(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Founder of the defunct Diamond Bank Plc, Pascal Dozie, is dead. He died on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at the age of 85. The financial guru died a day before his 86th birthday. Born on April 9, 1939 in Egbu, Owerri, Imo State, Dozie founded Diamond Bank before its merger with Access […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Convener of the Take it Back Movement, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised police authorities across the country for their treatment of protesters, some of whom were tear gassed during a demonstration on Monday. Hours before the protest, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) asked the organisers to shelve it, citing the celebration of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mikel Arteta has no doubt that Arsenal can upset Real Madrid on the “biggest night” of his career in the Champions League quarter-finals. The Gunners have never been crowned European champions and face the 15-time winners in a quarter-final at the Emirates on Tuesday with the return leg in Madrid next week. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has granted 50,000 dollars to the Republic of Cape Verde to support the country’s 2025 to 2040 infrastructure master plan. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Joel Ahofodji, Principal Officer, Information and Communication, ECOWAS, on Monday in Abuja. Ahofodji said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Adewole Adebayo, the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 2023, has stated that Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi will soon join the party. Adebayo made this revelation on Sunday on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ programme, saying that the collaboration would defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) and NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML) have rehabilitated the Ilogbo road in Ado-Odo Otta local government area of Ogun State. Following the rehabilitation, Ogun State officials have commended the companies for their partnership in reconstructing the key community road. The 4.5km road provides access to some 75 communities […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A gas explosion on Sunday injured at least 15 people at Ijora Badia, a suburb of Lagos. The blast, which occurred around 5:00 p.m., was reportedly caused by a leaking 25-kilogramme gas cylinder inside a mini shop. The shop was part of a bungalow complex that also housed 15 self-contained rooms and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has commiserate with the government and people of Oyo state following the passing of former governor of the old Oyo state, Omololu Olunloyo. A press release issued on Sunday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, said Tinubu, on behalf of the federal government, extended […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sports enthusiast, and ex- Board Chairman of Rangers FC of Enugu, Barrister Steve Orurou, has urged government at all levels and the private sector to begin to see Sports as a space with huge business opportunities, and start investing heavily in the area. He posited that aside, being a veritable tool for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force has warned organisers of a planned protest scheduled for Monday, April 7, 2025, to cancel it as it is “ill-timed and mischievous”. The protest, which is championed by the “Take It Back Movement,” will hold in lots of states, including the Federal Capital Territory. However, the date coincides […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Spotify’s royalty payments to artists from Nigeria and South Africa – its two biggest African markets – increased to around $59 million last year. The audio streaming giant paid out some $10 billion in royalties worldwide in 2024 as performers rode a wave of growing interest in music from the continent. And […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has injected $197.71 million to boost market liquidity and stability in the foreign exchange market. The boost comes as global markets reel in shock with the tariffs imposed by United States President Donald Trump. The American president recently imposed a 14% import tariff on products from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Just hours after a road accident claimed seven lives on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Ogun State Sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that 18 people died in a multiple-vehicle crash along the Ikorodu/Sagamu road, while four others sustained injuries. According to the chief Route Commander and Public Education […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Paris Saint-Germain clinched the Ligue 1 title on Saturday with a 1-0 win at home against Angers as they prepare for a Champions League quarter-final showdown with Aston Villa. PSG needed just a draw in front of their own fans to be confirmed as champions again, having started the day a huge […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle is confident that the team still have a chance in their bid for a ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Malian seems to have forgotten the disappointment of the draw against Zimbabwe and are focused on subsequent matches, and how the three-time African champions […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said Friday he had “done everything possible” to bring junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger back into west Africa’s ECOWAS regional group, to no avail. The three Sahel countries quit the Economic Community of West African States at the beginning of the year, accusing the bloc of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Egypt’s Ministry of Culture has expressed the desire to strengthen cultural cooperation with the BRICS countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, among others. Rania Abdel Latif, the Head of the cultural ministry’s Foreign Cultural Affairs Department, said this in an interview with the Middle East News Agency (MENA), a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Management of Benue Links Nigeria Limited has said that gunmen attacked the company’s bus, killed the driver, one passenger and abducted 12 others. The company’s Information Officer, Mr Johnson Ehi, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Makurdi on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The implementation of the Community Development Agreement with host communities by the management of Dangote Cement, Ibese Plant, came under applause at the weekend as host communities as well as the Federal Ministry of Solid Mineral Development praised the management for diligent execution of the agreement for the benefit of the rural […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr. Ayo Sotinrin as the new Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture. This was contained in a press release issued on Friday by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga. Sotinrin brings a diverse and extensive background in the private and public […]
