(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Murtala Ajaka, deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, should resign if he is not supporting Bola Tinubu, the party’s standard bearer. Ajaka made this remark as he reacted to comments by Ngige when he appeared on Politics Today, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer, Dammy Krane, has alleged threats to his life by persons he described as “boys” hired by Davido. Krane disclosed this on his Twitter page on Saturday as he called the police to people loitering around his home. The singer alleged that one of Davido’s “boys” named AB Kush also attempted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City cruised to the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 rout of Southampton as Erling Haaland extended his incredible scoring run to 10 successive games. The champions are now two points clear of second placed Arsenal ahead of the north London club’s clash with Liverpool on Sunday. Guardiola’s remarkable […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The unveiling of an official website to promote political campaigns and soliciting funds ahead of the 2023 presidential election by the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi has generated mixed reactions in some quarters especially on social media platforms. The former Anambra Governor, who encouraged his supporters to visit the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lionesses of Africa, a network of women entrepreneurs, with support from Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA), an initiative of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has launched a playbook for managing the future of work. Dubbed, “100 Lionesses Future of Work Playbook”, the digital tool celebrates 100 leading African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Marvel has released a new and more lengthy trailer for its forthcoming movie ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ alongside early tickets in view of the show being released in cinemas on the 11th of November. Speculations on who would play the Black Panther role following the death of Chadwick Boseman, who died in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Argentina captain Lionel Messi said Thursday that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will “surely” be the last of his career. “It’s my last World Cup, surely. I feel good physically, I was able to do a very good pre-season this year, which I couldn’t do last year. It was essential to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles will confront the senior national team of Costa Rica in a prestigious international friendly in the country’s capital, San Jose November 9. Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) FIFA Match Agent, Jairo Pachon of Eurodata Sport, yesterday said that the three-time African champions have been invited to the Central American nation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – German sportswear giant Adidas put its partnership with Kanye West under review Friday after the US rap star triggered a furor by wearing a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt at Paris Fashion Week. “We have taken the decision to place the partnership under review,” the company said in a statement. The artist now […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After humiliating their neighbours, Manchester United in a 6-3 defeat last Sunday, the Sky Blues will be hoping to extend their unbeaten run when they host the Saints today, while also piling pressure on Arsenal, the league leader. Pep Guardiola’s men will be buoyed by the goalscoring heroics of its striker, Erling […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fast-rising singer Mohbad has replied to controversial singer, Naira Marley after the former alleged that he was assaulted by some members of the marlian crew after he tried to change his manager. African Examiner recalls that Naira Marley and Mohbad have been dragging each other on social media concerning the issue of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gospel music singer, Frank Ugochukwu Edwards has refuted reports that he got Deborah Paul Enenche engaged. African Examiner recalls that the engagement rumour started on Sunday when the first daughter of Pastor Paul Enenche of Dunamis International Gospel Center, DIGC, uploaded a picture of her beautiful engagement ring on her Facebook and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Twenty four persons lost their lives as flood and windstorm affected no fewer than 18, 245 people in Katsina state, according to the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). The spokesperson of the agency, Mr Umar Muhammad, disclosed this in Katsina on Friday. Muhammad said that the disasters were recorded in all the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a disbursement of US$1.3 billion (SDR 1,005.9 million) under the food shock window of the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) to help meet Ukraine’s urgent balance of payments needs. The scale and intensity of Russia’s war against Ukraine that started […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Federal Government said it spent about 100 million US dollars in feeding 10 million Nigerian children under the National School Feeding Programme. This was part of efforts to eliminate the scourge of child labour in the country. Senator Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment said this when he received the US […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The prison sentence of beleaguered ex-South African President Jacob Zuma officially ended on Friday, with correctional services saying he had been released from their system having served only part of his term behind bars. The former Head of State was jailed for 15 months for contempt of court in July last year […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities to call off its strike. The court gave the order after dismissing the union’s application for a stay of execution of an earlier ruling of the National Industrial Court directing the university lecturers to resume work. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – 2023 Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Enugu state, Barrister Chijioke Jonathan Edeoga, has declared that he has a clean record, after several decades of dedicated service and unblemished political career, saying his claim is verifiable. He stated this yesterday during a grand civic reception organized in his honour by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor Okezie Ikpeazu led government in Abia State, has expressed appreciation to the Director General D-G of National Emergency Management Agency NEMA Mustapha Habib Ahmed for its prompt intervention in providing relief materials to the state in times of disaster incidences. Secretary to the State government SSG, Barr. Sir Chris Ezem, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional financing window of the African Development Bank Group has approved $10.53 million in financial support to Côte d’Ivoire for the implementation of its rural electrification programme. Established in 1972, the ADF became operational in 1974. Administered by the AfDB, it comprises, till date, 32 contributing countries […]
