(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A full-fledged commercial bank in Nigeria, Fidelity Bank has given out over N4.1 billion in rewards to more than 10,000 customers through its Yuletide promotional campaign. With about 6 million customers who are serviced across its 250 business offices and various other digital banking channels, Fidelity Bank has in recent times won […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zamfara Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs, Hajiya Rabi Shinkafi, has resigned her appointment to take up another commissionership appointment in Imo. “I resigned my appointment as commissioner in Zamfara to enable me to pick another appointment as commissioner in Imo,’’ Shinkafi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The annual crossover services held by religious organizations across the country is under “attack” as the Boss Mustapha led Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 has directed that indoor religious gatherings should be limited to 50 per cent with full compliance to public health measures. This was disclosed in a statement signed by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has confirmed that the NFF held talks with Roma manager, Jose Mourinho, as they search for a new Super Eagles head coach. Pinnick disclosed this in a media parley with sports journalists in Lagos. The NFF boss also disclosed that the national team […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Tunisian court has issued a verdict in absentia sentencing former president Moncef Marzouki to four years in prison after he criticised President Kais Saied and called for protests. The court found against Marzouki on charges of “assaulting the external security of the state”, according to the state news agency TAP. Marzouki, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four persons have been arrested in connection with illegal mining activities at Oketegbe area of Dangbala in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo. The Special Adviser on Security to Gov. Godwin Obaseki, Mr Haruna Yusuf, told newsmen in Benin on Thursday that they were arrested by vigilantes at the mining site. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The queen of Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola Ogunwusi has announced her separation from the monarch, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. Queen Naomi announced the decision on her verified Instagram page citing irreconcilable differences between the duo. She writes, “I bless the Lord almighty for His faithfulness in the last 3years of my marriage. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the rumored separation by Queen Naomi from the Ooni of Ife, Ooni Enitan Ogunwusi, the palace has faulted the claim saying “it is not true.” When contacted, the Ooni’s Director of Media and Public Affairs, Moses Olafare told Vanguard that “this is not the first time such rumours had been peddled. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FRSC arrested 113 traffic offenders in Bauchi State in the last one week. Its Sector Commander in the state, Yusuf Abdullahi, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Bauchi on Thursday that 52 of the offenders failed to install Speed Limiting Device in their commercial vehicles. A lot of crashes in the […]
…As Gas Production Goes up 4% (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A total sum of ₦203.73billion was made on the sale of white products in the month of July 2021 by the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), a downstream subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. This was contained in the July 2021 figures of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has left the Presidential Villa, Abuja to the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport where he’ll jet off to Maiduguri, the Borno State Capital. According to our correspondent, Buhari’s chopper left the Aso Rock premises at exactly 10:04 am on Thursday. The President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Her Majesty Queen Silekunola Naomi has announced her divorce from the Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II. In a statement posted on her verified Instagram handle on Thursday, she said announced an end to the three-year marriage. She wrote, “Today I announce the beginning of a new dawn and the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran actor, Sam Obiago, is dead. His death was confirmed by the president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Ejezie Emeka Rollas. The cause of his death is yet to be known His colleagues have flooded the internet with condolence messages. Obiago has acted in a series of movies and is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has shutdown main switch centre of Globacom Limited at Wuse 2, Abuja over non-payment of outstanding debt of N4.7 billion. The NCAA Director–General, Capt. Musa Nuhu, carried out the exercise on Wednesday, under the supervision of the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika. Nuhu told the newsmen […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chair of the United States of America Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Senator Chris Van Hollen and the Chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Congresswoman Karen Bass have urged President Joe Biden to reconsider Ethiopia’s suspension from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) at the end of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A protest started at the Assemblies of God Church, Jesus Power parish, Ashanti-West Region, Ghana because of the dismissal of seven leaders of the local assembly. The Regional Superintendent, Stephen Yaw Manu, stated that the crisis started over the appointment of a new presiding pastor for the parish. The dismissed members include […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II has stated that he once attempted to commit suicide but had to change his mind after he listened to a series of inspirational music. The monarch stated that music is a key component of human existence, a symbol of cultural expression and the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has tasked Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State to swear he is innocent about the election ethnic cleansing of non-Fulani communities in Southern Kaduna. IPOB stated that no amount of cover-up would exonerate him from the genocide in Southern Kaduna. The separatist group disclosed this as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has introduced a suite of digital Tokens to replace the aging NIN slip and polycarbonate card. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami said this at stakeholders workshop on the National Identification Number (NIN) Tokenization Solution organised by National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Abuja. He said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A UK court has jailed Nigerian-born professional rugby player, Daniel Igbinedion, 26, for beating and strangling his 35-year-old girlfriend, Katy Lyles. The court was told that Igbinedion dragged his insurance broker girlfriend out of a club and tore off her SmartWatch so she couldn’t dial 999 before threatening her with a blade. […]
