(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) says the high level of poverty on the continent is responsible for the wave of coups in Africa. He spoke at a Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) national symposium held in Abuja on Thursday. Falana accused Nigeria’s ruling class of taking the people for granted. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – From October 1, 2023, all international airlines operating from the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos are expected to move from the old international terminal building, which will be shut down for repairs, to the new terminal building. The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, said this on Thursday during a tour of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayern Munich have been drawn with Manchester United in Group A of the 2023/24 Champions League season. The third team in the group is FC Copenhagen of Denmark and they will be joined by Galatasaray in the group. The draw for the group stage of this season’s UEFA Champions League, made at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The social media platform X will begin offering video and audio calling, owner Elon Musk announced on Thursday, a step towards turning the former Twitter into an “everything app.” “Video & audio calls coming to X,” Musk wrote in a post on the platform, without specifying when the new features would be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor Peter Mbah led Administration in Enugu State has promised to create a conducive Environment for all sports to thrive through the rehabilitation of dilapidated sporting facilities in the state. Newly appointed Commissioner for youth and Sports in the state, Barrister Lloyd Ekweremadu (Jr) stated this Wednesday after inspecting facilities at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has decried unacceptable post-operation complications among six patients who underwent cataract surgeries at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna. In a statement issued by Tashikalmah Hallah, Special Assistant to the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare on Media and External Relations, the Minister, Prof […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A coalition of Civil Society Organisations, CSO, in conjunction with Office of Citizen of Federal Republic of Nigeria have given the Chief Medical Director, CMD, of the Federal Neoropsychiatric Hospital, FNH, Enugu, Prof. Monday Igwe Nwite, 72 hours to reopen the Hospital’s School of mental Nursing or face dare consequences. African Examiner writes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olukayode Egbetokun says insufficient manpower is hindering the agency’s efforts to tackle crime, saying the police need extra 190,000 personnel to effectively man the country. IGP Egbetokun said this in a paper presentation to the Senior Executive Course 45 at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened the portal for the recruitment of ad-hoc staff ahead of the Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi governorship polls. According to the electoral umpire, interested Nigerians can begin their application process for the off-season polls on Thursday, August 31st, 2023. In a statement tagged: “Notice of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Donald Trump routinely overvalued his net worth by billions of dollars each year between 2011 and 2021, New York’s attorney general alleged on Wednesday. In documents filed in support of an ongoing $250 million civil suit against the former president, state Attorney General Letitia James claimed that Trump and some of his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea and Everton narrowly avoided humiliating League Cup exits against fourth tier opposition as they scraped into the third round on Wednesday. At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea trailed against minnows AFC Wimbledon before recovering to win 2-1 thanks to Enzo Fernandez’s first goal for the club. Struggling Everton came from behind in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has conveyed his deepest sympathy to the family of Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, who designed the national flag in 1958 and left a generational legacy, following his passing into glory at the age of 87. Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Wednesday, said Tinubu condoled with friends, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the military coup in Gabon, President Bola Tinubu has said that he was working very closely with other Heads of States in the African Union towards a comprehensive consensus on the next steps forward. According to Presidential Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the President is working with respect to how the power in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has held a substantive and extended discussion with Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, where issues related to the crisis in Niger Republic and the unfolding situation in Gabon were discussed. According to Presidential Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the two leaders mutually agreed that promotion and protection of constitutional democratic governance […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has paid tribute to individuals who lost their lives in the bombing of the United Nations Building in Abuja which occurred on August 26, 2011. A statement issued on Wednesday and signed by Special Assistant to the First Lady on Media, Busola Kukoyi said Tinubu spoke at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dared the leadership of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to suspend or discipline him. Wike, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday, said he has not seen the party chieftain who will suspend or expel him […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised concerns over bribery allegations of judges at the governorship election petitions tribunal sitting in Sokoto by a supporter of APC in the state. The concern was raised by the acting Chairman of the party, Mouktar Lugga, while briefing journalists in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gabon’s President Ali Bongo has appeared in a video calling for his “friends” to “make noise” after military officers in the oil-rich Central African state staged a coup. “I’m sending a message to all friends that we have all over the world to tell them to make noise for (…) the people […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The coup plotters in Gabon have arrested one of the president’s sons after overthrowing the government of President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon The African Examiner recalls that Bongo was ejected from office in the early hours of Wednesday, August 30, 2023, and has been placed under house arrest alongside some of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Controversial singer, Habeeb Olalomi Oyegbile, better known as Portable, has lost his official Instagram account to hackers. Portable’s management announced this in a statement on Wednesday. According to the statement, the management is working actively to resolve the issue. It also warned the public that the hackers are impersonating Portable and are […]
