(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Recent happenings in the polity have reminded us that there seems to be a mix-up when it comes to playing politics and public service. They are not the same thing. Naturally, one should not be too surprised about the confusion because it is on the platform of political parties that candidates get […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Authorities of Rangers International FC of Enugu on Tuesday sealed a five year multimillion naira contract deal with a branding, development and management company, Desgraf & Mart Limited. (D&M). According to the deal, D&M is granted an exclusive right to use the Licence Marks in the manufacturing, distribution […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor David Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi state has sacked his Chief Press Secretary (CPS) Emma Uzor. He said he took the decision because the CPS misrepresented him and South East Governors in a statement he recently issued on the Controversial National Livestock Transformation Programme, describing the statement by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari, has on Tuesday moved the Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Festus Keyamo, to the ministry of labour. Disclosing this in a statement, the Director of Information at the Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, said Keyamo would replace Tayo Alasoadura as the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court on Tuesday,ordered the immediate release of Mr Omoleye Sowore, convener of the revolution now movement, from the custody of the Department of State Service. Recall that Sowore was arrested Aug. 3 for convening a nationwide protest, themed #RevolutionNow. Justice Taiwo Taiwo ordered that Sowore’s International passport be submitted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jeremy Corbyn is leading calls for Boris Johnson to resign after the Supreme Court ruled the PM’s decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful. The Labour leader said Mr Johnson should “consider his position” in a short statement to the party’s conference in Brighton. The SNP and some Labour MPs have said the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, in the Feb. 23 election, Atiku Abubakar, has formally filed their 66 grounds of appeal against the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal at the Supreme Court. Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, a senior lawyer in the legal team of Atiku and PDP, disclosed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – U.S. aeroplane maker Boeing says it has launched a compensation fund for the relatives of those who were killed in crashes involving the company’s 737 MAX model in Indonesia and Ethiopia. The families of the 346 victims are each to receive 144,500 dollars, according to a statement by the fund, which is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – World leaders will begin the annual days of speeches at the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, with U.S. President Donald Trump’s address expected to draw much of the focus. Trump is speaking amid worsening tensions between the U.S. and Iran. While the U.S. president has not ruled out meeting […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Nigeria (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the recent introduction of charges on withdrawal and deposits above 500,000 (five hundred thousand naira) by commercial banks as directed by the Central bank of Nigeria(CBN) continues to generate reactions in the country, the Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical province of the Anglican church, Most Rev. Emmanuel […]
By Sufuyan Ojeifo (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – According to the 1921 Nobel laureate for Literature, Frenchman Anatole France, “To accomplish great things, we must dream, as well as act.” Thousands of kilometres away from Europe, another bold visionary, entrepreneur and film producer – Walter Elias Disney – echoed the compelling philosophical thoughts of Anatole France. Observed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos Police command on Sunday said it has smashed a baby trafficking syndicate and recovered a week old baby from it. DSP Bala Elkana, the Police Public Relations Officer, in a statement, said one Gift Michael, 24, and Florence Doughlas, 50, were apprehended for buying and selling of babies. He said […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 75 year old man identified as one Moses Eze has been arrested by operatives of the Enugu state criminal investigations Department of the police Command over his alleged involvement in the defilement of a five year old girl. The state police Spokesman, Ebere Amarizu, who disclosed this […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The radical Sunni Islamic State group on Saturday claimed responsibility for the bombing of a passenger bus that killed at least 11 people in Iraq’s mostly Shiite province of Karbala the day before. The explosion was caused by a bomb planted inside the bus, according to the Iraqi Interior Ministry. Islamic State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An international rights group has called on Egyptian authorities to protect the right to peaceful protest and to immediately release those detained, hours after the country saw rare protests against President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi. Late on Friday, hundreds of Egyptians took to the streets in the capital Cairo and other cities. The protesters […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal for Imo sitting in Abuja on Saturday affirmed the election of Gov. Emeka Ihedioha of Imo. Delivering judgment, Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Mallami Umar-Dogondagi, dismissed the petition of the candidate of the Action Alliance Party, Mr Uche Nwosu, for incompetence. In a unanimous decision, the three-member […]
Photo: L-R: Group Managing Director/CEO, UBA, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka; Group Head, Marketing, UBA, Mrs Dupe Olusola; Group Head, Online Banking, UBA, Mr Austine Abolusoro, during the launch of LEO on Apple Business Chat. ————– (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced that the services of its Chatbot, Leo is now available […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has said that the National Assembly is eager to receive the 2020 budget proposals. “We are hopeful and optimistic, as well as hungry and thirsty, to receive the 2020 appropriations bill,” Lawan told reporters shortly on his arrival from a private visit abroad. Lawan seized […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), has pledged to partner with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to improve power supply across the country. The Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, announced this while reading the communiqué of the forum meeting held on Wednesday night in Abuja. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former member of the Nigerian senate, Sen. Nimi Barigha-Amange has announced his intention to abandon the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Barigha-Amange stated this on Wednesday in Abuja while submitting his letter of intention to join APC to the party’s Acting National Secretary, Mr Victor […]
