(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, if she failed to appear in court by the next adjourned date. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the warning after Dr Hassan Liman, counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A frontline international aid agency, WaterAid has called on governments, donors and businesses around the world to invest more in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) to boost economic recovery from the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. WaterAid is currently working in 28 countries to change the lives of the poorest and most marginalised […]
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has stated that COVID-19 third wave has hit the state. In an address on Sunday, the governor directed that religious, event centres and other enclosed places are to henceforth operate at 50 percent capacity. According to him, since the end of March 2021, the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gareth Southgate took full responsibility for England’s failure from the penalty kicks spot as Italy secured Euro 2020 glory at Wembley on Sunday. Following a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes, after Leonardo Bonucci had cancelled out Luke Shaw’s second-minute opener, it was a familiar spot-kick outcome for the Three Lions. Marcus Rashford, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday said the state is experiencing a steep increase in the number of daily confirmed COVID-19 cases. Sanwo-Olu made this known on the Update of the Coronavirus pandemic situation in the state. He said that the test positivity rate went up from 1.1 per cent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Football went to Rome from Wembley in London on Sunday, thanks to an astonishing penalty kicks shootout which ended 3-2 in Italy’s favour against England in the Euro 2020 final. After a 1-1 draw following 120 minutes, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho, brought on at the death just to take penalty kicks, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos House of Assembly has commenced an audit exercise for all the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and the 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state. The Chairman, House Committee on Public Account (Local), Mojeed Fatai, made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday. Fatai said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressive Congress (APC) Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) has dissolved the party’s executives in Zamfara. Sen. John Akpanuodedehe, National Secretary of the CECPC, announced the dissolution in a letter dated July 9, 2021 and addressed to the dissolved Caretaker Chairman, Alhaji Lawal Liman. “I write to please inform you […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –The police command in kaduna has confirmed abduction of Emir of Kajuru, Alhaji Alhassan Adamu at his residence in Kajuru Local Government Area. Police spokesman Muhammed Jalige confirmed the second class Emir’s abduction on Sunday morning. According to him: “Yes, it is true; the Emir was abducted alongside 10 other persons, not 12 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer, Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan, has died at the age of 44. The singer died after battling Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Dr. Kayode Fasasi on behalf of the Fasasi family. The statement read, “It is with heavy hearts that we announce […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Mai Mala-Buni of Yobe and Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee has promised to reconcile aggrieved members of the party in Kwara. Mala-Buni stated this in a statement by his Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, on Saturday in Damaturu. The statement said the governor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Argentina ended their 28-year wait to lift the Copa America after Angel Di Maria’s first-half goal clinched a 1-0 victory over Brazil in Saturday’s final at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana. Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) midfielder Di Maria, who was promoted to the starting line-up for the final match, coolly lobbed over Brazil goalkeeper […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined the military to have a “crushing response” in the wake of bandits’ abductions and killings in Kaduna and Zamfara respectively. Recall that at least 35 people were killed on Thursday when five communities in Maradun LGA of Zamfara state. Reacting, the president in a statement signed by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 27 people died in two road accidents in Algeria overnight, including when a bus smashed into a truck, local media reported Saturday. In one crash on Friday night, a bus and truck collided on a road connecting Constantine to the Mediterranean port of Jijel in the northeast of the country, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The burial rites of Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, Founder, Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) which began on Monday July 5 to July 9, 2021, brought business opportunities to residents of Ikotun, location of the church. The prophet, popularly called TB Joshua, who died June 5 at age 57 was an idol […]
FC Barcelona Sign “Austrian Messi” On Loan From Rapid Vienna (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FC Barcelona have completed the signing of Yusuf Demir on loan from Rapid Vienna with an option to buy. The 18-year-old winger has earned a fine reputation at home after breaking into the Rapid Vienna team so young. He has been dubbed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – 80 percent of Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs) in Nigeria are ill-equipped to store and effectively administer COVID-19 vaccine, a report from a survey conducted by Connected Development (CODE), a civil society organization has revealed. Sequel to the ongoing vaccination efforts to tackle the spread of COVID-19 in the country, CODE embarked […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Federal Government will support the private sector in creating more job opportunities as part of its plan to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next ten years. Prof. Osinbajo disclosed this in Abuja on Friday at the inaugural meeting […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Ondo State counterpart, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, on Friday eulogised the late Prophet T.B. Joshua as he was laid to rest in Lagos. The governors, who were at the burial ceremony of Joshua, Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Ikotun, Lagos State, said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Johannesburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo has died of complications after contracting COVID-19. The provincial government announced this on Friday as South Africa’s economic hub is undergoing a severe third wave of the pandemic. Makhubo had recently been transferred to hospital after falling ill. South Africa, a country of almost 60 million, is increasingly […]
