(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The quarter-final first legs will take place on Thursday, April 13th with the second legs being held a week later on Thursday, April 20. Following that, the semi-finals of the competition will kick-start on the 11th May before the return leg a week later on May 18th. The final of the tournament […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In the last 16 several big-hitters were knocked out of the competition including Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham. Now we have been left with a real mixture of teams with the likes of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Man City and Chelsea perennial quarter-final contenders. Napoli are one of the favorites to win […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal suffered a double injury blow during their Europa League clash with Sporting as defenders William Saliba and Takehiro Tomiyasu departed the field after just 20 minutes. The Gunners went ahead in 20 minutes with Granit Xhaka finishing coolly after Gabriel Martinelli’s initial shot had been saved by Antonio Adan. However, Japanese […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has reiterated the importance of a coordinated approach to innovation across Africa. Prof. Osinbajo made the observation while speaking at launching ceremony of the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) programme in Abuja. He noted that gvernment must provide more support for start-ups and small […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Less than 48 hours to the Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Nigeria, Candidate of the New Nigeria people’s party NNPP in Enugu State, Dr Cajetan Eze, has collapsed his political structure into that of the people’s Democratic PDP’s governorship flag bearer in the state, Dr. Peter Mbah. He announced this […]
….Says 15 Suspects In Police Net (AFRICAN EXAMINER)- The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has cried out to its customers on the increasing rate of attack on its facilities, saying the ugly situation is almost crippling its activities and impacting its service to customers. The Organization’s Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr. Emeka Ezeh, stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police Operatives serving in Uwani Police Division of Enugu State Police Command, have arrested two brothers namely, Chinedu Nnaona aged 25 and Maduabuchi Nnaona aged 21, both of Onuakpaka, Ndiagu-Akpugo in Nkanu West Local Government Area, for killing a security Guard and twelve year old son of their Uncle. Their arrest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian Singer, Skales, apologised on his wife’s birthday after he referred to her as the devil a few months ago.Skales, making use of his Instagram account apologised to his wife and begged for her forgiveness for his recent public outbursts. The African Examiner recalls that Skales released a song in November last year […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe has appealed to the Abia electorate to vote for the Governorship Candidate of APGA, Prof. Gregory Ibe, in honour of its founder, late Dim Odimegwu Ojukwu. Abaribe made the appeal while speaking on the chances of APGA to win the governorship election on Saturday. He spoke in an interview […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday declared that for any economy to grow and create jobs, an equally vibrant, successful small and medium enterprise sector was also of vital importance. According to him, it was for this reason that he recently signed the Business Facilitation Bill into law. A statement signed by Special […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has indicated his desire that the foundation laid by his administration in the war against graft would be sustained by successive governments in the country, stressing that corruption remains an existential threat to nations. The President spoke on Thursday at the Presidential Villa while playing host to Management of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, has stated that those who did not vote for him should believe in Nigeria. Tinubu made this known, in a statement on Thursday, saying that he is seeking a better country not just for himself and his supporters but for every citizen no matter the political affiliations. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Awamaridi has refused to bow down to the party’s decision to put forward Rhodes-Vivour as its candidate. Prof. Ifagbemi Awamaridi, a former candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos State, says he still remains the candidate of the party in the March 18 Gubernatorial Election. Awamaridi, who was also the National Coordinator, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The death toll from Cyclone Freddy in southern Malawi reached 225 as of Wednesday, up from 190 as reported in the previous update. Commissioner for the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) Charles Kalemba announced that 707 people have been injured and 41 people are reported missing. The affected areas include 12 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen scored twice on Wednesday to help steer Napoli FC of Italy to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt. The win ensured they moved into the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals for the first time. The 24-year-old who scored in each half of the game was also the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) on Wednesday announced the resumption of oil exports from the Bonny Crude Oil Export Terminal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the resumption from the facility follows the lifting of ‘Force Majeure’ on oil exports due to a blast on a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has said he withdrew a motion before the Appeal Court over a request to inspect electoral materials because the issue had been overtaken by events. In a statement, Abubakar, said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had already granted him access […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has stated that the economy of the state cannot be managed by someone who does not have the requisite experience in governance and leadership. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Wednesday while speaking in an interview with Nigeria Info FM on Wednesday saying that the economy of the state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that the Oba of Ikate-Elegushi Kingdom, Saheed Ademola (Kusenla III), has declared a three-day Oro rite on non-indigenes and women from midnight to 5:30 a.m., including on Saturday’s governorship and state assembly election day has sparked social media reactions. This was announced in a memo issued to residents of Ikate-Elegushi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of electoral materials for this Saturday’s governorship and state house of assembly elections. This comes three days after the electoral commission assured Nigerians on Sunday that reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Registration Systems (BVAS) would be completed by Tuesday (yesterday) in preparation […]
