(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has directed the Federal Controllers of Works in Delta and Edo States respectively to mobilise contractors to immediately effect repairs on the bad portions of the Asaba -Onitsha Road. This directive was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by Hakeem […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has described as unnecessary the controversies over the reduction of cut-off marks for 2017 admission exercise into tertiary institutions by stakeholders at its policy meeting. Rather than criticisms, JAMB said Nigerians should be concerned about how to address the flight of citizens in glorified secondary […]
Photo caption: (L-R) Udeme James, Runner-up (Female), Chamberlain Usoh Open, CSO Promoter, Tom Ford, Winner, Yemisi Olatunji, Winner and Babatunde Ajagbe, Runner-up (Male) …World Squash is Impressed – CSO Promoter By Tajudeen Balogun LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Briton Tom Ford and Nigerian Yemisi Olatunji have emerged the winners at the finals of the maiden […]
From. Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The member representing Anambra East/ West in the federal House of Representatives, Tony Nwoye has emerged APC Gubernatorial candidate in the party’s primary election held on Saturday, in Awka, the Anambra state capital. He polled a total of 2,146, votes to defeat other contestants , including Senator Andy […]
Floyd Mayweather Jr., the face of boxing for more than a decade, punctuated a stellar yet controversial career with a technical knockout over U.F.C. champ and first-time boxer Conor McGregor on Saturday night. In the 10th round of a surprisingly competitive fight, Mayweather backed McGregor onto the ropes with a series of rights and lefts. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A respected Non-governmental organisation- HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has condemned governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state for flouting a subsisting order of an Imo State High Court by forcefully demolishing the Ancient EkeUkwu Market in Owerri leading to many fatalities. HURIWA accused governor Okorocha of illegal use of the […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki Ebonyi state governor, David Nweze Umahi, has accused his Lagos state colleague, Akinwumi Ambode, of “illegally imprisonment” of over 180 Ebonyi indigenes allegedly caught hawking in the streets of lagos. He stated this while addressing a delegation of indigenes of the state residing in Anambra state, South- East Nigeria at the […]
By Prof. R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria By a “dark horse candidate” we mean producing “an election winning candidate” but keeping his or her identity almost unknown to the other candidates. This is similar to a term coined in the 19th century to refer to a candidate nominated after multiple ballots at a […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tom Ford and Nigerian, Babatunde Ajagbe have made it to the finals of the maiden edition of the ongoing Chamberlain Squash Open in Lagos. The duo’s semifinals were played Friday at the Lagos Country Club, venue of the Open. Many squash enthusiasts while the semi-final lasted gave Femi Shedara little […]
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From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the November 4th, 2017 local government election in Enugu State, South-east Nigeria, the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has fixed September 11 for its primaries, saying the national leadership of the party is solidly behind its participation in the exercise. Dr. Ben Nwoye, […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following series of his conducts which contradict his bail conditions, the Federal Government (FG) has sought for court order to revoke bail granted to the unrepentant Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu. The Biafra Radio Director was arrested in October 2015 in Lagos […]
Photo caption: Chidi Okonkwo, CEO of Vemard Africa (R) in a warm handshake with FODOX chief executive, Fofana Lassina at the presentation cerem From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu based Nation-Wide League One side, Vemard Africa F.C, has entered into a kit sponsorship deal with FODOX, a Hungarian based sports kit manufacturing firm. African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the Federal Road Safety Corps held its 7th annual lectures series on Thursday, members of the international community have rated Nigeria among countries with robust road safety strategic agenda, with calls on other nations to emulate it. This was the main focus of this year’s annual lecture delivered by the United […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Manchester United Striker Wayne Rooney has retired from International football. This is after turning down the chance to be part of the England squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers. The Everton Striker was asked by England boss Gareth Southgate to be involved against Malta and Slovakia. “Every time […]
From Ignatius Okpara (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The government of Ebonyi state, South-East Nigeria, has banned embalming and keeping of corpses at homes for a long time before burial. African Examiner gathered that some communities in the state have been embalming and keeping corpses in their living houses for long time preparatory for burial Unhappy with […]
By Ayo Balogun LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following regular boat mishaps on its waterways, the Lagos Government is set to donate life jackets to residents of some rural communities in the State. The Chairman of the State’s Ferry Services Corporation Mr. Paul Kalejaye and the General Manager, Ms. Abisola Kamson in a joint statement […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) -President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled wednesday’s weekly Federal Executive Council FEC meeting. According to a statement issued in Abuja Wednesday by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adeshina, the cancellation is to allow Mr. President to receive the report of the investigation committee into the allegations against the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – “What’s that sound I am hearing?” “What sound?” “I thought I heard something like miaow, miaow…” “Oh my cats…oh yes…” “Are you now breeding cats?” “Not really. But I have just joined a group of concerned Nigerians who are planning to go to the Presidential Villa in Abuja to help sort out […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Major roads and streets of Enugu, South- East Nigeria, was on Monday shut down by jubilant members of the state Chapter of Buhari Support Organisation (BSO, who were celebrating the safe return of the Nigeria’s president to the country . President Buhari, returned to Nigeria last Saturday […]
