(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential aide Daniel Bwala says contrary to social media speculations, President Bola Tinubu is not in France for medical treatment. “Sometimes on social media, somebody will be tweeting, you don’t even know who the person is; it can be somebody who has mental health somewhere. You just see that information is coming […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Kwara Police Command have arrested controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, better known as “Portable”. In a statement, the spokesman of the Kwara Police Command, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said that Portable’s arrest followed a petition received from one Mr. Okunola Saheed, popularly known as “Osupa”. “The petition borders on serious allegations […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A subsidiary of Nigeria’s Access Holdings PLC, Access Bank PLC, has secured approvals from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and Kenya’s National Treasury and Economic Planning for the acquisition of 100% shareholding of the National Bank of Kenya (NBK). According to a statement issued by the CBK on Monday, Access Bank […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Suspect, Nnamdi Anyaji has been arrested by the Anambra State Police Command for murdering his mother and attempting to commit suicide. According to available reports, 49-year-old Anyaji, an indigene of Amudo Village in Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, after he had killed his mother, Dorathy Anyaji, who is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian government on Sunday dismissed billboards promoting the re-election campaign of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima for the 2027 election. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Bayo Onanuga in a statement issued on Sunday said the Presidency observed with dismay the increasing number of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The US District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered top law enforcement agencies to make information about President Bola Tinubu public. Beryl Howell, the judge, made the order on Tuesday, according to Premium Times. Responding to a motion by Aaron Greenspan, an American who is seeking a reconsideration of an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States mission has announced changes to its visa interview requirements for Nigerian travellers. According to a statement on the mission’s site on Friday, the new requirements take effect on April 22. Based on the release, visa applicants in Abuja and Lagos must take along a DS-160 visa application form with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chief executive officer (CEO) of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has stated that his airline will evacuate the underage Nigerian girls that were trafficked to Ivory Coast. Social media critic, Martin Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan, uploaded a video of some girls who were trafficked as sex slaves. Some of the girls […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Investors on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) traded 2.094 billion shares worth N52.967 billion in 64,612 deals during the week under review This is in contrast to 1.183 billion shares valued at N28.868 billion that exchanged hands across 42,397 transactions last week. Consequently, the value of transactions traded by investors on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on the nation’s security and economy sectors. “Let the President forget about everything and concentrate on three things – security, welfare of citizens and economy,” he stated. “His attention should go […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Donald Trump insisted Friday that his tariff policy was “doing really well” despite China hiking levies on US goods to 125 percent in the spiraling trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. Investors dumped US government bonds, the dollar tumbled and stocks seesawed after Beijing’s retaliation against Trump deepened concerns […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former governor of Anambra State, and 2023 presidential flag bearer of the opposition Labour Party (LP), Mr.Peter Obi, has harped on the need for the reawakening of the consciousness of Igbos in all spheres of human endeavours, including lost cultural values. He posited that the rebirth of Igbo renaissance, became necessary following […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The US dollar plunged against the euro and other main rivals again on Thursday after President Donald Trump abruptly paused higher tariffs on all countries except China, adding to investor uncertainty. The greenback lost over one percent against the European single currency, as markets also expected data later in the day to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has reviewed its ex-depot (gantry) loading cost of petrol to ₦867 per litre. It was gathered that the $20bn refinery informed its marketers and customers of the slash on Thursday. Checks into petroleumprice.ng also confirmed that the private refinery reduced its gantry price by ₦13 on Thursday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the family, friends, and colleagues of the late Justice Ibitola Adebisi Sotuminu, former Chief Judge of Lagos State, who passed away at the age of 86. This was contained in a press release issued on Thursday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a Balance of Payments (BOP) surplus of 6.83 billion dollars for the 2024 financial year. According to a statement issued by Hakama Sidi-Ali, CBN’s Director, Corporate Communications Department, this marks a decisive turnaround from deficits of 3.34 billion dollars in 2023 and 3.32 billion […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, on Wednesday dismissed rumours of dumping the party. He stated this while addressing party members during the ongoing National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja. “Some speculated that he has left the Labour Party, some of us are on our way […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – (NAN) Mr Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, says the Federal Government will launch an e-visa system and digital landing/exit cards to enhance national security. He disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja when he received a delegation led by the Minister of Interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. According to Keyamo, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has described the case of Alabi Quadri, a minor who has been incarcerated at the Kirikiri Minimum Security Custodial Centre in Lagos since January, as a clear failure of Nigeria’s judicial system. In a preliminary statement shared via X on Wednesday, Effiong revealed that he visited the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – China will impose 84 percent tariffs on US imports, up from 34 percent, the finance ministry said Wednesday, hours after similar levies by the United States came into force. US President Donald Trump’s latest salvo of tariffs came into effect on dozens of trading partners Wednesday, including punishing 104 percent duties on […]
