(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Singer Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable has been granted bail by a magistrate court in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State. This followed the singer’s arraignment on Monday by the Ogun State Police Command. He was arraigned on five counts bordering on assault before the court presided over by the chief […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunshots were heard on Monday when members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State clashed in Port Harcourt, the state capital over the inspection of electoral materials. Trouble started when the APC Governorship Candidate in the March 18 poll, Tonye Cole and members of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – British Passport Office workers began a five-week strike in the increasingly bitter civil service dispute over jobs, pay, pensions and conditions. More than 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) at eight sites walked out in an escalation of the long-running row. PCS general secretary, Mark Serwotka said on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Graham Potter has been sacked by Chelsea fc. “ Chelsea would like to thank Graham for all his efforts and contributions and wish him well for the future “ club statement announces. It’s only a matter of time for the new Chelsea owners patience on the manager’s ill luck comes to an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), says the Lekki multi-purpose seaport is expected to generate more than 170,000 direct and indirect jobs for Nigerians when completed. The Lekki Deep Seaport was commissioned for operations by President Muhammadu Buhari GCFON on Jan. 23, 2023. The Managing Director, NPA, Mohammed Koko, disclosed this during their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayern Munich went back to the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday, defeating Borussia Dortmund 4-2 at home to give Thomas Tuchel a winning start as coach of the Bavarian giants. A shocking own goal from Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, as well as two trademark poacher’s finishes from Thomas Mueller had Bayern […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Britain’s Anthony Joshua said he should have knocked out Jermaine Franklin after the former world heavyweight champion returned to winning ways with a unanimous, if labored, points-decision victory in London on Saturday. After 12 rounds, Joshua, fighting in front of a home crowd at the 02 Arena, was given the win by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal quickly re-established their eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League as Gabriel Jesus’s first goals since October inspired a 4-1 rout of Leeds on Saturday. Mikel Arteta’s side had seen their advantage trimmed to five points by second-placed Manchester City’s 4-1 win against Liverpool earlier in the afternoon.But the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Aston Villa heaped even more pressure on under-fire Chelsea boss Graham Potter as they secured just their second win from their last 18 Premier League (PL) visits to Stamford Bridge with a 2-0 victory. If Chelsea needed any early reminder that Aston Villa weren’t going to come to Stamford Bridge and roll […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Taraba State University chapter has declared a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike action. This follows a permission by the ASUU national to the state branch to embark on the strike action to press home its demands and the state government’s rebuttal of claims that it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rep. Abdulraheem Olawuyi (APC-Kwara) has joined the race for the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 10th National Assembly. Olawuyi, who is representing Ekiti, Isin, Irepodun and Oke-ero Federal Constituency of Kwara, confirmed that he would officially declare his intention on April 4, in Abuja. Olawuyi, who is the Chairman, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira appreciated against the dollar on Friday, exchanging for N461.38 at the investors’ and exporters’ window. The rate represented an increase of 0.03 per cent when compared to the N461.50 it exchanged to the dollar on Thursday. The open indicative rate closed at N461.30 to the dollar on Friday. A spot […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ukrainian athletes will not be allowed to take part in qualifying events for the 2024 Paris Olympics if they have to compete against Russians, government minister Oleh Nemchinov says. Nemchinov, secretary of Ukraine’s cabinet ministers, said the government’s decision was adopted following a proposal by sports minister Vadym Huttsait and that national […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United’s debt increased by £58.6m to £535.7m in the year to 31 December 2022, according to the club’s latest financial results, published against the backdrop of a potential takeover. The debt rose from £477.1m because of the weak nature of the pound against the dollar, with the figure unchanged in US […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s total public debt stock consisting of domestic and external debt stocks of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the 36 State Governments and the Federal Capital Territory hit N46.25 trillion or 103.11 billion dollars inn Q4 2022. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) made this known on Friday in its Nigerian Domestic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, on Wednesday, said the Federal Government has approved a pay raise for civil servants in the country. Ngige, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme, said the pay raise is a peculiar allowance for civil servants in view of the current […]
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has unveiled a programme to support Member States in modernising administrative data for statistical purposes. This is contained in a statement delivered on behalf of the UN system in Cameroon, by Adama Coulibaly, Chief of the Sub Regional Initiatives Section at ECA’s Office for Central Africa. The ECA also emphasised […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Spotify, a global online streaming platform, has revealed the tracklist for Davido’s forthcoming new album, “Timeless”. Victor Okpala, Spotify’s Artiste and Labels Partnerships Manager for West Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Okpala said the album was slated to feature a total of 17 tracks, including the previously released ‘Champion Sound’ […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barcelona booked their place in the Women’s Champions League semi-finals by thrashing Roma 5-1 on Wednesday as Arsenal came from behind to knock out Bayern Munich 2-1 on aggregate thanks to a 2-0 win at the Emirates. Tournament favourites Barca had been held to a slender 1-0 advantage from the first leg […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Busola Tejumola, Executive Head of Content and West Africa Channels, MultiChoice, on Tuesday disclosed that the eighth edition of Nigerian Idol would begin April 23 and run till July 16 Tejumola during a media briefing in Lagos said the live performances for the show would also run from May 28. She said […]
