said, “As at 11:00 p.m. on April […]
…Those Who Top Up Mobile Phone With N200 Or Less to Benefit too (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar, says urban poor dwellers with an account balance of N5,000 or less will be among the beneficiaries of the Federal Government Conditional Cash Transfer scheme. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely 24 hours after the extension of lockdown for another two weeks, Senate President, Ahmed Lawan and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, Tuesday, met with the President Muhammadu Buhari, behind closed doors to discuss the National Social Investment Program (NSIP) as COVID-19 rages in the country. NSIP is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his good wishes to the people of Chibok in Borno State, as they hold prayers and thanksgiving services to mark the sixth anniversary of the kidnapping of their daughters by Boko Haram terrorist group. President Buhari, in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has announced two weeks extension of the current lockdown in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States to contain the ravaging COVID-19 in the country. Buhari announced the extension Monday in his special nationwide broadcast. The decision, the President said was taken after carefully considering the briefings and report […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Nigerians to use the occasion of this year’s Easter to rekindle their hope and draw strength from God, to overcome the challenges of life. The party made the call in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, on Saturday in Abuja. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says active cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Nigeria is 238, while total infections number rise to 318. NCDC, through its verified Twitter account, said on Saturday night that the agency recorded 13 new cases of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, with 11 in Lagos, […]
By Tajudeen Balogun (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected hoodlums, called Awawa boys Saturday, held some parts of Ogun and Lagos States’ suburbs hostage, when they stormed and raided many business stores, houses and attacked residents in various communities. AFRICAN EXAMINER gathered on Saturday that some of the suspected miscreants, apparently taking advantage of the ongoing lockdown due to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has relocated to the North East to oversee and direct the overall operation in the theatre and other army operations across the country. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He said that Buratai disclosed […]
