(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Vice President candidate of Labour Party, Senator Yusuf Datti Ahmed, has enjoined supporters to remain steadfast in their campaign. Datti tasked the “Obidients” not to be distracted with the TV reality show, Big Brother Naija season seven. In a tweet by the Vice President candidate of LP on Saturday, he stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Angola’s Minister of Finance, Vera Daves de Sousa has emerged the winner of this year’s African Finance Minister Award. The award, organized by the African Banker magazine through the vote of an independent committee of industry experts, is traditionally announced during the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual meetings. The committee awarded the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Family of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has heaped praises on the United Nations, UN, for indicting Nigeria and Kenya in the arrest and detention of their son, the secessionist. According to available reports, the United Nations, UN Human Rights Council Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, has stated that his counterpart from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar is a liar as he lied concerning his comment on Muslim-Muslim ticket. According to Tinubu, Atiku asked him to be his running mate in 2007 but he refused. It could […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular media personality and comedian, Debo, better known as Mr Macaroni has called for an investigation into alleged sex for role allegations in the Nigerian entertainment industry. Macaroni in an interview said appropriate sanctions should be meted on culprits involved in the act. He said it was disgusting and absolutely abominable and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a Risk Participation Agreement of $50 million with Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB) to stimulate intra-African trade. CIB is the Corporate and Investment Banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group, the world’s 10th-largest bank by balance sheet size in 2021 (The Banker, July 2022). […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African American couple, Stacey and Martin Clarke have opened a uniquely new beauty and wellness store in Hollywood, Florida. Prior to their current venture, Stacey and Martin have long used their sales and business development skills to help clients create successful companies across South Florida. Now, the husband-and-wife team have used their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The General Overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has refuted claims that he has endorsed the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. Pastor Bakare also refuted the reports that he criticized the Christian Association of Nigeria for speaking up against […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Center, Dr Paul Enenche has called on security operatives to arrest the ‘bishops’ who attended the unveiling of Kashim Shettima. It could be recalled that the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, unveiled the former Borno State Governor as his running mate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Health Organisation, on Saturday, officially declared the Monkeypox disease as a global health emergency. The global health body noted that it activated its highest alert level for the growing Monkeypox outbreak, making the virus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. African Examiner reports that Monkeypox, according to the Nigeria […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Music mogul Michael Collins aka Don Jazzy has lost his mother, Mrs Ajereh, to cancer. The veteran music producer shared the sad news via his verified Instagram page on Friday. The Marvin boss, who described his late mother as his backbone and supporter wrote: “I lost my sweet mother this morning. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sixteen people, including civilians, were killed in clashes among rival armed groups in the Libyan capital Tripoli, health officials said Saturday, amid fears of growing unrest in the country roiled by years-long strife. The Health Ministry said the fighting also left 52 injured. The fatalities included six civilians, the spokesman for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A frontline Pan-African Digital Rights and Inclusion organization, Paradigm Initiative (PIN) today marks 15 years of impacting the lives of more than 5,000 under-served African youth with improved livelihoods through digital opportunities and the protection of their online rights. PIN is a social enterprise that builds Information Communication Technology (ICT) driven support […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – German former professional footballer and manager, Franz Anton Beckenbauer has expressed his support for the clarion call to name Hamburg Stadium after his team mate and friend Uwe Seeler. Seeler, who led West Germany to the 1966 World Cup final as captain of the national team died on Thursday at the age […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police command in Niger says it has arrested one Alhaji Bashiru Abdulahi, an alleged serial killer and notorious kidnapper in Kontagora Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer(PRO), Mr Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday in Minna. Abiodun said the police’s tactical […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Deputy leader of Song Local Government Legislative Council of Adamawa State, Hon Ishaya Bakano, has been killed. A gang of men of the underworld got at the local council lawmaker in the early hours of Saturday and gunned him down. Ishaya, who was representing Gudu Mboi Ward, was whisked from his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Customs Area Controller in charge of the TinCan Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Comptroller Adekunle Oloyode, has said that four clearing agents forged his signature to clear imported cars. Oloyode, who said this while briefing journalists on the half-year report of the command, said that the agents wanted to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday told the leadership and some senior members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the unity, security and prosperity of the country will matter most to him beyond his days in office as president. The president, who made his feelings known at a meeting with the APC […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), the umbrella body of all airline companies operating in Nigeria, has said that henceforth, aggrieved passengers who destroy properties belonging to any airline or assault airline staff, will be arrested and prosecuted. This is contained in a statement signed by the spokesman for the AON, Prof. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Super Falcons failed to finish among the top three at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) as they lost 0-1 to the Copper Queens of Zambia on Friday. The Falcons lost in the third-place playoff game after Evarine Katungo’s 28th minute goal made the difference at the Stade Mohammed V […]
