BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenals have moved up in the Premier League as they came from behind to beat Stoke at Emirates Stadium, 3-1. The England club took the lead when Charlie Adam’s penalty after Granit Xhaka elbowed Joe Allen was properly utilized. Again, Theo Walcott who came in as a substitute converted Hector’s […]
UYO, AKWA IBOM, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many people have been killed as a church collapsed in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. Reigners Bible Church which is sited on Uyo Village Road came down Saturday as its Pastor Akan Week was being consecrated as a Bishop. Eyewitnesses stated that the incumbent Governor Udom Emmanuel […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Civilians are leaving in drove in the rebel-held, eastern parts of Aleppo, Syria. Russia says amid a push by the troops to regain control of the whole city, about 50,000 civilians have fled the rebel enclave over the past two days. Over 1,000 rebels had laid down their arms as […]
RIVERS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Transport and immediate past Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi among other willing voters could not exercise their voting right as at Saturday afternoon due to disappearance of result sheet from the polling unit, reports PremIum Times. The Minister is expected to vote in Ward […]
By Ignatius Okpara BENIN, EDO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Edo state Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Friday confirmed that a total of 53 people were burnt to death in a ghastly auto crash that occurred on Thursday night at Abudu town along the busy Benin-Agbor-Onitsha Express road. According to the Command, […]
Ayodele Afolabi ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has advised the country to look beyond oil to secure economic prosperity for the country. He insisted that the days of oil as super foreign exchange earner for the nation were numbered or probably over. Senator Ekweremadu gave the advice at the one […]
By Seun Adebosin RIVERS STATE (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The rescheduled Rivers State House and National Assembly elections are underway amidst tight security, allegations and counter allegations by the members of the two leading political parties – the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic party (PDP). Despite the smooth running of the polls in some […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed condolences to the families of victims of Friday twin bomb blasts in Madagali, Adamawa State which claimed over lives and injured several others. The President in a statement by his SSA on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu condoled with the Government and people of the […]
Latest report from Ghana confirms that incumbent President John Mahama has conceded defeat in the just concluded Presidential election. Mahama AFP reported has called and congratulated his first opponent and veteran opposition, Mr. Nana Akufo-Ado on his victory on the water-tight poll, which started Wednesday. George Lawson of the New Democratic Congress (NDC) Mahama’s party, […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – If the latest developments and attendant speculations are anything to go by, the adorable popular female singer, Tiwa Savage might eventually reunite with her former Manager and husband, Tunji Balogun, aka Teebliz. According to The Punch, a popular Nigerian blog reported Wednesday that Tiwa and her husband had been attending […]
Ayodele Afolabi ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has donated N12 million to the Nigerian Legion towards the 2017 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration. Announcing the donation while being decorated with the remembrance emblem, Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, said the gesture was to appreciate the sacrifices made by members of the Armed […]
Ayodele Afolabi ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has ordered thorough investigation into the death of three youth corps member, Miss Ifedolapo Oladepo, Miss Elechi Chiyerom and Mr. Ukeme who all died under questionable circumstances while during orientation at different camps as part of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. Ifedolapo and Chiyerom […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has announced that the Federal Government Information App (FGIAPP) will be launched in Abuja Thursday December 15, 2016, as part of efforts to enhance the dissemination of government activities. Alhaji Mohammed made the announcement in Abuja Thursday at a meeting with […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One of the British founding fathers of progressive rock, Greg Lake is dead. Lake who died Wednesday at age 69 while alive, fronted for King Crimson and Emerson as well as Lake and Palmer. He was known for hit songs including In the Court of the Crimson King and his […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After failing Thursday, the Senate has again fixed Thursday, December 15, 2016 as a new date for the confirmation of the EFCC acting Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu. The Deputy Senate Leader Bala Na’Allah confirmed this while speaking with the Senate Correspondents after the day’s plenary session. Senator […]
By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command, on Thursday, confirmed the beheading of an unidentified woman at Abakpa Nike, a highly density Area of Enugu city. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ebere Amarizu, who disclosed this in Enugu, said that the police had commenced investigation to ascertain the […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In contrast to its announcement Wednesday, the Senate today failed today to conduct the screening and confirmation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) acting Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu. Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu yesterday indicated the upper legislative Chamber’s resolve to conduct the screening Thursday and urged his […]
If Nigerians did not protest against the anti-social media law sponsored by Bala Ibn Na’allah, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress from Kebbi State that made the Senate to throw out the bill into the dustbin, Yahaya Bello, Kogi State governor would have been one of the governors in Nigeria to be tough […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Benin Benin City Nigeria, (African Examiner) – The management of Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State, South- South Nigeria, has fired 13 lecturers as well as demoted 16 others over sexual harassment, extortion, of students and other misconduct. This was made known to newsmen Wednesday by the Public Relations Officer PRO of the school, Mr. […]
Ayodele Afolabi, ABUJA Women in most of the Internally Displaced Camps (IDPs), are begging for provision of sanitary pads, the Senate heard on Tuesday. This is just as a whooping fraud of N2.5billion was uncovered in the activities of the Presidential Initiative on the North East (PINE) aimed at reconstructing and rehabilitating communities destroyed by […]
