Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu has been re-elected, according to official results. The electoral commission said Mr Lungu had secured 50.35% in Thursday’s vote, just past the the 50% threshold needed to avoid a second round under a new electoral system. Hs main rival, Hakainde Hichilema, won 47.67%. Earlier, his UPND party withdrew from the ballot […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Britain Sunday displaced her rival in the ongoing Rio Olympics to second position on the medal table, as she won four gold. On the list of superb performance was Gymnast Max Whitlock’s with his historic double success on the floor as well as pommel horse which came either side of […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Boko Haram terrorists’ group Sunday released a video claiming that they are some of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls. The video showed about 50 of the girls abducted in their school in April 2014, with a gunman demanding the release of the group’s fighters in return for the girls. […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has hailed the heroics of Nigeria’s U-23 Dream Team over their 2-0 win against Denmark in Brazil. Speaking after watching the Nigerian side defeated Denmark in the grueling quarter final duel, Dogara, said the Nigerian spirit was […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government (FG) has reiterated it is doing is doing everything possible to secure the release of the abducted Chibok girls as well as put an end to the horrible saga of Reacting to the latest video of some of the girls, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Benin BENIN NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) Police operatives in Edo State have nabbed a Pastor, identified as Mr. Kingsley Amayo, for allegedly killing and using his wife, Mrs. Faith Amayo for ritual. Family of the deceased according to the Police, had written a petition to the Zone 5 Police Headquarters in Benin city, […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government said it would formulate a comprehensive policy that would guide the management of all its tertiary institutions and the government parastatals towards making them less dependent on government funding. To this end, the government is to constitute sub-committees to study and streamline the various policies that […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton appears to have put her controversial Republican counterpart, Mr. Donald Trump on the spot, as she has released her tax returns for over 30 years. Hilary’s return evidence confirmed that she had paid an effective Federal tax rate of 34.2 per cent last year. In […]
The Lagos State Government has shut 12 houses in Ilasamaja area of the State over discovery of shallow oil wells built by landlords to illegally scoop diesel from pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The oil wells were said to have been built for the purpose of illegally scooping diesel and selling same to […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Economic Matters to President Muhammmadu Buhari, Mr. Ayodele Adu is dead. Indication to the death which occurred Friday emerged in a condolence issued by the SA on Media to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Mr. Olayinka Oyebode. Details on Mr. Adu’s […]
By Mustapha Abdul Salaam BORNO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following a tip-off, troops on Operation LAFIYA DOLE Thursday morning carried out mine and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) clearance at Gombori a location along the troops main supply route. Acting Director Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman Friday in a statement indicated that the troops […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the ruling APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie Oyegun as he marks his 77th birthday anniversary today. Buhari in a statement issued Friday in Abuja by his SA on Media and Publicity Mr. Femi Adeshina joined Oyegun’s family, friends and admirers in celebrating another […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has alarmed the country that it has a total of 118 alleged electoral offences which indicted political class; individuals and institutions. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Professor Bem Angwe, made the allegation public Thursday in Abuja at the presentation of the “End Electoral […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The sobering news that two children have been paralyzed by wild poliovirus in northeastern Nigeria underscores the urgency of eradicating the disease in conflict-affected areas, UNICEF has said. The Government of Nigeria and the World Health Organization have confirmed an outbreak of wild poliovirus in conflict-ridden Borno state, where children are already […]
BAYELSA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government says, it has concluded plans to commercialize the state-owned palm estate at Elebele to generate N150 million, as a part its drive to diversify the economy of the State as well as boost the internally generated revenue profile. In a joint press briefing by the commissioners […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Notwithstanding the recent crash of her marriage, melodious singer, Tiwa Savage is forging ahead in her career, as her profile has been uploaded to Roc Savage’s profile on the site, catalogued her quotes; exposition on how her former husband Tunji Balogun otherwise called: Teebillz discouraged her from scripting songs for […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has urged rich countries to take urgent actions to save the Lake Chad from extinction, due to effects of climate change. The President gave the task Thursday in Abuja while receiving the Director-General of UNESCO, Ms Irina Bokova. Buhari warned that the failure to regenerate the Lake […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja. ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No member of the National Assembly (NASS) can be investigated or charged to court for performing their constitutional responsibility of lawmaking including budget, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has declared. Dogara, who spoke in Abuja on Thursday, at the Civil Society Dialogue Session […]
By Niyi Adeyi ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to the media to project a positive image of Nigeria and accord less prominence to widespread insecurity in the country. The appeal was made Thursday in Abuja, while the Minister was addressing members of the Association […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Chelsea Manager Jose Morinho has received an apology, with regards to jail terms derision hauled at him, over his alleged shabby treatment on the former Manchester United German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger. Slovenian world players’ Union member Dejan Stefanovic confirmed that Mourinho who joined Man U recently allegedly bullied Schweinsteiger […]
