(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Tuesday announced that it would split into six smaller business units. The split will include online trading, media and cloud services and turn the 220 billion dollars company into a tech holding company, In an unusual move in China, each unit will have its own executive board and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has discontinued the 50 per cent reduction in the fares of buses owned by the state. In a statement released by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) on Tuesday, the state government said fares of state-owned buses will return to a 100 percent rate effective April 1, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A US judge has ordered former vice president Mike Pence to testify about his conversations with Donald Trump leading up to the 2021 assault on the Capitol, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday. Washington’s Chief Judge James Boasberg reportedly ruled that Pence should have to provide answers to a federal grand jury […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After an emergency meeting by the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, a decision has been reached to comply with the judgment from the court on the suspension of Iyorchia Ayu as Chairman of the PDP. Deputy National Chairman (North) Iliya Damagum will take over the leadership of the PDP […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Thomas Partey is a fitness concern ahead of Arsenal’s return to English Premier League (EPL) action at the weekend after sitting out Ghana’s match with Angola. Partey played a full part in last week’s 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying win over the same opponents, but was not called upon for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira depreciated against the dollar on Monday, exchanging N461.50 at the investors’ and exporters’ window. The rate represented a decrease of 0.04 per cent when compared to the N461.33 for which it exchanged to the dollar before the close of business on on March 24. The open indicative rate closed at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Population Commission has said it had put up measures to guard against all forms of malpractices ahead of the forthcoming population and housing census. The commission also stressed that citizens living away from their states of origin do not need to travel to home for the purpose of the exercise. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles on Monday in Bissau beat hosts Guinea Bissau 1-0 to reclaim leadership of Group A in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. Moses Simon’s penalty kick after 29 minutes gave the Nigerian senior men’s football team the needed win to move to nine points after four matches. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has directed that special prayers and thanksgiving service be held on Wednesday to mark his 71st birthday instead of the annual birthday colloquium. A statement from his office on Monday issued by his media officer, Tunde Rahman, indicated that special prayers would be offered at the Central Mosque […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A High Court in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, has restrained embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu from parading himself as chairman of the party pending the determination of the substantive suit which has been adjourned to April 17, 2023 for hearing. A member of the PDP […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has reiterated that the ban on commercial motorcycles popularly called ‘okada’ in 10 Local Government Areas, (LGAs) and 15 Local Council Development Areas, (LCDAs) in the metropolis still persists. This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Hon. Sola Giwa, on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, April 15 for governorship, national and state assembly supplementary elections. The commission made the disclosure in a tweet on Monday. “Arising from its meeting held today, the Independent National Electoral Commission has decided that all outstanding Governorship, National and State Assembly supplementary elections will […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Antonio Conte’s departure from Tottenham was the 11th in the Premier League in England this term, a record for in-season managerial changes. The Italian’s exit by mutual consent was announced by the club on Sunday evening, with his assistant Cristian Stellini placed in charge until the summer. Here is a look at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Onome Ebi, captain of the senior national women football team, says the Super Falcons will be aiming for a semi-final spot at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The 9th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals will hold in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to Aug. 20. Ebi, while speaking with […]
After 10 weeks in the house, Three of the Big Brother Titans housemates, Justin, Thabang and BlaqBoi have been evicted from the show. This was announced by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and Lawrence Maleka, hosts of the show, during the Sunday night eviction session. Upon being evicted, BlaqBoi said he would be open to see how the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The original FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy to be competed for by 32 teams from across the globe from July 20 to Aug. 20 arrived in Abuja on Saturday afternoon. The trophy arrived in Nigeria after being taken to the three other African countries which will participate in the finals —- Morocco, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Long queues at commercial banks in Lagos have suddenly disappeared following the injection of more bank notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) into commercial banks. The apex bank had on Thursday confirmed the evacuation of bank notes from its vaults to commercial banks across the country as part of a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayern Munich announced Friday they had appointed former Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel as their new boss after firing Julian Nagelsmann. Nagelsmann, 35, led Bayern to the quarter-finals of the Champions League and will face Premier League champions Manchester City next month. But Bayern have not enjoyed their normal dominance […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday affirmed the election of Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the governor of Osun State. A three-member panel of the appellate court led by Mohammed Shuaibu unanimously overturned the earlier decision of the election petition tribunal which nullified the governor’s victory […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Beijing on Friday, rejected allegations that private companies were being compelled to release personal data to Chinese government authorities. This was in response to a drawn-out and tense hearing of TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew before the US Congress. Neither companies nor individuals had ever been forced to pass on data […]
