From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has re-elected Dr. Ben Nwoye as its chairman. He was given the fresh mandate on Sunday during the party’s rescheduled State congress held at the indoor sports Hall of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu, South-East Nigeria. The congress, which […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kwara, Alhaji Kawu Baraje has said that parallel congresses of the party in 21 out of its 22 controlled states is a bad omen that all is not well with the party. Alhaji Kawu Baraje stated this on Sunday while speaking with journalists […]
Photo: Sen. Iyiola Omisore (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Deputy Governor of Osun, Sen. Iyiola Omisore has announced his defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to Social Democratic Party (SDP). Omisore, who announced his defection in a statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo on Sunday, said he would contest the Sept. 22 governorship election […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zambia on Friday announced revised penalties meant to curtail usage of government vehicles. Recently, the Ministry of Works and Supply, announced measures to control the usage of government vehicles as government was spending huge sums of money on fuel and repairs. The announcement was followed by weekend patrols in which a number […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) will check 18,000 decisions on granting asylum since 2000 on suspicion of corruption in its Bremen branch, local media reported on Friday. In April, a scandal erupted after it was revealed that a former official of BAMF’s Bremen regional office and his four other […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sudanese President, Omar al-Bashir, was in Turkey on Friday for a meeting of Muslim nations on Jerusalem and Palestine, defying an international arrest warrant against him. Al-Bashir, 74, is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on allegations of genocide and other war crimes in Sudan. Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cuban authorities believe more than 100 people were killed Friday when a Cubana de Aviacion Boeing 737-200 crashed on takeoff from Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport. Three passengers were in critical condition after surviving the crash, the state-run newspaper Granma reported. The flight to the eastern Cuban city of Holguin went down […]
GOMBE, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Gombe State Police Command has paraded three suspects allegedly involved in motorcycle theft and dealing in fake currency in the North Eastern State. While speaking to newsmen, State Commissioner of Police CP, Mr. Shina Olukolu Friday told newsmen in Gombe, the State capital that one of the suspects allegedly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government FG declared that there is misinterpretation in the ruling Thursday, given by a Federal High Court in Lagos to the effect that the popular Ikoyi marriage registry has been shut down. Contrary to the earlier interpretation, FG maintained that the Federal High Court never ordered the closure of Ikoyi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court Friday ordered a former Managing Director of the defunct Intercontinental Bank Plc, Dr. Erastus Akingbola, to return to the Federal High Court in Lagos to restart his trial over N5bn alleged fraud charges. It would be recalled that the trial was prematurely terminated in April 2012 by Justice Charles Archibong. […]
…Resceduled Polls hold in 5 LGAs June 2 KADUNA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission Thursday confirmed the results for 18 chairmanship seats out of the 23 Local Governments in the just concluded May 12 local councils polls. KASIEC Chairman, Dr Saratu Dikko who confirmed the results in Kaduna, said the All progressives […]
Nairobi, Kenya (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Bank for Africa, a leading pan-African financial institution with operations in 20 African countries has assured the players in the private and public sectors in East Africa’s largest economy that its Kenyan franchise is ready and committed to finance key projects and business transactions capable of galvanising the economic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some aggrieved members of the Imo State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Thursday staged a protest in Abuja and called for the sack of the party´s National Organising Secretary, Senator Osita Izunaso. The APC members who protested at the party’s National Secretariat Abuja, carried placards and accused Izunaso of compromising […]
Photo: Ali-Modu Sheriff ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari and former factional National Chairman of the opposition PDP Ali-Modu Sherrif are meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting between the two is being held behind closed doors inside the Buhari office. It would be recalled that the sacked PDP National Leader met with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oil prices hit $80 a barrel on Thursday for the first time since November 2014 on concerns that Iranian exports could fall due to renewed U.S. sanctions and reduce supply in an already tightening market. Brent crude futures LCOc1 reached an intraday high of $80.18 while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude […]
…Registrar Not Suspended or Handed Over to ICPC, EFCC –NABTEB Spokesperson (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB), Professor Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe has been queried over alleged fraud in award of contracts running into several millions of naira. African Examiner gathered that the board of the agency met […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari sends his greetings and best wishes to Muslims in Nigeria and across the world as they commence the 30-day Ramadan fast. In his message to the nation on the beginning of the Ramadan, the President says fasting is not just merely meant to stay hungry or thirsty, but an […]
From Ignatius Okpara ENUGU NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of Saturday’s State Congress of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) the Chairmen of the party in the 17 council areas of Enugu state and other stakeholders of the party, on Wednesday adopted the incumbent State Chairman, Dr. Ben Nwoye as their sole candidate for the chairmanship position. The […]
Photo: Senate President, Olusola Saraki (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Assembly on Wednesday passed the 2018 Appropriation Bill of N9.12 trillion. The Budget was increased by the legislature by N508 billion, from N8.61 trillion proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari in Appropriation Bill presented to the assembly in November, 2017. The Appropriation Committees of both chambers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann struck twice as they beat hapless Olympique de Marseille 3-0 on Wednesday to win the Europa League for the third time. Marseille dominated the opening stages but gifted Atletico took the lead when Andre-Frank Anguissa failed to control goalkeeper Steve Mandanda’s pass out and Gabi intercepted before […]
