(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal face Real Madrid on Wednesday with one foot already in the Champions League semi-finals but with the added pressure of knowing their entire season hinges on the result at the Bernabeu. Mikel Arteta’s men last week demolished the defending champions 3-0 in the first leg of their quarter-final in London and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A BofA Global Research published on Tuesday has highlighted that global investors have cut their holdings of U.S. stocks by a record amount in the past two months. The move spells a trend that is likely to continue, given that a record number of managers have signaled plans to keep cutting their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has called on the Federal Government to “rise up” to its responsibility of protecting the lives of Nigerians across the country. Kwankwaso, a former Kano State governor, stated this in a post on his X handle on Monday night […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed reports alleging that inmates were being poorly fed and dying of hunger in custodial centres across the country. Reacting to the claims in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja, the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Abubakar Umar, said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), one of the sponsors of the Oloibiri Lecture Series and Energy Forum (OLEF) has commended it as a platform for driving change in Nigeria’s energy sector through the discussions that centre on business performance, cost discipline and process simplification. This was contained in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Recently, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) directed the full implementation of the Naira-for-Crude policy for local refiners. The Naira-for-Crude policy, introduced in 2024, entails the sale of crude oil to domestic refineries– Dangote Refinery and others in naira instead of U.S. dollars. FEC’s resolution on the policy was conveyed by Wale Edun, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) The Namibian government said it’s taking steps to increase local ownership in its mining sector and build capacity in the emerging oil, gas and green energy industries. Namibian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy Natangue Ithete told officials that the step is to promote inclusive economic development. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – France said on Monday that Algeria was threatening to expel 12 of its diplomatic staff, adding that it would take immediate reprisals should that occur in the latest flare-up between them. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said in a statement that the Algerian authorities were demanding that 12 of France agents leave […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders’ meeting in Ojokoro LCDA, Lagos State, ended in chaos on Monday over the alleged imposition of a chairmanship candidate. The meeting began peacefully at 7, Ijaoye Street, at 4:00 p.m. before aggrieved members stormed the venue in protest. Protesters chanted “Ole!” (thief), “We can’t take it”, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound sorrow over the recent bloodshed in Plateau state, a tragedy that has claimed the lives of over 40 people. The President stated that he has instructed security agencies to thoroughly investigate the crisis and identify those responsible for orchestrating the violent acts, saying, “we cannot allow […]
(AFRICAN examiner) – Popular Nigerian singer, Kingsley Okonkwo, better known as Kcee, has opened up concerning the relationship between him and his younger brother, billionaire businessman, Emeka Okonkwo, aka E-Money. Kcee in a recent episode of the Tea With Tay podcast stated that he was already financially successful before E-Money, adding that the successful business […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Worried by the continuous closure of the Onitsha drug market by the National Agency for food Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC, a human rights civil society group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety, has urged fourteen Anglican And Catholic Bishops in Anambra state to speak out. The group […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State government has frowned at the decision of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to cancel the 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC) from Port Harcourt in Rivers to Enugu. The association made this decision because of the “constitutional violations” in Rivers after the emergency rule in the South-South state. “Currently, Rivers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential aide Daniel Bwala says contrary to social media speculations, President Bola Tinubu is not in France for medical treatment. “Sometimes on social media, somebody will be tweeting, you don’t even know who the person is; it can be somebody who has mental health somewhere. You just see that information is coming […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Kwara Police Command have arrested controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, better known as “Portable”. In a statement, the spokesman of the Kwara Police Command, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said that Portable’s arrest followed a petition received from one Mr. Okunola Saheed, popularly known as “Osupa”. “The petition borders on serious allegations […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A subsidiary of Nigeria’s Access Holdings PLC, Access Bank PLC, has secured approvals from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and Kenya’s National Treasury and Economic Planning for the acquisition of 100% shareholding of the National Bank of Kenya (NBK). According to a statement issued by the CBK on Monday, Access Bank […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Suspect, Nnamdi Anyaji has been arrested by the Anambra State Police Command for murdering his mother and attempting to commit suicide. According to available reports, 49-year-old Anyaji, an indigene of Amudo Village in Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, after he had killed his mother, Dorathy Anyaji, who is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has stated that President Bola Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State will complete their eight years in power. Umahi stated this while launching the second phase construction of Kaduna-Abuja-Kano road project. The former Ebonyi State governor also slammed the opposition coalition saying that they […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola, the Nigerian billionaire, has stated that Christian Chukwu got a “new lease of life” after he had prostate cancer surgery in 2019. Otedola, in a tweet on Sunday, wrote a tribute to Chukwu, who passed on April 12 at the age of 74. It is worth recalling that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central bank of Nigeria CBN has warned citizens against abusing the naira currency like spraying, hawking, mutilating or counterfeiting it, saying such act remains a serious offence. It said “as our critical symbol of national identity, Nigeria must Respect and keep it clean. The nation’s apex bank, however, assured that it […]
