(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The new excise duty for alcoholic beverages and tobacco earlier approved by President Muhammadu Buhari will take effect from Monday, June 4, 2018, says the Federal Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls on Sunday that the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, in March announced that the president had granted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Gernot Rohr has released the final list of 23 players for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Championship in Russia. Rohr announced the names of the players Sunday in London. The tournament starts on 14 June, with Nigeria drawn with Argentina, Iceland and Croatia in Group D. The Full Squad according to […]
…Kwara Chief of Staff, PA Political to Gov. Ahmed Among Robbery Suspects By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The April 5, 2018 Offa multiple armed robbery has taken a new dimension as the Nigeria police has invited the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki for interrogation over the bloody incident. The Force Public Relations […]
From Ignatius Okpara AWKA NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra State Police Command, South- East Nigeria, has arrested a 60-year old man, identified as Mr. Cletus Aguluka, for allegedly killing his daughter, Miss Onyinye Aguluka, in her sleep. According to the Command’s Public Relations Officer PPRO, Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed the incident to newsmen weekend in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The people of Amassoma in Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State said they have moved on with their lives after the recent crisis that engulfed the community. The crisis which began following the retirement of some over aged workers of the Niger Delta University (NDU) located in the area, led […]
…Bullets Removed Successful After Surgery, Aide Says A Former House of Representatives member, Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele is said to be in stable condition following a successful surgery in which bullets were removed from his body. Bamidele was shot on Friday by a mobile policeman in Ado Ekiti at the rally of the governorship candidate of All […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The outgoing National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has declared that he will not seek re-election in the June 23 National Convention of the party. The former Edo State Governor made the declaration Friday night in Abuja while speaking with newsmen. The APC Leader indicated […]
Photo: Mamoudou Gassama Meets French President Macron in Paris (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mamoudou Gassama, 22, left Mali, to seek a better life in Europe. For this, he was willing to stake his life. He undertook the perilous journey of travelling by road, boarding an unsafe boat across the Mediterranean Sea into Italy and arriving in France where he […]
Shooting has occurred in Ekiti at the rally of Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC). The Shots which happened at about 5.00 pm on Friday, Nigerian time, were from the riffle of a mobile policemen attached to provide security at the venue. A former House of Representatives member, Hon. Opeyemi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Kjemprud Jens-Petter said on Wednesday that the National Library of Norway was interested in digitising literature books published in Hausa, Ibo and Yoruba. Jens-Petter told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the agreement to digitise the literature books would be signed between the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been forced out of office by a no-confidence vote in parliament. Socialist Leader Pedro Sánchez, who filed the motion after Mr Rajoy’s party was implicated in an alleged corruption scandal, will now become the new PM. “We’re going to sign a new page in the history […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Court of Appeal, Lagos division has discharged and acquitted a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi, who has been facing trial over alleged N2.6 billion fraud. Justice Yargatta Nimpar in a leading judgment Friday upheld the no-case submission filed by Akpolokemi in response to the criminal charges […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The opposition, All progressive Grand Alliance APGA, has denied ever receiving the sum of N3 billion naira from embattled Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, to pave the way for his return into the party, as being speculated in some quarters. The party explained that APGA rejected Okorocha’s move […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) says it has suspended its six weeks nationwide strike while negotiation continues on Monday. Its Chairman, Mr Josiah Biobelemoye, disclosed this in a communique issued at the end of the union’s National Executive Council meeting on Thursday in Abuja. He said the strike suspension followed the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Republic of Benin and the Federal Government have agreed to work together to step down the activities of smugglers in both countries borders. The Ambassador of the Republic of Benin to Nigeria, Ms Paulette Vekpa, said this after a closed door meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has said that the opposition All Progressives Congress has no chance of electoral victory in Bayelsa. Governor Dickson said that the APC was in a bad state and was indeed in tatters having been mauled by failure, fake, unfulfilled promises. A statement […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The people of Ugwuaji, a satellite community in Enugu South Council area of Enugu state, where one of the federal government’s multi- billion naira power transmission substation is situated have staged a peaceful protest against alleged four months blackout as well as outrageous bills by the Enugu Electricity […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira on Thursday appreciated against the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos. The Nigerian currency gained one point to exchange at N362, stronger than N363 posted on Wednesday, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro traded at N494 and N424, respectively. Trading at the Bureau De Change window saw the […]
Photo: Former Ado Odo/Otta LG Chairman, Rotimi Rahman (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past Executive Chairman of Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government, Comrade Rotimi Rahman, has been honoured with the Global Educational Excellence Award by a leading educational NGO in Nigeria – Academic Excellence Initiatives (AEI). The award according to a statement signed by the Project Coordinator, Prince Adesegun […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former French International Zinedine Zidane has declared that he is stepping down as Real Madrid boss. Zidane’s declaration was made five days after leading the team to a third straight Champions League triumph, saying the club needs “a different voice”. He has also guided the Spanish club to three successive Champions League titles […]
