BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger and his Tottenham counterpart Mauricio Pochettino have declared they are open to succeed the immediate past England Manager Sam Allardyce in the future. The Football Association is searching for a new England Coach following Sam Allardyce’s depature just 67 days after his appointment due to a […]
By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command on Thursday arraigned the former Commissioner for Works, Transport and Special Duties in the state, Engr. Luke Mammel before an Enugu-East Magistrate Court for giving false information to the Police. Mammel, who is the current Director of Works & Services at the […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigeria prepares to mark her 56th Independence anniversary Saturday – October 1, 2016, the US has trailed the blaze of the Nations sending congratulatory message on the occasion. Secretary of State Mr. John Kerry in a statement issued Friday said “On behalf of President Obama and the American people, […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – World leaders Friday hailed the vision of the late Israeli leader, Mr. Shimon Peres, as he was buried three days after he died at the age of 93. The leaders one after the other again poured accolades on the late Prime Minister and Israeli’s President at the burial. Israeli Prime […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has hinted that the annual National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) has evolved from being just an instrument of national unity to becoming a platform to help boost the level of economic activities in the country. The Minister said this […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the government and people of Edo State on the successful conclusion of the gubernatorial election, and the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr. Godwin Obaseki at the poll. In a telephone call to Governor Adams Oshomole, President Buhari commended the well-articulated campaign […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Monday, October 3, 2016 as the public Holiday to mark the country’s 56th Independence Anniversary. The declaration was made Thursday in a statement signed in Abuja by the acting Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Interior, Alhaji Muhammadu Maccido on behalf of the […]
…Calls For Parents’ Patience LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite still awaiting the official directive from the authority, a Tutor General/Permanent Secretary (TG/PS), Education District 1, Lagos State, Dr. Yinka Ayandele has called on the schools’ principals to be “professional” in the manner they handle issues relating to wearing of Hijab by the female students […]
Although I wanted Real Madrid to win Borussia Dortmund yesterday evening, 27th September 2016, in the ongoing UEFA Champions League competition, my situation was made worse by what I discovered when I opened my newly bought and well caped Cadbury bournvita to take tea. I discovered that it was virtually half-filled in quantity. What? Why? […]
By Akintokunbo A. Adejumo, akinadejum@aol.com The guy in the middle you are looking at is Abiodun Adegoke. He is 7 feet and 2 inches tall, ((in England, they lovingly call such tall people, Beanpoles) almost 18 years old and has just been admitted to resume and complete his secondary education at Segun Odegbami International College […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Former Lagos State Governor and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said the present economic recession the country requires the sacrifice of all Nigerians to see the country through. In a short remark on Wednesday night in Lagos at the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers’ investiture of its President, […]
EDO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the ruling APC candidate Mr. Godwin Obaseki as the winner of the Edo Governorship election, which held Wednesday in the 18 local councils of the State. The electoral body in Benin, the Edo State capital declared Mr. Obaseki as the winner polling […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged a plot by Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to manipulate the results of the governorship election at the collation centers. Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr Chris Nehikhare, said in a statement on […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former England Manager Sam Allardyce seems to regret self-antics leading to his exit, but declared there is little he could do, as “entrapment has won”. Allardyce unavoidably stepped down only 67 days after his appointment, due to publication by Daily Telegraph – an investigation which exposed that the embattled Coach […]
EDO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) -Results from the various polling units in the 18 local council areas of the ongoing Edo State Governorship election have been trickling in. It was a case of keen competition; outright winning and loss in some units for the two contending parties – APC and PDP. The first major causality was […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US Secretary of State Mr. John Kerry has warned his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that Washington will end Syria peace talks until Moscow stops the Aleppo bombing. In a phone conversation with Sergei Lavrov, Mr. Kerry said the US held Russia responsible for the use of incendiary and bunker bombs […]
By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police command has rescued a 84-year-old woman and her daughter from kidnappers den. According to the State Police Public Relations officer (PPRO), Ebere Amarizu, the victims, idenfied as Roseline Odoh and Josephine Odoh, were allegedly abducted on 22/9/16 by unknown gunmen believed to be […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has suspended its former Chairman Committee on Appropriation, Hon. Abdul Mumin Jibrin for 180 days over what it called ‘un-parliamentarian’ conduct. Jibrin blew the whistle of 2016 House budget padding with N40 billion, indicting the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara; his Deputy Yusuf Lasun; Minority […]
– Obama, Pope Attend Funeral Friday BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Israeli’s Prime Minister and President Shimon Peres, has died at the age of 93. Mr. Peres suffered stroke two weeks ago, but his condition had improved before a sudden deterioration Tuesday. The former PM died in a hospital, near Tel Aviv early Wednesday, […]
– PDP Alleges APC has written Result For 9 LGAs EDO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The rescheduled Edo State Governorship election is underway peacefully to a large extent, in the 18 local government areas of the South South State. Already, accusations and counter accusations from the two leading political parties – the ruling APC and […]
