(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Novak Djokovic returned to number one spot in ATP rankings published Monday despite missing US tournaments last month because of his lack of a Covid vaccination. Carlos Alcaraz had taken the top ranking from Djokovic after victory in Indian Wells, but the Spaniard bowed out of the semi-finals of the Miami Open […]
(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) – 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 founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide otherwise aka Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has stated that he had never campaigned for any political party nor spoken on their behalf to anybody during the period of campaign in Nigeria. Oyedepo disclosed this while speaking on a subject of faith in his sermon […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fourteen miners were missing and feared dead in Burundi on Saturday after flash floods swept into a pit where they were searching for gold. Heavy rain in the Mabayi commune in northwest Burundi on Friday sent torrents of water from a swollen river gushing into a pit mine were they were digging, […]
(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) – Barely 48 hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC issued Certificate of Return to the Enugu State governor – elect, Dr. Peter Mbah, his Deputy, Bar. Ifeanyi Ossai, and House of Assembly members elect, at a private hotel, Bon Platinum, the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, ECTDA, has sealed off the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has called for peace and orderliness in the ancient city of Ile-Ife and its environs. Ooni, who spoke through his Second-in-Command, Obalufe of Ife Land, Oba Idowu Adediwura, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A woman in Anambra State, South- East Nigeria, Mrs. Chidinma Amaechi, has given birth to a set of five children, (Quintuplets)after she and her husband were childless for nine years in their marriage. The new born babies, consisting of three boys and two girls, were delivered at Life International Hospital, Awka, the […]
(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) – Troops of One Division, Nigerian Army operating in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, says it has killed five bandits and recovered four AK-7 rifles. Lt-Col Musa Yahaya , Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations One Division Nigerian Army, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday in Kaduna. Yahaya said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Delta state, Cairo Ojougboh, has stated that the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, and the state executive members of the party cannot expel him. The African Examiner recalls that Omo–Agege through his campaign committee had called out Ojougboh for his campaign of calumny against […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The controversy surrounding the rumoured resignation of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has been brought to an end on Friday after the Presidency confirmed the resignation of the minister. Special Assistant to the President on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmad, announced this via his verified Twitter handle saying […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The senator representing Enugu south, Chimaroke Nnamani, has stated that the southeast geopolitical zone should support the administration of Bola Tinubu when he is eventually sworn in as president of the country. The African Examiner recalls that Nnamani was recently expelled from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and he has been consistent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, (NDIC) has advised on the need to always save their money with Formal Banking System as they remain the safest, smartest and most prudent place to save and the only way through which the corporation can protect bank deposits. The Organization equally stated that such deposits enjoy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said that Africa’s energy transition would require an estimated $100 billion annually between 2020 and 2040. Dr. Adesina noted made the observation while speaking at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue, hosted by the German government. The annual Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue […]
(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) – The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors announced that Ajay Banga, a U.S. national, was the only nominee for the position of the next President of the bank. This is contained in a statement issued by the World Bank in Abuja on Friday. “The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors […]
(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 […]
