(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Lagos said that four murder cases were reported and recorded in the state in the last seven days. The Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO) in Lagos, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to journalists on Saturday. Mr Hundeyin said that four persons were arrested in connection with the cases. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has come under fire following his advice to Northerners that they should vote for him in the 2023 election because he hails from the northern region. Atiku, who stated this during an interactive session with the Arewa Joint Committee in Kaduna […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The second edition of the European Union (EU) and African Development Bank Water Investment Forum, kicked off yesterday in Cairo, Egypt. The three-day High Level Conference on Water Investment, which is jointly organized by EU and African Development Bank (AfDB) is aimed at supporting efforts towards achieving water security on the African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant of $2.5 million to the Mozambican government to develop its renewable energy resources. The grant, which was obtained through the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), administered by the Bank, will be used to implement the Mozambique Renewable Energy Integration Programme (MREP) in the […]
A non- governmental organization based in River state, Social Development integrated Centre SocialAction, has expressed dismay over the refusal of some state governments to pass the local government financial Autonomy bill almost ten months after it was passed by the National Assembly NASS. African Examiner recalls that both chambers of the Nigeria’s National Assembly, Senate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The statement made by the 2023 presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, at the just concluded Kaduna Investment Summit has continued to spark social media reactions. African Examiner writes that the former Lagos State governor heaped praises on Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s “creativity and resiliency in turning a rotten […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has informed the people of Ekiti to reject the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party (LP) ), Peter Obi. Tinubu disclosed this while speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of Abiodun Oyebanji as the governor of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Adekanmbi, says the party’s presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has all it takes to make Nigeria great if he is given the opportunity to be Nigeria’s president come 2023. Adekanmbi, a former Commissioner for Special Duties, Culture and Tourism in Ondo State, said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Real Madrid leapfrogged FC Barcelona at the summit of LaLiga as goals from Karim Benzema, Federico Valverde and Rodrygo sealed a 3-1 triumph in El Clasico on Sunday. Barca had conceded just one goal in eight league games this season prior to the visit to the Santiago Bernabeu. But two clinical finishes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool handed Manchester City their first English Premier League (EPL) defeat of the season on Sunday, thanks to a Mohamed Salah strike in an enthralling encounter at Anfield. The Egyptian raced onto a long pass from Alisson with 14 minutes remaining before slotting past Ederson to give the Reds just their third […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) will on Monday host an online seminar to encourage African young entrepreneurs in the agriculture sector to enter for its 2022 edition of the AgricPitch competition. AgriPitch is a platform where the continent’s top agripreneurs vie for a share of $140,000 in seed funding prizes, a slot […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ashley Williams, the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HeadbandWigs.com, the largest Black-owned retailer of high-quality, luxury headband wigs, may not have invented headband wigs, she is however, taking credit for popularizing them among Black women. With the help of her business partner, Williams was able to acquire the best possible […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Abiodun Oyebanji, has taken his oath of office as the fifth Ekiti State Governor. He was sworn in by the Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Hon. Justice Oyewole Adeyeye at exactly 12:53 pm amid cheers from the huge crowd present. He pledged to preserve, protect and defend the office as governor. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Alhaji Lamido Sanusi, is full of pity for Nigeria’s next president on account of the scale of the economic challenges awaiting him or her, particularly the knotty issue of petroleum subsidy and debt servicing. Alhaji Sanusi decried the management of the oil and gas sector, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has stated that people from the North don’t need candidates from the South in the 2023 elections. Atiku made this known while responding to a question posed to him by the spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) says it realised N495m from ticket sales across cinemas in the country in the month of September. CEAN’s National President, Mr Ope Ajayi, disclosed this in an interview in Lagos. According to him, the cinemas experienced 48 per cent increase in sales comparing September 2022 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2023 general election gathers momentum, a former Minister of information and Governorship Candidate of the All progressive Grand Alliance APGA in Enugu state, Mr. Frank Nweke (Jnr) has urged the Electorate to join hands with him in showing the ruling peoples Democratic party (PDP) in the state, the exit door […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Foundation for Democracy in Africa, an advocacy and research think tank based in the United States has conferred its topmost Medal of Glory Award on the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina for his exemplary leadership. The Medal of Glory Award is the Foundation’s highest honour, given annually for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti State on Saturday witnessed its first plane landing as Governor Kayode Fayemi commissioned an airport. The NAF 930 aircraft conveying the Minister for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, and his team landed on the runway at 20 minutes past 10am. Speaking after the landing, Sirika described the airport as a bridge that will […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu has expressed his confidence in winning the 2023 presidential election. Tinubu made the declaration while speaking at the 7th edition of the Kaduna Investment Summit on Saturday in Kaduna. He promised to solve all the challenges confronting the country, if elected president, […]
