(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Portugal beat long-time rivals Spain 5-3 on penalties to clinch their second UEFA Nations League title. Portugal twice went behind in regulation time but twice fought back to level the scores. This was also Portugal’s manager, Roberto Martinez’s first international trophy. Mikel Oyarzabal, Spain’s goalscorer in the Euro 2024 final and the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, on Sunday, distanced himself from the endorsement of President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office. According to him, former President Goodluck Jonathan secured the endorsement of 22 governors of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2015 poll yet he lost his re-election […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, dismissed a rumoured rift with President Bola Tinubu, saying it is a father-and-son affair. Sanwo-Olu stated this shortly after he met with the President at his Bourdillon residence in the highbrow Ikoyi area of Lagos. He met with the president alongside the Governor’s Advisory Council […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja envisaged morning thunderstorms on Sunday with moderate rains over parts of Taraba and Adamawa in the northern region. ” In the afternoon/evening hours, there are prospects of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Five-time Ballon d’Or winner, Cristiano Ronaldo, said on Saturday that the individual honour should be awarded to a player who won the Champions League. Speaking ahead of Sunday’s Nations League final in Munich between Portugal and Spain, the veteran said “trophies” should determine who wins the Ballon d’Or. “In my opinion, whoever […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has advocated a single term of six years for elected political office holders across all levels of government in Nigeria, as against the current double term of four years each. He noted that a single term of five or six years was enough for any government to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Kayode Opeifa, has said that the Kano-Maradi Railway project is key to improving food security in Nigeria. “According to AU 2063, African countries are encouraged to link with landlocked countries because there is potential in those countries. By the way, from the literature I’ve […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has enjoined Benue State governor, Hyacinth Alia, to call the names of politicians he said are responsible for the killings in the state. The Benue chapter of the PDP, in a statement on Saturday, said that the governor was playing a blame game concerning the killings. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has declared that the state is under siege from terrorists and bandits, saying that the recent attacks that have claimed several lives is beyond herders-farmers clash. There has been a surge in attacks in the North-Central state in recent weeks, with several local government areas […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria settled for a 1-1 draw on Friday in their international friendly clash with Russia. Russia took the lead in the 27th minute after Nigerian defender Semi Ajayi put the ball into his own net. The Super Eagles responded in the second half through Tolu Arokodare, who netted the equaliser in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 2027 general elections, and part of a measure aimed at maintaining his political structure in Enugu state, the immediate past Chairman of the All progressives Congress APC in the state, Dr. Ben Nwoye, has unveiled a new political platform named, ‘the progressives Group’ Our Correspondent who covered the official […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has consoled with the family members, friends, proteges and well-meaning Nigerians on the passing of former Chief Justice of Nigeria ((CJN), Justice Mohammed Uwais on Friday at 89. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser, Information and. Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the President described the late Uwais as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chadian President, Mahamat Idriss Itno has directed the suspension of visas to all US citizens as a reprisal move for a travel ban. Recall that the Central African country was among the 12 nations that were affected by the recent Visa ban order of Donald Trump. According to Trump, the ban was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s unlikely bromance imploded in spectacular fashion Thursday as the US president and his billionaire former aide tore into each other in a very public, real-time divorce. Trump said in a televised Oval Office diatribe that he was “very disappointed” with criticisms from his top donor of a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), Jennifer Adighije, has said that the recent electricity tariff adjustment—especially the cost-reflective tariff introduced for Band A customers—helped save Generation Companies (GENCOs) from financial collapse. “So, I really want to commend the Honourable Minister of Power, Adebayo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Spain have secured a final date by defeating France in a 9-goal thriller at the ongoing european nations league games. The game which was played on Thursday ended in 5-4 in favour of Spain as Lamal Yamine shined by scoring a brace and won the man of the match. Spain started very […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has approved the appointment of 11 new Permanent Secretaries. The appointment is announced in a statement by the Acting Head of Service, Mrs. Inyingi Brown. The statement said the date for the official swearing-in ceremony will be communicated in due course. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday published the final list of candidates for the 2025 governorship election in Anambra State. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Sam Olumekun, INEC said that a total of 16 political parties uploaded the particulars of their candidates (Form EC9) for the election scheduled […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bukola Saraki, a former Senate President, has assured Nigerians that the Peoples Democratic Party will be back to give a formidable opposition to the country’s democratic rule by 2027. Saraki, the Chairman of the PDP reconciliation Committee, told reporters in Ilorin on Wednesday that despite the fact that people are defecting from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force, Ebonyi State Command, has arrested a male suspect over the alleged murder of his 60-year-old neighbour, Rose Awoke, on Monday. Spokesman for the command, SP Joshua Ukandu, said in Abakaliki on Tuesday that the suspect allegedly killed the woman by hitting her severally. Mr Ukandu said that the […]
