BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 270 reportedly killed Saturday in massive bomb attack in a busy area of Mogadishu, the Somalian capital. Police confirmed that many were wounded when a lorry packed with explosives detonated near the entrance of a hotel. The attack was considered the deadliest terror attack in Somalia since […]
Chelsea boss: Antonio Conte (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Antonio Conte lamented the lack of “personality” in Chelsea’s performance after they slipped nine points behind Manchester City with a 2-1 defeat against Crystal Palace. An own goal from Cesar Azpilicueta and Wilfried Zaha’s second-half strike condemned Chelsea to their third Premier League loss of the season at Selhurst […]
Photo: President Buhari with L-R: Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi; President Ohaneze Ndigbo Chief John Enia Nwodo; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama and Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assured stakeholders from the South East that the region will benefit more from roads and […]
Chairman, Nigeria Governors Forum and Governor of Zamfara state, Abdulaziz Yari (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Oguntoyinbo also ordered the temporary forfeiture of the sum of N220,000,000. 00 (Two Hundred and Twenty Million Naira) recovered from two other companies namely Wasp Networks Limited and Thebe Wellness Services.(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice O. Oguntoyinbo of the Federal High Court sitting […]
Photo: Bruce Arena BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After the team failed to qualify for 2018 the World Cup finals, United States Coach Bruce Arena has relinquished his role. US were defeated 2-1 in Trinidad and Tobago Tuesday. The failure by the team to qualify for the world Football tournament is the first since 1986. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that embattled South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma must face charges of corruption, fraud, racketeering and money laundering. The court agreed with a lower court ruling last year that prosecutors could bring back 783 counts of corruption relating to a 1999 arms deal. The charges had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Kainji, Niger State, has convicted and sentenced 45 Boko Haram members to between 3 and 31 years in jail. The sentence followed the conclusion of the first phase of the trial during which 575 Boko Haram suspects were arraigned. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji […]
Photo: Aisha Ahmad (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group, Concerned Professionals Initiative for Good Governance (CPIGG), has written to urge the Senate to “totally and overwhelmingly reject the nomination of Aisha Ahmad as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the grounds that she is not qualified to hold that office since she is […]
Photo:President of the World Bank Group, Mr. Jim Yong Kim By Oludare Sunday Fase, Washington, DC (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the World Bank Group, Mr. Jim Yong Kim told reporters that Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari specifically requested that the group shift it focus to the northern region. Mr Kim disclosed this during a press […]
Photo: Governor Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele in the middle holding the Forbes Award By Oludare Sunday Fase, Washington, DC (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele has received the Forbes Best of Africa Innovative Banking Award at the sideline of the 2017 Annual […]
Photo: president Muhammadu Buhari ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed Mr. Uchechi Orji as the Managing Director of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA). It would be recalled that Mr. Orji was first appointed in October 2012 for an initial term of five years, renewable for another term of five years. Under […]
*Says only Science and Technology can rescue Nigeria (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has commissioned the Advanced Laboratory and Livestock Feed Milling Complex at Biodec Odi, Bayelsa State. The laboratory and Livestock Feed Milling Complex which the Minister described as world class has the capacity to do Gen-map on […]
Photo: Prof. Ben Nwabueze From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The professor Ben Nwabueze, led Igbo Leaders of Thought (ILT), has condemned the invasion of the South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria by the military through the Operation Python DanceII as well as the humiliation, and alleged attendant killings by the army, calling for […]
RIVERS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State Police Command has declared eight suspects wanted in connection with 14 people killed in the Mgbuoshimini community, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The State Police said Wednesday that the suspects were declared wanted in connection with the killing of Chief Minikwu Chukwu and […]
Photo: Ex-Soccer Star George Weah MONROVIA — Vote counting continues across Liberia following presidential elections that are almost certain to go to a runoff with 20 candidates contesting. The state-run Liberia Broadcasting System reports Wednesday there likely will be a runoff based on preliminary figures seen by its correspondents. Unofficial early results announced by the […]
Photo: L-R: John Rice, Vice Chairman GE; Tony Elumelu, Chairman Heirs Holdings and Vice President Of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osibanjo (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of African proprietary investment company, Heirs Holdings, Tony O. Elumelu, CON has called on the government to prioritise SMEs, the Creative Sector and access to electricity to drive job creation, inclusive […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Nigeria …Rumour not true, Baseless -Army (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was tension in parts of Enugu state South- East Nigeria on Wednesday, following rumour making the rounds that some persons suspected to be military personnel were forcefully administering immunization vaccines to school children. The development however, put fear in the students, […]
Photo: Ben Nwoye …to Petition Buhari, Saraki, APC National Leadership From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Enugu state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has protested the appointment of non members of the party from the state into federal positions by the President Muhammadu Buhari. The party said such obnoxious act is unacceptable to them, […]
Photo: Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group Managing Director (GMD) Dr. Maikanti Baru (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group Managing Director (GMD) Dr. Maikanti Baru has reaffirmed his commitment to consolidate the NNPC group, especially its trading arm for efficiency and profitability. Since assuming duty, Dr. Baru has secured about $2 billion discounts […]
Photo caption: President Buhari with Minister of Defence Dan Ali Monsur, Chief of Defense Staff General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen. T.Y. Buratai, Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral IE Ibas and Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar. ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday afternoon met […]
