BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Acting President Prof Yemi Osinbajo has traveled to the United Kingdom to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari. Osinbajo’s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity Mr. Laolu Akande disclosed this Tuesday in his Twitter handle @akandeoj. ”AgP Osinbajo meeting with President Buhari in London today, and returning to Abuja immediately afterwards” […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State chapter of the All progressive Congress APC, has slammed an indefinite suspension on the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on justice reform, Mrs. Juliet Ibekaku and 19 others, over alleged misconduct and violation of the party’s constitution. The suspension was contained in a […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operator of Etisalat Nigeria – Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Ltd (EMTS) Tuesday declared that the operations of the fourth Nigerian GSM provider will not be affected despite the expected change of brand. Etisalat International Monday finally announced its withdrawal Monday but gave its Nigerian arm the next three weeks for […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Acting President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has confirmed the appointment of 19 judges for the National Industrial Court (NIC). The National Judicial Council (NJC) according to its Director of Information, Mr. Soji Oye, said the confirmation was sequel to the recommendation the body made to the Acting President. […]
Photo caption: Chi Onwurah, Member of Parliament representing Newcastle Central in the UK House of Commons (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chi Onwurah, the Member of Parliament representing Newcastle Central in the UK House of Commons and my former colleague at the State House, Molara Wood, met recently at the 2017 Caine Prize for African Writing award ceremony. […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court has upheld the electoral victory of Mr. Godwin Obaseki as the Edo State Governor. The seven-man panel of the apex court headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Mr. Walter Onnoghen in its unanimous ruling Monday held that the appeal brought before it […]
Photo caption: Mr. Abdullahi Ibrahim (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s most valuable banking brand and foremost financial institution, today announced the appointment of Mr. Abdullahi Ibrahim as an Executive Director. Prior to this appointment, Abdullahi was the Bank’s Group Executive, Retail Banking North. Mr. Ibrahim’s appointment is in sync with FirstBank’s strong […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state police command has apprehended an Enugu based Pastor, Solomon. Ozioko , over his Involvement in the alleged Kidnapping of a 60 year old woman , identified as Esther Ogbu, at Ovoko in Igboeze South council Area of the state. Ebere Amarizu, the Command’s spokesman who […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At last, the Nigerian fourth GSM provider Etisalat has terminated its management agreement with its Nigerian arm as well as given it three weeks grace to phase out the brand in the country. The Abu Dhabi-owned telecommunications networks which announced this on Monday took the decision after its $1.7bn loan […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governors of South -East and South-South geo political zones of Nigeria on Sunday night rose from a meeting, with a resolve to politically work together and pursue a regional reintegration. The forum also appointed Akwa-Ibom state governor Udom Emmanuel as its interim chairman. The governors said at the […]
Photo caption: Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Ademola Adeleke has won the Osun West Senatorial bye-election held on Saturday. The shocking official results show that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Mudashiru Hussain won only his local government, while Ademola […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A coalition of political parties in Catalonia, Spain, backed by the Regional Government on Tuesday, July 3, 2017 introduced a bill for a referendum on independence in October. The bill provides for a declaration of independence within 48 hours if the “Yes’ votes win, or an early election to form a new […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) — Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Sabi Abdullahi, said Senate’s rejection of nomination of Mr Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) “still stands”. He made this known in an interview on Friday in Abuja. Abdullahi was reacting to a statement credited to Acting President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has again restated his commitment to the continues unity of Nigeria saying those who are calling for dismemberment of the country are enemies of the nation. Speaking during a courtesy call on the Olu of Warri, on Friday, Obasanjo said what Nigeria needs today is not physical restructuring […]
BORNO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three male suicide bombers have been killed in another attack at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID). The suspected terrorists as narrated by eyewitnesses attacked the new male hostel – Block A, of the institution. The source said the attackers entered the hostel despite the trenches dug to improve the security […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The US and Russian leaders have met face to face in Germany amidst protest against them by people over their presence. Although, the two leaders are in Germany for G20 summit holding in Hamburg, still, Mr. Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin declared that they wanted to repair ties damaged by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Plateau Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old man, Victor Dashit, who allegedly strangled his eight months pregnant wife, Irene to death. “Victor is in our custody and investigation is ongoing. We shall soon take him to court,” its spokesman, Terna Tyopev said in Jos. Reports say Dashit, a staff of the […]
From Ignatius Okpara ABIA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Lawmaker in Obingwa Council Area of Abia State, South- East Nigeria, Obioma Ali has been killed by kerosene explosion. Ali died Tuesday at the Abia State University Teaching Hospital, ABSU. AFRICAN EXAMINER gathered that the local government area lawmaker, who represented Isiala Itu, Ward 12, was […]
The UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, continued on its quest to educate and empower African youths as it visited the Accra High School in Ghana. UBA Foundation’s Read Africa Initiative was launched in 2011 and has been changing the lives of African students across the […]
By Niyi Adeyi LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Federal Government (FG) to publish the names of high ranking public officials from whom public funds were recovered as well as the circumstances under which the looted funds were recovered. The Wednesday’s ruling by Justice Hadiza Rabiu […]
