(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has missed out on a return to the FIFA Council Seat. Pinnick lost re-election at the extraordinary general assembly held in Cairo on Wednesday, with FIFA president Gianni Infantino in attendance. Africa has seven seats at the FIFA Council, with CAF President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday met with members of the Lagos State House of Assembly members, including Speaker Mudashiru Obasa and Deputy Speaker Mojisola Meranda in the State House. The lawmakers arrived in two white buses with Deputy Speaker Meranda while the Speaker Obasa arrived separately some minutes later. This meeting, which […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The complaint laid by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan at the United Nations Inter parliamentary conference in New York on Tuesday has continued to attract reactions. The Kogi Lawmaker had taken her case before the global institution for them to prevail over what she says is an injustice meted on her. After listening to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Albania will on Wednesday block access to the video platform TikTok for one year, starting from Thursday, Albanian media reported, citing the Authority for Electronic and Postal Communications (AKEP). Prime Minister Edi Rama announced the TikTok ban in December, although he did not specify at the time when it would come into […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Libyan Illegal Migration Control Department on Wednesday said Libya deported 160 Bangladeshi migrants voluntarily to their home country. An officer with the department, Khalid al-Abyad, told Xinhua that “today, we deported 160 illegal migrants of Bangladeshi nationality to their country through a flight from Tripoli Mitiga International Airport to Dhaka, Bangladesh.” Al-Abyad […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is set to host its inaugural Business Series for the year to commemorate the International Women’s Day 2025. With the theme, “Against All Odds: The Impact of Women,” this edition of the UBA business series will highlight the remarkable journeys of women who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on media and policy, Daniel Bwala, has stated that Peter Obi, Labour Party’s (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, will soon leave the party and join the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). Speaking in an interview on TVC on Wednesday, Bwala stated that the former governor of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Paris Saint-Germain progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday after beating Liverpool 4-1 in a penalty shoot-out to win an epic last-16 tie between the clubs. Trailing 1-0 from last week’s first leg in Paris, PSG levelled the tie on aggregate thanks to Ousmane Dembele’s early strike at Anfield. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a public alert regarding the activities of 58 companies allegedly operating illegal Ponzi schemes under the guise of investment opportunities. The alert is contained in a statement issued by the EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, in Abuja. The commission said that the companies were neither […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has described as “useless”, the letter written to the Rivers State House of Assembly by Governor Siminalayi Fubara seeking an audience with the lawmakers over the implementation of the verdict of the Supreme Court on the political affairs of the state. Wike, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One person has died with three others injured in a tanker explosion on the Otedola Bridge in Lagos. Loaded with Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol, the tanker burst into flames on Tuesday, a situation that forced residents and motorists to scamper for safety. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has directed for a total shutdown of porn websites nationwide. The House on Tuesday called on the Nigerian Communications Commission to immediately shut down porn websites in the country. The lawmakers stated that the internet providers must block access under the new directive. The member representing the Faskari/Kankara/Sabuwa […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed the appeal filed by Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, against the candidacy of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressive Congress (APC). In the lead Judgement delivered by Justice Lawal Garba, the apex court dismissed Agboola Ajayi’s appeal on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oil marketers have cried out about the negative impacts of unstable prices of Premium Motor Spirit or petrol in the country on their businesses. President of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), Billy Gilly-Harris raised concern during Channels Television’s Business Morning on Tuesday. According to him, fluctuating petrol […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has activated its Standby Force to curb terrorism and other transborder crimes in the subregion. The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, who disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday at the Forty-third ordinary meeting of ECOWAS Committee Chiefs of Defence Staff said the economic growth […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct by-elections to fill the vacant seats in Edo Central and Anambra South Senatorial Districts. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced this during plenary on Tuesday, officially declaring the vacancies. The upper chamber had declared the Edo Central seat vacant in 2024, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following a motion of urgent public importance, the House of Representatives has passed a resolution calling for the suspension of the increase in Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transaction charges and the stoppage of free ATM withdrawals for customers from other banks in Nigeria. The motion moved by a member, Marcus Onobun, drew […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has blamed the current power outages being experienced by over 20 areas in the FCT on a technical fault in the feeder that supplies electricity to the affected places. A statement released by the firm on Monday listed the affected areas as; Jabi, Kado, Life Camp, Idu, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has blasted some of his troubled club’s stars as “not good enough” and “probably overpaid”. Ratcliffe made his scathing assessment after enduring a dismal start to his reign at Old Trafford since taking charge of football operations in February last year. The British billionaire named Rasmus […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The First Lady of Cape Verde, Mrs Debora Carvalho, on Monday called on foreign investors to take advantage of the abundant investment opportunities offered by her country. Mrs Carvalho made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Praia, the country’s capital. According to her, Cape Verde […]
