(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Airline Operators of Nigeria is shutting down operations from Monday due to astronomical increase in the cost of aviation fuel. African Examiner had earlier reported that the airline operators had threatened to shut down their operations in March arguing that they had only three days of fuel left. The cost of […]
The United Kingdom is set to begin issuance of a new visa that allows holders of first degrees, masters, and doctorates to travel to the country and work in fields such as science, technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship by May 30. The visa – high potential individual visa, allows applicants to relocate to the UK without […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu, has opened up on how he survived a spiritual attack. The veteran actor disclosed this in a video that has since gone viral as he displayed different items that were removed from his body. Among the things removed from his body include sea stones, bullets, pins, and a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, warned political parties pressuring it to extend the June 3 deadline to have a rethink because it will not be done. Reaffirming its commitment to adhering to its 2023 election timetable, INEC also warned political parties of the implications of flouting electoral timelines, adding that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has sentenced a 42-year-old prince, Ademola Omoniyi, to death by hanging for killing the traditional ruler of his community. Omoniyi was arraigned on one count of murder contrary to Section 316 and punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Cap. C16, Laws of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 1.7 million candidates are set to take part in the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide scheduled to run from May 6 to May 16. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) stated that the examination would be conducted for 1,761,338 candidates that successfully registered for the examination […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A convoy carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid arrived in the capital of the restive Tigray region in northern Ethiopia this past weekend, the UN reported on Thursday. UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York that the 27 trucks delivered nearly 1,000 metric tonnes of food and other essential items to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Billionaire Roman Abramovich says his position over the sale of Chelsea Football Club of England is unchanged and has denied asking for any loan to be repaid to him. Reports have suggested that the Russian-Israeli, who was sanctioned by the UK Government on March 10 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, could insist […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Falconets have been drawn alongside France, Canada and Korea Republic in Group C of the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup scheduled for Costa Rica in August. Also, at Thursday’s draw held at the Teatro Nacional in the central American country’s capital city of San Jose, title-holders Spain were placed in Group […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has stated that the late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, his predecessor, governed the country with “sincerity and passion”. African Examiner recalls that in 2007, Yar’Adua and Jonathan were elected as president and vice-president respectively on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP However, on May 5, 2010, Yar’Adua […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A faction of the African Action Congress has warned that the 2019 presidential candidate of the party, Omoyele Sowore, was not its candidate for the 2023 presidential election. This was contained in a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Sylvester Cletus, on Wednesday, which noted that Sowore was expelled from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has arrived in Ebonyi State for a two-day official visit to the state. The president who was accompanied by Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi among other top government officials arrived at the state at about 11. 15 am. African Examiner observed that streets in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has picked his Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. His spokesman, Laolu Akande, made this known on Thursday. Akande said the forms were collected by representatives of Osinbajo’s support groups. He said, “A passionate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Russia expelled seven Danish embassy workers on Thursday in response to the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Denmark. “On May 5, the Danish ambassador to Russia, Carsten Søndergaard, was summoned to the Foreign Ministry because Copenhagen unjustifiably declared 15 employees of the Russian embassy and trade mission in Denmark undesirable. “And because […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has charged troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force (JTF) North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) to ensure the discharge of their constitutional responsibility in defence of the territorial integrity of Nigeria. The Army Chief gave the charge yesterday, during the Chief […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 30-year-old man, Oluwagbemiga Shogbola, has reportedly stabbed his friend, Victor Olabiyo, to death over $150 (N61,950) proceeds of a business deal between them in the Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State. African Examiner gathered that Shogbola, aka Oja or Federal, accused the victim of cheating him and taking all the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Lagos State Governor and presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday in Abuja described the increasing number of aspirants vying for the party’s presidential ticket as a plus for Nigeria’s democracy. Tinubu said this after meeting with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at the Presidential […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira on Wednesday appreciated at the Investors and Exporters window exchanging at N418 to the dollar, a -0.24 per cent appreciation, stronger than N419.00 it traded on April 29. The open indicative rate closed at N417.00 to the dollar on Wednesday. An exchange rate of N444 to the dollar was the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has urged the Nigerian electorate to vote the right people into positions of authority, to salvage the country from its current challenges. Amaechi, who was a Special Guest of Honour at the 2022 World Press Freedom Day celebrations in Uyo on Tuesday, urged Nigerians to always […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian comedian, Debo Adedayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has cleared the air on the wedding-themed photos he earlier shared with fellow skit maker, Kemi Ikuseedun, also known as Mummy Wa. Mr Macaroni had on April 23 and 24, shared wedding-themed pictures of himself and Mummy wa, who always acted as his […]
