(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Coach Augustine Eguavoen says he is excited about the response from all the invited players ahead of the 2025 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying fixture against Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 35 players were invited for the Super Eagles B team 2025 CHAN qualifying fixture against Ghana. Eguavoen […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has unveiled the FCT Renewed Hope Youth Empowerment Programme with the distribution of 80 vehicles to the youths. Wike, at the event in Abuja on Thursday, explained that the goal was to empower the youths financially and also reduce the cost […]
By Andrew A. Erakhrumen* We will be presenting a synopsised dialogue between two nameless acquaintances in this piece. One will be referred to as anonymous while the other, who is a lecturer in a Nigerian public university, will assume the pseudonym Acada. Anonymous touches on issues that may sound critical of lecturers and players in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Thursday said 25 million Nigerians have so far received the ₦25,000 conditional cash transfer. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents shortly after the National Economic Council meeting chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima. He enumerated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kamala Harris and Donald Trump take their nail-biting White House race west on Thursday, seeking supremacy on border security and aiming to woo crucial Latino voters days ahead of the US election. Pop singer Jennifer Lopez will bring her star power to the stage for Harris in Las Vegas, as the candidates […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Nollywood actor Abdulsalam Sanyaolu, popularly known as Charles Olumo or “Agbako,” has died at the age of 101 years. President of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) Bolaji Amusan, popularly known as Mr Latin confirmed Agbako’s demise in an Instagram post. Mr Latin said details of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) said the solid minerals sector contributed ₦1.137 trillion in direct payments to various government levels from 2007 to 2023. NEITI disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while presenting the 2023 Solid Minerals Audit Report, the 16th audit cycle, which provided a comprehensive overview of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Secretary to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr John Ogah, continued his testimony on Wednesday before a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja where he disclosed that his former boss, Godwin Emefiele, listed his niece as one of the beneficiaries of funds from an account allegedly operated on his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has expressed profound concern over the recent Federal High Court ruling that restricts the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other financial institutions from releasing monthly allocations to the Rivers State Government. In a statement signed by CISLAC’s Executive Director, Comrade Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court Abuja has stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from further releasing monthly financial allocations to the Rivers State Government. Justice Abdulmalik held that the receipt and disbursement of monthly allocations since January this year by the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, was a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission PSC on Tuesday, October 29th 2024, promoted four Police Officers currently teaching at the Police Academy, Wudil, Kano, who have successfully completed different academic programmes and acquired PhD certificates. It said the Officers, who appeared before the Commission today, are CSP Favour Fadawag; Inspector Shide Sunday; Inspector Oparaji […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ayorinde AdeBello, the pastor suspended by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has refuted the allegations of homosexuality, which was the cause of his suspension along with another pastor. The African Examiner writes that the RCCG looked into the allegations in a memo dated October 28, 2024. The memo, which was […]
By Ridwan Bodunrin (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – His Royal Majesty, Dr. Eze Ezo Ukandu JP, the traditional head of Isuikwuato, Abia State, was not just the regular Nigerian traditional leader, he was a superintendent with class. Imenyi Ancient Kingdom plans the celebration of the life of their revered and charismatic monarch. This is certainly fully deserved […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two striking university unions in Nigeria have asked the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, to pay their four months’ withheld salaries, following an approval of the payment by President Bola Tinubu. The striking unions ruled out the possibility of any meeting or negotiation with the Federal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Brazil and Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr said on Monday that he will keep on fighting racism even if his activism is what led to him not winning the Ballon d’Or, sources close to the player told Reuters. Vinicius took to social media after finishing second in the prestigious award voting behind […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo says correctional centres across the country will continue to be places of hope for all categories of inmates. Tunji-Ojo said this at a Performance Contract Signing Retreat, with the theme “United Front for a Secure Nation and Future”, on Monday in Abuja. The Minister said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National President of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Mohammed Ibrahim said its members and those of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) embarked on the nationwide strike because they “have been pushed to the wall”. According to him, the two groups eventually decided to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga says security agencies have not been able to arrest embattled former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello because of the “complicated” nature of the case. Onanuga was a guest on the Sunday edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, a socio-economic programme aired on Channels Television. In April, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has commended the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states for supporting the country in calling for the lifting of sanctions imposed by the United States. The United States and its Western allies imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe more than two decades ago. Mnangagwa, also the chairperson of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria has debunked reports claiming that the old series of N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes will cease to exist as legal tender by December 31, 2024. In a statement released on Thursday by the acting Director of Corporate Communications, Sidi Hakama, the CBN noted that the order of […]
