(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A young man in his early 30s, Mr. Kingsley Onyia, on Saturday emerged Champion of the 2022 Amstel Malta sponsored 20 km Enugu marathon race, just as he smiled home with 500,000 (Five hundred thousand naira). The exercise was organised by the Enugu State Ministry of Youths and Sports in conjunction with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of 2.3 billion South African rands ($134.9 million) in co-financing for the second phase of Namibia’s Governance and Economic Recovery Support Programme (GERSP II). The funds will support Namibia’s resilience and post-Covid-19 inclusive economic recovery by strengthening governance and implementing real sector reforms. German […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, Daniel Bwala, has stated that the large rallies conducted simultaneously in many major cities across the country, especially in Kaduna, by the supporters of the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, indicate a decline of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Bwala […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has appointed former Super Eagles skipper, Sunday Oliseh as a technical expert for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The former Super Eagles coach announced this on his Twitter page on Saturday. According to him, he was named in a team which includes Arsene Wenger, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Enugu presided over by Hon. Justice Ibrahim Nyaure Buba has reserved judgment for 13th, October 2022, on a suit filed by two members of the Enugu State chapter of the All progressive Congress APC, seeking the nullification of the party’s primary election that produced Chief Uche […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Reno Omokri, a critic of Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi and staunch supporter of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, says that anyone who intends to belittle the supporters of Peter Obi, known as Obidients, is not politically astute. Omokri stated this as he saluted the Obidients […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A retired senior military officer, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, has endorsed the presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi. Enenche, who is the pioneer Coordinator of the Defence Media Operations, DMO, made this endorsement of the Obi-Datti ticket in a 3-minute video. According to the retired military officer, Nigerians have […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ebonyi does not observe `sit-at-home’ directives on Mondays and this has made our job easier, Mr Felix Gbolade, State Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said on Saturday in Abakaliki. Gbolade made the observation while parading an electricity cable theft suspect arrested around Amike-Aba part of the Ebonyi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Miss Shola Anibijuwon has been crowned the winner of the 2022 Miss Teen Nigeria UK beauty pageant contest, defeating three other contestants. Our correspondent reports that the beauty pageant which was organized in London on Saturday, October 1st to coincide with the Nigeria independence day celebration featured rich Nigerian music, culture and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has said he is personally pained by the frequent closure of the nation’s public universities. Mr Buhari, who said this on Saturday during a media chat to mark Nigeria’s 62nd independence anniversary, appealed to the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to return to classrooms while negotiations on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -Tottenham boss Antonio Conte has accused English top-flight referees of lacking consistency. Conte expressed his dismay at the standard of refereeing after seeing Emerson Royal sent off in Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at Premier League leaders Arsenal. And the Italian believes referees need to go back to school or they will continue to lag […]
By Nnene Bassey (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely a week ago, this year’s International Day of Peace (or World Peace Day) was celebrated once again, across the globe. The event is marked annually on September 21 and the day is devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. Why […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has announced its plan to celebrate the life of the late famous German fashion designer, Karl Lagerfeld. The New York-based art museum said it will organized an open show on the works of Lagerfeld in Berlin. Iconic fashion designer who died in 2019, was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ethiopian Minister of Transport and Logistics, Mrs Dagamawit Moges has commended Nigeria for choosing Ethiopian Airlines as the preferred partner for the establishment of a national carrier. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by Mr James Odaudu, Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the Minister of Aviation, […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC LTD.) has completed the acquisition of OVH Energy Marketing Limited (OVHEM) downstream assets under an Accelerated Network Expansion (ANEX) Initiative. Unveiling the acquisition on Saturday in Abuja, Sen. Margery Okadigbo, NNPC Ltd Board Chairman, said it would strengthen the downstream business portfolio to enhance profitability and guarantee National […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Friday apologised to Nigerians over the harsh economic realities and insecurity experienced under the Buhari-led regime. “The regime might not have been a perfect one, but I want to seize this opportunity to seek forgiveness from the Ulamas and Nigerians in general. We all […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following recent red alert against flooding by the Federal Government through NIMET and NIHSA , states on the course of River Niger and Benue will experience flooding, officials of the National Emergency Management Agency NEMA Owerri Operations Office were at Oguta Lake and the Urasi River both in Imo State to inspect […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The recently announced Enugu Marathon 20 kilometers race, jointly organized by Amstel Malta Ultra and the Enugu State Ministry for Youth and Sports, will commerce today. Dubbed, “Run for the Coal City”, the event will symbolically be the crescendo of the Amstel Malta Ultra Fitness Fiesta initiative, while serving as a springboard […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved €199 million loan to finance Morocco’s Competitive and Resilient Cereal Development Support Programme (PADCRC). This new operation forms part of the African Emergency Food Production Facility to help boost food security, nutrition, and resilience across Africa. The programme will help reduce Morocco’s cereal imports, focusing on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford are big doubts for Manchester United for Sunday’s derby against Manchester City due to injury. According to The Times it is understood that neither Rashford and Martial trained fully this week, casting doubt over their availability for this weekend’s clash against the Premier League champions at the […]
