(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tanzanian and Somalia health authorities have confirmed the first cases of COVID-19, saying the patient was a female who arrived in the country from Belgium by RwandAir on Sunday. The 46-year-old-woman arrived from Belgium after visiting Sweden and Denmark, health minister Ummy Mwalimu told a news conference in the commercial capital, Dar […]
By Jide Ayobolu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has expressed concern over the impact of COVID-19 on the local economy. He said the toll, especially the declining global oil price, was becoming severe, calling for massive investment in agriculture. Its Governor Godwin Emefiele spoke at the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The people of Abagana, headquarters of Njikoka Local Government Area in Anambra State have petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, accusing police officers of taking sides in a land dispute before the Supreme Court. In a letter dated 4th March, 2020, Abagana people under the aegis of Abagana Welfare […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released results of the 312,000 candidates who sat for Saturday’s 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide. JAMB’s Head, Media, and Information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the NAN Monday in Lagos. Dr. Benjamin urged all concerned candidates to check their profiles for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The dust raised by the deposition of the ex-Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II is yet to settle, as the State House of Assembly Monday suspended five of its members for six months. Speaker of the House, Hon. Abdulazeez Gafasa who announced the suspension at the plenary disclosed that the action was in […]
By Ayo Balogun, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Disagreements within the Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have forced the postponement of the National Executive Council meeting slated for today (Tuesday) While some governors are disloyal to the embattled National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, others are against his removal from office. Speaking on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu on Sunday warned people residing within the petroleum pipeline network and Gas Installations areas to vacate as such was illegal and a threat to their lives. Gana spoke against the backdrop of Sunday’s explosion that rocked the Abule Ado area […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A bedridden 54-year old Anglican Cathecist, Mr. Ubaka Chidiebere, from Oraifite, in Ekwusigo council Area of Anambra State, South- East Nigeria, who has been on wheelchair since October, 2017 when he sustained a spinal cord injury in a ghastly motor accident, has appealed to governments at all level, governor […]
Akintokunbo A Adejumo (akinadejum@aol.com) What exactly is democracy? Democracy (Greek: δημοκρατία dēmokratía, literally “rule by people”) is a system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting…In a representative democracy the citizens elect representatives from among themselves. These representatives meet to form a governing body, such as a legislature. What is the best definition […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State government, south East Nigeria has confirmed that a suspected case of Corona Virus (COVID- 19) had been discovered in a health facility in the state. Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Health, Dr Ifeanyi Agujobi made this known in a statement he signed and issued on Sunday in Enugu on behalf […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely over a month when similar incident occurred, another devastating pipeline explosion early Sunday morning rocked Amuwo Odofin area. The explosion led to destruction of many houses in the affected area and its environs. Areas touched included: Ijegun, Ikotun, Egbeda, Abule Ado, Okota, Isheri Olofin, FESTAC and Satellite Town. Reports said the cause […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State at the weekend approved the appointments of 16 more persons as Special Advisers (SAs) and Senior Special Assistants (SSAs). While eight persons made the list of SAs, another eight were officially nominated for the Office of SSA. The governor has also directed the Secretary to Government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed that the Tokyo Olympic Games will go ahead as planned in July, despite coronavirus outbreak and concerns. The outbreak has already resulted in the postponement of sporting events. The PM added that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would have the final decision whether Tokyo 2020 will […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi led administration in Enugu State, South- East Nigeria, says it has appropriated a total sum of N3.4 billion in the 2020 budget for the establishment of a Small/Medium-sized Industry in each of the seventeen (17) council areas of the state. This was revealed on Friday by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bolsonaro also came in contact with a number of other politicians, including Vice President Mike Pence, Sen, Marco Rubio and Sen. Rick Scott as well as the entire First Family. Despite the fact that they came in such close contact with two men who have tested positive for the virus, no one […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gabon and Ghana have confirmed their first cases of coronavirus, also called Covid-19. In a statement issued early hours of Friday, Gabon’s government said its case was a 27-year-old Gabonese man who had returned from France on Sunday, March 8. On its own, Ghana’s Health Ministry said its two cases were people who […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the immediate release of dethroned Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi from confinement/detention. Justice Anwuli Chikere made the order in an ex-parte ruling on Friday morning after listening to lawyer to Sanusi, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) who argued a motion ex-parte to that effect. The order, made interim, […]
Dethroned Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has filed a lawsuit challenging his banishment to Awe community in Nasarawa state even as he asked the court to declare it illegal, null and void. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/357/2020, was filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday by a team of about 30 lawyers, including […]
By Muyiwa Bamidele (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Federal Government will continue to support organizations and agencies that will address to the problem of skills gap in Nigeria. The Vice President stated this at the opening ceremony of the first National Skills Summit organised by the Industrial Training Funds […]
