(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the cessation of all movements in Lagos and the FCT for an initial period of 14 days with effect from Monday, to check the spread of Coronavirus disease. The President, who gave the directive in a broadcast to Nigerians over the Coronavirus pandemic, in Abuja on Sunday, […]
By Ayo Balogun, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, and after several weeks of speculation about his whereabout, Nigeria’s President Mohammadu Buhari has resurfaced and will thus address his nation in a nationwide broadcast. African Examiner reports that since the virus broke out, the Nigerian President has not been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 100 structures, including residential buildings, schools, churches were destroyed Saturday morning by an explosion in Akure, the Ondo State capital, South west Nigeria. The explosion was suspected to be caused by bomb blast. The blast according to the Tribune occurred in the early hours of Saturday and cut off […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Saturday said he has tested positive to Coronavirus. The governor, who made the disclosure in a statement he issued in Kaduna, said he has gone into self-isolation. “Earlier this week, I submitted a sample for the Covid-19 test. The result came in this evening, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed the application asking it to review its judgement which nullified the victory of all candidates of the All Progressive Congress (APC) at the 2019 general elections held in Zamfara. In a lead judgment delivered by Justice Inyang Okoro, the apex court held that the application is a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State House of Assembly has reinstated its three suspended lawmakers. Speaker, Hon Mudashiru Obasa on March 9, 2020 announced indefinite suspension of the lawmakers, which included: the former Deputy Majority Leader; Mr. Rotimi Abiru, the Chief Whip; Mr. Moshood Oshun and Mr Raheem Adewale. The suspension was linked to alleged misconduct, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Simeon Abuh, husband of late Mrs Salome Abuh, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Woman Leader in Kogi, has called on the Federal Government to ensure justice and compensation for his family. Abuh made the call at a news conference by the family on Thursday, in Abuja, to update the public on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Thursday debunked the rumour that President Muhammadu Buhari has been coughing and now on ventilator. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, while giving update on the measures being taken by government to tackle the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by the government, said that the news was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti says he is in self-isolation as a precautionary measure against the spread of Coronavirus. Fayemi, also Chairman of the Governors Forum, made this known on Wednesday in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olayinka Oyebode, in Ado-Ekiti. The governor, in the statement, said his going into self-isolation, […]
By Mustapha Abubakar/ NIyi Adeyi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians received another big shocker Tuesday, as the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, tested positive for the raging coronavirus. Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Mr. Mukhtar Gidado, disclosed this in a media statement issued today and made available to newsmen. The Governor has ealier […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has received with shock the news of the death of Senator Rose Oko, who until her death, was the Chairperson, Senate Committee on Trade and Investment. Senator Oko, who represented Cross River North Senatorial District at the Senate, died on Monday at a medical facility in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, has tested positive for Coronavirus. The Nation has reported. He was said to have possibly contracted the virus during a visit to Germany and Egypt for a meeting on the Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission, whose executive Chairman, Prof. James Momoh, was part […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Rose Oko, representing Cross River North Senatorial District of Cross River is dead, aged 63. The late Senator Oko, who died last night at a UK hospital, was the Chairman, Senate Committee on Trade and Investment. Sources said the senator was flown to the UK about 2 weeks ago to receive […]
(AFRCAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday said the country has recorded the first death from COVID-19. NCDC made this known through its verified Twitter handle @NCDCgov. It said the individual was a 67-year-old male who had returned to Nigeria following a medical treatment in the United Kingdom. “He had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has attributed cybercrime and e-fraud as one of the major challenges facing telecommunications users in the country. NCC Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta, stated this during the commission’s special day in Enugu on Sunday at the ongoing 31st Enugu International Trade Fair. Danbatta, represented by a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has ordered the state’s civil servants from Grade Levels 01-12 to stay at home for 14 days, beginning from Monday. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, gave the order while briefing newsmen on the update of Corona Virus Disease on Sunday at Lagos House, Marina. ”In addition to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), an umbrella of the 36 State Governors, has donated N200 million to the Abule Ado/Soba Emergency Relief Fund set up by the Lagos State Government. Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, NGF Head, Media and Public Affairs, made the disclosure in a statement in Abuja on Saturday in Abuja. He said the donation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the cases of Coronavirus jumps from 12 to 22, the Federal Government has announced indefinite closure of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja, effective from Monday, March 23. The planned shutdown was contained in a statement signed Saturday by the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil […]
…. Begins Contact Tracing Of 1,300 People (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has confirmed four new cases of COVID-19, saying the total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 11. Prof. Akin Abayomi, the State Commissioner for Health, who made this known during the COVID-19 update on Thursday in Lagos, said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The EFCC on Thursday arraigned one Ope Saraki, cousin to the former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki before a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, for alleged contract scam. The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), arraigned Ope on a two-count charge bordering on employment scam, put […]
