(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Ondo 2020 governorship election, has maintained his lead in 12 local government area as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday in Akure. Akeredolu, who was leading in nine of the12 local governments earlier announced, has won in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 111 new COVID-19 infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Saturday. The public health agency said the 111 new cases were reported from 11 states, bringing Nigeria’s total number of confirmed cases to 60,103. So far, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Enugu Zonal office of Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a former Manager of Onitsha Main market branch, of Heritage Bank, Mrs. Fidel Omeje over alleged stealing of United States ($50,000) Dollars. He was arraigned Friday, before Justice D. A. Onyefulu of Anambra State High Court, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting and partnering with Africa in order to ensure the continent’s recovery from the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, in Africa there are more than a million cases, 23,000 deaths confirmed and countless others unconfirmed. Moreover, there is a terrible wave of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Oyo State has debunked the reported shooting of EndSARS protesters in Ogbomoso by its personnel. Some youths had, on Saturday, stormed major streets in Ogbomoso to demand for the ban of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), an arm of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). One of the protesters […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A non-profit organization, Yiaga Africa, says vote buying and other electoral malpractices marred the Ondo gubernatorial election. Yiaga Africa, who is one of the observers of the poll, disclosed this at a press conference after voting on Saturday saying that the security operatives looked the other way when these electoral offences were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rival party supporters clashed in Ward 4 unit 002 in Ijomu/Obanla where a man was stabbed with a bottle by thugs and rushed to the hospital for treatment. The victim, simply called Gboye, was described as a strong supporter of a major contender for the Ondo governorship position. Security operatives immediately stepped […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some Nigerian football fans have expressed disappointment over the National team’s performance against the Desert Foxes or Warriors of Algeria which the Super Eagles lost by a lone goal on Friday in Austria. The match served as a warmup encounter for both teams as they prepare for the African Nations Cup, Cameroon […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States House of Representatives has expressed it support for the people of Ethiopia and their peaceful efforts to advance democratic reforms and to exercise the rights guaranteed by the Constitution of their country. Ethiopia has been a key ally of the United States and an important economic and security partner, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Frank Mba, on Friday says that the Nigerian Police cannot afford to scrap the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) because of their roles in helping the country to fight against Boko Haram insurgents and bandits in the Norther Nigeria. Frank Mba disclosed this while appearing on a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Several persons sustained injuries and one policeman identified as Etaga Stanley, was killed during the protest in Delta State on Thursday. African Examiner reports that a video which emerged last weekend of officers allegedly attached to the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) shooting an unarmed man sparked public outrage as youths embarked on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As news emerged that former governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is allegedly involved in corrupt practices, Nigerians on social media are having fun with the story. A Nigerian chartered accountant, Dapo Apara, who use to be an ally to the former governor of Lagos state and presently the All Progressive […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission PSC has dismissed 10 senior police officers and demoted nine others over various alleged misconducts. PSC Spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani announced the development Friday in a statement. Ani disclosed that the decisions were reached at the 9th PSC plenary meeting which was held in Abuja on September 29 and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Allegations and counter allegations have trailed financial misconducts by a former Managing Director of a Lagos based tax consulting firm – Alpha Beta, Mr Dapo Apara, as well as by the firm. While the firm is accusing its ex-boss of diverting the sum of N6bn, the company’s money, Apara in a counter, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, Friday, sentenced a serial killer, Gracious David-West to death by hanging. Presiding Judge, Justice Adolphus Enebele, while delivering his judgement which came six months after trial, said the suspect was convicted of the murder of eleven young women and attempted murder […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria recorded zero COVID-19-related deaths in five days, as 103 new infections were recorded. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official twitter handle on Thursday. The centre said that Nigeria total COVID-19 cases hit 59,841. It added that the new cases were recorded in Lagos (39), […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has commiserated with the Government and people of Lagos State, and particularly the residents of Baruwa area, on the gas plant fire incident that ravaged the community in the early hours of Thursday. A press release by the Corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has appointed Alhaji Adamu Fanda, a former member House of Representative from Kano State as Board Chairman of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) with effect from Sept. 26. The appointment is in a memo with file number FMIT/LEG/1426/17 dated Oct. 6, signed by Dr Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following recent ban of operatives of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other Tactical Squad from routine patrols and low – risk duties by Nigeria’s Inspector General of police, (IGP), Adamu Mohammed, the Enugu state Command of the force, has warned the concerned officers against flouting the order and directive, even as it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has revealed that 22 persons have so far tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19), among the 1,473 persons of interest tested since the reopening of the nation’s international airspace. Ehanire, stated this at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 briefing on Thursday in Abuja, and […]
