(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Women’s Nations League will begin next year, the European football governing body UEFA announced on Thursday. The competition, which will link into qualification for the European Championship and the World Cup, will start in autumn 2023. As with the men’s UEFA Nations League, countries will be divided into leagues based on their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has opened up concerning the recent flood, which destroyed properties in the state saying that the natural disaster has cost the state government about N2 billion so far. Governor Diri, made this revelation on Thursday morning when he appeared on the Arise TV morning show programme. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Examiner takes a peek on some trending topics making waves on twitter today. FUNKE AKINDELE: Trends today as Presidential candidate for the APC said “It’s disrespectful to mention Funke Akindele in my presence”’, Tinubu says at campaign rally @Nomwengho writes: The Fact That Tinubu Is Vexed At The Mention Of Funke […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari for refusing to grant the dying wish of First Republic Aviation Minister, Mbazulike Amaechi. African Examiner recalls that on many occasions, Amaechi had tasked Buhari to release IPOB’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Despite his appeals and even the court ruling discharging and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – 18 foreigners arrested over alleged possession of permanent voter cards (PVCs) in Oyo State have been repatriated by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). Isah Dansuleiman, NIS comptroller in the state stated this on Wednesday at a sensitisation programme for stakeholders on the 2023 general election. According to Dansuleiman, the operatives nabbed the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The statement by the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, saying that popular Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, should not be mentioned in his presence as it was disrespectful to do so have sparked social media reactions. African Examiner recalls that Funke Akindele is the running mate of Jandour, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The two suspects detained in connection with the death of three-year-old Ifeanyi Adeleke, son of music artiste, Davido, and his fiancée, Chioma Rowland, may remain in police custody until they are cleared by an autopsy report. A credible source, who disclosed on Wednesday, said the nanny and the cook were directly in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Sunday Faleye, has questioned the Divisional Crime Officer of Ode-Omu Police Division, Matthew Ajayi, who was accused of torturing a woman inspector, Bamidele Olorunsogo. In a video on Wednesday, Olorunsogo could be seen displaying the injuries she sustained on her chest and hands. She claimed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has stressed the need for parents and guardians to immunize their children against preventable disease. UNICEF Chief of Field Office, Enugu, Juliet Chiluwe gave the advice Wednesday during the official state launch of Integrated Non Polio Supplemental Immunization covering measles, yellow fever, routine immunization, COVID 19 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Media Rights Agenda (MRA), a frontline Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), has urged the Federal Government to develop and adopt robust mechanisms to protect journalists and ensure their safety and security. MRA also called on governments at all levels to fulfill their obligations to ensure the safety of journalists by investigating all attacks against […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Qatar authorities said Wednesday they have seized 144 counterfeit World Cup trophies, the latest raid on fakes hitting the market ahead of the football tournament that starts later this month. The interior ministry said officers launched an operation “acting on a piece of information about a website that promotes the sale of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian side Rivers United thrashed Al Nasr of Libya 5-0 in a CAF Confederation Cup play off match on Wednesday while Plateau United thrashed 4-1 Al Akhdar on the same day. Rivers United dominated the game from the onset before scoring two just two minutes later when Kazie Enyinnaya beat Al Nasr […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kashim Shettima, has described the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, as a political tourist, who will be permanently retired to the United Arab Emirates after the 2023 election. Mr Shettima spoke at the presentation of the manifesto […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zamfara State Peoples Democratic Party Chairman, Dr. Ahmed Sani Kaura, is dead. The chairman died immediately after he attended a peace meeting organized by the Nigeria Council of Ulamah, Zamfara state chapter on Wednesday. The Secretary of the party, Faruku Ahmed Gusau, said the chairman who was invited along with PDP […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 2023 general election, the apex Igbo socio-cultural body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has endorsed Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of the peoples Democratic party PDP’s senatorial ambition. The governor who will be completing his second tenure of eight years by May, 29th 2023, is vying for the Enugu North Senatorial […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a Kogi State House of Assembly candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Ismaila Yusuf Atumeyi with N326 Million and $140,500 cash Atumeyi who is seeking to represent Ankpa 11 Constituency in the Kogi State House of Assembly was arrested on Sunday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – New Twitter head Elon Musk said Tuesday that the site will charge $8 per month instead of $20 as announced to verify users’ accounts, arguing the plan would upend the platform’s “current lords & peasants system” and create a new revenue stream for the company. The announcement comes days after the world’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential flag bearer of the All Progressive Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has condoled popular Nigerian singer, David Adeleke better known as Davido and Chioma Rowland concerning the death of their son, Ifeanyi. Tinubu passed his condolence message and that of his wife and family at the unfortunate loss of Ifeanyi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice-Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Kashim Shettima, has revealed that if elected in 2023, the Asiwaju Bola Tinubu-led government will stop insurgency within six months and one year. Shetttima disclosed this in a town hall meeting between Tinubu and the business community in Lagos. “Within six months and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As People’s Democratic Party (PDP) begun its presidential campaign ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Gombe state chapter of the party continue to dive into serious crisis, this time around with leaders of women groups staging a heavy protest at the party secretariat over the non-inclusion of women in the campaign […]
