BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tiger Woods has announced his first event for the year (2017) is the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego. The event is to kick start January 26, 2017. Woods, a 14-time major winner last played at the Farmers in 2015, but withdrew in the first […]
ABEOKUTA, OGUN, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has taken a swipe at the Awujale of Ijebuland, Ogun State, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona over his allegation that he is ‘’liar’’, in his (Awujale’s) authobiography, challenging the Monarch as trading in rumours and lacking common sense. Obasanjo’s response to the extract between pages 187 […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Airports security personnel will now bear arms, Minister of State (Aviation) Senator Hadi Sirika said yesterday. He told reporters at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting – the first in the year – that President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the use of arms and ammunition by airport […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the redeployment of three Federal Permanent Secretaries. A statement by Haruna Imrana, Director of Communications, Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF), said a circular conveying the deployment was signed by the HCSF, Winifred Oyo-Ita. Mr. Imrana said Folashade Yemi-Esan, permanent […]
ADAMAWA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three female suicide bombers were killed by soldiers Wednesday at Bakin Dutse, in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The officials said the three girls were shot dead by the military and local vigilante members, after confirmation that they were on a suicide mission and to attack a crowded […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After last week declaration that he was no longer an atheist, Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the task he has placed before himself in the year 2017 is to tour minimum of 30 US States, so as to understudy the way of life of the residents. Zuckerberg who […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hull City have sacked their head coach Mike Phelan. Following the development, the club said they were presently in search of a replacement, and will soon announce the new handler. Phelan had a good start at the Hull City – winning the Manager of the month award for August. The […]
By Ignatius Okpara OWERRI NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Imo State South East Nigeria, have arrested the dethroned traditional ruler of Lagwa autonomous community in Mbaise, in Aboh Mbaise council Area of Imo state, Mr. Cosmas Onyeneke over alleged robbery and attempted kidnapping. The suspect, who is other wise known as “Ise of […]
By Ignatius Okpara UMUAHIA NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Teachers in Abia state, South- East Nigeria have accused the State government of issuing bounced cheques for their 2016 July salary. AFRICAN EXAMINER gathered on Tuesday that local Government Education authorities began to issue salary cheques to the teachers on Wednesday, December. 28th, 2016. Some teachers in […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At last prominent singer Janet Jackson has been put to bed at the age of 50. Janet’s publicist confirmed that the sister of late pop musician Michael Jackson gave birth to a baby boy. The Spokesperson affirmed that “Janet had a stress-free healthy delivery and is resting comfortably’’. Her Qatari […]
BALTIMORE,MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja will now be closed on March 8 for repairs, the Ministry of Transportation said yesterday. The nation’s capital’s airport’s runway is to be reactivated after closure. It will last for six weeks. The announcement of the date, which was previously fixed for next month, […]
By Ignatius Okpara ASABA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Special Anti-Robbery and Anti-Cult units of the Delta State Police Command was on Monday raised down by a mysterious fire. AFRICAN EXAMINER gathered that the inferno which came from a nearby bush also burnt four cars, two tricycles and some motorcycles parked in the police unit. […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Deputy Senate President and former Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Ike Ekweremadu, has warned against any military action by the Community in Gambia. He said it could plunge the country into bloodletting and threaten the security and […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Tuesday pledged that the Nigerian Senate, upon resumption, will look into the crises that have led to the wanton loss of lives and property in the Southern part of Kaduna State, in recent times. The Senate President made this known while responding […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A UK’s top diplomat in Brussels Sir Ivan Rogers, has resigned. Rogers, who was appointed to the role of Permanent Representative by former PM David Cameron in 2013, had been expected to play a key role in Brexit talks expected to start in few months time. The Foreign Office said […]
DUTSE, JIGAWA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Jigawa State House of Assembly has impeached its Speaker, Idris Garba. Garba after his impeachment Tuesday morning was immediately replaced with Isa Idris representing Gwaram constituency as the new Speaker. Earlier, the Clerk of the house, Hussaini Ali announced that he received an impeachment notice signed by 25 […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City Coach Pep Guardiola says he is gradually moving to the end of his career. The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss also declared that he will not be coaching at 65. Guardiola after his team 2-1 win over Burnley Monday said: “I will be at Manchester for the […]
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Pius Adesanmi’s “A Nigerian, Library and Lawmakers” (Sahara Reporters, December 24). I will like to add a footnote to what he has raised: hopefully, the likely beginning of a useful conversation around the subject of reading, literacy, politician-constituency relationship, and the normative/practical value of knowledge and research in governance. At the […]
FULL PRESS RELEASE The Buhari administration has begun the payment of N5, 000 monthly stipends to the poorest and the most vulnerable in the country through the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) of its Social Investment Programmes, SIP. Under the CCT, one million Nigerians would receive N5000 monthly payments as a form of social safety […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning has described as ”erroneous” the publication which claimed that over N29b has been budgeted by the Federal Government (FG) to fight militancy in 2017. The Media Adviser to the Minister of Budget Senator Udo Udoma, Mr. Akpandem James indicated Tuesday that the […]
