(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rodrygo Goes’s two goals earned Real Madrid the Copa del Rey and highlighted his taste for the big occasion, but Champions League semi-final opponents Manchester City need no reminder of that. The Brazilian’s dramatic strikes in the 90th and 91st minutes against City last season snatched City’s ticket to the final out […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has approached the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) seeking an order allowing live broadcast of proceedings of his petition. Atiku and the PDP in an application dated May 5, is specifically praying the court for an order directing the court’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court has fixed May 9 for judgment in the appeal filed by former Osun Governor, Gboyega Oyetola against the election of Ademola Adeleke. In his appeal, Mister Oyetola is seeking the reversal of the March 25 judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja which affirmed Adeleke’s victory in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Action Alliance has withdrawn its petition against the President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. At the commencement of the pre-hearing of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Monday in Abuja, no reason was given for the withdrawal. The head of AA’s legal team, Oba Maduabuchi (SAN), a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ademola Adeleke of Osun says infrastructure development is not just a panacea to security challenges facing the nation, but also a potent key to address poverty and other questions of under-development. This is contained in a statement by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson to the governor on Sunday in Osogbo. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal Abuja will today begin pre-hearing in the petitions challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential election. The Independent National Electoral Commission declared that Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress polled 8,794,726 votes to win the election. The commission declared that Atiku came second with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – David De Gea made a huge goalkeeping howler as Manchester United suffered a 1-0 defeat at West Ham on Sunday that threatens to send their season into a tailspin. ust a few days ago United were heavy favourites to finish in the Premier League’s top four and qualify for next season’s Champions […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Flight belonging to Max Air carrying 143 passengers from Yola, Adamawa State has crash-landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja. An infant was also on board the aircraft. Confirming the incident in a statement, the management of Max Air says the accident occurred after the aircraft experienced two tyre bursts […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria’s first lady Aisha Buhari, will on Monday, host other African First Ladies to a 10th General Assembly Summit of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) in Abuja. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the head of Information in the first lady’s office Mr Suleiman […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets are through to the quarter-finals of the ongoing Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Algeria. Nigeria defeated their South African counterparts 3-2 in a very entertaining game at the Stade Mohamed Hamlouai in Constantine on Saturday. Nigeria were behind twice in the game with Vicky Mkhawana opening scoring […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rodrygo struck twice as Real Madrid beat Osasuna 2-1 on Saturday to win their 20th Copa del Rey title and first since 2014. Rodrygo scored the opener early with a close-range strike after brilliant individual play by Vinicius. But Lucas Torro equalised 13 minutes after the break with a low shot from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea’s interim manager Frank Lampard on Saturday expressed his happiness to see his side finally playing like a team. The former English Premier League (EPL) champions snapped a nine-match winless run in all competitions with a 3-1 victory at Bournemouth on Saturday. Chelsea have looked a fractured outfit after a number of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – King Charles III has been crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey at a solemn Christian coronation steeped in 1,000 years of history and tradition, but adapted to reflect 21st-century Britain. The build-up to the ceremony — the religious confirmation of Charles’s accession after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II last September […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – King Charles III and Queen Camilla left Buckingham Palace Saturday in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach for a procession through central London to their coronation in Westminster Abbey, arriving around 10:50 am. Massed ranks of soldiers lining The Mall in front of the palace presented arms and shouted “God save the king” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The second batch of Sudanese evacuees have arrived in Nigeria on Friday afternoon. They arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja around 3 pm with about 130 persons aboard the Tarco Airline aircraft. There were 128 females and two males. The returnees were received by government officials and others. Earlier, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A judge at The Old Bailey has sentenced former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice and doctor Obinna Odeta to jail. At a sentencing hearing on Friday, Ekweremadu was jailed for nine years and eight months, his wife Beatrice was sentenced to four years and six months imprisonment while Obeta […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Egyptian authorities have sent over 500 students back to Sudan following the failure of two of them to provide either a passport or Emergency Travel Certificate. According to a voice note of a Nigerian official obtained by our correspondent on Friday morning, students without passports or ETC had been instructed to stay […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United boss, Erik ten Hag has said his side needs to be decisive at the front and maintain a level head at the back after a heart-wrenching last-minute defeat at the American Express Community Stadium on Thursday night. The Red Devils had the better chances in the first half with the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder are closing in on a deal for their heavyweight showdown in December. Joshua returned to the ring last month outpointing Jermaine Franklin as he looked to begin his rebuild following two defeats by Oleksandr Usyk. It was expected that Joshua would return in the summer with a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has been slated for May 8 through June 23. This was announced on Thursday by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Head of National Office, Mr. Patrick Areghan, at a pre-examination briefing in Lagos. Areghan said 1,621,853 candidates across 20,851 government and private schools […]
