(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government has stated that it has rejected over 90 percent of the applications by airline operators for expert quotas in their business. Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, disclosed this in his office in Abuja. According to Sirika, the rejection was to make sure that Nigerians are prioritised for such jobs, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), has lashed leaders of the nation’s labour unions, including the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), accusing them of “representing their personal interests and not that of their members. The association in statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by its Secretary General, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has lifted the ban on mobile telecommunication network in the state. Matawalle made the announcement at the state congress of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gusau on Saturday. Matawalle said the Nigerian Communication Communication (NCC) would release all the networks by Monday. He said his administration was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 400-level student from the faculty of education, Bayero University, Kano (BUK), identified as Ms Binta Isa, has died in the hostel. The Deputy, Registrar, Public Affairs Directorate, Mr Lamara Garba, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday in Kano. Garba said the student died on Friday around 7p.m., after an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mauritius will suspend all commercial passenger flights from South Africa from Nov. 28 due to the new coronavirus variant Omicron, its foreign affairs ministry said on Saturday. A ministry statement also said any passengers who have been physically present in South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe will be denied entry […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Renowned virologists in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to be swift in its emergency response to the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of COVID-19, first detected in South Africa. The virologists including the Chairman, Expert Review Committee on COVID-19, Prof Oyewale Tomori; ex-National Chairman of the Association of Public Health Physicians of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Diogo Jota struck after just 97 seconds as Liverpool closed to within one point of Premier League leaders Chelsea after a 4-0 stroll against Southampton on Saturday. Liverpool’s long unbeaten run was ended by high-flying West Ham earlier this month but they have clicked effortlessly back into gear, scoring 10 goals without […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested a 34-year-old man, Godwin Iroro, for allegedly defiling his friend’s 10-year-old daughter. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. Ajisebutu said that the suspect was arrested on Nov. 25 following a complaint at the Ajegunle […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South Africa said on Saturday it was being punished for its advanced ability to detect new Coronavirus (COVID-19) variants early. South Africa’s Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation said this in a statement. The allegation is coming as travel bans and restrictions imposed because of the new Omicron variant threaten to harm […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has dismissed the chief of police, Lieutenant-General Khaled Mahdi Ibrahim Al-Emam, and his deputy. Lt.-Gen. Anan Hamed Mohammed Omar was appointed as the new police chief and Maj.-Gen. Muddathir Abd al-Rahman Nasr al-Din as his deputy, Hamdok added in a post on Twitter. (Reuters/NAN) AFP
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has stated that the declaration of bandits as terrorists by the Federal Government ‘will cause more mayhem’. According to Gumi, the development would not end bandits’ aggression against the society. The cleric disclosed this after an Abuja division of Federal High Court declared the activities of Yan […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Matthew Kukah, bishop of Sokoto Catholic diocese, has stated that Abdulsalami Abubakar, former head of state, has given respectability to Nigeria’s electoral process because of the peace committee. African Examiner recalls that the National Peace Committee (NPC) was conceptualized in 2014 in response to emerging threats brought on by the 2015 general […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Maritime Law Association (NMLA) on Saturday in Lagos expressed concerns about the killing of four alleged pirates in the Gulf of Guinea. The alleged pirates were reported to have been killed by the Danish Navy from their frigate, ESBERN SNARE, operating within the waters of the gulf. NMLA president Mrs […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least, two people died and tens of thousands were left without power, as Storm Arwen brought strong winds across many parts of the United Kingdom, with gusts of up to 100 miles per hour (160 kph). One man died in Northern Ireland’s County Antrim when his car was struck by a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six states in the federation recorded 41 new COVID-19 infections on Friday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) listed the states as Lagos with 17 new cases, Plateau with 10 cases, and Bauchi, Kano and Rivers with four new cases each. Niger State, which was added, recorded two new cases on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two individuals in Hong Kong, known to be infected with the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 have reportedly been discovered to be carrying a high viral load. The discovery prompted concern about how effective current vaccines will be against the variant. The pair took PCR tests that showed Ct values of 18 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has lifted the ban placed on Emirates Airline from flying into Nigeria without conditions. The Minister of Aviation , Sen. Hadi Sirika, disclosed this Saturday in Abuja in a statement by Mr James Odaudu, Director Public Affairs in the Ministry of Aviation. African Examiner reports that the Federal Government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has suspended some officials for allegedly extorting a passenger at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, General Manager, Corporate Affairs of FAAN, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Saturday. Yakubu said the action was in line with management’s determination to rid […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian disk jockey, Imohiosen Patrick, popularly known as DJ Neptune, has addressed the conflict regarding a collaboration between himself and singer, Rema. Rema had called out the DJ via his official Twitter account on Friday for releasing their collaboration, titled For You, without his consent. The DJ, however, revealed that he had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abba Bichi, a son of the Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS), Yusuf Bichi, has been gifted a five-bedroom duplex at Hilltop Estate, Apo, in Abuja, Daily Trust reported. The newspaper said the gift was announced during the inauguration of the junior Bichi as the youth ambassador of Home Titan Network, […]
