Photo: Funke Abisogun AlHassan LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Another Nollywood Actress, Funke Abisogun AlHassan, is dead. According to her brother-in-law, Tunde Ola Yusuf, on an Instagram post, the actress, died Sunday evening after childbirth The full text of the post reads: ADIEU FUNKE… Just days ago, people celebrated with you for the delivery of Ur […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Over a month governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state dissolved the Board and management of Rangers Inter. FC, over abysmal performance in the Nigeria professional football league NPFL, workers of the club have bluntly refused to vacate their respective offices as well as hand over all properties in […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the November 18 gubernatorial election in Anambra state, Southeast- Nigeria, Some opposition governorship candidates have decried the continued pulling down of their campaign billboards in parts of the state, by those suspected to be agents of the incumbent governor, Willy Obiano. Obiano, came into office via […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of Liberia’s presidential run-off, former soccer star and front runner, George Opong Weah on Sunday visited the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, to seek spiritual help. Weah was accompanied to the church by a former war lord and one of the 20 presidential candidates, Senator Yormie Johnson. Receiving Weah […]
Photo: Everton Manager, Ronald Koeman (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite their relegation in the Premier League, Manager Ronald Koeman has boasted he can turn Everton’s fortunes around. The club suffered a 5-2 defeat by Arsenal at Goodison Park. Everton were embarrassed in front of their fans, and have not won in five games in all competitions. While […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Sunday confirmed that it has recovered the body of the man identified as Oluseye Adekunle, who allegedly jumped into lagoon last Friday. LASEMA General Manager, Mr Adesina Tiamiyu, told journalists in Lagos that a fisherman saw Adekunle’s floating body Sunday morning by a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following alleged widespread outcry, the World Health Organization WHO has revoked its appointment of Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe as a goodwill Ambassador. While giving reasons for the decision, WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement “I have listened carefully to all who have expressed their concerns,” Ghebreyesus had previously praised Zimbabwe […]
Akintokunbo A Adejumo, akinadejum@aol.com Proverbs. 3:27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act. I am neither a psychologist nor an anthropologist, but my over sixty years of living with my people, studying them and researching them have led me to many conclusions about them. […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A total of 219 retired war affected police officers from South- East Nigeria, on Friday went home smiling as they received their pension from the federal government, 47 years after. African Examiner reports that the affected ex-police officers were those in the Nigeria Police force as at 1967 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Key oil industry associations have begun moves for the removal of the Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu as Minister of State for Petroleum Resources since his loyalty to his boss and the country can no longer be guaranteed. The Unions are: The National Association of Road Transport Owners, NARTO, the Petroleum Tanker Drivers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In recent times, customer behaviour and expectations are ever-evolving and with this challenge, comes the need to meet their needs as well as ensure, new offerings are at the forefront of technological evolution. On the back of this development, UBA a leading innovative player in Financial Services is finding new ways to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Again, not less than 40 people Friday were killed in two separate attacks on Shia Muslim mosques in Afghanistan According to the officials, a gunman entered the Imam Zaman mosque in the capital Kabul before opened fire and detonated an explosive, killing more over 30 worshippers. The second attack which occurred in […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – About 43 Afghan soldiers Thursday were killed while nine wounded after two suicide bombers in Humvee trucks targeted a military base in the southern province of Kandahar. Apart from this, six persons were said to be missing while 10 militants are believed to have died. The Taliban has claimed responsibility […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected notorious billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike popular called Evans has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him in the court. Evans who was arrested June 20, 2017 in his Magodo mansion Thursday curiously changed his previous guilty plea to two counts of conspiracy and kidnapping to “not guilty.” Evans […]
Photo: Jacinda Ardern (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – New Zealand is set for a centre-left coalition government led by Labour head Jacinda Ardern. Ms Ardern has been opposition leader for the last three months. At 37, she is set to be the country’s youngest prime minister since 1856. Her Labour Party came second in September’s election, where no […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Spain is to start suspending Catalonia’s autonomy from Saturday, as the region’s leader threatens to declare independence. The government said ministers would meet to activate Article 155 of the constitution, allowing it to take over running of the region. Catalonia’s leader said the region’s parliament would vote on independence if Spain continued […]
From Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC, has raised the alarm over alleged plot by the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission ENSIEC, to disqualify its candidates ahead of the November 4 council polls. The party also accused the commission of breaching its guidelines and […]
From Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – THE National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Wednesday donated about two trailer loads of assorted relief materials valued at several millions of Naira to Enugu State government for onward distribution to the 2017 flood disaster victims in the state. The materials included different quantities of building materials, among […]
Photo: President Muhammadu Buhari and First Lady arriving Istanbul, Turkey (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has left Nigeria to participate in the 9th D-8 Summit in Istanbul, Turkey. A statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, on Tuesday, said Buhari would participate in the ninth D-8 Summit in Istanbul, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected militants have reportedly kidnapped four British nationals in the Burutu area of Niger Delta, South South Nigeria. According to report, a local Chief, Theo Fakama who hails from the Enukorowa community, confirmed Wednesday that locals were “saddened” by the kidnapping as the victims had “brought succour to residents of the community […]
