(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ms Patience Oniha, Director-General, Debt Management Office (DMO), says the total public debt of Nigeria as at Dec. 31, 2018 is N24.38 trillion. Oniha, who made the disclosure during a news conference on Thursday in Abuja, said that the figure comprised of debt owed by the Federal Government, States and Federal Capital […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Award-winning music sensation, Tiwa Savage, has entered the second quarter of the year in grand style, as she got for herself a customised exotic car. The ‘Tiwa’s Vibes’ crooner took to her Instagram stories on Friday to share a photo and series of videos of the latest addition to her garage. Although […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Lagos (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police authority has sacked its officer, an Inspector, Ogunyemi Olalekan who killed last Sunday, a 36-year old man, Kolade Johnson at Onipetesi, Mangoro, Ikeja area of Lagos. The Adjudicating Officer, in the Orderly Room trial which commenced sitting Monday, April 1 and ended Thursday April 4, 2019, […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least, four students of Federal University of Technology (FUTO) Owerri, south East Nigeria, have lost their lives after allegedly consuming large doses of sex enhancers, alcohol and hard drugs. A source close to the institution revealed to newsmen on Thursday that the ugly incident occurred Tuesday at Sunshine Hostel, Umuchima in Ihiagwa, […]
By Muyiwa Bamidele (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo has charged the Nigerian Youths to go beyond paper qualification in their quest for employment saying that paper qualification is gradually being overtaken by hand on skills. The Vice President represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, Deaconess Grace Isu-Gekpe, has said the ministry is leveraging on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to drive and expand the national production frontiers in information, culture and tourism in line Economic Recovery And Growth Plan. The Permanent Secretary, who was represented by the Director […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected armed robbers have allegedly killed the bursar of the Akure Diocese of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Mr. Gabriel Kola Abiodun. It was gathered that the deceased was shot dead at the Diocesan office at Alagbaka, Akure, the Ondo State capital Thursday morning shortly after returning from bank with the money […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja Thursday for Amman on an invitation by King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan to participate in the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa holding at the Dead Sea, Jordan. President Buhari will deliver an address at the opening of the plenary […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the conspiracy to remove the Kogi State Chief Judge thickens, a civil rights group has called on Nigerians to resist the illegality, while warning Gov. Yahaya Bello to be prepared for the consequences of undermining the judiciary. “You should remember that your administration and that of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari will not […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested five suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. Spokesman of the commission, Mr Tony Orilade, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, said that the suspects were Uchendu Denis, Osinachi David, Chikezie Bright, Francis Martins and Okafor Emmanuel. […]
By Niyi Adeyi, Lagos (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admission and Registration Board (JAMB) still has a big task before it and long way to go in edging out the ‘bad eggs’ among its stakeholders. Despite its latest action – de-listing of 14 out of 712 accredited Computer Based Test (CBT) centers, due to alleged misconduct, there […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Nyesom Wike, the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday, won his re-election bid, having been declared winner of the March 9, election in Rivers. Prof. Teddy Adias, the State Returning Officer, who doubles as the Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Otueke, Bayelsa, declared Wike winner […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Ali Ndume Tuesday defied the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Leadership’s instruction, as he unveiled his agenda as the candidate for Senate Presidency in the incoming 9th National Assembly (NASS). Recall that the ruling party’s leadership at a stakeholders’ meeting, had last week, endorsed the present Senate Leader, Ahmad Lawan, as its […]
By Sufuyan Ojeifo (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Yoruba proverb aptly says: “Bi ina o ba tan li ori, eje ko le tan li eekan”, meaning: “for as long as lice are common features in the hair on the human head, there will always be blood stains on the finger nails.” Inferentially, as long as humanity […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, former Director of Partnerships and Evaluation, Tony Elumelu Foundation has assumed her new role as the Foundation’s CEO on April 1. Ifeyinwa becomes the third CEO and the first African to become the Chief Executive Officer of the Tony Elumelu Foundation. In December 2018, the Foundation, the leading African philanthropy […]
…Alleges Attack On 2 Officials In Lagos (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admission and Registration Board (JAMB) Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede Monday announced that the body has de-listed 14 Computer Based Test (CBT) centres out of the accredited 712 accredited across the country. The agency’s action Prof Oloyede while leading the Minister of Education, Adamu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has left Nigeria for Dakar, Senegal, to attend the inauguration of the newly-elected Senegalese President, Macky Sall. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina explained that Buhari’s trip was “on the invitation of his host.’’ Mr. President who is the ECOWAS Chairman, will be Special […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Mr. Walter Onnoghen, has commenced his defence with his driver, Mr. Lawal Busari, as the first defence witness in his ongoing trial over charges on alleged false and non-declaration of assets before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in Abuja. Mr. Busari, who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hugo Lloris has accepted responsibility for conceding Tottenham’s costly second goal against Liverpool. The France goalkeeper failed to hold onto Mohamed Salah’s back-post header in the 90th minute and dropped the ball onto the leg of Toby Alderweireld before it rolled into the net, sealing the Reds’ 2-1 victory. Lloris believes both […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned that it will not condone lateness by candidates to its 2019 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, scheduled for Monday, April 1. The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the NAN Sunday in Lagos. A total of […]
