(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Industry experts and stakeholders have appraised the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the entertainment business in Nigeria with a view to finding the way forward. The music industry in Nigeria and other African countries has been greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as it has compelled performing artists, executives, and other key […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ex- Big Brother Naija housemates, Khafi Kareem and Gedoni Ekpata, have welcomed their first child following their marriage in 2020. This was disclosed by Khafi on her instagram page as she displayed the picture of herself and her new born. She wrote: “Our miracle is here and he is perfect. Thank you […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reassured regional institutions and leaders of the Central African States of its support and partnership in tackling their economic challenges. Managing Director of IMF, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva gave the assurance in Washington DC after her virtual participation in a Heads of State of Central Africa summit. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FIFA and the player’s union FIFPRO are cooperating to evacuate male and female footballers who wish to leave Afghanistan, the global body’s secretary general Fatma Samoura told AFP on Sunday. Last week, hardline Islamist militants the Taliban took control in Kabul with tens of thousands of people trying to leave in what […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The minister says all assets of NIPOST scattered all over the country would be fully utilised to maximise revenue generation for the emerging business enterprises. The Federal Ministry of communication and digital economy, has said that it is 90 per cent ready to unbundle the Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST). It said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police says 22-year-old Gloria Okolie was arrested after she spied for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by Aremu Adeniran, Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, who stated that Gloria was arrested in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has refuted claims linking the killings of five farmers in Toronto village of Osun to the long-resolved Ife/Modakeke dispute. It could be recalled that there was tension among residents of Ile-Ife and Modakeke of Osun State on Friday after the death of five farmers from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed worry over the way states and the Federal Government are accumulating debts as well as over the low foreign direct investment into the country. Obasanjo spoke in Abeokuta, Ogun State, when he hosted some members of the National Working Committee of the People’s Democratic Party, led […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran American civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson was hospitalized after testing positive for Covid-19, despite having been vaccinated, representatives said Saturday. Jackson, 79, and his wife, Jacqueline Jackson, 77, were in treatment at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago, the reverend’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition organization said in a statement on Facebook. “Doctors are […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has begged the government and people of Ondo for forgiveness, following recent attack on their people. African Examiner recalls that about 23 people from Ondo passing through Jos were killed on Aug. 14, while 23 were reportedly 23 injured. The commuters were attacked enroute Ondo along Rukuba […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A frontline Civil Rights Advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has asked state governors not to surrender their lawful authority over land administration to actualize the controversial grazing reserves recently approved by President Mohammadu Buhari. President Buhari had approved a review of 368 grazing sites across 25 states in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says it will begin implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Monday (Aug. 23) to end the indefinite strike by Resident Doctors across the country. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, said this while addressing newsmen before a closed […]
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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anita Okoye, wife of Paul Okoye of the now defunct music group, P-square, has demanded a monthly payment of $15,000 (about N7.8m) for spousal support. The estranged wife of the popular singer made this known in her petition for divorce, which was signed before the Abuja High Court. “Payment of a monthly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Saturday morning agreed to pay N4.8bn Residency Training Fund to the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) in the next seven days. The government also agreed to clear the arrears of the consequential adjustment of the National Minimum Wage from April when the bill was signed by President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says contrary to the misleading report attributed to him, repentant insurgents can be prosecuted. The minister, who spoke in Washington DC. on Saturday, said he was misrepresented in the report claiming “the decision of the Federal Government not to prosecute repentant insurgents was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Thousands of people are besieging the entrances to the airport in the Afghan capital Kabul, which is the main lifeline for Afghans and foreign citizens trying to flee the country as the Islamist Taliban take over. Shots continued to be fired almost continuously outside the heavily armed airport compound, a witness at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the recent attacks and unrest in Plateau, the Kogi state government has successfully evacuated its indigenes studying at the University of Jos and other institutions in the State. Mr Muhammed Onogwu, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Yahaya Bello disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. According to Onogwu, the students were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr Uzoma Emenike, the new Nigerian Ambassador to the U.S., has pledged to collaborate with the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation-Americas (NIDOA) to promote patriotism and cooperation among Nigerians in the U.S. Emenike made the pledge when NIDOA Board of Trustees and officials, met with her at Nigerian Embassy in Washington, DC. In […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former Military Administrator of Oyo State and a close political ally of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Brig-Gen. Tunji Olurin (rtd.) is dead. Olurin, who died at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in the early hours of Saturday, according to family source, was 77. The deceased’s brother, Funso Olurin, disclosed this […]
