(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Exercise Golden Dawn of the Nigerian Army has foiled an attempt by alleged members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to kidnap some medical personnel in Imo. This is contained in a statement signed by Brig.- Gen.- Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director, Army Public Relations and made available to newsmen […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tanzanian tourism authorities has said that they were at the final preparations to start a process of introducing cable car on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain. Mary Masanja, the Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, said the process to introduce the cable car was on the mountain is on track and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned the Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr. Bamidele Oleyelogun, in court over alleged financial impropriety. Oleyelogun is being arraigned alongside the Clerk of the house, Bode Adeyelu; the lawmaker representing Akoko South West I in the House, Felemu Bankole and two […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday morning confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant in the country. This was contained in a press release issued by the centre and signed by the Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa. African Examiner reported that the Omicron variant, a new strain of the coronavirus […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amid the growing concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Canada has added Egypt, Malawi, and Nigeria to the ‘travel ban’ list. “We are adding three countries to the list of these countries that we talked about last Friday, these are Malawi, Egypt and Nigeria,” Canadian Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos was quoted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has called on youths to join him on Peace Walk, for healing of Lagos State. He made the call in Lagos, during a news conference on the State Government’s position on the recommendations of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on EndSARS, submitted on Nov. 15. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Air travelers to the United States (U.S.) will face tougher Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing rules as several countries moved to seal-off their borders amid growing uncertainty around the virulence of the Omicron variant. The Omicron variant has the ability to dodge existing vaccines. In Asia-Pacific, Hong Kong and Japan said they would expand […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 15-year-old boy killed three fellow high school students and wounded eight other people after opening fire with a semi-automatic handgun at a Michigan high school, and was quickly arrested, police said. One of those wounded was a teacher and the rest were students at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, about […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has been re-invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,(EFCC) following investigations into alleged document falsification Fani-Kayode alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenandi Usman, is standing trial on alleged N4.6billion money laundering, before Justice Mohammed Aikawa. Other defendants are Yusuf Danjuma, a former […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum and elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has said that the problem of insurgency in the country started in Southern Nigeria. He spoke on Channels Television’s ‘News Night’ programme . The 96-year-old elder statesman also said the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the wife of Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, is calling for more proactive measures to tackle security challenges in the South-East geo-political zone. The Ondo State First Lady also condemned the spate of banditry, kidnapping, and other vices ravaging the country adding that the abduction of the 89-year-old […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After the 2021 Ballon d’Or Awards held last night, former Spain international and Real Madrid goalkeeper, Iker Casillas has stated that it has become more difficult for him to believe in football awards. African Examiner recalls that the men’s Ballon d’Or prize was won by Paris St-Germain player, Lionel Messi for a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Bank Nigeria Ltd. says it will leverage its vast experience in supporting trade businesses, especially the SME to support the Federal Government’s efforts to diversify the revenue base of the economy. Dr Adesola Adeduntan, Chief Executive Officer, FirstBank, said this during the bank’s Non-Oil Webinar Series on Tuesday. The News Agency […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has slammed a N2 billion defamation suit against the Chief Executive Officer of Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Ltd., Leno Adesanya. In a statement of claim before an FCT High Court presided over by Justice Sylvester Oriji, the minister accused Adesanya and two national dailies […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The South African rand retreated early on Tuesday as caution lingered in markets after the discovery of a Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant that is spreading in the country and globally. At 0625 GMT, the rand traded at 16.2150 against the dollar, 0.46 per cent weaker than its previous close. On Friday the currency […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, has declared the banishment of deposed Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II from Kano State was unlawful, unconstitutional and a violation of his rights Justice Anwuli Chikere, in a judgment, held that the Emirate Council Law, 2019, used by the state government in banishing Sanusi was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The absence of a prosecution witness, Mr Augustine Anosike on Tuesday, stalled the ongoing trial of a popular Nigerian musician, Azeez Fashola, a.k.a Naira Marley before a Federal High Court, Lagos. Anosike, a forensic analyst, is testifying as a second prosecution witness in the case. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One of the stakeholders agitating for an Independent Yoruba Nation, Prof. Banji Akintoye, has resigned as the Chairman of the Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (NINAS). Ilana Omo Oodua (IOO), the umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, also cut off from the NINAS Alliance with immediate effect. Akintoye, a renowned Historian […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police Authorities in Ebonyi State has confirmed the attack on its personnel by unknown armed men at Igbuduoke village in Effium/Ezza Clan in Ohaukwu Council Area of the state, during which two officers were kidnapped by the hoodlums. The State police public Relations officer PPRO, DSP Loveth Odah disclosed this in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The South East Amalgamated Markets Traders Association (SEAMATA) has rejected the recent astronomical and indiscriminate increment of import duty on cargoes charged by Nigerian Customs Service. African Examiner reports that the body is the umbrella union of traders in all the markets in the South-East Geo-political Zone of Nigeria and traders of […]
