By Niyi Adeyi ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Exactly a week after passing it, the Senate has finally transmitted the official copy of the 2017 Appropriation Bill to the Executive for the Presidential assent. Senior Special Assistant to the Acting President Prof Yemi Osinbajo Mr. Laolu Akande confirmed this in a tweet via @akandeoj Friday. […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ebonyi and Bayelsa states have emerged winners of the 19th edition of the Equatorial Conference of the 2017 secondary school Milo Basketball Championship. While Ebonyi’s St. Augustine’s Seminary, Ezzamgbo defeated Bayelsa’s Belary Schools, Yenegoa, 31 – 20 in the male categories, to lift the trophy, which they presented […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu state Police Command has arrested the secretary to the Medical Director of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu , Dr. jojo Onwukwe, over alleged job scam. The Suspect, Mrs. Stella Achalla, is currently being held at the Enugu Area Command, alongside her alleged accomplice, one Mrs. Stella Egotanwa. […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that it is currently investigating some past governors of South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, including ex- governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu state, who recently crossed to the ruling All Progressive Party (APC). The agency said no matter how long […]
One person was killed and about a dozen were injured when a car struck pedestrians in New York’s Times Square on Thursday at about noon, according to the Fire Department. The driver appeared to have been either drunk or on drugs, a law enforcement official said. He has a history of DWI arrests, the official […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many people have been trapped under debris as a three-storey building collapsed in Ilasa area, a Lagos suburb. Sources in the area confirmed that the disaster occurred around 2pm Thursday. As at the time of filing this report, no casualty has been reported.
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood star actress and daughter of highlife music icon, Victor Olaiya, Moji Olaiya is dead. The actress reportedly died of heart attack in Canada, where she has given birth to a baby girl, her second child since March this year. After her first marriage crashed in 2008, Moji re-married to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chairman, United Bank for Africa Plc, Tony O. Elumelu, has hailed the African Finance Corporation on its various initiatives and contributions targeted towards supporting African economies in the last few years noting that these initiatives have gone a long way in fostering growth and diversity on the continent. Elumelu , who gave […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State police has confirmed the arrest of two suspects in connection with last week’s brutal murder of Miss Helen Sunday, the police orderly to the Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Mrs. Cecelia Ezeilo. It also ruled out assassination, insisting that it was a case of armed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fresh facts have emerged to support allegations contained in the damning memo the Department of State Security’s sent to the National Assembly that threw spanners in the confirmation of EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu. Magu was rejected by the NASS sequel to a detailed memo from DSS that alleged that a man neck […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) has slammed a fine of US$ 8.5 million on the Telecommunication Giant, MTN over non-compliance with its directives. African Examiner gathered that RURA directed MTN not to include MTN Rwanda in the MTN South and East Africa (SEA) IT hub based in Uganda but the company […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Management of The Eagle Online has announced a short break in its online news service. According to the management, the break is to allow for a change of its host. In a statement signed by the Managing Editor of the online newspaper, Dotun Oladipo, on Wednesday, the break will commence from […]
OSUN, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shocking revelations suggesting self-destruction and foul play have begun to emerge, as the coroner inquest on the recent death of the pioneer Osun State Executive Governor Senator Isiaka Adeleke gathers momentum. While giving his testimony Wednesday, a Pathologist, Dr. Taiwo Solaja, who earlier involved in the autopsy of the late […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned the duo of Buhari Fannami and Ba-Kura Abdullahi on two separate one count charge before Justice M. T Salihu of the Federal High Court Maiduguri, for allegedly giving false information to the agency under the whistleblowing policy. Fannamit had misled the EFCC with […]
Photo caption: Cote d’Ivoire President Alhassan Ouattara (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has condemned in strong terms the recent developments in Cote d’Ivoire in which a small fraction of the country’s Armed Forces mutinied against the Government. A statement from the Presidency said Nigeria expressed unflinching support for the Government of President Alhassan Ouattara, […]
Photo caption: Member of Nigeria House of Representatives from Plateau State, Edward Pwajok ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has received another blow as one of its prominent members in the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Edward Pwajok Wednesday defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Pwajok’s announcement which was […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has said that the 2017 Appropriation Bill it passed last Thursday will soon be transmitted to the President for assent into law. Senate Committee on Media Public Affairs Chairman Sabi-Abdullahi gave the hint Tuesday. It would be recalled that the National Assembly after adoption of reports from the […]
*Buhari Has Done Well in 2 Years – Information Minister (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that after two years in office, the APC Federal Government has not executed a single meaningful project in the state. Flagging off the construction of the Elele-Alimini internal roads in Emohua Local Government Area on […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the tournament officials’ decision not to give the two-time champion a wildcard, Maria Sharapova will miss the French Open. The 30-year old Russian, was ranked too low to gain direct entry as she continues her return from a 15-month drugs ban. French Tennis Federation Chief Bernard Giudicelli Ferrandini said: […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – France have claimed Europe’s fifth and final berth at India 2017 after beating Hungary 1-0 in a FIFA U-17 World Cup play-off match at the UEFA U-17 European Championship. According to FIFA.com, Amine Gouiri was Les Bleus’ hero, scoring the only goal of the game to continue his prolific run […]
