BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At last, the embattled Brazilian President Ms. Dilma Rousseff has been impeached by the Senate. The Senators voted Wednesday in support of allegation that she manipulated Brazil’s budget so as to be re-elected into the office in 2015. In all, 61 Senators voted in favour of Rousseff’s impeachment while 20 […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prominent Czech gymnast and regular Olympic medalist Vera Caslavska has died at age of 74. Caslavska who won seven Olympic golds and four silvers between 1960 and 1968 died after a failed battle with pancreatic cancer. The late gymnast was one of five women to win four golds in one […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City Midfielder Samir Nasri has toed the lines of Goalkeeper Joe Hart and Striker Wilfried Bony as he just joined Spanish club, Sevilla on a season-long loan deal. The 29-years-old France international has left City, despite his first – Sunday appearance of the season and 3-1 home win against […]
By Niyi Adeyi LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Owing to the lingering lull in the country’s economy, the management of Aero Contractors Airline has announced its plan to suspend scheduled services from Thursday, September 1, 2016. The airline Wednesday explained that the move was part of the strategic business realignment to reposition the organization and […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has assented N241.5 Billion Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Appropriation Act 2016. While speaking on the development, President Buhari’s SSA on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang Wednesday in Abuja said that the implementation of the budget has come into effect. He assured that the signing would result […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jidenna, also referred to as ‘Classic man’ arrived Lagos Tuesday, for his West African promotional tour. While in the country, the swag king, will tour Lagos for an exclusive album launch which will also feature party on Thursday, September 1, 2016. Jidenna’s “Long Live The Chief” album launch holds at […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The stalemate in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership tussle persisted Tuesday as the factional party’s National acting head Senator Ali Modu-Sheriff rejected the recommendations of PDP Board of Trustees (BoT) on its new National Convention. Modu-Sheriff’s decline was contained in a statement issued Tuesday in […]
By Niyi Adeyi BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Japanese Prime Minister PM Shinzo Abe has announced his country’s willingness to spend $10 Billion in the next 12 months and overall $30 Billion over a three-year period on key some areas to the African economies. While the areas being targeted include: infrastructural projects such as roads, […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state police command has arrested a 20- year old Fulani herdsman, identified as Ibrahim Adamumale, for being in possession of an AK 47 Rifle with 24 rounds of live ammunitions. The suspect, according to the state police public Relations officer PPRO, Ebere Amarizu, who […]
…As Funds Traced To Governor’s Companies By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Ebonyi Nigeria (African Examiner) – Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Monday arrested Austin Umahi, younger brother to Ebonyi state Governor, Dave Umahi, along two others; Chinyere Egwuche and Mabel Dikibo for their alleged involvement in a N400, 000, 000 (four hundred million naira) […]
…Set to Kick-Off Model Boarding Schools BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government on Tuesday declared a deficit of N889 million for the month of June, 2016 out of a net inflow of N4.4 billion from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee, (FAAC). Presenting the income and expenditure profile for the state in his office in […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Federal Government (FG) has sought for strong bilateral ties between Nigeria and Sudan in the areas of cultural/creative industry and digital economy, so as to boost the duo efforts in diversifying their economies away from oil. Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the call in Abuja Tuesday […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The French Economy Minister Mr. Emmanuel Macron has resigned his appointment in preparation for his contest for the Presidency in the next year’s election. The young former investment banker has been considered a controversial personality in the Socialist President Francois Hollande’s administration. Marcon 38, has once questioned France’s 35-hour working […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barcelona have signed in Spain striker Paco Alcacer with 30m euros – £25.5m plus add-ons from Valencia. Having scored 30 La Liga goals in three years, 23 years-old Alcacer is considered to be one of the Spain’s promising young talents. The Striker signed a five-year deal. He was once a […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Over 100 Russian out of 266 athletes who were selected to participate in the forthcoming Paralympic Games in Rio, have written the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) requesting for approval to compete. IPC has earlier slammed ban on Russia athletes after the McLaren report identified evidence of a state-sponsored doping programme. […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The European Commission (EU) has ruled that Ireland should recover up to €13bn (£11bn) from the US giant Apple in back taxes. The Commission handed down the ruling after concluding its three years investigation. It held that Irish’s tax benefits were illegal. EU held that Ireland enabled Apple to pay […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely over a week after its last outing, Coalition members of BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) Tuesday stormed Abuja in protest against Federal Government (FG) alleged delay in seeking the freedom for over 200 abducted Chibok secondary school girls. It would be recalled the same coalition last week led by […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Legendary Mexican singer and actor Juan Gabriel is dead. Gabriel who died at age 66, reportedly passed on due to heart attack in California, days after performing for 17,000 fans at the Los Angeles Forum. The music star whose real name was Alberto Aguilera Valadez, rose from a very poor […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has condemned in strong terms the killing of Ken Atsuwete, a Port Harcourt based human rights lawyer. In a statement issued in Abuja, Dr Peterside, who is the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State on Monday, condoled with Chief Brown Etonye and his family over the death of his son, Pastor Barr. Tamarakuro Etonye at his residence in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Describing the death of Pastor Etonye as sudden and unfortunate, Governor Dickson said on behalf of the […]
