(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, on Tuesday, continued the trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, who was alleged to have killed the Chief Executive Officer of Super Tv, Usifo Ataga. Ojukwu, an undergraduate of the University of Lagos, Akoka, was arraigned alongside Adedapo Quadri and Chioma Egbuchu on October, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West Africa Examination Council has announced plans to make its certificates available to candidates of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination once their results are released. The Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan, made this known on Tuesday at a luncheon organised by the exam body in Lagos. He also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was pandemonium on Monday when hoodlums invaded the Peoples Democratic Party presidential campaign mega rally in Kaduna and launched an attack on the crowd. The hoodlums came into the Ranchers Bees Stadium venue with sticks and machetes and started attacking the crowd, leaving many injured. The hoodlums invaded the venue three […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira on Monday appreciated slightly against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging at N441.25. The figure represented an increase of 0.03 per cent compared with the N441.38 it exchanged for the dollar before the close of business on Oct. 14. The open indicative rate closed at N439.63 to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Lagos said that four murder cases were reported and recorded in the state in the last seven days. The Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO) in Lagos, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to journalists on Saturday. Mr Hundeyin said that four persons were arrested in connection with the cases. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has come under fire following his advice to Northerners that they should vote for him in the 2023 election because he hails from the northern region. Atiku, who stated this during an interactive session with the Arewa Joint Committee in Kaduna […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Adekanmbi, says the party’s presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has all it takes to make Nigeria great if he is given the opportunity to be Nigeria’s president come 2023. Adekanmbi, a former Commissioner for Special Duties, Culture and Tourism in Ondo State, said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Real Madrid leapfrogged FC Barcelona at the summit of LaLiga as goals from Karim Benzema, Federico Valverde and Rodrygo sealed a 3-1 triumph in El Clasico on Sunday. Barca had conceded just one goal in eight league games this season prior to the visit to the Santiago Bernabeu. But two clinical finishes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool handed Manchester City their first English Premier League (EPL) defeat of the season on Sunday, thanks to a Mohamed Salah strike in an enthralling encounter at Anfield. The Egyptian raced onto a long pass from Alisson with 14 minutes remaining before slotting past Ederson to give the Reds just their third […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Alhaji Lamido Sanusi, is full of pity for Nigeria’s next president on account of the scale of the economic challenges awaiting him or her, particularly the knotty issue of petroleum subsidy and debt servicing. Alhaji Sanusi decried the management of the oil and gas sector, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Director of Defence Information, Major General John Enenche (retd.), who described the #LekkiShooting incident as “photoshopped” and “cropped” has given the reasons behind his claim in 2020. The ex-General who made the list of the 1,234 members of the Presidential Campaign Council of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tottenham manager Antonio Conte will be spurring his boys to go for three points when they host Everton on Saturday as they look to continue their impressive start to the season. Currently third on the Premier League table with four points separating them from league leaders and arch-rivals Arsenal, Spurs while heading […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As a result of the devastating floods, pythons and other kinds of dangerous reptiles have found their way into communities in parts of Delta State. Residents now scamper for safety for fear of being killed. The ravaging flood which has cut off parts of the East-West Road has continued to wreak havoc […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Security Council has clarified the Federal Government’s position on the status of the case against leader of proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. It said Kanu still has a case to answer. An Appeal Court, in Abuja on Thursday, thrashed the case of terrorism leveled against Kanu, a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Robbie Coltrane, star of popular fantasy movie series, Harry Potter, has died at the age of 72. The Scottish actor was famous for his role as Rubeus Hagrid, the Hogwart’s games keeper, in the seven-part film. His death was announced by his agent, Belinda Wright, who on Friday, shared the news via […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Friday called off its eight-month-old strike. However, the union in a press statement made available to The PUNCH noted that the issues in its disputes with the Federal Government were not well addressed. The press release, which was signed by the National President of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Campaign Organisation (PCO) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied reports that the party has suspended its presidential campaign. The party said its campaign train will continue on Monday in Kaduna. This was contained in a statement by Muhammad Bello, the media adviser to the PCO Director General, Aminu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Namibia Ministry of Finance says Namibia has operationalised an electronic government procurement (E-GP) portal to improve transparency and accountability in the procurement process. The ministry, in a statement on Thursday, said bid advertisements, documents, opening reports, evaluation executive summaries, and notice of awards would all now be available online. The ministry added […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira on Thursday exchanged at N441.83 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, a depreciation of 0.26 per cent, compared with N440.67 to the dollar it exchanged on Wednesday. The open indicative rate closed at N439.70 to the dollar on Thursday. An exchange rate of N442 to the dollar […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has been offered fights with Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce, following the breakdown in talks with Tyson Fury for a potential super-fight. Contracts were being passed repeatedly between Fury and Joshua’s teams for a December 3 bout at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, as recently as the […]
