(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor, Nyesom Wike said he knows why the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, is “arrogant” against the “demand” of some members of the party. Mr Ayu has been under pressure from a group of governors and some former governors of the party led by Mr Wike, to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Buckingham Palace has announced that Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral will take place on Sept. 19. African Examiner reports Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday at 96. Many dignitaries, eminent personalities around the world have continued to pay glowing tributes to the late monarch. Meanwhile, King Charles III has been formally proclaimed as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has been elected the President of the Forum of Governors of Regions/States of Africa at the body’s election held in Saidia, Morocco. Mr Yinka Oyebode, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, made this known in a statement on Friday in Ado-Ekiti. Oyebode said Mr Oumarou Ousmanou, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 20 passengers were burnt to death on Friday in an accident that occurred at Maya/Lanlate Junction in Ibarapa East Local Government area of Oyo State. African Examiner gathered that the incident involved a commercial bus and a Sienna car. African Examiner also gathered that the two vehicles were travelling […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least three children died in a building that collapsed on Thursday in Dutse Local Government Area in Jigawa State after heavy rain, the police have said. The police spokesperson in Jigawa, Lawan Adam, said the building collapsed at Jigawar Tsarki Community due to the heavy rain which lasted several hours on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Sokoto State Governor, Waziri Tambuwal, has denied resigning from his position as Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum. Tambuwal was a PDP presidential aspirant before his withdrawal for the eventual winner of the party’s ticket, Atiku Abubakar, during the party’s primary. The denial is contained in a press statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s under-19 boys volleyball team will meet their Egyptian counterparts in the final match of the ongoing Under-19 Boys African Nations Volleyball Championship on Saturday. African Examiner reports that both teams on Thursday won their semi-final matches played in El Jadida in Morocco to advance to the final. Nigeria defeated Cameroon 3-1 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari says he received with immense sadness news of the passing of Queen Elizabeth ll of the United Kingdom. The Nigerian leader made his feelings known in a condolence message issued by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Thursday in Abuja. He said: ”My family and I, and the more […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Queen Elizabeth II will be commemorated by pomp and ceremony as Britain begins a period of mourning on Friday to mark the death of its former monarch. Gun salutes will ring out in the capital and bells will toll across the country, with churches, chapels, and cathedrals encouraged by the Church of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The death of Queen Elizabeth II has been announced. She is being mourned in Britain and across the world. The country’s longest-reigning monarch died Thursday at age 96. Large crowds are expected to gather outside Buckingham Palace in central London, while tributes pour in from across the country and the world. Fears […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –Chelsea has officially appoint Graham Potter, as new head coach. A statement from the club read on Thursday read, “Potter is one of the most exciting coaches in the game, starting his journey in Sweden before bringing his talents to the English game over the past four seasons. The 47-year-old is educated to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Walid Jibrin, has resigned from his position. He disclosed this at the 97th BoT meeting of the party on Thursday in Abuja. He said the decision was made to ensure the party’s presidential candidate emerged victorious in the 2023 elections. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than seven persons were reportedly injured when an uncompleted four-storey hotel building collapsed on Thursday in Ibadan. African Examiner reports that the collapsed hotel building is adjacent to one of the new generation banks at Awosika, Bodija area of Ibadan. An eyewitness disclosed that the incident happened around 5.45 am […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gambia’s government is investigating whether the deaths of dozens of young children from kidney failure in recent months are linked to a paracetamol syrup, the head of the country’s health service said on Thursday. A spike in cases of acute kidney injury among children under the age of five was detected in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Committee of Vice Chancellors (CVC) of Federal Universities has appealed to the Nigerian government to rethink its decision on its strict adherence to the ‘No Work, No Pay’ policy over the lingering conflicts with the university workers’ unions. The body said the policy may cause more damage than good to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea has been reportedly given permission to talk to the current head coach of Brighton & Hove Albion, Graham Potter, about becoming the new head coach of the club. It was gathered that Potter had been reassured that if he were to take the Chelsea job, he would be permitted to try […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea FC has sacked their head coach, Thomas Tuchel, the Premier League club has announced in a statement on their website on Wednesday. “On behalf of everyone at Chelsea FC, the Club would like to place on record its gratitude to Thomas and his staff for all their efforts during their time […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode and the spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, Senator Dino Melaye on Tuesday took their fiery social media spat to a dramatic point by making skits to mock each other. The duo who have both switched membership of the two main parties in their political careers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Kabir Mohammed, the Manager of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (NAIA), on Tuesday in Abuja said the airport would commence automated pay car park on Sept. 29. Mohammed stated that digitisation of the airport services would be done in phases, starting with the car park pay automation. According to him, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN says no fewer than 173 civilians have been killed in South Sudan for a four-month period of violence while human rights violations is reported committed in Unity State. As fighting continues in South Sudan, a new UN report released on Tuesday documents 173 civilian deaths over a four-month period along […]
