(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hamza Al-Mustapha, the presidential candidate of Action Alliance (AA) and former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the late military head of state, Sani Abacha, has denied ever stealing from Nigeria’s coffers while in office. Mr Mustapha, a retired major, said this in an interview with Channels Television on Tuesday. He said his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)’s alert to Nigerians on substandard cough syrups circulating in The Gambia, the Ministry of Health, Edo, has advised residents to be vigilant. In a public health notice by Prof. Obehi Akoria, Edo Commissioner for Health, the ministry said that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City are through to the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds even though they were held 0-0 at Copenhagen on Tuesday. But they without Erling Haaland, while also missing a penalty kick and having Sergio Gomez red-carded. However, the English champions advanced with two games to spare because Sevilla did not win […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira on Tuesday exchanged at N441.17 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, a depreciation of 0.46per cent, compared with N439.17 to the dollar at the close of business on Oct. 7. The open indicative rate closed at N439.40 to the dollar on Tuesday. An exchange rate of N414 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Bank of Nigeria Ltd., on Tuesday partnered Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) to implement the 22nd National Company of the Year (NCOY) competition. Mrs Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, FirstBank, said in a statement that the goal of JAN was to inspire senior secondary school students to start and […]
By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Without prejudice to the extent of preparations, has government genuinely evaluated reasons for dispute and rejection of previous census results in Nigeria before proceeding to organize another headcount? Results of census conducted in 1962, 1963, 1973, 1991 and 2006 were all marred by anomalies and controversies allegedly engendered […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) has watched the chilling footage of Chidinma Ojukwu confessing to stabbing to death the Chief Executive Officer of Super Tv, Usifo Michael Ataga, all by herself. It also viewed the grim footage of Ataga’s lifeless body recorded shortly after he was found […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The coronation of Britain’s King Charles III will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2023. The ceremony will take place at Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace announces. The Queen Consort, Camilla, will also be crowned in the ceremony. A statement published by the Royal Family Tuesday titled, ‘The Coronation of His Majesty The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Rivers on Tuesday paraded 16 suspected oil thieves involved in illegal refining of crude oil to produce diesel. The corps Commandant in the state, Mr Michael Ogar, paraded the 16 male suspects before newsmen in Port Harcourt. He said they were arrested by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has conferred national awards on 447 Nigerians including the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola. The National Honours Award Investiture ceremony at the International Conference Centre, (ICC) in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika has presented the official letter of approval for the proposed Lekki International Airport to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Sirika presented the letter at the ongoing ninth Ehingbeti Lagos Economic Summit at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Victoria Island. Sirika noted that Lagos has the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Singer Harry Okiri, popularly known as Harrysong, has been arrested by the police in Lagos State. In a post on his Instagram Story on Tuesday, Harrysong said that he was arrested when he landed in the state. The terse statement signed by his management noted that the singer’s phone was seized at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi Police Command has confirmed the attack on a section of Ezza North Local Government Headquarters by unidentified gunmen. African Examiner reports that hoodlums set the property on fire on Monday morning and left valuables worth millions of naira destroyed. The command’s Spokesman, SP Chris Anyanwu, stated in Abakaliki on Monday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tanzanian and Kenyan leaders have agreed to step up the fight against cross-border crime, including human trafficking and poaching. Addressing a news conference at State House in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and her Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto, said the two leaders have also agreed to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has defended the huge foreign indebtedness of Nigeria, saying that the situation with the country is not “hopeless.” The governor, who is also the chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum, the umbrella body of all governors of the All Progressives Congress(APC), spoke in Ado- Ekiti on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, has publicly thrown his weight behind the candidacy of the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ogun State. Mr Amosun, an APC Senator representing Ogun Central in the National Assembly, spoke during an interview with BBC Yoruba on Monday. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities has hailed the House of Representatives for its intervention in the protracted crisis between university lecturers and the Federal Government. The President of ASUU, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, said, “For the first time, we have seen light at the end of the tunnel.” This is just as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Scores of travelers were yesterday feared dead in a boat mishap that occurred in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. African Examiner gathered that the ill-fated boat with about 85 persons on board capsized on Friday at Umunnankwo community. Eye witnesses said the boat, which took off from Onukwu bridge, was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Murtala Ajaka, deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, should resign if he is not supporting Bola Tinubu, the party’s standard bearer. Ajaka made this remark as he reacted to comments by Ngige when he appeared on Politics Today, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The unveiling of an official website to promote political campaigns and soliciting funds ahead of the 2023 presidential election by the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi has generated mixed reactions in some quarters especially on social media platforms. The former Anambra Governor, who encouraged his supporters to visit the […]
