(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Donald Trump marched Wednesday towards a bitter rematch against President Joe Biden in November as his final Republican rival Nikki Haley thew in the towel after a thumping defeat in the “Super Tuesday” primaries. Pointedly declining to endorse the man she has portrayed as chaotic and mentally incompetent, former UN ambassador Haley […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro, has heaped praises on Nigerians and the media for their support in his time when he was in charge of the team. Peseiro, taking to his X account on Wednesday, also urged Nigerians to keep supporting the Super Eagles no matter the circumstances. He writes: […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian musician, Innocent Ujah Idibia, better known as 2Baba, has parted ways with his manager of two decades, Efe Omorogbe, the CEO of talent management company, Now Muzik. The duo disclosed this in a joint statement uploaded on Instagram on Wednesday by Now Muzik. According to the statement, the mutual disagreement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Government of Ogun State has cautioned residents of Abeokuta, the state capital, to desist from throwing their dead babies in public waste bins. The state’s Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya, gave the warning while addressing journalists in Abeokuta. Oresanya, lamenting indiscriminate dumping of refuse and open defecation in the state, stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The criminal trial of Nigerian singer Azeez Fashola a.k.a Naira Marley could not proceed before a Federal High Court Lagos on Wednesday, following a pending application for fiat before the Chief Judge (CJ) of the court. The trial judge, Justice Isaac Dipeolu, was informed by the prosecutor Mrs Bilikisu Buhari, that an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, says the Federal Government may be filling the widening gap between the United States’ dollar and Nigeria’s naira in the final price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol. According to the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, the Federal Government should be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court Of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed Julius Abure as the Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). Abure has been in a protracted legal conflict with Lamidi Apapa who laid claim to the party’s chairmanship. The African Examiner writes that the appellate court on Wednesday set aside the judgment of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last general election, Mr Peter Obi, on Tuesday, disclosed that he was not desperate to be president of Nigeria but he wants the country to work. Obi made this known in Abuja as he reacted to his award as the ‘Leadership Politician […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) issued stern warning against employing underage house helps, maltreatment of vulnerable persons and other domestic violence. The warning was given when the police paraded an Anambra-based lawyer, Adachukwu Okafor, who was recently arrested for allegedly assaulting her 10-year-old house help. The Minister of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the fact that Nigeria accepted grains from Ukraine does not make Nigeria a weak or failed state. “Egypt gets about 60% of its grains from Ukraine. The fact that Egypt gets about 60% of its grains from Ukraine does not make it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A student pilot and instructor died on Tuesday when their aircraft collided with a passenger plane over the Kenyan capital Nairobi, police said. The mid-air incident between local carrier Safarilink and the 99 Flying training school occurred Tuesday morning, Kenyan authorities said. Nairobi police Adamson Bungei confirmed the deaths to AFP via […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pep Guardiola said Tuesday it is “getting tougher” to win the Champions League as he targets a second consecutive treble with his all-conquering Manchester City team. Defending champions City, unbeaten in 19 games in all competitions, take on Copenhagen in the second leg of their last-16 tie at the Etihad on Wednesday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senators, on Tuesday, awaited the Abuja Electricity Distribution PLC to restore electricity supply before the commencement of sitting. The development threw the Red Chamber into partial blackout as the lawmakers awaited the restoration of power supply. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio would later commence plenary after power was restored some minutes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bank of Ghana has suspended the foreign exchange trading licences of two Nigerian-owned banks operating in the neighbouring West African nation — Guaranty Trust Bank and First Bank — over “fraudulent documentation” in their forex operations. In a statement on Monday, the Ghanaian regulator said the suspension will become effective from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, on Tuesday, restated the commitment of the Nigerian Army to defend the nation’s choice of government, democracy. Addressing participants at a seminar on career planning and management organised by the Army headquarters, the COAS said the Army has no plans to truncate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Governor of Bauchi State, Isa Yuguda, has stated that the federal government still pays subsidies on petroleum products. In his inaugural speech last year, President Bola Tinubu announced the five famous words “The fuel subsidy is gone,” adding that the 2023 Budget made no provision for fuel subsidy and more […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has adjourned its hearing to Monday, 14th March 2024. This followed the Court of Appeal Abuja Judgement which had set aside the inspection order earlier granting the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Muritala Ajaka. At the day’s proceedings, Jibrin […]
AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It was an emotional night when friends, captains of industry, family members, and associates gathered at the Eko Hotel in Lagos on Monday to pay their last respects to the late former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc Herbert Wigwe. Wigwe died on February 9, 2024, in a helicopter crash […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal entered the record books as a 6-0 demolition of Sheffield United on Monday kept the Gunners on Liverpool and Manchester City’s tails in the Premier League title race. Martin Odegaard, Jayden Bogle’s own goal, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz and Declan Rice put the visitors 5-0 at half-time before Ben White rounded […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Turkey’s annual inflation rose again in February, reaching 67.1 per cent despite a string of interest rate hikes, official data showed on Monday. The Turkish central bank held its key interest rate at 45 per cent last month, pausing after eight straight increases aimed at taming consumer prices that had remained stable […]
