(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian entertainer, Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy, has reacted to the news that Hiba Abouk, estranged wife of Moroccan footballer, Achraf Hakimi, in the process of divorce, asked for more than half of his fortune but discovered that the PSG attacker has no assets as he had put his whole fortune […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A university don, Netball Africa certified instructor and a sport for change activist, Dr. Grace Ataha has said that dancing is an empowering tool that could help women to reduce their level of stress. Dr. Ataha, who teaches, “Traditional Dances and Sports in Nigeria” a third year course at the Department of Physical […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, urges member states to be committed and pray for global peace, noting that “peace is needed today more than ever before”. Guterres made the call at a religious event at the UN Headquarters in New York on Friday to observe a moment of prayer for peace. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Falcons skipper Onome Ebi maintains the team has the quality to reach the semi-final of the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Nigeria, who have been present at the competition since its inception in 1991, has managed one quarter-final outing in the tournament. That was in 1999. Despite this, the Abia Angels star […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United have been hit by a double defensive injury blow after Lisandro Martinez was ruled out for the rest of the season and Raphael Varane sidelined for the next few weeks. Both players were hurt in Thursday’s 2-2 draw against Sevilla in the Europa League quarter-final first leg at Old Trafford, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER0 – Thousands of voters are expected to hit the polls today as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducts supplementary elections across 23 states. On the heels of the February 25 presidential/National Assembly elections, and the March 18 governorship/state assembly elections, INEC fixed Saturday, April 15 for governorship, national, and state assembly supplementary […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) says the African continent faces an annual GDP shortfall that could exceed 127.2 billion dollars by 2030. It stated on Friday that the shortfall would occur if current trends in climate finance flow into Africa continued. “Africa may lose as much as 12 per cent of GDP by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has stated that quick action is needed to protect the children suffering as a result of the conflicts in north-east Nigeria. In a statement on Friday, UNICEF stated that 96 out of 276 girls kidnapped from Government Girls Secondary School Chibok in Borno are still […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The incident between Sadio Mane and Leroy Sane has been “dealt with” after the Senegal star was fined and suspended by Bayern Munich, coach Thomas Tuchel said on Friday. Mane was suspended for this weekend’s Bundesliga game against Hoffenheim after reportedly having a physical altercation with Sane following Tuesday’s Champions League defeat […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has commended members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for their large turnouts in the ongoing governorship primaries in the state. The African examiner reports that the APC is holding their governorship primaries across the 239 wards of Kogi. Bello gave the commendation on Friday, while speaking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mike Igini, the former Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has alleged that the United Kingdom, UK, introduced Nigeria to election rigging. Igini made this assertion when he fielded questions concerning the conduct of the just concluded 2023 general elections on Arise Television’s Morning […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has reiterated his position on who will emerge as his successor. Gbajabiamila, in a tweet on Thursday, refuted a report claiming he was in opposition to the purported ambitions of Deputy Speaker Ahmed Idris Wase and others in the running for the office […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it has distributed materials for Saturday’s re-run election in six local government areas of Zamfara. The Residents Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Saidu Ahmad made the disclosure at a stakeholders meeting on Thursday in Gusau. He said the election was for Zamfara Central Senatorial District and two […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, says it has arrested no fewer than 93 suspects for various crimes in the state between January and March. Mr Adamu Salihu, the NSCDC state Commandant, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday banning most abortions after six weeks, hours after the White House called the measure “extreme and dangerous.” “We are proud to support life and family in the state of Florida,” DeSantis said in a statement. The bill bans women from having an abortion in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has stated that doctors are driven out of the country by poverty and insecurity. The African Examiner recalls that a lawmaker, Ganiyu Johnson, had sponsored a bill to amend the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act 2004 with a view to addressing the brain drain in the health […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 2 million vulnerable Nigerians have been impacted by projects implemented under the Federal Government’s National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) for the year 2022, report says. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, in a statement on Thursday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some Nigerians on Twitter are venting their spleens on Sam Omatseye, the chairman of The Nation Newspaper’s editorial board and ally of the president-elect after he posted a fake photo of Tinubu and President Buhari.The African Examiner recalls that after the election, president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, left Nigeria on March 2022 to rest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayern have suspended Sadio Mané for the next game — he won’t be in the squad vs Hoffenheim and will also be fined. This happened due to his fight with Leroy Sané after the City game when he punched Sané in the face in the dressing room after having an argument during […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Government has slammed promoters of the “Gangs of Lagos” movie for cultural misrepresentation and for portraying the culture of Lagos in a derogatory way. The African Examiner writes that the movie features Tobi Bakare, Pasuma, Zlatan, Iyabo Ojo, Yhemo Lee, Adesua Etomi-Wellington, Bimbo Ademoye, Chike, Yvonne Jegede, Yinka Quadri, Chioma […]
