(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has disclosed that the new naira notes have already been disbursed to the various commercial banks and expect that banks would begin distribution to the public. Emefiele made the declaration on Thursday after a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari in his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – World-leading policy institute and think-tank forum, Chatham House has invited the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi to discuss his plans for Nigerians ahead of the February 25, 2023 presidential elections. Obi, former governor of Anambra State, is expected to attend the event slated for January 16, 2023 in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Spain sacked coach Luis Enrique on Thursday after the 2010 champions were dumped out of the World Cup by Morocco at the last-16 stage, quickly naming his replacement as under-21s boss Luis de la Fuente. Spain started their campaign in Qatar in style by hammering Costa Rica 7-0 and qualified for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Canadian singer, Celine Dion, has revealed the reason for her long-time silence, saying she’s battling a rare neurological disorder called the Stiff-Person syndrome. Celine Dion revealed this heartbreaking battle with the life-changing diseases, which she refers to as a “one-in-a-million” case. Following this development, the singer has been forced to put […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Trade Organization’s Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been named one of Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women in the World for 2022. Forbes is a business magazine published in the United States by Integrated Whale Media Investments and the Forbes family, with a focus on business, technology, communications, science, politics, and law. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Morocco beats Spain on penalties while Portugal cruised to a 6:1 victory over Switzerland in order to advance to the quarterfinals in Qatar. The Football World Cup in Qatar is now 56 matches old, with only eight games left to be played. And, what an exciting final eight encounter promises to be! […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu on Monday revealed some of his plans for major sectors like defense, economy, education, and technology. Tinubu, who spoke during an appearance at Chatham House in London, the United Kingdom, also delegated some of his allies including serving governors and lawmakers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senegal coach Aliou Cisse bemoaned his team’s defensive lapses after England brushed the African champions aside 3-0 in the World Cup last 16 on Sunday, admitting there had been a gulf in quality. First-half goals from Jordan Henderson and Harry Kane gave Senegal a mountain to climb and a third by Bukayo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tyson Fury retained his World Boxing Council heavyweight title with a decisive stoppage win over British rival Derek Chisora on Saturday. Fury, still unbeaten as a professional, dominated from the start, and with Chisora’s eyes starting to close, referee Victor Loughlin stopped the fight shortly before the end of the 10th round […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party (LP) has released its manifesto tagged “Our Pact with Nigerians: Creating a New Nigeria“, which will be formally unveiled to Nigerians December 4th, 2022. The Head of Media of the Presidential Campaign Council of the party, Diran Onifade, told Channels Television that the candidate, Peter Obi, was part of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – International Oil price has been slashed in a bid to hurt Russian economy amid Ukraine invasion. Russia said it will continue to find buyers to sell its oil despite “dangerous” price caps after G7 nations, Australia, and the European Union agreed to cap the price of Russian seaborne oil at $60 a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 300-level student of Business Administration at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Ebuka Joshua has reportedly committed suicide. Unizik Plus, a campus press outfit in the school confirmed this on Friday via a Facebook post. The post read: “300L, UNIZIK Student Of Business Administration Reportedly Dies After Poisoning Himself With Sniper. | #unizik_plus “Stories […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) will resume the Abuja-Kaduna passenger train service on Monday, with only two return services. The announcement is contained in a statement on Saturday by the Managing Director of the NRC, Fidet Okhiria. The statement shows the first train will depart Rigasa train station in Kaduna state to Abuja […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which has already registered some historic upsets, is set to enter the round of 16 – the first of the knock-out phases of the tournament. Sixteen of the 32 teams who qualified for the tournament proceeded to the next round. The Round of 16 which starts […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has withdrawn the case against Aminu Adamu Mohammed, a final year student of Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State. The prosecution counsel, Fidelis Ogbobe, on Friday, said following the intervention of well-meaning Nigerians, the First Lady, as the mother of the nation, decided to withdraw the case. Ogbode […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed dates for the collection of Permanent Voters Cards in all the 774 local government offices of the Commission nationwide. The Commission fixed Monday 12 December 2022 to Sunday 22 January 2023 as the dates for the collection of PVCs. Disclosing this in a statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, produced Form CF001, containing WAEC-GCE certificate and Secondary School Testimonial of Gov. Ademola Adeleke before the Osun Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Osogbo. This was in compliance with the order of Justice Tertsea Kume, the Tribunal Chairman, on Nov. 25. Kume had ordered the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – For the second tournament in a row, Germany have crashed out in the group stages despite a 4-2 victory vs Costa Rica on Thursday night. Extremely disconsolate faces could be seen at the Al Bayt Stadium as both Costa Rica and Germany failed to progress, with Japan securing a 2-1 victory over […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has dispelled reports claiming Nigerians registered by the agency can cast ballots in the 2023 elections without presenting Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) at polling units. Yakubu made the clarification at an ongoing induction retreat for Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Lagos. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the detention of Aminu Adamu over an alleged defamatory post made against the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari. NANS President, Usman Barambu, in a statement on Thursday, demanded the unconditional release of the student of the Federal University Dutse. He also […]
