(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barcelona president Joan Laporta said on Monday the club will “do everything possible” to bring Argentine superstar Lionel Messi back in the close season. The Paris Saint-Germain forward is set to leave in the summer when his contract expires and new La Liga champions Barcelona are hoping to lure their all-time top […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The commander of South Africa’s ground forces is in Moscow for talks, Russian news agencies said Monday, days after Washington accused Pretoria of secretly providing arms to Russia. Lieutenant General Lawrence Mbatha is heading a delegation that discussed “issues relating to military cooperation and interaction” with their Russian counterparts, the agencies said, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – When actors, filmmakers and fans woke up on Sunday (yesterday), they did not expect that they would be thrown into another round of mourning after crying in quick succession over the deaths of some notable personalities in the industry in the space of a few days. But, that was exactly what happened […]
By Makeba White Chanay (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Every parent has a single priority in their lives, and it is to find the best available opportunities to help their children have a wonderful life. Whether we are parents yet or not, we would all want our children to have the best life could offer, to lead […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The church is an integral part of the Nigerian social and economic fabric whose contributions have helped to provide hope, direction, and purpose for the teeming youth who make up about 70% of the total population. These were the views of Major-Gen. Pat Akem-Vingir (rtd), the Pastor-in-Charge of the ‘Jesus House’ parish, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Erik ten Hag insists Manchester United can ignore the threat from Liverpool despite a recent blip that allowed their rivals back into the race to finish in the Premier League’s top four. Ten Hag’s side are just one point ahead of fifth-placed Liverpool as they try to cling on to fourth place. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 2,167 repentant insurgents have graduated from the Operation Safe Corridor’s (OPSC) Deradicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) programme, organised by the Federal Government, an official has said. Mr Audu Ayuba, the Assistant Director of Planning, Research and Strategy, National Orientation Agency (NOA), disclosed this on Friday at a capacity building […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rights groups say it is the worst atrocity in a 10-year-old conflict between Islamist groups and the army in which thousands have died and millions had been displaced. Malian soldiers and unidentified foreign military personnel were likely to have executed at least 500 people during a five-day operation in the village of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Israel and Gaza militants traded more heavy fire Thursday, the third day of the worst escalation of violence in months that has killed 25 people in the blockaded Palestinian enclave. Air strikes by the Israeli army since Tuesday have killed fighters as well as civilians, including several children, said officials in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the Bank Verification Number (BVN) issued in Nigeria remains for life and has no expiry date, as reported by a national newspaper. Its Acting-Director, Corporate Communications, Alhaji Isa Abdulmumin, said this in a statement on Wednesday. Abdulmumin said that the claim was completely false and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was present at the Thursday hearing of petitions and applications at the Presidential Election Petitions Court, (PEPC) sitting in Abuja. Also present in court were the former governors of Adamawa, Boni Haruna, Niger, Babangida Aliyu, Cross River, Liyel Imoke and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Plateau workers have commenced an indefinite strike after the failure of the government to meet their demands. The action was declared in a notice of strike issued by the Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), Plateau chapter, on Wednesday night in Jos. The notice jointly signed by Plateau JNC Chairman, Titus Malau and Secretary, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than seven people have been reported dead while several others hospitalised after drinking tea suspected to have been prepared with a local leaf popularly known as Zakami at a wedding ceremony in Kano. Zakami contains a psychoactive substance. The incident happened on Tuesday in Sheka area of Kumbotso Local Government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has restored supply to Imo following the suspension of a week-long industrial action embarked upon by the organised labour in the state. This is contained in a release signed by EEDC’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Emeka Ezeh and made available to newsmen in Owerri, on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States on Tuesday announced a new $1.2 billion security assistance package for Ukraine to boost the country’s air defenses and provide it with additional artillery ammunition. The package underscores the continued US commitment to Ukraine “by committing critical near-term capabilities, such as air defense systems and munitions, while also building […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Bayo Onanuga has stated that the Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should desist from blackmailing the judiciary over President-elect, Bola Tinubu as it is God’s will for Tinubu to rule Nigeria. In a statement Monday morning, Onanuga stated that God has plans for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Hermann Parzinger has said that there are to no conditions attached to the Benin Bronzes that were returned to Nigeria from Germany. The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation is a German federal government body that oversees 27 museums and cultural organizations in and around Berlin, the German […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Fourth batch of 410 stranded Nigerians, evacuated from the conflict-ridden Sudan, has arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the evacuees arrived at the Pilgrims Terminal of the airport at exactly 10:45 a.m, on board a Max Airline from Egypt. NAN also […]
… Tasks Members On Commitment. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A non governmental organization NGO, under the Banner of ‘Standup For Women Society, set up for the liberation of Nigerian Women, has formally inaugurated the Executive Committee (Exco) of the Enugu state chapter, with a charge on members to join hands in fighting the alleged continuous marginalization […]
By Idowu John Bakare (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The race for leadership in the two chambers of the National Assembly has intensified. Expectedly, gladiators for the coveted seats of the President of the Senate and Speaker of House of Representatives are bracing up for a serious ‘fight’. The stakes are high, especially in the House of […]
