(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pandemonium broke out in Ekpaomaka community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi on Wednesday as gunmen invaded the community, killed four persons and set a building ablaze. Mr Steve Orogwu, Chairman of Ikwo Local Government Council told newsmen that the hoodlums attacked Ekpaomaka, his country home, killed his elder brother, two […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Of all continents, Africa is least responsible for climate change. It has contributed only a minute part of the Greenhouse gas emissions that are responsible for the climate emergency the world faces today. Yet, Africa faces the same arduous battle as the rest of the world to tackle the impacts of climate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Patricia Etteh, over a shady contract worth N240m awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission. Etteh, it was learnt, was at the Abuja office of the EFCC on Tuesday and had yet to be released as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed nine persons died and 10 others injured in a gas explosion that occurred early morning at Aba Road, Sabon Gari, Kano State. The NEMA Kano Territorial Coordinator, Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, confirmed the development to newsmen while giving an update on gas cylinder explosion in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s national under-20 male football team on Tuesday overpowered Cote d’Ivoire in the first semi-final match to reach the final of the ongoing WAFU B Under-20 Championship in Niamey. The 2-1 victory not only gave them a ticket to Saturday’s final match but also came a ticket to next year’s Africa Under-20 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has asked Facebook and other social media platforms to stop allowing the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to use their platforms to incite violence and instigate ethnic hatred in Nigeria. Lai Mohammed made the demand in Abuja on Tuesday at a meeting […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have written letters to nine local government areas in Anambra State to be attacked soon. The local government areas listed to be attacked are Ihiala, Aguata, Nnewi South, Awka North, Awka South, Idemili North, Idemili South, Orumba South, Orumba North and Anambra East. In a message to the LGAs, the anonymous […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Supporters of Libyan prime ministerial rivals clashed in the capital on Tuesday as a power struggle deepens, local media and witnesses said. According to witnesses, shots were heard early on Tuesday. Residents tweeted they heard heavy weapons and artillery. Local media showed footage of gunbattles in Tripoli’s residential areas. Several cars were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Egyptian authorities on Tuesday led top journalists from sub-Saharan Africa on a guided tour of the country’s new administrative capital, which has gulped 30 billion dollars so far. African Examiner reports that the ambitious project started seven years ago and it appears to be on course to be the best capital in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The new Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC Ltd.) will be unveiled by President Muhammadu Buhari on July 18, 2022. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Malam Mele Kyari, said this on Tuesday while receiving the CEO of the Year 2021 Award of the Leadership Newspapers Group in Abuja. The Leadership […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Tuesday, lifted the suspension on lending. The suspension lifting was announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the beginning of May but said companies being investigated for alleged financial misdemeanors would still not be allowed to borrow. Mnangagwa on May 7, announced a raft of measures […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa’s largest Cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc Dangote Cement Plc has emerged the Best Performing Stock of the Year 2021 by the Nigeria Exchange Group (NGX). Dangote Cement pride as the most capitalized company on the Nigeria Stock Exchange was named the best stock ahead of BUA Cement Plc and CAP Plc, during the 2022 Nigerian Investor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adesina, will not be contesting the Presidency of Nigeria. A support group had purchased and submitted the N100m Presidential form of the All Progressives Congress for the top banker last week. Some had also reported that Adesina visited Mamman Daura, the influential nephew of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many were feared dead following an explosion along Court Road in Sabon Gari, Kano State on Tuesday. The explosion, which occurred near a private secondary school, Winners School, destroyed a residential building and affected part of the school. The explosion occurred around 9:30 am with many schoolchildren affected. Some parents were seen […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The promotion of former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police by the Police Service Commission has sparked social media reaction. African Examiner writes that eight commissioners of police were promoted by the PSC. “The eight Commissioners of Police […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The dollar exchanged at N600 on Monday at the parallel market, heightening fears of a further devaluation of the nation’s currency. The rate at the Importers and Exporters Window was, however, N415.75 on Monday, widening the exchange rate spread to N184.25. At Zone 4 in Abuja, which is the hub of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMoT), has directed that the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS) should resume on May 23. The Deputy Director, Public Relations of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Yakub Mahmood, made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Monday. African Examiner reports that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – EFCC operatives have arrested the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris, over alleged diversion and laundering of N80 billion. Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Public Information at the EFCC made the declaration in Abuja. He stated that verified intelligence reports showed that Idris raked off the funds through bogus […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday assumed duty as the new White House press secretary, acknowledging the historic nature of her role and pledging to maintain a transparent dialogue. Jean-Pierre, 44-year-old daughter of Haitian immigrants, made history as the first black woman as she took over from Jen Psaki. Her father worked as a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pastor Tunde Bakare, the Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church has kicked against the killing of Deborah Samuel, a student who was recently mobbed by her colleagues for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. Bakare stated that he has read the Qur’an, the Muslims’ holy book from cover to cover, saying that […]
