(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has constituted a 15-member committee to look into the boundary dispute between Aguleri and Umuleri communities in Anambra East Local Government Area. The Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu, disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Monday, pointing out that the committee would be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ministry of Finance has released N10 billion to support domestic vaccines production to tackle COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, made the disclosure at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) COVID-19 briefing on Monday in Abuja. Ehanire said: “The Ministry of Finance has released N10 billion […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Arewa Consultative Forum has reacted to the seven days ultimatum Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, gave to herders in the State. African Examiner had reported that the governor had given the herders a seven days ultimatum to vacate the forest reserves in the state due to their criminal activities. Reacting to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has handed a seven day ultimatum to herdsmen to immediately vacate the Ondo forest reserves. Akeredolu who is angry concerning the criminal activities of the herdsmen in the state disclosed this on Monday in Akure, the state capital as he stated that his administration will no […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Internet was partially restored in Uganda on Monday almost five days after a near-total blackout was imposed across the country ahead of elections the opposition says were rigged. The gradual easing of internet curbs came as police announced dozens of arrests for alleged election-related violence, and surrounded the headquarters of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja has intercepted 21.9kg of Cocaine. This contained in a statement signed by the NDLEA airport Commander, Mr Kabir Tsakuwa on Monday in Abuja. The statement signed by the agency’s Spokesman, Deputy Commander of Narcotics (DCN) Jonah Achema, the illicit […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ogun State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has mourned the death of a former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Sen Jubril Martins-Kuye. The PDP in a statement by its Ogun State Chairman, Sikirulai Ogundele, on Sunday stated that the death of the former minister was a “devastating blow below […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some aggrieved members of the apex- Igbo socio cultural organization Ohaneze Ndigbo, led by one Chidi Ibeh- who was defeated by Professor George Obiozor during its recent election in Owerri, Imo state, have dragged the new leadership to court. The faction, has asked a High Court sitting in Bwari Abuja to restrain […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced a total export receipt for crude oil and gas valued at $120.49 million for the month of September 2020. A press release by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Corporation, Dr. Kennie Obateru, stated that the figure is contained in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ekiti Government, on Sunday said it was not taking anything to chance in 2021 addressing the growing insecurity in the state, particularly kidnapping. It therefore voted N1.4billion for the State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps, in its 2021 budget. The Commissioner for Budget, Mr Femi Ajayi made this known at a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday reported 1,598 new cases of COVID-19 with seven deaths. The NCDC, on its official Twitter handle, said the total infections in the country is now 108,943 with 22,156 active cases and 1,420 fatalities. The country has so far tested 1,147, 523 people since […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States has said it will take action against anti-democratic forces and human rights abusers in Uganda following Thursday’s general elections in the country. The U.S. position came in a statement by the Department of State through its spokesperson, Ms Morgan Ortagus, on Saturday. Ortagus said the government was “deeply troubled” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mali kicked off their 2020 African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign with a hard-fought 1-0 win over a tough Burkina Faso side in Cameroon on Saturday. The Eagles won the West African clash in Group A thanks to an amazing 70th minute header by enterprising left-back Siaka Bagayoko at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi state police Command in South- East Nigeria, says it has begun full scale investigation into the recent alleged murder of Mr. Kyrian Nwoke, a lecturer at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo (FUNAI) in the state. African Examiner reports that the University teacher, was allegedly murdered recently by yet […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alerted the public to be aware of a fake recruitment form, circulating on social media, warning that the commission was currently not recruiting. “Scammers bent on defrauding hapless job seekers, have been active in the social media, providing link for unsuspecting members of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A body, Pan Nigeria Presidency of Igbo Extraction Coalition, PANPIEC, has urged former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ashwaju Bola Tinubu, to drop their presidential ambitions in the 2023 election. PANPIEC, disclosed this in a statement by its Director of Planning and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Uganda’s long-time president, Yoweri Museveni, has been re-elected with 58.64 per cent of the vote, according to the country’s electoral commission. The commission announced this on Saturday afternoon. Provisional Presidential results from the announcement from Uganda Electoral Commission on Saturday around 9:00 am showed that Museveni was leading. Election results from 86 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN) has denied the allegation that he collected gratification from the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio in respect of the appointment of a Sole Administrator for the NDDC. Malami made the denial in a statement issued by Dr […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Twenty-three residents of a nursing home in Norway died within days of receiving their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Norwegian Medicines Agency revealed this development in a press release issued on Friday adding that of those deaths, 13 have been autopsied, with results suggesting that common side effects from the […]
Photo Credit @SundayAghaeze (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prominent critics of the administration of President Buhari have again used the opportunity of the doves not flying during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day to criticise the government. African Examiner writes that President Buahri had released the doves as known as white Pigeons during the event but the birds […]
