Photo: One of the newly appointed UBA Board members, Erelu Angela Adebayo (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Board of Directors of the United Bank for Africa is pleased to announce the appointment of four new members to its board, subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN). The new board members are Mrs. Erelu Angela […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Turkish on Thursday said he is desperate to drop the surname ‘dollar’ surname because he was being teased. Ferhat Dolar, 48, from Dalaman in the Aegean province of Mugla, has asked the local civil registration office to replace his surname, explaining to the Milliyet daily: “Due to the recent economic sanctions imposed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it will adopt the direct primary election to pick its candidate for the 2019 presidential election. Gov. Simeon Lalong of Plateau made this known while briefing the media at the end of the party’s 6th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Thursday in Abuja. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Champions League runners-up Liverpool, Ligue 1 champions Paris St Germain and Serie A side Napoli have been thrown together in the pick of the groups. Following the draw for this season’s Champions League made on Thursday, their group could already be referred to as the ‘group of death’. The trio were drawn into […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prince Kasim Afegbu`s intervention on this page last week threw up some interesting aspects of the unfolding drama around the 2019 presidency, especially as it concerns the Governor of Sokoto State, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. The governor`s yet to be declared ambition is said to be a major headache to the […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of Senate Bukola Saraki says his intention to contest for the office of the President is to ensure the security of lives and rebuild Nigeria. Saraki made the declaration Thursday at a dialogue with the youth and young aspirants in Abuja. He stated that his Presidency would ‘’restore […]
Photo: Group Managing Director/CEO, United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), Mr. Kennedy Uzoka …Delivers 17 Percent Return on Average Equity, Sustains Interim Dividend (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa’s leading financial institution, United Bank for Africa Plc has announced its audited 2018 half year financial results, showing strong growth across key performance metrics as well as a significant contribution from […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pensioners under the payroll of Enugu State government, Wednesday paid a solidarity visit to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi at the Government House, Enugu, in appreciation of his commitment to their welfare, in spite of the nation’s economic challenges. The elder statesmen as they are fondly called, who described Gov. Ugwuanyi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Government has reiterated its commitment to ensure that every pregnant woman in the state has access to free and qualitative health care. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson gave the indication while speaking at Angalabiri in Sagbama Local Government Area during the sensitisation of pregnant women on the […]
By Niyi Adeyi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the allegation of misconduct against it by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), MTN Nigeria Communications Limited (MTN Nigeria) has refuted repatriation of the sum of $8.1bn between 2007 and 2015. The telecommunication giant Public Relations Manager, Funso Aina made the denial Thursday via a media statement, to acknowledging the receipt of the […]
…Links Action to Peace Initiative in Niger Delta Zone (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past Governor of Delta State Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has formally defected from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), saying his action was majorly due to the present administration’s effort to bring lasting solution to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja assured the UK Prime Minister Theresa May of his commitment to conducting free, fair and credible elections in 2019. In a bilateral meeting with the visiting Prime Minister, President Buhari welcomed UK’s support at strengthening democratic institutions in the country. ”I assure you that I’m all […]
By Niyi Adeyi LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State chapter of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described Monday’s defection of its immediate past Chairman, Mr. Moshood Salvador to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as good riddance. The Lagos PDP Publicity Secretary Mr. Taofik Gani while reacting Tuesday in a statement declared that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It is unfortunate that the most important statement made so far at the on-going Annual Conference of the Nigeria Bar Association, an outright derogation of the supremacy of the rule of law, has not yet generated any coherent response from either the Bar or the Bench. President Muhammadu Buhari was guest of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Afropop alternative singer Simisola Ogunleye, popularly known as Simi, is set to make her acting debut in upcoming Kunle Afolayan film `Mokalik’. Afolayan, a multi award winning filmmaker best known for his renowned work `Figurine’, released a statement confirming the news on his Instagram page @Kunleafo on Monday. The statement the agreement […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state chapter of the All progressive Congress APC, has dismissed speculations in some quarters that it is considering Alliance with People For Democratic Change, PDC and All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA in the state. This rumour is as result that some aspirants of the two […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Late U.S. Senator John McCain will be buried on Sept. 2 in Annapolis, Maryland, his office said. McCain died at the age of 81 of brain cancer on Saturday. “On Sept. 2 … a private memorial service will take place in the U.S. Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis, Maryland, honouring the life […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Moshood Salvador has defected from his party to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Salvador who announced his defection Monday to journalists at his residence in the Surulere disclosed that he was joined by over 10,000 of the State PDP members. Giving […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Compliance levels to road traffic rules have gone up in Lusaka, the Zambian capital, after the installation of roadside cameras on some selected roads, the country’s road safety agency said on Monday. The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) said it had recorded a significant increase in speed limit compliance since the […]
