(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Union (AU) has urged its member countries to remain steadfast in their fight for climate justice in order to achieve the desired results in Africa. AU Commission chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat gave the charge in his opening remarks at the African Day event which was held on the sidelines of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City increased the pressure on Graham Potter with a 2-0 win over Chelsea to progress to the last 16 of the League Cup on Wednesday as Arsenal and Tottenham crashed out. City won the battle of two much-changed sides at the Etihad as two goals in five second-half minutes from Riyad […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Pennsylvania state lawmaker who died of cancer last month was re-elected by a crushing margin, news reports quoting preliminary results said. Tony DeLuca, a Democrat who represented a Pittsburgh suburb in the lower house of the state legislature, died of lymphoma on October 9 at the age of 85. It was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The reaction of the spokesperson for Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, SAN, concerning the document alleging that Bola Ahmed Tinubu was indicted in a drug trafficking and money laundering case in the United States has sparked social media reactions. African Examiner writes that the statement was issued on Tuesday which alleged […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media are not happy with popular gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo after she performed at a campaign rally of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Akwa Ibom State. African Examiner recalls that the singer performed at the governorship campaign rally in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital on Tuesday. Although her […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Hon. Adekunle Akinlade, says Yorubas in the South West are very intelligent and would not vote based on ethnic sentiments in 2023. Akinlade disclosed this during an extended meeting of the PDP in Yewa South Local Government, held at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A non- governmental organization (NGO), Women Information Network (WINET), and her foreign partner, Mundo Cooperante of Spain, Wednesday put smile on the faces of 106 female students of Comprehensive Secondary School, Akpasha, in Nkanu West Council area of Enugu State as they awarded them scholarship. Recalled that the organization had in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea fullback Reece James will not be part of Gareth Southgate’s England team for the FIFA 2022 world cup due to injury concerns. According to SkySports, after discussions with Gareth Southgate on Tuesday, it was decided the full-back has not recovered sufficiently from the knee injury he picked up against AC Milan […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen dressed in military uniforms reportedly attacked commuters travelling on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday. The gunmen suspected to be kidnappers stormed the road from the bush before the Sagamu Interchange en route Lagos and started shooting at motorists in the 18-passenger inter-state bus. According to one of the victims who craved anonymity, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director/Fire Chief of Anambra Fire Services, Mr Martin Agbili, has said that 80 shops were affected in the chemical market fire explosion in Onitsha Head Bridge. This is contained in a statement signed by Agbili on Wednesday in Onitsha. He said that incident took place at the Science and Lab Line […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Wednesday insisted that its Chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa, did not disregard the order of the court. The clarification was made in a statement the commission posted on its facebook page. The commission opined that the ruling has created a ‘wrong impression of the person of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – University teachers yesterday rejected the incomplete salaries paid to them by the Federal Government, saying it violated labour laws. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, stated this in a statement after a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. He argued that his members were not casual workers but intellectuals who cannot be paid on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Everton’s long wait to win a trophy will not end with the League Cup after Frank Lampard’s men were well beaten 4-1 by Bournemouth on Tuesday, as Brentford bowed out on penalties to League Two Gillingham. In the first of two meetings between the clubs in five days, Bournemouth got the better […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chude Jideonwo’s debut film entitled, “Awaiting Trial”, is set to be screened at the ongoing Africa Film Festival (AFRIFF). This is coming after holding an exclusive 5-day screening on YouTube. ‘Awaiting Trial’ is a documentary that explores both the #EndSARS protests and the ‘deeper illness’ they point to – the phenomenon in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has been sentenced to Kuje Prison over contempt of court. In a ruling delivered by Justice Chizoba Oji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja on October 28, and sighted by newsmen on Tuesday, the EFCC boss was convicted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State on Tuesday constituted its State Campaign Council with a total of 1,795 members. Director-General (DG) of the Campaign Organization, Chief Ikeje Asogwa, who disclosed this at a press briefing at the campaign headquarters in Enugu, said the members are you work in various […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – 350 Africa has urged world leaders to say no to public finance for new fossil fuel development in their respective countries. 350 Africa is an international environmental movement that is focused on addressing the climate crisis. Its goal is to end the use of fossil fuels and transition to renewable energy by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) has announced that its scientists will present climate and livelihood impacts of land restoration in Africa at the ongoing 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. CIFOR-ICRAF is a world-class […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Controversial Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has opened up on some of the reasons she sometimes thank God for not knowing her biological mother. Tonto Dikeh disclosed this as she celebrated the impact of her late stepmother in g an interview with Chude Chideonwo. She said: “My stepmom was the only woman involved […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bandits have released the abducted daughters of Abubakar Furfuri, a former accountant-general in Zamfara state. African Examiner recalls that five girls were reportedly kidnapped from their home in Furfuri, a community in Bungudu LGA in March. In October, their abductors were said to have released a video showing the girls with firearms […]
