(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – John Mahama has taken the oath of office as Ghana’s new president in a ceremony attended by world leaders. Mahama was sworn in at Independence Square in Accra, the Ghanaian capital on Tuesday. The new president took over from Nana Akufo-Ado who succeeded him in 2017. Before Mahama’s swearing-in, Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An eyewitness account of the explosion that rocked the Islamic school in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday, has said the bomb was brought to school by one of the students. The blast at the Sani Uthman Islamiyya School, Kuchibuyi Village, Bwari area council had claimed two lives and injured two […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Disengaged staff members of the Central Bank of Nigeria who were relieved of their jobs in a mass layoff last year have dragged the bank before the National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Abuja. In an originating summons, filed on July 4, 2024, under the NICN Civil Procedure Rules 2017, the aggrieved […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country is at “moderate” risk for Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). In a public health advisory, the agency said the Federal Government is closely monitoring the outbreak of the virus and is taking safety measures to “strengthen the country’s preparedness and response capacity”. The NCDC […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, has appealed to the Federal Government to consider reducing the cost of the 2025 Hajj, citing the economic difficulties faced by Nigerians. Governor Yusuf made the appeal during a ceremony organised by the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board to refund N375 million to pilgrims who performed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Notorious bandit kingpin Dogo Gide has demanded over ₦100 million in levies from 23 communities in the Tsafe West under the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Other communities affected include Kwaren Mai-Saje (N10 million), Magazawa (N10 million), Gijin-Zama (N8.5 million), Giwa (N7 million), Kauyen Magaji (N7 million), and Barebari (N6 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nottingham Forest opened the door to a surprise Premier League title challenge after a sixth win in a row with a 3-0 victory at Wolves. A brilliant season under Nuno Espirito Santo continued at Molineux thanks to first-half goals from Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wood and Taiwo Awoniyi’s strike at the death. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives is to commence the defence for the 2025 appropriation bill by Ministries Departments and Agencies on Tuesday. The chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abubakar Bichi, revealed this on Monday after a meeting with the chairman of statutory committees at the House of Representatives. Bichi also stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, has announced his resignation from office. Trudeau says he intends to step down as the country’s prime minister, after a new ruling party leader is chosen, the Agence France Presse (AFP) reported. “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister,” Trudeau, who has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in the FCT has confirmed the death of two people from an explosion that rocked Tsangayar Sani Uthman Islamiyya School in Byazhin area of Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. She said the tragic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, says she regretted calling for the exhumation of late singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, better known as Mohbad. Iyabo Ojo disclosed this in an interview with Biola Bayo on the ‘Talk to B’ podcast where she regretted her actions. She said: “I wouldn’t have requested that Mohbad be exhumed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, has stated that his life is under threat because of his criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Obi stated this after Felix Morka, national spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), stated that “Peter Obi has crossed the line so […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading champion of entrepreneurship, is pleased to announce that applications for its 2025 Entrepreneurship Programmes are now open. Aspiring and existing entrepreneurs from across Africa are invited to apply for a chance to receive world-class training, expert mentoring, and non-refundable seed capital funding to scale their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Japanese authorities began culling some 50,000 chickens Sunday after a bird flu outbreak at a farm in the northern Iwate region. It is the 19th bird flu outbreak of the season in Japan, the agriculture ministry said. The latest farm reported increasing deaths of fowl, and test results confirmed Sunday that bird […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that by 2027, the party will produce more state governors from the current 12 and take over governance at the centre. The party’s National Working Committee (NWC) stated this on Sunday during a visit to the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State High Court has ruled that Governor Siminalayi Fubara is legally empowered to transact business with the three lawmakers who have not vacated their seats in the state house of assembly. This was contained in a court decision given on the 20th of December during which presiding judge Sika Aprioku […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former presidential spokesman,Dr Doyin Okupe, has described President Bola Tinubu’s official visit to Enugu on Saturday as a game changer. Okupe, in a statement on Sunday in Lagos, said: “The visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Enugu on Saturday is a major game changer.” “Any objective observer can easily discern […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), is on the heels of some suspected vandals allegedly responsible for stealing sewage manhole covers in Abuja. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday. Wike said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it will intensify efforts to eliminate Ponzi and pyramid schemes, thereby fostering an environment for genuine investment opportunities to thrive in 2025. Dr Emomotimi Agama, the Director General of SEC, said this in his New Year message to the capital market community on Sunday. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has expressed concern over the recent vandalisation of electricity installations within its operational area in Abakaliki. In a statement issued by Mr Emeka Ezeh, Head of Corporate Communications, EEDC, on Sunday, the loss of power supply in areas of Abakaliki was due to the vandalisation of […]
