(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Antoine Griezmann has rejoined Atletico Madrid from FC Barcelona on loan, just two years after leaving the Wanda Metropolitano. Atletico Madrid sold France striker Griezmann to Barca for 120 million euros (140 million dollars) in 2019, yet he has never managed to recapture his best form at Camp Nou. Lionel Messi’s departure […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of State Services (DSS) has raised alarm over plans by some subversive groups and individuals to undertake a negative media campaign against the Service. The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Dr Peter Afunanya, said in a statement on Tuesday, in Abuja that the plan would involve the use fake […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The Abia Government has appealed for calm over the death of one Sunday Ugba, a deacon in the Assemblies of God Church. He died on Monday night, along with six other people, in his home in Umuahia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ugba and the others, including four children that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six members of an Islamist militant group were sentenced to death on Tuesday by a court in Bangladesh, for the brutal killing of two gay rights campaigners, five years ago. Xulhaz Mannan, 35, and Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy, 25, were hacked to death in Mannan’s apartment in the capital Dhaka in April 2016, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) Taliban fighters took control of Kabul airport on Tuesday, following withdrawal of last U.S. troops, marking end of a 20-year war that left the Islamist militia stronger than it was in 2001. Celebratory gunfire resounded across Kabul, as shaky video footage showed fighters entering the airport after the last U.S. troops flew out […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed all commercial banks to publish on their websites the names and Bank Verification Numbers of customers who engage in fraudulent and unscrupulous practices to obtain foreign exchange from banks. In a circular issued by the on Tuesday, the bank outlined the fraudulent practices to include […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has signed the state Security Challenge Containment Order, in which the government adopted 12 measures to contain banditry in the state. Alhaji Abdu Labaran, the Director General, Media to the governor disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Katsina. According to him, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government may sanction eligible Nigerians who refuse COVID-19 vaccination. The Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, gave the hint at a press briefing briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. In Edo and Ondo States, the state governments had already announced restrictions regarding some public places that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mary Leonard, US ambassador to Nigeria, has stated that the type of insecurity experienced in Afghanistan cannot take place in Nigeria as the situation is not the same. Leonard disclosed this during a chat with journalists in Abuja. According to her, the US troops invaded Afghanistan in 2001 because of the killing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Spiritual Director, Adoration Ministry Enugu, Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka says that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu and Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Igboho are not the problems of Nigeria. According to Mbaka, despite the arrest of Kanu and Igboho, Nigeria is still experiencing security issues saying […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Nigerians to always look inwards and develop local content to move the country forward in spite of its current challenges. Obasanjo said this in an interview in Abeokuta. He said this in response to a question on “Urah Micellar Transdermal” product presented to him by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has attributed the milestones recorded by the Federal Government in its fight against COVID-19 so far, to the lessons learnt from the response to Ebola. The minister said Nigeria’s experience in the battle against Ebola has been very helpful in the COVID-19 response. “We leveraged […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Kehinde Ibiteye, said he risked his life to deliver N2.5 million ransom to kidnappers of his brother-in-law, Mr Kayode Ajayi, and his son, Olawale, in a forest in Bwari area of the FCT. Ibiteye made this known while giving a special thanksgiving to God for his safe return, on Sunday during […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six Chief Judges have been summoned to explain the conflicting orders emanating from the courts under their jurisdiction. Ahuraka Yusuf Isah, the media aide to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN), confirmed that Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad issued the summons in his capacity as the National Judicial Commission (NJC) chairman. African Examiner […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Association of Former Female Athletes in Nigeria (AFFAN), Dr. Esther Oluwatoyin Aluko has reiterated the need for state chapters of the association to consistently work towards discovering and nurturing female athletes across the country. The AFFAN president made the observation in Abeokuta during the inauguration ceremony of Ogun State […]
By Tajudeen Balogun (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has again been charged to overhaul the national economic policy and deploy moral education, religious persuasion, as well as intellectual advocacy, as tools for an accelerated economic growth and to “guarantee a secured, safe and substantially-crime free society”. This call was made in a communiqué issued […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Portuguese star forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who has transferred from Juventus to Manchester United, will make his debut at the English club on September 11. AFP quoted Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, disclosed. On that day, the Manchester team will host Newcastle in the fourth round of the English Premier League. Ronaldo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has stated that the agenda of Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria is to conquer Nigeria. The Governor disclosed this while speaking with BBC pidgin at the weekend, saying that he has documents to prove his claims. He stated that the Fulani Nationality Movement who claimed responsibility for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has described the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as thieves and looters. President Buhari disclosed this in a statement signed by his mouthpiece, Garba Shehu saying that IPOB led by Nnamdi Kanu are thieves promoting terrorism. The presidency also lamented the group’s attack on police stations and government facilities […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – THE Academic Staff Union of Universities has conveyed its eagerness to embark on another round of industrial action following what it called the failure of the Federal Government to implement an agreement signed with the union. The union is giving the government till month end (Tuesday) to reach out or it will […]
