(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, says he was taken to a shrine to swear a loyalty oath 24 hours before his inauguration as Deputy Governor in 1999. African Examiner recalls that Abaribe was deputy to former governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu from May 29, 1999 till March 2003 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There are strong indications that Enugu state governor, Chief Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi, may have concluded plans to reshuffle his cabinet. A source close to the administration who craved anonymity confided in African Examiner that the governor would soon announce a major cabinet shakeup, which may likely see most Commissioners and Special Advisers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘B’, s has seized 180 pieces of assorted Jack knives and other items with duty paid value of N466.33 million. The Comptroller of the unit, Mr Al-Bashir Hamisu, said on Wednesday in Kaduna while briefing newsmen that the contraband was seized between Feb. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the current security challenges facing Nigeria continues unabated, the Inspector-General of Police IGP, Adamu Muhammad has called on residents of Southeast, geo political zone of the country to embrace community policing as solution to the ugly development. He made the call in Enugu during a mass sensitization workshop of the members […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife in Osun, has fixed March 15 to March 19 as the new dates for its 2020 post UTME online screening. Mr Olarewaju Abiodun, the university Public Relations Officer, made this known on Tuesday in a statement in Ile-Ife. Abiodun said, “all candidates that registered […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Will Smith has opened up about possibly running for president at some point in his career, and we wouldn’t put it past him. The 52-year-old has taken on some of the biggest roles in Hollywood, but he may be turning his attention to politics next. Appearing on the Pod Save America podcast, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The AstraZeneca – Oxford Covid-19 vaccines have arrived in Nigeria. The vaccines arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe international Airport, Abuja around noon on Tuesday, onboard an Emirates airline. At the airport to receive the vaccines were the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 and Secretary General to the Federation, Mr […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has endorsed the recruitment of 500 doctors, pharmacists, laboratory scientists and other allied health workers as part of measures to improve healthcare delivery in the state. The Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Tsanyawa, made the disclosure on Tuesday in Kano during the presentation of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has counseled local government chairmen to set up vigilance groups in their respective councils to tackle insecurity in the state. Akeredolu, who gave the advice on Tuesday in Akure, during a meeting with the chairmen of the 18 local government areas of the state suggested the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six suspected drug dealers have been arrested in Berlin for allegedly running a cocaine delivery service in the German capital, investigators said on Tuesday. Around 200 officers raided 14 property in the early morning hours, a statement from police said. This followed on from a five-month investigation into 13 suspects of varying […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) and Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA) have begun massive enforcement to prevent building collapse and illegal developments. This was disclosed by Mr Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, Spokesman for LASBCA, said the enforcement was to prevent haphazard construction from preliminary stages, and to stop distressed buildings […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ogun government on Tuesday deployed 10 patrol vans and 20 motorcycles in the Yewa axis of the state as part of efforts to check the herders/farmers’ crisis in the area. Governor Dapo Abiodun, at the vehicle presentation ceremony in Abeokuta, said the measure is a fulfilment of his promise to return […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra House of Assembly has shown concern over the alarming rate of crimes in the state and called for urgent measures to address the menace. Mr Noble Igwe, representing Ogbaru 1 Constituency, while speaking on a matter of urgent public importance, on Tuesday, lamented that the rate of crime had triggered […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) Kano state branch has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for the prompt measures it has taken to address the fuel scarcity which resurfaced a few days ago. The IPMAN Chairman, Alhaji Bashir Danmalam, made the commendation on Tuesday in Kano while inaugurating an ad-hoc […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun, on Tuesday sentenced a 39 year-old labourer, Mohammed Ibrahim, to death by hanging for murder of a two-year-old baby. Justice Ayokunle Rotimi-Balogun, also found the convict guilty for attempt to kill one Rabi Yakubu, and accordingly sentenced him to life imprisonment. The convict was tried […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A morning fire touched part of the Nigerian Army Headquarters complex in Abuja on Tuesday but was later brought under control and prevented from escalating. Brigadier General Mohammed Yerimah, the Nigerian Army Director of Public Relations, disclosed this in a statement. He stated that the fire was from faulty electrical installations. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Frederick Shava was sworn in as Zimbabwe’s new Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade at the State House in the capital Harare on Tuesday. Shava, who has held various portfolios in government since Zimbabwe’s independence in 1980, was appointed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa last month following the death of Sibusiso Moyo, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Egypt and Sudan on Tuesday signed an agreement for military cooperation between both countries. The agreement was signed during a visit by Egypt’s army chief of staff, Mohamed Farid, to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, a Sputnik correspondent reported. “We reached a goal regarding the national security of the two countries to build […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Somali President Mohamed Farmajo has called for consultative talks on March 4, with federal member state leaders to break an election deadlock and avert a constitutional crisis. Farmajo said in a statement that the day-long event would take place in Mogadishu to help finalise talks on delayed elections and findings tabled by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has tasked the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to develop a robust scheme for the protection of schools across the country. This, it said, was born out of its resolve to ensure the safety of children everywhere, especially within the school environment, from the incessant attacks by […]
