Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Monday, March 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – CBN governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has no involvement in politics, especially as regards the March 18 governorship election in Lagos State, the bank stated on Monday in Abuja. Its acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isa AbdulMumin, made the declaration in reaction to a newspaper report entitled: “Emefiele launches fresh plot against president-elect, Tinubu.’’ The […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Monday, March 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The website of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has gone down as the agency begins its recruitment exercise. Checks by many users on Monday found that the agency’s website indicated ‘500 internal server errors. The African Examiner recalls that the agency’s recruitment application started on Sunday and was expected to […]
Posted by African Examiner
Business News, Featured, Latest Headlines
Monday, March 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some Lagos residents say they regret collecting the old N500 and N1,000 notes from commercial banks after the Supreme Court judgment validated them as legal tender till Dec. 31. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews that it had been challenging spending the old notes as Nigerians were […]
Posted by African Examiner
Latest Headlines, World News
Monday, March 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States on Sunday denied claims by Iran that a prisoner swap agreement had been reached, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A NAN correspondent who monitored the news reports that the State Department spokesperson Ned Price told CNN that the claim of a deal is “a cruel lie”. “Statements […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Latest Headlines, World News
Monday, March 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The number of people killed by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey’s southeast has reached 48,000, with over 115,000 people injured, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.“The death toll has reached 48,000 and the number of injured has exceeded 115,000,” Erdogan said in a televised address to the nation from the […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, March 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Katsina State Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Alhaji Sani Liti, has said that the Party’s gubernatorial candidate, Engr Nura Khalil, is incapable to be governor of the state. The State Chairman of the party disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Sunday in Katsina, in reaction to his expulsion […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
Enugu, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Sunday, March 12th, 2023
…..Says He Won’t Disappoint. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 18, March 2023 Governorship election, one time governor of old Anambra State, and Ex- Minister of Sports, Senator Jim Nwobodo, has endorsed the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, ensuring that he wont disappoint. The elder Statesman said […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Sunday, March 12th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has introduced a new product known as Accelerated Settlement of Arrears Project (ASAP), designed to assist its customers with outstanding arrears clear them while enjoying attractive discounts. According to a statement issued by it’s Spokesman, Emeka Ezeh on Sunday, “the uniqueness of this product is […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Sunday, March 12th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barring any last-minute change, the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress will meet with the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu; his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima; senators-elect and members of the House of Representatives-elect on its platform. The African examiner gathered that the meeting will be held on Monday, March 13 at the […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Sunday, March 12th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leaders from the water sector, development partners and government ministries have reiterated the need for closer coordination among government, development partners and industry to mobilize financing to strengthen the water sector in Africa. This observation was made in a In a communique issued at the end of the 21st International Congress and […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Saturday, March 11th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor, Hope Uzodimma, of Imo state on Saturday, sacked his Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, Mr. Ford Ozumba. It was gathered that the development may not be unconnected with the ongoing Nigeria Labour Congress NLC Industrial Action that has paralyzed government and economic activities in the state. The sack was contained in […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Saturday, March 11th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dispelled rumors that the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Ladi Adebutu has been delisted from the Commission’s list of candidates for the March 18 election. While reports on social media claimed INEC has not recognised Adebutu as the gubernatorial candidate of the […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Featured, Latest Headlines, Sports News
Saturday, March 11th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- Chelsea continued their mini-revival on Saturday with a 1-3 win over Leicester City in a Premier League tie. Leicester remain rooted in the relegation battle, just one point above the drop zone after a fifth consecutive defeat. Ben Chilwell put Chelsea ahead early on against his former club before Patson Daka levelled. But […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Saturday, March 11th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has stated that it has seized 150 smuggled drums of petrol in Akwa Ibom. Speaking during a press briefing on Saturday, Yusuf Imam, the NSCDC commandant in the state, stated that the civil defence corps arrested two suspects on Thursday and seized five engines […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Saturday, March 11th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party has stated that it will call on its members to occupy offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission nationwide as the electoral body is allegedly undermining its petition against the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. The spokesman for the Presidential Campaign Council of the party, Dr Yunusa Tanko, […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Saturday, March 11th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has reacted to the call made by the presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi for residents of the state to vote massively for his party’s House of Assembly candidates in the forthcoming election. The African Examiner recalls that Obi had on Friday night met […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Saturday, March 11th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has stated that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is going after the footsteps of Nnamdi Azikiwe, Arthur Nzeribe, for calling for the cancellation of a free and fair election. Fani-Kayode, a Tinubu, Shettima Presidential Campaign Council member, made this known on Friday […]
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Africa, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, Southern Africa
Saturday, March 11th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has described Malawi’s cholera outbreak as the largest in Africa. This came up as the country has so far contributed nearly 40 per cent of total cases recorded in 12 countries across the continent. WHO Regional Health Security Advisor, Ambrose Talisuna said this during his presentation in […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Latest Headlines, Sports News
Saturday, March 11th, 2023
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles on Friday in Egypt finished third at the ongoing Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) following a 4-0 thumping of the Young Carthage Eagles of Tunisia. The third-place playoff at the Cairo International Stadium saw the Nigerian side going ahead in the 9th minute through Ibrahim Muhammad. Ahmed Abdullahi doubled the lead […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Saturday, March 11th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina State, say they are fully ready to defend their votes during the forthcoming governorship and house of assembly elections in the state. The Atiku/Lado campaign Director General, Dr Mustapha Inuwa, who disclosed this on Friday in Katsina, said they would do that in […]
