(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles will be without Bayer Leverkusen forward Victor Boniface for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after the youngster picked up an injury, the second Nigerian player to be ruled out of the tournament. Leicester City’s midfielder Wilfred Ndidi had been ruled out of the competition over an injury […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will appeal an N100m fine imposed on it by the Federal High Court, Abuja, over the violation of the rights of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele had instituted a fundamental human rights suit against the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against the election of Governor Hycinth Alia of Benue State. This follows the withdrawal of the appeal by counsel to Mr Titus Uba of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sebastian Hon. Uba had challenged the victory of Governor Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressives Congress […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has arrived at the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to offer clarifications concerning her stewardship. Mrs Umar-Farouq arrived at the headquarters of the EFCC to honour the invitation by the anti-graft agency to offer clarifications […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, forecasts sunny skies on Monday with a hazy atmosphere over the northern region and the north central states. “Patches of cloud in a hazy atmosphere is anticipated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An own goal by Jakub Kiwior and a thumping late strike by Luis Diaz sealed a 2-0 victory for Liverpool at Arsenal in the weekend’s headline FA Cup third round tie. The result meant the hosts’ dismal form extended into the New Year on Sunday. Arsenal wasted a sackful of chances in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, says the G5 group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Ortom made this known on Sunday at a luncheon hosted by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A report comparing the prices of gasoline (petrol) in various countries has ranked Nigeria as 22nd on the list of countries with the least expensive petrol prices. The report titled “Gasoline Prices, Octane-95” dated early in the month revealed that the average price of petrol around the world is 1.30 U.S. Dollars […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dangote Petroleum Refinery, on Thursday, received the fifth crude oil shipment of one million barrels of Bonny Light supplied by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), on Thursday. The company is already preparing to welcome the 6th one million crude oil cargo to the refinery, by next week. This latest development is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike maintains he has no regrets about supporting Bola Tinubu’s presidential bid. Wike, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), backed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 election with the APC winning the oil-rich state for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nyesom Wike has again spoken about the Rivers State crisis and maintains he still has a stronghold in the state he finished serving as its governor just in May last year. The Minister of the FCT has been at loggerheads with his successor Governor Sim Fubara. While President Bola Tinubu had waded […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The third round of the 2023/24 English FA Cup is well underway as games continue on Saturday. Chelsea, Newcastle, and a host of teams were some of the sides that played on an action-packed day. On Sunday, Arsenal welcome Premier League leaders Liverpool to the Emirates Stadium in what promises to be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the Dangote Group Aliko Dangote has clarified the recent visit of officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to its office but assured of its commitment to helping the agency with its investigations. EFCC officials visited the Dangote Group headquarters in Lagos over details of foreign exchange […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that the minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, authorized the payment of N585m to the UBA account of one Oniyelu Bridget Mojisola has sparked debate on social media as some Nigerians are calling for the head of the minister. The African Examiner recalls that a letter […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tough time now awaits sand excavators and Miners in Oko, the home town of former Nigeria’s Vice president, Late Dr. Alex Ekwueme, as the Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, is set to sign an executive order next week to stop such act. He made this known Weekend during the inauguration of Dr. Alex […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has granted approval to three airlines to serve as exclusive carriers for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the airlines are the Air Peace Ltd., FlyNas and Max Air. Mrs Fatima Sanda-Usara, Assistant Director, Public Affairs, NAHCON, made this known in a statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the N2.267 trillion budget for 2024 presented by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu last year. The budget, comprising 58 per cent capital expenditure and 42 per cent recurrent expenditure, was approved after a unanimous voice vote by the lawmakers. Governor Sanwo-Olu, on December 13, 2023, presented […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has lamented the security situation in the country, saying that it has gone beyond control. He said the situation the country is in at the moment has gone beyond playing politics, adding that President Tinubu has a lot of work […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Friday described the recent bombing in Kaduna State as a series of avoidable errors, saying it cannot be repeated. Last December, a deadly military airstrike killed at least 85 people and injured several others at Tudun Biri village in the Igabi Local Government Area of the North-Western state. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The body of former Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has arrived in Nigeria. It arrived at the private wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Friday and was received by the widow, Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu and other family members. It was flown from Germany where the former governor had gone […]
