(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There is uncertainty in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) ahead of the service exit date of the Inspector-General, Mr. Abubakar Adamu Mohammed. The suspense is based on the fact that it is not clear whether Adamu’s tenure will be extended by President Muhammadu Buhari. Some power brokers were said to be lobbying […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The Niger state Government has denied social media reports that some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) tested positive for COVID-19 at the ongoing orientation camp in Paiko. Dr Muhammed Makusidi, the state Commissioner for Health, disclosed this in a statement in Minna “We wish to state that in line with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has issued an order for the immediate suspension of all approvals of land extensions into the lagoon at the Banana Island and Osborne Foreshore axis of Ikoyi, Lagos. The government also said all construction and dredging activities on the axis must stop, as erring firms stood the risk […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Association for Orphans and Vulnerable Children NGOs in Nigeria (AONN) has appealed to the Police to investigate alleged camping of under-aged girls for trafficking and prostitution Lokoja. Mr Nathaniel Abaniwo, Coordinator of the Kogi chapter of AONN, made the call in a press statement on Saturday in Lokoja. Abaniwo, who was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 1,883 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total number of infected people in the country to 130,557. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website late Saturday. The country has so far tested 1,270,523 people since the first confirmed case of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it would do everything within its powers to ensure the timeous completion of the $3.6bn Integrated Gas Processing and Methanol Plant in Odioma, Brass Island, Bayelsa State. The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, made the commitment at the signing of the Final […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Anambra State has frowned at the governor of Imo State. Sen.Hope Uzodinma, concerning his comments about the All Progressives Congress, APC, taking over Anambra State with “seen and unseen forces”. Uzodinma in an event in Awka meant to kickstart Anambra APC programme had made the statement. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Ekiti governor, Peter Ayodele Fayose, says President Buhari should no longer be referred to as “Mr integrity” due to the recent report by the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2020 report published by Transparency International. According to the report, Nigeria occupies the 149th position out of the 180 countries surveyed as well […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Osun state, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, says former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, prevented former Lagos state governor and national chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu from being the running mate of President Buhari in 2015. Oyinlola disclosed this during an interview with The Punch saying that the idea of a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Health Organisation has urged countries bickering over COVID-19 vaccine supplies to think about the situation of health workers in less developed countries. MIKE Ryan, WHO’s top emergency expert said “We all need to step into the place of them. Where they are today fighting on the front line” “Fighting over […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has criticized the burning of a church pavilion conference in Zangon Kataf local government. Mr Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna, said in a statement on Friday that the Government of Kaduna received security report detailing the incident. He said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former Chief of Army Staff, COAS Lieut.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the military will soon put an end to the insurgency ravaging the North East and operations of the terrorists will be a thing of the past. He disclosed this during the Pulling Out Parade held in his honour at the Mogadishu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Government says its planning a targeted lockdown in Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna and other major cities in Nigeria due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in the country. The government is disturbed that with more than 127,000 confirmed cases so far, Nigerians are still not abiding to safety protocols. The National […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 19 Northern States Governors have decided to take the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine when the vaccine arrives the country. The Chairman of the forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, disclosed this while addressing a webinar organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, where the safety and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Apex Igbo Socio cultural body, Ohaneze Ndigbo, has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari, for reorganizing the nation’s security Architecture, via changing the Service Chiefs After a prolonged outcry by Nigerians over the insecurity situation in the country, President Buhari, on Tuesday announced Major General Lucky Irabor, as the Chief of Defence Staff, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rear Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo emerges as the 21st indigenous Chief of Naval Staff. He was born on 22 April 1966 and hails from Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano State. Gambo enlisted into the Nigerian Navy in 1984 as a member of the Regular Course 36 and was commissioned Sub-Lieutenant in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A second new variants of COVID-19 has emerged in African as new cases of deaths is recorded as more contangious variants is spreading to other countries says Dr Matshidiso Moeti of World Health Organization(WHO) Regional Director for African in Brazzaville Moetti, disclosed this in a virtual press conference, said over 175,000 new […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu on Thursday presented 39 cheques totalling N160 million to families of policemen who were killed across the country during last October #EndSARS protests. Adamu, who made the presentation at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, said the gesture was a clear statement that the Nigeria Police […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, has approved the appointment of 17 Permanent Secretaries in the state public service. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday by the Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, said that the appointments took effect immediately. He said that the appointments were made after a rigorous […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), on Thursday, destroyed over 6,000 expired and substandard imported tyres confiscated in Port Harcourt, Rivers. Supervising the destruction in Enugu, Mr Obinna Manafa, the Director, Inspectorate and Compliance Directorate of SON, said that the destruction was to prevent access of such tyres into the markets and […]
