(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cross Rivers State Governor Ben Ayade has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Ayade announced his decision on Thursday morning in a meeting with six APC governors who visited him at the Government House. African Examiner reports the APC delegation was led by Yobe […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – India’s federal health ministry has announced deferring the COVID-19 vaccination by three months in four specific situations including patients recovering from the COVID-19 infection, officials said . The ministry said individuals with lab tests proven that they have tested positive for the virus should defer their vaccination by three months after recovery. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Normalcy has returned to Kaduna after the Nigerian Labour Union (NLC) called off its five-day warning strike to protest the sack of over 4,000 workers by the state government. African Examiner reports that banks, schools, markets, and other businesses, including public offices, have been open for business. Also, petrol stations and cooking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Military President Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) is not dead as widely reported by some online media on Thursday morning. One of his media aides, Mahmud Abdullahi, who spoke to our correspondent said death cannot be hidden in the north. According to him, if the former President is dead, the news would […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, says that those who disrupt the 2023 elections will be denied UK visa. She said this during her maiden visit to Rivers State where she had a meeting with Governor Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt, the state capital. Laing, also enjoined Governor Wike and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N805.7 million for the purchase equipment to enhance security at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters, Abuja. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, briefed State House correspondents after a virtual FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool’s late-season charge continued as they moved into the English Premier League’s top four thanks to a 3-0 win away at Burnley. The Reds claimed a fourth successive win to further boost their hopes of sealing UEFA Champions League qualification. Roberto Firmino and Nathaniel Phillips got goals either side of halt-time at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Patients seeking medical services at University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan have expressed frustrations over the indefinite strike currently being embarked upon by Association of Resident Doctors (ARD). African Examiner reports that the strike entered 19th day on Wednesday. Our correspondent, who visited the tertiary hospital on Wednesday, saw the frustration visibly written […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three-time African champions Nigeria will clash with CONCACAF Gold Cup-holders Mexico in a friendly at Los Angeles on July 3. Ademola Olajire, the Director of Communication of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), in a statement on Wednesday said the match would hold at the Memorial Coliseum in the State of California, U.S. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government Special Task Force on Land Grabbing restored lands to 159 residents from April 2020 to April 2021. The lands were illegally diverted by grabbers popularly known as “Omo Onile”. The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), made the disclosure on Wednesday during the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in Berlin conducted a mass raid on suspected users and producers of child pornography. According to the police more than 40 apartments and other rooms in the German capital were searched from early Wednesday morning. The police said that the raids was in connections with the suspected use and distribution of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Ebonyi State have been set ablaze by unidentified persons. The offices are located in Ebonyi and Ezza North Local Government Areas of the state. No casualties were recorded but there were extensive damages to the building and facilities. The incident is happening a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Alfred Diette-Spiff, the traditional ruler of the Twon Brass community in Bayelsa, hosts to Agip’s Crude Export Terminal, currently protesting against a lingering power outage in the settlement has fled as the protests turned ugly. African Examiner learnt that Diette-Spiff had addressed the protesters and urged them to disperse and leave the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations on Tuesday, said that the regional troops deployed to combat terrorists in Africa’s Sahel region had scaled up the tempo of their operations in recent months. Lacroix briefed the UN Security Council on Peace and Security in Africa and the activities of the Joint Force […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu Police Command has announced the arrest of one Ejike Okeke, who specialises in rail track vandalism, and recovered one locally-made pistol with one live cartridge from him. Okeke 18, of Nkwubor-Nike Village, Enugu East Local Government Area of the state, identified as a member of a syndicate of rail track […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Subsidy on petrol will soon be withdrawn, Minister of State for Petroleum Timipre Sylva, announced yesterday. The minister disclosed to reporters that there is no going back on the decision because the government can no longer afford it. Sylva explained that although withdrawal of subsidy will be painful initially, it will pay […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Algeria has backed off a decision to reopen land borders closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. But it will go ahead with a plan to partially resume international flights from next month, the presidency said on Tuesday. The North African country had said on Sunday it would reopen land and air borders […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office, has arrested a former soldier and 33 others for alleged internet fraud. This is contained in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujarena and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Ibadan. According to the spokesperson, the suspects were picked up […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party in Ogun State says the arrest of Abidemi Rufai, a Senior Special Assistant to Governor Dapo Abiodun is an embarrassment. The Chairman of the PDP in the state, Sikitullah Ogundele, disclosed this while speaking with Journalists on Tuesday. Ogundele noted that the arrest of Rufai shows that people […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has directed the suspension of his Senior Special Assistant, Abidemi Rufai, over his involvement in wire fraud in the United States of America. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, confirmed this on Tuesday. Somorin disclosed that Rufai is an appointee of the Ogun […]
