…Ten Out Of Twelve Winners Are Girls (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UBA Foundation, the CSR arm of the United Bank for Africa held its tenth annual National Essay Competition (NEC) in a virtual ceremony that was attended by high school students from across the nation. The UBA Foundation’s Education initiative has been changing lives for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Elder and major Stakeholders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday affirmed the belief that it is the turn of the South East to produce President of Nigeria in 2023. The party elders and stakeholders affirmed the belief at a news conference in Abuja, addressed by the former Nigerian Ambassador […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has apologised to Nigerians for the breakdown on the Abuja-Kaduna rail locomotives which occurred between Nov. 18 and Nov. 20. The minister made the plea on Monday at the Moniya rail station during the routine inspection of the ongoing rail project in Ibadan. “I want to apologise […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says that Nigeria will be out of the recession soon. African Examiner reports that Nigeria has slipped into recession over the weekend, the worst in over three decades. Ahmed, speaking at the ongoing 26th Nigerian Economic Summit organized by the Nigerian Economic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP Popoola Kayode, leader of Taskforce team operating around Lekki Ajah area of Lagos State and his team members have been arrested for collecting N100,000 bribe. The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce), Head, Public Affairs Unit, Adebayo Taofiq said this in a statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu based popular human rights body, Civil Rights Realization and Advancement Network (CRRAN), has decried incessant use of arbitrary power by governments in Nigeria, Enugu state inclusive in forcefully taking over, or demolishing citizens lawful properties without compensation, just as it petitions Governor Ugwuanyi, on a particular lingering case in Enugu. It condemned in strong […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has begun the distribution of cash and food to vulnerable people in Abuja. The initiative, in partnership with the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, was to cushion the COVID-19 effect on the residents. Dr Paul Howe, WFP representative in Nigeria, on Friday […]
By Emmanuel Adigwe (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the world marked World Toilet Day on Thursday, November 19th, 2020 to create awareness about the important health benefits of appropriate toilet hygiene across Africa, it is good that Nigerians learn from Bangladesh and see how it can remedy the amount of open defecation in the country. This […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, says he is “personally distraught” over the killing of a newspaper vendor, Mr Ifeanyichukwu Elechi, by one of his security details. Gbajabiamilia, who expressed his regret over the incident in a statement issued early on Friday, said that his “deepest sympathies” are […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A security aide to the Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has allegedly shot a newspapers vendor in the head. The incident, which occurred at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, around 3 pm on Thursday, caused panic in the area. The victim identified as Ifeanyi Okereke was subsequently rushed to the National Hospital […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has berated his counterpart, in Ebonyi State, Governor Dave Umahi for decamping to the All Progressives Congress (APC) African Examiner recalls that Governor Umahi on Tuesday decamped to the APC as he stated that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was unjust to the South – […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fear of a new Covid-19 wave has gripped Zimbabwe as new cases started rising again, with 100 pupils from a high school outside the second largest city of Bulawayo and seven university students in Chinhoyi outside Harare testing positive in the last two days. New cases seemed to slow down in September […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The investigative reports conducted by popular American television, CNN, concerning the shooting in Lekki toll gate has sparked reactions on social media. African Examiner recalls that the Lagos State government has denied sending soldiers to crack down on #EndSARS protesters in Lagos but the Nigerian Army had stated that they came under […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Union of Workers of Mali (UNTM), the largest trade union in the country, is observing a 72-hour strike started on Wednesday, after the failure of negotiations with the government, the general-secretary, Yacouba Katilé, has announced. “The UNTM waited for the government for more than 10 days to find a common […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah and Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny have returned another positive test for COVID-19, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said on Wednesday. Salah had previously tested positive for the coronavirus last Friday, on the eve of Egypt’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Togo, while Elneny tested positive […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Less than 48 hours Ebonyi state governor, Engr. David Nweze Umahi, dumped the People’s Democratic party PDP for the ruling All progressive Congress APC, the State (PDP) Caucus in the National Assembly has disowned him, saying he is on his own. Umahi, who is chairman of South East governors forum, had on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian Disc Jockey, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, professionally known as DJ Switch, has berated governor of Lagos State, Governor Sanwo-Olu, over the recent documentary by popular television, CNN. African Examiner had reported the documentary aired by CNN saying that soldiers shot live bullets at the protesters at the Lekki toll gate. DJ […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Abeokuta High Court on Wednesday sentenced a 39-year-old mechanic, Musiliu Owolabi, to death by hanging for killing his lover, Miss Afusat Idowu. The Chief Judge of Ogun, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu, convicted Owolabi on a count charge of murder. She held that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that Owolabi was guilty […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday said that Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi left the party for personal reasons, which Nigerians will come to know at the appropriate time. The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja, appreciated Umahi for services rendered to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government of Nigeria has lifted the ban on Lufthansa, Air France/KLM preventing them from operating international flights in the country. This was made known by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, in a tweet on Tuesday. Sirika also disclosed that Qatar Airways has been allowed to resume flights to Abuja […]
