(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a New Year message to Nigerians as the people await 2023. The President’s message captured some pressing national issues. Prominent among them is the 2023 general elections. Buhari, who will leave the Presidential Villa in May, 2023, also noted the fact that this would be his last […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cristiano Ronaldo signs for Al Nassr with agreement valid for two years and half; total salary will be close to €200m per year, but this includes a commercial deal. It’s the biggest salary ever in football. “History in the making. This is a signing that will not only inspire our club to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The French giants started their first match back with World Cup stars Kylian Mbappé, and Neymar starting, and Achraf Hakimi on the bench. The Parisians were also without World Cup-winning forward Lionel Messi, who continues his vacation in Argentina. In the opening moments, the Brazilian’s inch-perfect free-kick met the head of a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool have signed Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo for an initial fee of €40m (£35m), with the 23-year-old agreeing a five-and-a-half-year contract at Anfield. Director of football Julian Ward had three days of talks with PSV on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day while owners Fenway Sports Group chose to sanction the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, George Obiozor is dead. The governor of Imo State, Sen Hope Uzodimma announced the death in a statement issued on Wednesday night. The statement reads, “On behalf of the government and people of Imo state, I, Sen Hope Uzodimma, the Executive Governor of Imo State, sorrowfully announce […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER): Chelsea returned to action in style, ending a run of five winless Premier League matches with a comfortable 2-0 victory over AFC Bournemouth. A goal and assist from Kai Havertz was enough to see the Blues take three points, and close what was a widening gap behind the European qualification berths. Chelsea’s first […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER): From the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the overturning of abortion laws in the United States, here is a roundup of the biggest events to mark 2022. War in Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin launches the biggest invasion in Europe since World War II when he sends troops into Ukraine on February 24, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has shut the popular Quilox Club on Ozumba Mbadwe Street, Victoria Island for “noise pollution”. The club owned by a member of the House of Representatives, Shina Peller was shut for its failure to comply with directives on organising events and not obtaining a sound […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Argentina captain Lionel Messi has reached an “agreement in principle” to renew his contract at Paris St-Germain. Messi, 35, who led Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar, is out of contract at the French club in June 2023. Earlier this week Barcelona president Joan Laporta said he “would love” Messi to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has condemned the killing of Lagos-based female lawyer, Bolanle Raheem in the Ajah area of the state on Christmas Day. African examiner has earlier reported how Mrs Raheem was shot when the car she was in tried to make a U-turn under the Ajah Bridge. The victim […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League table after coming from behind to defeat West Ham United 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium. The Hammers have now lost eight consecutive H2H visits, without a win since the opening weekend of the 2015/16 campaign. Mikel Arteta’s men were looking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi on Sunday, visited internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the Abagana camp in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, to celebrate the 2022 Christmas Day with them and show solidarity with their five years of prolonged displacement by suspected herdsmen. Addressing the IDPs, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has underscored that he will retire to his hometown in Daura, Katsina State to rest and be far away as much as possible to avoid problems when he leaves office on May 29, 2023. The President said this on Sunday when he received residents of the Federal Capital Territory […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The English Premier League is back after the break due to the world cup held in Qatar. Arsenal are top, in case you forgot. Five points clear of Manchester City. And, no, they haven’t been smoking anything at the Emirates. Mikel Arteta’s team were outstanding for three months but the World Cup […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Naira fell to all-time low of N456.33 per dollar despite increased liquidity at the official market. Foreign exchange (FX) activity levels, which is reflected in the daily turnover rose significantly by 181.62 percent but failed to shore up the value of Naira. The FX daily turnover increased to $377.48 million […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Patrice Motsepe believes the Super Eagles have the potential to win the World Cup. Nigeria have qualified for the World Cup six times with their best performance at the competition coming in 1994, 1998, and 2002 when the team reached the second round of the global football showpiece. Despite not qualifying for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The new naira notes are already being counterfeited, four days after they were rolled out to the public by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through the commercial banks. In a video which has now gone viral, a man was heard saying his wife, who operates a Point of Sale (PoS) machine […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema has announced his retirement from the France national team a day after his country lost the World Cup final against Argentina. “I made the effort and the mistakes it took to be where I am today and I’m proud of it! I wrote my story and ours […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has disassociated his administration from the state debt profile crisis. Aregbesola reacted to the statement credited to Bola Oyebamiji, the former Commissioner for Finance under the administration of the immediate past governor Gboyega Oyetola. According to the statement issued by Sola Fasure, his media spokesperson, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An inspired Lionel Messi capped a remarkable World Cup campaign with a final victory over reigning champions France in their World Cup final matchup on Sunday evening. Going head-to-head against an equally-impressive France in the final, the Argentines came out victors on penalties after a thrilling 3-3 game which included a Messi […]
