(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than seven people have been confirmed dead following an outbreak of what is suspected to be cholera in Tella Town, Gassol local government area of Taraba. The state Commissioner for health, Dr. Innocent Vakkai, who confirmed the incident in Jalingo, on Monday, also disclosed that several others had been hospitalized […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pere, Maria, Queen, Sammie, Cross, and JMK, have been nominated for eviction in week five of the Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye season. This was announced during the Monday nomination show where each housemate had to nominate two other housemates for possible eviction. The accumulation of their nominations led to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two Katsina state House of Assembly members on Monday wept openly at a plenary deliberating over the issue of insecurity afflicting many Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state The Deputy Speaker of the house, Alhaji Shehu Dalhatu-Tafoki had earlier presented a motion of urgent public importance over the level of insecurity […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor David Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi State has warned Chinese expatriates operating in the state against further open mining. He insisted that Chinese doing mining businesses in the state must adopt modern method of exploring the mineral resource to save the people from hazards associated with open mining. Speaking at the weekend […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A High Court sitting in Rivers State has stopped Uche Secondus from parading himself as the National Chairman of the party. The directive was given by Justice O. Gbasam of the State High Court sitting in Degema local government area of the State. The judge also upheld the suspension of Secondus as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police have arrested four suspected land grabbers and cultists in connection with the mayhem in Gberigbe town in Ikorodu area of Lagos. The arrest of the suspected land grabbers and cultists, including one Sola a.k.a. Baba Esu”, followed the killing of three persons, including a Police Officer, who had come to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family of late Michael Okpara, Premier of Eastern Nigeria during the First Republic, on the passing of Adanma. Adanma, who hailed from Afugiri Ohuhu clan in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia, died at 97. The president, in a statement by his spokesman, Mr […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has been ordered to suspend its ongoing National Industrial Court, Abuja division suspend its nationwide strike. NIC’s judge John Targema, gave the order while ruling on an ex parte application by the Federal Government, The Cable reports. The government had asked the court for an order […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Wife Of Ex- Head Of State, Mrs. Ironsi is dead. She died Monday 23rd August 2021 at the age of 97. Mrs. Aguiyi-Ironsi who would have been 98 years on 21st November, died when her family members and all well- wishers were preparing for her birthday bash. Fondly called “Ironside”, her husband […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Customers on Monday were stranded as banks failed to open in Owerri, the capital city of Imo State. This is even as markets, schools, eateries, shopping malls and supermarkets also failed to open for the day. Our correspondent who monitored the situation around the state capital saw bank customers stranded at Bank […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A frontline multinational commercial bank, Access Bank Plc has decried the declining statistics on blood donation in Nigeria. Access Bank’s Group Head of Corporate Communications, Amaechi Okobi stated this in a statement made available to the media today. Okobi said Nigeria’s National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) revealed that only about 25,000 blood […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Joe Igbokwe, an aide to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has alleged that his life is being threatened by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Igbokwe alleged that IPOB was threatening his life since he is against the philosophy of the group and the Eastern Security Network, ESN. In an open […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said Big Brother Naija Lockdown housemate, Dorathy Bachor, lied that she was at home when the anti-graft operatives broke into her residence in the Lekki area of Lagos State. EFCC in a statement on Monday also said “nine alleged internet fraud suspects were apprehended in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Ebonyi and other security agencies said they would embark on a state-wide intensive patrols as part of efforts to protect lives and property over the sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). African Examiner recalls that IPOB had fixed Monday every week for its sit-at-home […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the current insecurity challenge facing Nigeria continues unabated, President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Most Rev. (Dr) Agustine Akubueze Sunday declared that the change of service chiefs by the Federal Government was yet to produce the desired effect. He spoke during the ongoing second plenary of their Conference […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Industry experts and stakeholders have appraised the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the entertainment business in Nigeria with a view to finding the way forward. The music industry in Nigeria and other African countries has been greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as it has compelled performing artists, executives, and other key […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ex- Big Brother Naija housemates, Khafi Kareem and Gedoni Ekpata, have welcomed their first child following their marriage in 2020. This was disclosed by Khafi on her instagram page as she displayed the picture of herself and her new born. She wrote: “Our miracle is here and he is perfect. Thank you […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reassured regional institutions and leaders of the Central African States of its support and partnership in tackling their economic challenges. Managing Director of IMF, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva gave the assurance in Washington DC after her virtual participation in a Heads of State of Central Africa summit. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has harped on the need for Nigeria to maximize the progress that has been achieved in the digital technology space. Prof. Danbatta made the observation at the weekend while delivering the first Annual Lecture of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FIFA and the player’s union FIFPRO are cooperating to evacuate male and female footballers who wish to leave Afghanistan, the global body’s secretary general Fatma Samoura told AFP on Sunday. Last week, hardline Islamist militants the Taliban took control in Kabul with tens of thousands of people trying to leave in what […]
