(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measure to boost the financial base as well as return Nigeria’s premier league side, Rangers Inter FC of Enugu to its lost glory, Management of the club says plans are afoot to register one million fans into its Ambassadorial club. It said such gesture would also go a long […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Enugu says it has restored normlacy at the Ogbete main Market Enugu and its surroundings, after traders staged protest on Wednesday over the sealing of their shops by the State Government leading to death of one person Trouble started when the traders were said to have attempted to force […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Big Brother Naija’s Whitemoney has opened up on why he turned down Ilebaye’s advance in the house. The African Examiner writes that the housemates continued with their daily sessions on Wednesday and Whitemoney used the chance to explain what happened with his female housemate. According to him, he rejected her because it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused former Niger Delta militant leader Asari Dokubo of raising an Islamic militia and they caution him not to allow the militia to get into Southeast. The group in a statement by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, stated that the Eastern Security Network (ESN) will confront […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular entertainer, Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy, has stated that he will walk naked on the street if the candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, wins at the election Tribunal. The African Examiner recalls that Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has stated that it recorded 240 incidents concerning crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta in one week. NNPC, in a documentary on its social media handle on Wednesday, disclosed that the incidents mostly happened in Bayelsa state between July 15 and 21, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has nominated former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike and his Ebonyi counterpart, as his ministers. The Senate President, Goodwill Akpabio revealed the long-awaited list of 28 ministerial nominees in plenary on Thursday. The African Examiner writes that Chief of Staff and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has applauded the Super Falcons of Nigeria after the team defeated Australia in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup tie. The African Examiner writes that the Super Falcons on Thursday defeated Australia 3-2 in a 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup tie at the Suncorp Stadium. Emily van […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has called for the reopening of the Ariaria International Market after security operatives blocked traders from gaining access to the popular market in Aba. The African Examiner writes that a detachment of policemen from the Abia State Police Command were reported to have barricaded the traders from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FIRST BATCH OF 28 MINISTERIAL NOMINEES ANNOUNCED AT SENATE PLENARY THUR JULY 27 1. Abubakar Momoh 2. Yusuf Maitama Tukur 3. Ahmed Dangiwa 4. Hannatu Musawa 5. Uche Nnaji 6. Betta Edu 7. Dorris Aniche Uzoka 8. David Umahi 9. Nyesom Wike 10. Badaru Abubakar CON 11. Nasiru Ahmed Elrufai 12. Ekperipe […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has declared that tuition in all federal universities remains free. A statement issued on Wednesday by Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Mr. Dele Alake said reports that the federal government increased tuition fees in federal universities are inaccurate and not correct. According to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There are fears that medical services might be paralysed in Zamfara State as the State branch of the National Association of Resident Doctors have joined their counterparts Nationwide to embarked on indefinite strike until Government acceding to their demands. The General Secretary of the National Association of Resident Doctors, Zamfara State branch, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Niger President Mohamed Bazoum is being detained by members of the Presidential Guard, who have been given an “ultimatum” by the army, a source close to Bazoum said on Wednesday. Disgruntled members of the guard sealed off access to the president’s residence and offices, and after talks broke down “refused to release […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One unidentified person was feared killed on Wednesday as traders of Ogbete Main Market in Enugu State protested the sealing off of their shops by the state government. The Governor Peter Mbah administration in Enugu State had sealed some commercial banks and some shops for allegedly observing an illegal Monday sit-at-home order […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – With the removal of fuel subsidy, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State believes his government’s payment of N10,000 cash payments to workers and pensioners in the civil service will alleviate the hardships and serve as a model for similar interventions in the private sector. The payment is one of the palliatives recently […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Reality star, Tacha Akide, has stated that she will only participate in the ongoing Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) All-Stars if she is getting a monetary reward. Speaking in a recent show on Cool FM, Tacha stated that since leaving the reality show four years ago, she has worked very hard to earn […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), which measures interest rate, from 18.5 percent to 18.75%. Acting CBN Governor, Folashodun Shonubi, announced this on Tuesday after the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja. This is the first decision of the monetary committee since President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A member of the House of Representatives, Hon Ngozi Okolie, representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, has assured his supporters that he will appeal the judgement of the National Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Asaba, which nullified his election. Okolie, who was elected on the platform of the Labour Party, while reacting to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has stated that most leaders in Nigeria are empty and very far from development issues are concerned. Obasanjo made this revelation while speaking at the launch of “Reclaiming the jewel of Africa”, a book written by Olusegun Aganga, former minister of finance, Obasanjo stated that most people aspiring […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Staff members of Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia early on Tuesday protested on the streets over the non-payment of their two months’ salary arrears. The African Examiner writes that no less than 200 of the workers locked and blocked the gate to the council headquarters as they vowed not to […]
