(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Spain sacked coach Luis Enrique on Thursday after the 2010 champions were dumped out of the World Cup by Morocco at the last-16 stage, quickly naming his replacement as under-21s boss Luis de la Fuente. Spain started their campaign in Qatar in style by hammering Costa Rica 7-0 and qualified for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Canadian singer, Celine Dion, has revealed the reason for her long-time silence, saying she’s battling a rare neurological disorder called the Stiff-Person syndrome. Celine Dion revealed this heartbreaking battle with the life-changing diseases, which she refers to as a “one-in-a-million” case. Following this development, the singer has been forced to put […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has increased its fare on all routes across the country. In a released memo, NRC says the 24-seater coaches will now cost N9,000 instead of N6,500; the 56 and 68-seater coaches will now cost N6,500 instead of N5,000. Also, the 88-seater coaches will now cost N3,600 instead […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 2023 General Elections in Nigeria, the International Press Centre (IPC) will on Saturday in Abuja hold a stakeholders’ meeting to brainstorm on the challenge of disinformation and misinformation, particularly during elections. The interface meeting between the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other stakeholders on flashpoints of electoral disinformation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected political thugs early on Thursday morning invaded the residence of Senator Lee Maeba in the GRA, Phase 3 axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Maeba is the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State. A source told our correspondent that the hoodlums came from a nearby […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Development partners of the African Development Fund (ADF) have agreed to commit a total package of $8.9 billion to its 2023 to 2025 financing cycle. This is coming after a year of intense negotiations and a difficult global economic outlook. It is the largest replenishment in the history of the Fund. ADF […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations (UN) global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises and the Norwegian Government have jointly expressed worries over the increasing number of children that have been pushed out of the educational system in Ethiopia due the severe drought, conflict and forced displacement. Representatives of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of Isi-Agu Development Union, Ugwuaji Awkunanaw village, Enugu South Council area of Enugu State, have vowed not to allow the traditional ruler of Obeagu Autonomous Community, Igwe Christopher Ikenga, to unlawfully take over their ancestral land and heritage. Addressing Newsmen yesterday in Enugu on the lingering land dispute in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Trade Organization’s Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been named one of Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women in the World for 2022. Forbes is a business magazine published in the United States by Integrated Whale Media Investments and the Forbes family, with a focus on business, technology, communications, science, politics, and law. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Business, finance experts and other stakeholders were sharply divided on the implications and timing of the new cash withdrawal limits by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). They are concerned that the new policy might worsen the tight economic environment. The Senate has scheduled a debate on the matter for next Tuesday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A frontline multinational commercial bank in Nigeria, Access Bank Plc has lauded the impact of women on the national economy and reiterated the need for corporate organisations to support the female entrepreneurs. Owned by Access Bank Group, the bank is proactively deepening its commitment to inspire, connect and empower women through the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Guatemalan court on Wednesday sentenced former President Otto Perez to 16 years in prison, finding him guilty of leading a massive customs fraud scheme while in office. Perez, who was forced to resign in 2015, was found guilty of racketeering and fraud targeting the customs system, Judge Irma Valdes said as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The monarch of Oso Ajowa Akoko in in Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Clement Jimoh, who was kidnapped, has regained freedom. The traditional ruler, who was abducted in his palace, was set free by the bandits after he had spent seven days in their den. According to a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Morocco beats Spain on penalties while Portugal cruised to a 6:1 victory over Switzerland in order to advance to the quarterfinals in Qatar. The Football World Cup in Qatar is now 56 matches old, with only eight games left to be played. And, what an exciting final eight encounter promises to be! […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The arrest of popular Nigerian singer, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo aka D’banj by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC) over alleged fraud has sparked social media reactions. African Examiner writes that there have been reports that D’banj has been detained by the ICPC after he ignored several invitations to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Princess Rukaiyatu Atiku Abubakar, wife of former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar has stated that her husband is the only candidate among others that has strong support for women in the country. According to Rukaiyatu, this is the reason […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has asked the people of Southeast to resist what it referred to as “a full reign of terror being sponsored by enemies of Ndigbo through one Simon Ekpa. Ekpa, a self -acclaimed discipline of the proscribed Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB leader, Mazi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A second law has been passed by the House of Representatives for second reading, a bill, which wants six months jail term for parents who abandon their newborns or growing children. The bill tagged, “Act to Re-amend the Child Rights Act, Cap. C50, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004,”’ is being […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has denied withdrawing N5 billion from the state’s accounts as well as awarding the reconstruction of the road leading to the Adeleke University in Ede. In a statement by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed on Wednesday, he said the allegations being peddled on social media is a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen on Tuesday night abducted a corps member, Adenike, and seven others in Extension 2 Relocation, along Arab Road, Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Adenike, currently observing the mandatory National Youth Service, was kidnapped in her father’s home. The PUNCH reports. A source confirmed to our correspondent that Adenike […]
