(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Screening committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has begun the screening of aspirants for the June 22 Edo governorship primaries. Recall that the seven-member screening committee, headed by Prof. Jonathan Ayuba, has so far screened five aspirants out of six. Those screened included Gov. Godwin Obaseki, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Hon. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Ghana’s President, Jerry John Rawlings, has cautioned Ghanaians not to let down their guard on the dangers of the Covid-19 virus till is over. Rawlings gave this warning when Ex-Private Ashiteye Hammond, a World War II vetera, paid him a courtesy call. Rawlings said: “I don’t want to take any chances […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Contrary to report, Veteran actor, Olu Jacobs, is very much alive. Olu Jacobs, who is married to another veteran actress, Joke Silva, is hale and hearty. Silva has also refuted the claim of her husband’s death stressing that he is alive and his birthday is around the corner and she urged the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has stated that almajiris in Northern Nigeria have been “sinned against” and denied opportunities for social progress by the region’s Muslim elite. In a message shared with the press, the cleric stated: “The Almajiri has become a scapegoat for the multiple sins […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Abisogun Oniru chieftaincy family has rejected the installation of Abdulwasiu Gbolahan Lawal as the new Oniru of Iruland. Recall that the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, had installed Lawal, a former Commissioner for Agriculture in the state, as the 15th Oniru of Iruland in Eti-Osa local government area of the state. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has fingered the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole of sponsoring protests around the country against Governor Godwin Obaseki concerning the alleged “certificate forgery”. In a statement signed by his special assistant on media, Benjamin Atu, the deputy governor lambasted the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Head of the Environmental Health Department of the AMA, Madam Florence Kuukyi, has stated that sixteen out of the 48 dead bodies recorded from the COVID-19 pandemic have been buried in Accra. According to her, the 27 families whose loved ones have died from COVID-19, had registered with her outfit for […]
By Ayo Balogun (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has declared that there is no rift between him and his longtime ally – the current Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. The rumour follows the directive by the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) which Tinubu heads, that all the existing political groups […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria has recorded its highest daily COVID-19 infections with 663 new cases. The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC) said, this brings the total number of infections in the country to 13,464. The NCDC announced this on Tuesday through its official Twitter handle and said that as at June 9, four deaths […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ondo State Security Network Agency, Operation Amotekun, has announced the commencement of its recruitment. Chief Adetunji Olu-Adeleye, Amotekun Corps Commandant in the state, who made this known on Tuesday in Akure, said the recruitment form would attract no charges. Amotekun is a security outfit based in all the six South West […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief U.S.A Igwesi was a member of the Federal House of Representatives between 2003 and 2007, but before his emergence to the National Assembly, he was the leader of Enugu State House of Assembly from 1999 till 2003. In this interview Chief Igwesi spoke on a number of national and state issues […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has appointed Prof. Adam Ahmed as the new acting Academy Provost (AP).The Public Relations Officer of NDA, Major Abubakar Abdullahi, made the announcement in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kaduna. Abdullahi said that Ahmed’s appointment was sequel to the termination of the tenure of the former […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Super Eagles striker, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, has revealed that he still gets messages for the goal he missed against the Korea Republic at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The former Super Eagles striker stated that he is amazed people have refused to forget the incident and move on stressing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Burundi government has announced the death of the president of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza on Tuesday, saying he died of a heart attack. He was aged 55. “The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death of His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, has returned to his position as the chief whip of the Nigerian Senate after spending six months in prison. While welcoming him, Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, stated: “I want to welcome back our one and only chief whip of the senate and indeed the national […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Namibian Government on Tuesday called for strict monitoring and control of cross-border truck drivers to reduce the risk on inter-country COVID-19 transmission between South Africa and Namibia. Damien Mabengano, Deputy Director of Transportation Regulation in the Ministry of Works and Transport in Namibia, said countries in the Southern Africa region had agreed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An armed group has shut down Libya’s giant Sharara oilfield days after it restarted following a long blockade, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) and a field engineer said on Tuesday. The armed group, led by Mohamed Khalifa, had instructed employees to shut the field, the NOC said. Khalifa heads one of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South Africa’s Life Healthcare said on Tuesday that its southern African operation was hit by a cyber-attack affecting its admissions systems, business processing systems and email servers. The company however said it had yet to determine the extent to which data had been compromised. The hospital operator said its patient care was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has described the resolution by the State House of Assembly to name uncompleted Ekiti State Civic Centre after the State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi as “clear display of emptiness, idleness and lack of nothing to show for the close to six years of Fayemi’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A bishop, Elijah Orhonigbe, has been accused of raping a 19-year-old daughter of his church member in Warri. This was disclosed by the Area Commander, Warri Area Command in Delta State, Mohammed Garba. According to Garba, the suspect, who is identified as Bishop Elijah, is the Founder/General Overseer, Victory Revival Fasting and […]
