(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than three members of a rival group belonging to the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN, were feared dead while several others sustained injuries during a clash at Iyana-Iba, Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State, yesterday. African Examiner gathered that a similar clash happened in the Surulere area […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Singer Chop Boii has been killed with his producer and others in a residence in Gwarimpa Abuja. Chop Boii, aka Sempe, was reportedly in the house with his producer, a friend and his producer’s girlfriend when they were attacked and killed. After the killing, it was gathered their fingers were chopped off […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The dollar hit N735 in the parallel market on Wednesday as political campaign activities began in the country. According to Bureau De Change operators in Lagos and Abuja, dollar price had increased from N718 – N720 to N728-N735 in the last one week. A BDC operator at Amuwo-Odofin in Lagos, Bala Usman, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has declared Monday, Oct. 3, as public holiday to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence anniversary. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the announcement in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Shuaib Belgore. The minister congratulated Nigerians on the celebration and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Disgraced singer R. Kelly may be ordered to pay over 300,000 U.S. dollars to one of the victims of his elaborate scheme to sexually exploit young aspiring singers and underage children. A restitution order by U. S. District Judge Ann Connelly, that was still being finalised, is intended to cover the cost […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Coolio, the rapper whose smash hit “Gangster’s Paradise” sent him to international stardom has died, according to a report. The beloved artist who was 59 visited a friend in Los Angeles on Wednesday and went to the bathroom but never emerged, the report said. According to the report, when the friend went […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa American former teacher, Valerie D. Johnson has launched her new book which is aimed at helping children to overcome anxiety and phobia for mathematics. The book entitled, “1 2 3 Count with Me on Granddad’s Farm”, was written essentially to ignite a love of math in all children. According to her, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court in Damaturu, Yobe State on Wednesday ruled that Nigeria’s Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, is not the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for Yobe North Senatorial District in next year’s election into the National Assembly. The court ruled that Bashir Machina is the authentic candidate of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian Disk Jockey, Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy has announced that she has officially graduated from the University of Oxford. Recall that DJ Cuppy earlier announced the submission of her master thesis at the prestigious university on her Twitter page. In a tweet via her Twitter handle, she stated that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) and a suspect in custody were killed during an attack on the Divisional Police Headquarters in Iganna in Iwajowa Local Government Area of Oyo State on Wednesday by hoodlums. The Oyo State Police Command confirmed the incident, stating the Divisional Police officer (DPO) of the station (name […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have killed five soldiers and one unidentified civilian. The incident happened opposite one of the new generation banks in Umunze, Orumba South local government area. A source disclosed the incident happened around 2pm on Wednesday. The soldiers, the source said, were in a Sienna vehicle when the hoodlums attacked them. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governors Samuel Ortom of Benue State; Seyi Makinde of Oyo State; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State; Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, all believed to be loyal to Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, including Wike, on Wednesday, boycotted the inauguration of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council and book launch in honour […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fifteen countries in the European Union (EU) have called for an EU-wide gas price cap as an emergency measure against high energy prices in a letter to Energy Commissioner, Kadri Simson. The letter, on Wednesday, called for an immediate proposal for a maximum price for gas which should apply to deliveries from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Botswana has resumed exports of live cattle and beef from areas declared free of foot and mouth disease (FMD). However, a senior government official told Reuters on Wednesday that sales to Europe, which had tougher import restrictions remained suspended. In August, Botswana suspended beef exports following an outbreak of foot and mouth […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Egypt aimed at increasing the number of foreign tourists by between 25 per cent and 30 per cent annually and boosting its revenues, the Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Ahmed Issa, said on Tuesday. Issa’s remarks came during an evening ceremony held at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to mark […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two Mali basket ballers who were filmed fighting with each other at the FIBA Women’s World Cup have apologized, saying they were frustrated after their team were eliminated from the tournament. The fight was between Salimatou Kourouma and Kamite Elisabeth Dabou. It broke out as Serbia’s Sasa Cado was being interviewed in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Army spokesman on Wednesday confirmed the death of 22 people after two Ugandan military helicopters crashed in East DRC. Uganda had sent troops to its central African neighbour in December to help fight a violent rebel group known as the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). “The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) have not […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The trial of Guinea former military ruler, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara and 10 others from the Guinean security forces, for the alleged massacre and rape of protesters in 2009 started on Wednesday. Camara and others are facing trial for the alleged massacre of over 150 people and the rape of at least […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has tasked Nigerians not to allow politicians to use religion or tribal sentiments to deceive them in the 2023 polls. The former Anambra governor made this known when he visited the palace of the Ooni of Ife on Tuesday as he tasked […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In consideration of the galloping global and local inflationary levels, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria, on Tuesday, raised the benchmark interest rate from 14 to 15.5 per cent. This represents a 150-basis-point increase from the 14 per cent rate voted during the last MPC meeting in July. […]
