(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government said that the administration of booster dose to persons fully vaccinated with either two doses of AstraZeneca, Moderna or Pfizer Bio-N-Tech or a single dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine will begin today. The government described the booster dose as another opportunity to be further protected against COVID-19, calling […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Bisi Akande, said in his new book that he knew former President Olusegun Obasanjo to be a faithless suitor and an unblinking political philanderer. In his autobiography, ‘My Participations,’ which was presented in Lagos on Thursday, the former Governor of Osun State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Niger said gunmen had killed nine worshippers and injured six others in an attack on a mosque at Tungan Ba’are village in Mashegu Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Monday-Bala Kuryas, who confirmed the incident, said the worshippers were killed during […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former goalkeeper of the Nigerian women’s national football team, Rachael Aladi Ayegba, has turned into a bus driver in the United Kingdom. Ayegba played in the 2007 Women’s World Cup, the 2006 and 2008 African Women’s Championships and had an 11-year stint as a pro in Finland, winning the league title […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday claimed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s diabolically double-crossing Chief Bisi Akande, the All Progressives Congress, APC chieftain, cost him his second term aspiration. Buhari stated that Obasanjo’s diabolical acts stifled Akande’s governorship aspiration. President Buhari disclosed this at the public presentation of the autobiography of Akande, titled: […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Heavily armed men numbering about ten, in the early hours of Thursday kidnapped the traditional ruler of Mbutu in Aboh Mbaise Council area of Imo State, Damian Nwaigwe, A close Source in the Community where sacked governor of the state, Emeka Ihedioha hails from, said the unfortunate incident occurred at the Monarch’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has stated that the All Progressives Congress, APC, has every reason to win the 2023 presidential election.Uzodinma stated that there was no reason the APC won’t be voted back into power because the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government is “performing well”.He disclosed that Buhari government had been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has canceled the proposed peace walk meant to usher in the healing of the state. It could be recalled that Sanwo-Olu had invited a few celebrities, youths, civil society organizations and the media to join him in the peace walk. However, many had publicly turned […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday, frowned at the alleged killing of youths in the southeast, especially in Imo State. The group called on international organizations and human rights groups to join in the protest against the alleged genocide in the region. IPOB disclosed this in a statement signed by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr Nureni Adeniran, has said that contrary to the alleged propaganda by some groups, no teacher in Oyo State is being owed 2020 leave bonus. Adeniran declared this in Ibadan, warning primary school teachers against plans to embark on any illegal procession or […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Alliances for Africa (AfA) Mission, an NGO, has launched ‘Kpoturum App’ for reporting and documenting cases of violence against women and girls in South-East, Nigeria. The App was launched during a One-Day Media Engagement to Launch and Popularise ‘Kpoturum App’: A Registry for Reporting and Documenting Cases of Violence Against Women […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has explained that expired vaccines has been withdrawn and will be destroyed accordingly by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). This was due to the news circulating on social media handles that some vaccines donated to Nigeria by partners had long expired. In a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected hoodlums have attacked and killed a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in FESTAC Town, in the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. Our correspondent gathered that the victim, Pastor Babatunde Dada, was killed inside the RCCG Chapel of Resurrection on 13 Road, 6th Avenue, FESTAC Town. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria recorded 268 new COVID-19 infections in 10 states on Wednesday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has stated. The new infection figure indicated an increase of 161 from the 107 infections reported on Tuesday. NCDC stated on Thursday that Lagos State, the epicentre of the virus reported more than half […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – What could have resulted to a major tragedy was averted in the Commercial city of Aba, Abia State, when a High Court building suddenly collapsed just twenty minutes after sitting. The disaster which happened at High Court Four Aba being presided over by Justice Clinton Okoroafor, has put fear on Court users, […]
…Directs police, DPR, Others To Act (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi led government in Enugu State, has raised alarm over the illegal circulation, distribution and sale of compromised Dual Purpose Kerosene (DPK) and other related products to unsuspecting residents of the state. A statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Information, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have again wreak havoc in another community in the state, killing some persons and injuring others. Many residents of Etekwuru community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, yesterday, began to leave the community in their numbers as armed men in motorcycle convoy invaded the community and allegedly killed many […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Saudi Arabia has barred all flights from Nigeria effectively dashing all hopes for those planning to attend the lesser hajj. Although the reason was not expressly stated, it said all non-citizens with history of travel to Nigeria would not be allowed into Saudi Arabia. This is according to a circular issued by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ogun Government has banned with immediate effect the indiscriminate parking of vehicles along the Sagamu Interchange-Abeokuta expressway. This is contained in a statement issued in Abeokuta by Mr Kunle Somorin, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Gov. Dapo Abiodun. Somorin said the renewed enforcement of the ban would take effect immediately. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a condolence message to the Oromoni family over the death of their son. The president condemned the killing of Sylvester Oromoni, a student of Dowen College, Lagos State, saying all those implicated in the murder case will not be spared. For several days now, the nation has […]
