(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – POPULAR Nigerian singer, Naira Marley has shared his opinion on the reward of hard work through awards. During his album listening party, Naira Marley said though he hopes his new album, God’s Timing The Best (GTTB), gets a Grammy win, he’s not a fan of awards. “Insha Allah, but I don’t believe […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has won the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) re-scheduled governorship primary election in the state. The Returning Officer and Chairman, Governorship Primary Election Committee, Mr Murtala Damagum, announced Mohammed’s victory at the end of the exercise held on Saturday in Bauchi. He said that Mohammed as the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the All Progressives Congress has thrown its weight behind the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), following the scathing remarks of a presidential aspirant and the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Tinubu had while speaking to the party’s delegates in Ogun State on Thursday claimed that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira depreciated against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window on Friday as it exchanged at N419.75 to the dollar, a 0.06 per cent depreciation, compared to N419.50 to the dollar on Thursday. The open indicative rate closed at N419.70 to the dollar. An exchange rate of N444.00 to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has commenced the crushing of about 2,000 impounded motorcycles in line with its ban on motorcycle “Okada” operations in the state. The state government banned their operation in six Local Government Areas (LGAs) and nine Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) from June I. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Head Coach Jose Peseiro has called up captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain William Ekong and 25 other players to the camp of the Super Eagles. This is ahead of this month’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Sierra Leone and São Tomé and Príncipe. African Examiner reports that Nigeria will […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Abdul Abiola, the son of late Chief MKO Abiola has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to look for a youthful Presidential candidate ahead of the 2023 General Elections. The younger Abiola said this via a tweet with the handle @AbdulMKOAbiola on Saturday. According to him, “I urge the APC to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday in Accra, Ghana, attend an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government on the political situation in Mali and other parts of the sub-region. The Summit will hold at the Presidential Palace, Accra, also known as the Jubilee House. Mr Femi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two Egyptian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were killed on Friday – the second fatal attack this week on a peacekeeping convoy in the West African country. The peacekeepers were killed, and another injured, when their Armoured Personnel Carrier hit an improvised explosive device outside the town of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, is expected to meet ruling All Progressives Congress presidential aspirants latest Sunday. The president was said to be planning a trip to Ghana today (Saturday), without resolving the consensus crisis rocking the party. A top government official told one of our correspondents on condition of anonymity […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shola Jejeloye, the Chairman, Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce), says there is 85 per cent compliance with the commercial motorcycle ban in the last three days. Jejeloye said this on Friday in Ikeja, while speaking with newsmen, during the crushing of the commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada, which […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Wuse, on Friday, remanded Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi, at the Kuje Correctional Facility, pending the hearing and determination of the homicide-related suit instituted against him by the Attorney General of the Federation. Justice N.K. Nwosu-Iheme gave the order […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress on Friday cleared 13 presidential aspirants of the party. This was revealed by Chairman of the screening committee, John Odigie-Oyegun, when he submitted his report to the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, at an ongoing meeting of the Nationa Working Committee. Details later…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress Screening Committee has disqualified 10 presidential aspirants of the party. African Examiner had reported that 23 aspirants were screened in two days by the committee. The Chairman of the screening committee, John Odigie-Oyegun, made this known on Saturday. Odigie-Oyegun spoke while submitting his committee’s report to the APC […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered banks and Payment Service Providers to accept indemnity from customers for highly secured online funds transfers. It stated this in a circular signed by the Director, Payments System Management Department, Musa Jimoh, with the reference number: PSM/DIR/PUB/CIR/01/006, titled ‘Circular on the review of operations of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A federal court in Abuja, on Thursday, granted a request by Abba Kyari, the detained deputy commissioner of police, to file more evidence to challenge a suit by the Nigerian government seeking to extradite him to United States of America to face fraud charges. Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Actor Jim Iyke has debunked news of his conversion to Islam. The movie star, in a recent video while acknowledging respect for all religions, stressed he had no plans to ever convert as he’s totally committed to his faith. Iyke explained it became pertinent for him to speak up and clarify the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has been released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission after he was arrested for his alleged involvement in a N174 billion fraud. Idris was released on bail from the custody of the anti-graft agency on Wednesday night in Abuja and has since been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A native doctor allegedly working for gunmen in Anambra State has been arrested. His arrest followed the kidnap and beheading of the lawmaker representing Aguata II Constituency, Okechukwu Okoye. It was learnt yesterday that the 70-year-old man was arrested in Unubi, in the Nnewi South council of the state. Some of his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tanzania’s state-run poverty reduction programme said it has lifted more than 105,000 households from extreme poverty. “A total of 105,382 poor households who were living in abject poverty have incredibly improved their lives economically among other aspects,” said Ladislaus Mwamanga, the Executive Director of the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF). TASAF was […]
