(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu; his wife Beatrice; and their doctor, Obinna Obeta have been found guilty of organ trafficking in the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act. Ekweremadu, 60; his wife, Beatrice, 56; and Obeta, 51; were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says collation of results for the governorship election conducted in Enugu State on Saturday will continue at 5pm on Wednesday (today). Recall that the electoral body announced the suspension of the results coalition on Monday, saying it took the decision after a meeting to review the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has acknowledged a loss of trust in the agency following a devastating report on the culture within London’s police force. Sunak, in a BBC interview on Tuesday, said the trust in the police force was severely damaged, given what has happened over the last years. Asked afterwards […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen has arrived the team’s camp in Abuja ahead of Friday’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match against the Djurtus (Wild Dogs) of Guinea Bissau. The match is scheduled to take place at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, in Abuja. The arrival of Osimhen brought the number […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The family of an ex-permanent secretary in Ogun State, Adefemi Egbeoluwa, and his wife, Oluwafunmilayo, have been grieving after their lifeless bodies were found at their residence around Allen Avenue, in the Ikeja area of Lagos State. The African examiner gathered that the couple were at home with their domestic worker on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu, on Tuesday said it is his turn to be President of the Senate in the 10th National Assembly. Speaking to journalists at the National Assembly, the lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District asked his party – the All Progressives Congress (APC) – to zone […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Government has lifted the dawn to dusk curfew imposed in the state. The African examiner reports that the state government on Monday imposed the curfew with a view to avoid a breakdown of law and order, following tensions generated from the collation of results of the governorship and state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The market capitalisation of Bitcoin has risen by $211.32bn in the first 76 days of 2023. This is a 66.34 per cent increase in the time under review and an indication of recovery after the most popular cryptocurrency fell by 65.29 per cent in 2022. After falling to $16,547.50 as of December […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – For the sixth year running, Finland was named the world’s happiest country in an annual UN-sponsored index Monday that saw acts of kindness grow in Ukraine despite the Russian invasion. With thousands of lakes and near endless forests, the Nordic country is known for its extensive welfare system, high trust in authorities […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has raked in N10.1tn from the collection of Value Added Tax under the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). This comes against the backdrop of the advice by the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, that the incoming government should increase the VAT from the current 7.5 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Funke Akindele Deletes Politics-related Posts From Instagram Page The deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Funke Akindele, has deleted all posts relating to politics and the PDP from her Instagram page , On Monday showed that the posts visible on her page of 15.7 million followers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nine Chinese mine workers were killed in an attack in the Central African Republic, sparking a rare call on Monday from China’s President Xi Jinping for the perpetrators to be “severely” punished. The attack by “armed men” happened at about 5:00 am near Bambari, said the central town’s mayor Abel Matchipata. Matchipata […]
…..The PDP expressed dissatisfaction with the results. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Abdullahi Sule, on Monday, was announced as the winner of the Nasarawa State governorship election. The Returning Officer of the governorship election, Professor Tanko Ishaya, declared that Sule of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 347,209 to beat his closest contender, David Ombugadu of […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), Malam Abba Yisuf, as winner of the March 18 governorship election in Kano State. Announcing the result on Monday in Kano, the state Returning Officer, Prof. Doko Ibrahim, the Vice-Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, said Yusuf polled […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barcelona moved 12 points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga with only 12 games left to play thanks to a 92nd minute winner from Franck Kessie. Real Madrid took the lead when Ronald Araujo headed past his own keeper but a goal in injury time of the first […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Government has imposed dawn to dusk curfew with a view to avoid breakdown of law and order following tensions generated from the collation of results of the governorship and state Assembly elections. The state Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Muhammad Garba, made the announcement in a statement issued […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared 23 All Progressives Congress House of Assembly candidates in Ekiti State as winners of Saturday’s election into the state legislature in their respective constituencies. The electoral umpire also declared two Social Democratic Party candidates winners while the remaining state constituency was declared inconclusive. INEC Resident […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the election for the Takai Constituency seat in the Kano State House of Assembly as inconclusive. The Returning Officer, Prof. Usman Ibrahim of Bayero University, Kano, announced this at INEC’s office in Takai on Sunday. “Even though the candidate of All Progressives Congress, Musa Ali, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal surged eight points clear at the top of the Premier League as Bukayo Saka’s brace inspired a 4-1 rout of Crystal Palace on Sunday. Arsenal surged eight points clear at the top of the Premier League as Bukayo Saka’s brace inspired a 4-1 rout of Crystal Palace on Sunday. Granit Xhaka […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nantes winger, Moses Simon, will be one of the early arrivals at the Super Eagles’ John Woods Hotel camp as invited players begin to stream in for the quickfire double 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Guinea Bissau’s Djurtus. Simon will arrive on Sunday alongside TSG Hoffenheim of Germany defender […]
