(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Falcons on Wednesday redeemed their high rated image in a 4-0 win over the Shepolopolos of Zambia in their second group B game of the 2018 African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON). Thomas Dennerby ladies proved to be worthy defending champions as the victory has kept hope alive for their title […]
…. Allegation, False, Unfounded, Says Party Chair By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state chapter of the All progressive congress APC, has raised the alarm of alleged destruction of billboards of its governorship candidate in the 2019 election, Senator Ayogu Eze, in strategic locations of Enugu by agents of the ruling People’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says plans are ongoing to introduce Electronic Cargo Tracking System in 2019 to enhance its operations at various border posts in the country. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) made this known at a joint press conference with his counterpart from Uganda, Mr Kateshumbwa Dicksons. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state has nominated Alhaji Manir Dan’iya as his deputy to replace Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu, who resigned on Nov. 13. Tambuwal disclosed this in a letter to the State House of Assembly presented at plenary on Wednesday by the Speaker, Alhaji Salihu Maidaji. “Following the vacancy created in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Wednesday resolved to summon the Minister of Transport, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, to explain the Federal Government’s plans for railway development in the country’s eastern axis. Amaechi is to appear before the Senate Committees on Land Transport, Local and Foreign Debts. No date was announced for the minister’s appearance in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The fallout from the recent ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) congresses and primaries further manifested Wednesday in Abuja, as two house members of the party announced their exit. The two Legislators who left according to the letters read at the plenary by the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara were Messrs Kolawole Babatunde (Ondo) and Mukaila […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected Boko Haram members have reportedly killed nine farmers and abducted 12 others in a village in Borno State, South West Nigeria. According to AFP, the insurgents stormed fields on Monday outside Mammanti village, opening fire on farmers as they worked, killing nine and injuring three others. “We recovered nine dead bodies after […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Politicians across the parties in Nigeria, elder statesmen, top government functionaries, activists among others, gathered in Abuja Tuesday, to attend the public presentation of a book authored by the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan. The Book titled: ‘’My Transition Hours’’ was unveiled inside the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton […]
OSUN, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo has remanded the sacked Lecturer of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife Prof. Richard Iyiola Akindele in prison. Prof. Akindele who was of the Accounting department was arraigned before court, presided by Justice Maureen Onyetenu, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Defending champions Nigeria on Sunday at Cape Coast in Ghana lost 0-1 to rivals South Africa in their opening match at the 11th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The Nigerian side, in spite of their superiority in experience, failed to translate that into dominance. The South Africans gave them no breathing space […]
…formal Launch in Yola Monday (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, Sunday trailed the blaze when he unveiled his policy plan, with the promise to create ‘’three million jobs’’ annually if elected into power. This is one of the key points in the policy document released by […]
From Ignatius Okpara (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command says it has arrested a 21-year-old girl, identified as Sandra Chisom Dumbo, for allegedly killing her new born baby few hours after being put to bed. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ebere Amarizu, who disclosed this to AFRICAN EXAMINER on Sunday in Enugu via a statement, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) the winners of the bye-elections which held Saturday in three different Federal constituencies including Bauchi, Kwara and Katsina States. The Returning Officer, Prof. Ahmed Sarkin-Paggam, Sunday declared Alhaji Yusuf Nuhu as the winner of the Toro […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Sunday lift ban on campaign for 2019 presidential and National Assembly elections slated for Feb. 16, 2019 A statement by Mr Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, INEC Director Of Voter Education and Publicity, on Saturday in Abuja said that political parties who fielded candidates for both elections […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday sent a condolence message after yet another 42 people died on Thursday night when a bus they were traveling in caught fire along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge road in southern Zimbabwe. At least another 20 people were also injured in the accident. The accident is the second major […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul last month, contradicting the Saudi government’s claims that he was not involved in the killing, according to people familiar with the matter. The CIA’s assessment, in which officials have said they have high confidence, is the most definitive […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of five Chief Executive officers and two Executive Directors of some Federal Agencies. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Mr Olusegun Adekunle, Permanent Secretary (General Services) Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Friday in Abuja. According to him, […]
Photo: (R-L): President Buhari, APC National Chairman Adams Oshiomole, Engr. Emeka Okwuosa and Chief Chekwas Okorie as Buhari meets with select leaders from Southeast, Nigeria. By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu …Describes Endorsement as Chaff with No Substance (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the split within the Ohanaeze Igbo socio-cultural group over its reported […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A judge in Washington has ordered the White House to return a CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s press pass after it was revoked by the US Secret Service. The judge’s order held that the pass must be reinstated as a CNN lawsuit against Donald Trump continues. The judge ruled that the White House decision […]
….Another Testimonial Of Uncommon Leadership –Iworiso-Markson (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government has congratulated Governor Henry Seriake Dickson for the award of Best Governor of the Year on Good Governance given to him by Daily Telegraph Publishing Company, publishers of New Telegraph Newspapers. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson in a […]
