(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former FC Barcelona captain Lionel Messi on Sunday confirmed he could join Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) after his reluctant departure from the Spanish giants. The 34-year-old Argentina superstar is a free agent after his contract at Camp Nou expired. Asked about possibly joining the Parisians, Messi told a news conference: “That’s honestly one […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Billionaire Business magnate, Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo, is dead. He was aged 63. African Examiner gathered that Capt. Okunbo died in London on Saturday, August 7th, after a long battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Captain Wells Okunbo was born on January 7th, 1958 in Benin City, Oredo LGA of Edo State. He became […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ethiopian government on Friday evening warned that the expansion of conflict to parts of the country by rebel forces is pushing it to change its defensive stance if humanitarian overtures for peaceful resolution are unreciprocated. The Ethiopian government in late June announced a unilateral ceasefire in the country’s conflict-affected northernmost Tigray […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria has announced the death of its former General Overseer (G.O), Dr Wilson Badejo, aged 74. The National Secretary of the church, Rev. Yomi Oyinloye, said in a statement that Badejo, who was the church’s G.O between 1999 and 2009, died on Saturday after a brief illness. “He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, was in Benin Republic some days back concerning the Sunday Igboho issue, according to The Cable. Obasanjo had travelled to Zanzibar in Tanzania on August 1 and rerouted to Benin. The former president was said to have met with Benin’s President Patrice Talon after his condolence visit to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Flood has taken over some parts of Abuja-Lokoja-Okene highway between Kwali and Abaji after a four-hour rainfall. About three buses were swept off the busy highway with many passengers trapped. Many vehicles from Abuja could not proceed to Lokoja, Okene and the Southern parts. Among those stranded was Senator of Kogi West […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in Ekiti State on Saturday confirmed a gun attack on travelers in the state on Friday night. Police spokesman, ASP Sunday Abutu, stated that in Ado-Ekiti, the gunmen shot the driver of the vehicle, a LEXUS 330 SUV, dead. They took the two other occupants of the vehicle away, he added. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC), says the country will start administering the second batch of COVID-19 vaccines from Aug. 10. The vaccines were donated by the United State of America. The committee’s Director of Publicity, Mr Willie Bassey, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Afenifere a Yoruba socio-cultural group, has stated that the excuse Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), former military head of state, gave for annulling the June 12 election is an insult on the intelligence of Nigerians. It could be recalled that IBB had annulled the June 12, 1993, general election considered by most Nigerians […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kassim Afegbua, spokesman of Ibrahim Babangida, has opened up on why he did not support the reelection of Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, during the 2020 gubernatorial election in the state. Afegbu made this known in an interview saying that he never regretted his decision to work against Obaseki even though they […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II has welcomed a set of quadruplets from his fifth wife, Queen (Oloi) Aisosa Ewuare II into the Benin Royal Family. Oba Ewuare made the announcement at his palace on Friday in Benin amidst jubilation from guests. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group, Citizens’ Summit for National Integration, Peace and Security, said on Friday in Abuja that Nigeria and its citizens are too strongly united to be disintegrated. The group which is under the aegis of the National Institute for Public Relations (NIPR), after its National Planning Committee meeting, said from a National […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has declared that a legal pre-action notice filed by Ex-speaker of Enugu House of Assembly, Barrister Eugene Odoh, against the State Caretaker Committee Chairman, Dr. Ben Nwoye, will not stop the investigation over his alleged Foul Play during last Saturday’s ward congress […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the change of name of Ministry of Science and Technology to Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, announced this in a news briefing on Friday in Abuja. He said the change […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rangers inter. FC of Enugu at the main bowl of Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Enugu, defeated visiting Plateau United of Jos 2-0 in the week 38 and last match of the 2020/202 season of the Nigeria professional Football league NPFL. The Flying Antelopes scored at exactly 7 minutes into the first half via […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State says freedom of the press in the country should be respected in spite of noticeable inadequacies. Fayemi made the assertion at a dinner organised by the Catholic Bishop of Ekiti Diocese, Most Rev. Felix Ajakaye. African Examiner reports that the dinner was organised by Ajakaiye to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – IT has been tales of woes for commuters and motorists coming into Benue State from the southern parts of the country as the two major roads leading into the state have since become death traps due to their lingering poor state. The two major link roads – Makurdi-Aliade Otukpo and Makurdi-Naka-Otukpo – […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police command in Imo has confirmed that three bandits and a Police Inspector, died during a gun duel in Police Division in Orsu Local Government Area on Thursday night. Commissioner of Police in the state, Abutu Yaro disclosed this in a statement signed by the command’s spokesman, CSP Mike Abattam in Owerri […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – CNN has dismissed three employees for entering its New York headquarters without being vaccinated for protection against the Coronavirus (COVID-19), according to a memo from the cable news network’s president. “In the past week, we have been made aware of three employees who were coming to the office unvaccinated,” said the memo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad has approved the appointment of Hajo Sarki-Bello, as Acting Chief Registrar. This followed the retirement of the substantive Chief Registrar, Hadizatu Uwani-Mustapha. This is contained in a statement by Dr Festus Akande, the Director of Press and Information, Supreme Court in Abuja on Friday. […]
