Military Air Crash: NIPR Mourns Attahiru

… Describes Late COAS as Patriotic, Committed to Nigerian Project   (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has expressed sadness over the recent unfortunate incident of air crash that claimed the lives of the Chief of Army Staff, late Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 officers while on official duty in Kaduna […]

OML 118: NNPC, SNEPCo, Others Sign Multibillion Dollar Deep Water Agreement

…Deal To Yield Over $780million In Immediate Revenues To Government (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its Production Sharing Contract (PSC) partners – Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), Total Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (TEPNG), Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (EEPNL) and Nigerian Agip Exploration (NAE)  – have […]

Nigerians In New York Meet New Consul-General; Discuss Mutual Concerns

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians in New York under the aegis of the Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians (OAN Inc.) has met with the new Consul-General Amb. Lot Egopija to discuss ways of improving consular services to the community. OAN, in a statement by Mr Yinka Dansalami, Chairman, Board of OAN, said that the organisation […]

Photos: Faces Of Those Killed In Tragic NAF Plane Crash Of Friday May 21, 2021

Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru, the chief of army staff (COAS) Others are: Sgt Umar (Aide to COAS) Sergeant Adesina (CREW) ACM Oyedepo (CREW)             

UPDATED: Nigeria’s Army Chief Lt. Gen. Attahiru, Others Die In Military Plane Crash

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, has died in a plane crash with some of his aides, reports say. The incident happened near Kaduna airport where the Chief of Army Staff was billed to commission a project in one of the military formations in Kaduna State. A tweet […]

Ogun Governor Suspends Aide Arrested In New York Over Unemployment, Wire Fraud

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has directed the suspension of his Senior Special Assistant, Abidemi Rufai, over his involvement in wire fraud in the United States of America. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, confirmed this on Tuesday. Somorin disclosed that Rufai is an appointee of the Ogun […]

United Airlines Resumes Operations In Ghana

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Airlines on Saturday relaunched its passenger flight operation from Washington, D.C. to Accra, the capital of Ghana, after a hiatus of about a decade. A speech read on behalf of the Minister of Transport Kweku Ofori Asiamah at a news conference held at the forecourt of the Kotoka International Airport commended […]

Presidency Confirms Burglars Attack Residence Of Buhari’s CoS At Aso Villa

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidency has confirmed that burglars attacked the residence of the chief of staff to the president, Professor Ibrahim Gambari but were unable to get into the residence. Gambari’s residence is located within the Aso Villa area, a short distance from the State House, Abuja. Also attacked was the residence of the […]

West Brom Relegated From Premier League After Defeat To Arsenal

(African examiner) – West Brom have been relegated from the Premier League after a 3-1 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday. The loss leaves Sam Allardyce’s team 10 points away from safety in the English top flight with three games left to play. West Brom went behind against the Gunners less than 30 minutes into the […]

Abducted Kogi Miyetti Allah Chairman Regains Freedom

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the Kogi Chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Wakili Damina, who was allegedly kidnapped on Tuesday, has been released. The state Secretary of the association, Mr Adamu Abubakar told newsmen in Lokoja on Saturday that Damina was released in Abuja late night of […]

Millionaires Emerge In UBA Savings Promo As 10 Customers Win N1m Each

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has rewarded 10 of its loyal customers with a total sum of N10m in the quarterly draws of the ongoing UBA Savings Promo. This promo, which is held every quarter, is intended to appreciate loyal customers of the bank, who have stayed […]

BREAKING: Ex-Women Affairs Minister ‘Mama Taraba’ Is Dead

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ex-minister of women affairs, Aisha Al-Hassan, popularly known as Mama Taraba is dead, the African Examiner has learnt. Reports say she died Friday at a Cairo hospital in Egypt. She was 61 years old. Alhassan contested the Taraba 2015 governorship election under the Platform of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) but lost to […]

Ugandan Nurses, Midwives Go On Strike Over Payment

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nurses and midwives in Uganda on Thursday started their sit-down strike after they failed to reach a consensus with government over payment of their lunch allowance. Justus Cherop Kiplangat, president of Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union, told Xinhua by telephone that only critical personnel were allowed to work in the emergency section […]

BREAKING: Facebook Oversight Board Upholds Trump’s Ban

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Facebook Oversight Board on Wednesday Upheld Former US President Trump’s permanent ban from both Facebook and Instagram. The board, however, frowned at the permanent nature of the ban saying it was beyond the scope of Facebook’s normal penalties. The social media giant said it will consider board’s decision and determine action that […]

Police Shakeup: IGP Deploys New CP To Imo, Zamfara

 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The acting Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has ordered the deployment of Mr Abutu Yaro as the new Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of Imo. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Mba also announced that the I-G […]

Nigerian Traders In Ghana Seek End To Harassment

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian traders in Ghana have urged the Federal Government to take urgent steps to stop the harassment Nigerians living in that country are being subjected to by Ghanaian authorities. Mr Chukwuemeka Nnaji, President of the Nigerian Union of Traders Association in Ghana (NUTAG) made the call on Monday in a telephone interview […]

Bill And Melinda Gates Announce They Are Getting Divorced

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bill and Melinda Gates said Monday that they are divorcing but would keep working together at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations in the world. In identical tweets, the Microsoft co-founder and his wife said they had made the decision to end their marriage of 27 […]

Transcorp Shareholders Salute Strong Q1 2021 Profit Boost

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shareholders of Nigeria’s leading diversified conglomerate, Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (“Transcorp”), showed their strong confidence in the Board and management, at the Group’s 15th Annual General Meeting (AGM), which took place this week at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja. The shareholders commended the company for declaring dividends, noting that despite the negative […]

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Nigerian National Merit Award, TETFUND Partners On Projects, Research Development

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA) in conjunction with the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) have entered into a partnership to initiate projects and research programmes that would benefit universities and other tertiary institutions in the country. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which, was entered into during a meeting with the Chairman, […]