(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The increased price is contained in the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) “Cooking Gas Price Watch’’ for October 2022 issued Monday in Abuja. It stated that on a year-to-year basis, the increase was 70.62 per cent from N2,627.94 in October 2021 to N4,483.75 in October 2022. On state profile analysis, the report […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senegal forward, Sadio Mane, has finally spoken out for the first time since it was confirmed that he would not take part in the 2022 FIFA World Cup because of injury. Mane has been ruled out of this year’s World Cup in Qatar after being unable to recover from injury on time. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Iyorchia Ayu, has stated that Nigerians must not vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC as the party is the cause of suffering in the country. Ayu stated that the APC-led government has inflicted lots of suffering on Nigerians and also damaged the country’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A splinter group within the Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, endorsed the Presidential Candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, in Lagos on Sunday. The division within the camp of Afenifere known as the New Afenifere sparked further confusion as the group had earlier endorsed the presidential candidate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has opened up concerning his reasons for supporting the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate Peter Obi, with logistics support. African Examiner recalls that On Friday, Wike assured to support Obi’s presidential campaign with logistics. Explaining his reason, Wike stated that Obi was a former governor and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The five governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dubbed as G5 say they are open to reconciliation on the crisis battling the party. Other governors in the G5 group led by Wike are Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Samuel Ortom of Benue, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu. Olusegun […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Qatar became the first home team to lose their opening World Cup match as Ecuador cruised to a 2-0 victory over the hosts, with Enner Valencia scoring twice as the tournament kicked off on Sunday. Asian champions Qatar enjoyed the backing of the majority of the crowd at the 60,000-capacity Al Bayt […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Sunday, a video surfaced of Cuppy getting a ring from Taylor in what is believed to be a marriage proposal. The duo shared a kiss in the midst of a crowd and in the background of ‘Marry You’, a song by Bruno Mars. This development left fans in awe as the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The South -East Director, Support group Coordination Directorate for the Ahmed Bola Tinubu/Kashim Shetima 2023 presidential project, Engr. Elias Mbam, has said that the ruling All progressive Congress APC presidential flagbearer, and his running mate, remains the best products Nigerian Electorate should identify with in the general election. The former Chairman of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – France’s hopes of successfully defending the World Cup were dealt a huge blow late on Saturday as Ballon d’Or winner, Karim Benzema, was ruled out of the tournament in Qatar with an injured left thigh. The 34-year-old Real Madrid striker had been struggling with the injury for some time and had played […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Lagos State have arrested a 38-year-old man for allegedly killing his mother-in-law and one other person after raping his wife’s teenage sister in the Ibeju-Lekki area of the state. Police spokesperson in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on his verified Twitter handle monitored by the News Agency […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A yet-to-be-identified Nigerian woman has been allegedly gang-raped while seeking asylum in Cyprus. According to a report by In-Cyprus, the woman was raped at the Pournara reception centre for asylum seekers in Kokkinotrimithia by five men who are also from Nigeria. The woman, it was gathered, reported the rape to Cyprus authorities […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Students of the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, in Orumba North local government area of Anambra state, were thrown into shock, as a final year male student of the institution has reportedly committed suicide over a failed relationship with his lover. A source in the school who craved anonymity, said the deceased in his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Discrimination against children based on ethnicity, language, and religion are rife in countries worldwide, new UNICEF report published ahead of 2022 World Children’s Day has revealed. According to the document, “rights denied: The impact of discrimination on children shows the extent to which racism and discrimination impact children’s education, health, access to […]
…….Holds Zonal Town Hall Meetings (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2023 general election gathers momentum, a political pressure group made up of several political parties under the platform of polling Booths Vanguard (PBV), has urged the Electorate in Enugu State to join hands with it in ensuring that only credible Candidates with capacity to deliver […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After a video clip of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu speaking at a town hall meeting went viral, the official spokesperson for APC’s 2023 Presidential Council, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has claimed that what Nigerians heard from the former Lagos Governor was not a slurred speech. Keyamo, a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Just hours after saying he had not yet decided on whether to lift the Twitter ban on Donald Trump, the social network’s new owner Elon Musk asked users to vote on reinstating the former president to the platform. “Reinstate former President Trump,” the billionaire Twitter owner posted, with a chance to vote […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a $9.73 grant agreement to implement Phase 1 of the Upstream Project for Digital Market Development in Africa. The project comes as the backdrop of the Covid-19-induced recession that exposed several gaps in the African digital economy ecosystem. It […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have killed no fewer than four persons, including a former Commissioner in Enugu State, Chief Gab Onuzuluike. The incidents occurred on Friday evening at Oji River LGA and Aguikpa community in Nkanu East council area of the state Onuzulike, who was also a former Local Government Chairman of Oji-River, was shot […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Robert Lewandowski and his Poland teammates enjoyed a special World Cup send-off accompanied by fighter jets but critics questioned the use of military resources. Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak took to public radio on Friday to defend the decision to escort the team plane through Polish airspace the previous day. “It’s a good […]
