(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Thick black smoke billowed Thursday from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in a sign that cardinals again failed to elect a new head of the Catholic Church. Among the thousands of Catholics and curious tourists massed in St Peter’s Square, there was applause but also sighs at the result, which came […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by MultiChoice Nigeria, owners of DStv and GOtv, challenging the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) intervention in its recent subscription price hike. Delivering judgment, Justice Omotoso ruled that the suit constituted an abuse of court process […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday warned against the creation of a one-party state, saying any nation that must practice it must do so carefully and with a well-planned process and projected outcome. He stated this in Abuja while paying tribute to the late elder statesman, Edwin Clark, at a memorial lecture […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Export-Import Bank has launched a $1 billion Africa Film Fund to revolutionise the film and creative industry in the continent. The development comes after the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, disclosed that the bank has already raised $19bn for the take-off of the Africa Energy Bank […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) The Senate passed two of the four Tax Reform Bills on Wednesday. These are expected to reform Nigeria’s tax laws. Lawmakers approved the bills after considering and adopting recommendations from the Senate Committee on Finance, led by Sen. Sani Musa. The four key bills are: the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives is to investigate disbursement and utilisation of the N200 billion Naira Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) loan for National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) to Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) The Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Uchenna Okonkwo (LP-Anambra) made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian economist and political activist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has created a shadow government that is composed of members from various opposition parties. According to Utomi, the “Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government,” established virtually on Monday evening, will serve as a credible opposition force which will highlight the failures of the present Bola […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The trial of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, continues before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the prosecution, tendering key exhibits linking the defendant to acts of terrorism. Led in evidence by the prosecuting counsel, and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery fire along their contested frontier on Wednesday after New Delhi launched deadly missile strikes on its arch-rival, in the worst violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours in two decades. At least 38 deaths were reported, with Islamabad saying 26 civilians were killed by the Indian strikes and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six members of the House of Representatives from Delta State have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Two Labour Party (LP) legislators also moved to the PDP. The notices of defection were read by the Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, during plenary on Tuesday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has confirmed the arrest of Martins Otse concerning what it described as “grave allegations of financial malfeasance,” over its repeated refusal to honour several invitations given to him. The anti-graft agency on Tuesday, stated that Otse was invited in connection with a series of petitions it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has paid a visit to President Bola Tinubu in Abuja, lauding him for what he described as assembling a “capable leadership team” at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. During the visit, Dangote highlighted the appointments of Bashir Ojulari as Group Chief Executive Officer and Ahmadu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The dollar rose in Asia on Tuesday, fuelled by hopes for trade deals to avert Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, while equities mostly rose as investors await the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision. Oil also staged a comeback after tanking on news of an output hike by key producers that came despite growing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hollywood reacted with skepticism on Monday to US President Donald Trump’s announcement of 100 percent tariffs on foreign films, with movie insiders calling it a policy made up on the fly by a president who fails to understand how the industry works. “It makes no sense,” entertainment lawyer Jonathan Handel said of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the statistical analysis of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. The statistical analysis was released on Monday via the board’s official X handle. From the statistics released, out of 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the 2025 UTME, more than 1.5 million […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Republic of Gabon, His Excellency, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, has conferred the nation’s honours – the Commander in the National Order of Gabonese Merit – on the Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr. Tony Elumelu. The distinguished […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday ordered the remand of one Friday Audu at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre over alleged $2.6 million and N3.5 billion fraud. Justice Rahman Oshodi directed that Audu be held at the Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centre, pending a decision on his bail application. The judge adjourned the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has kicked against the arrest and detention of popular social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), describing it as “a blatant abuse of power” by the President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a statement issued on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, says former presidential candidates of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi and New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso should stay clear of the presidency in 2027. Baba-Ahmed stated this during an interview with Trust TV, saying that Obi, Kwankwaso, President Tinubu and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has stated that the arrest of social media influencer, Martins Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan, was done because of multiple petitions submitted to its agency. EFCC confirmed to BBC News Pidgin through its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, on Monday saying that VeryDarkMan was taken into custody because […]
