ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki Wednesday declared that failure of the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris’s to appear before the upper Legislative Chamber is a threat to the Nigeria’s democracy. Saraki made the declaration on his twitter handle after the plenary Wednesday. The IGP was […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely a month that, Enugu state governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, inaugurated a 2Km road project built at Amukwa community in Nsukka council Area of the state, by Chairman of Peace Mass Transit (PMT) company Limited, Evangelist Sam Maduka Onyishi, the governor has commissioned yet another 600 km road constructed […]
From Ignatius Okpara IMO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Major Stakeholders in Imo State, South East Nigeria, including politicians, have vowed to resist the N3000 levy being imposed on every taxable adult in the state by the Governor Rochas Okorocha-led administration. The Governor is being accused of attempting to extort the 637 autonomous communities in the […]
OSUN, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The main gate and the administrative block of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU Ile-Ife, have been sealed by the officials of Osun State Internal Revenue Service over alleged tax debt of N1.8 billion. Reports confirmed that the State tax officials, who arrived the University’s premises with the heavily armed security […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Title-holders Real Madrid reached the UEFA Champions League final for a third year in a row after drawing 2-2 in their semi-final second leg match on Tuesday. Real Madrid took advantage of Bayern Munich’s carelessness in attack and defence, winning 4-3 on aggregate. Bayern Munich defender Joshua Kimmich put them in front […]
Photo: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has urged the Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage to expedite the task before it with regards to workers’ new minimum wage. Prof. Osinbajo made this call Tuesday in Abuja at the 2018 May Day celebration with the theme: “Labour […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s International Nwankwo Kanu has been listed among the ex-Arsenal players billed to grace the outgoing Manager of the club – Arsene Wenger’s last English Premier League (EPL) home game. The match is between the Gunners and Burnley and it is scheduled for Sunday, May 6, 2018. According to reports on their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Almost 40 people have been reportedly killed, while many others were seriously injured Tuesday afternoon, when two suicide bombers detonated their explosives at a mosque and a market in Mubi, Adamawa State, Northeast Nigeria. A local volunteer confirmed that following the bloody attack, many victims including the dead and injured have been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has captured no fewer than 31 million account customers in its Bank Verification Number (BVN) project aimed at ensuring unique identifier in the Nigerian banking industry. CBN Director, Banking and Payment System, Mr Dipo Fatokun, disclosed this in a paper titled, `Nigeria’s progress towards the creation […]
