(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja Wednesday for Kigali, Rwanda, to attend the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), being held from June 20 to 26. This was contained in a statement issued by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina. At CHOGM 2022, the President would […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The plight of motorists and commuters in many cities across the country worsened yesterday. An end to the lingering petrol scarcity appears not in sight. The product was sold at between N180 and N220 at independent stations in Lagos, Abia and Zamfara states. An end to the lingering petrol scarcity appears not […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has stated that many Nigerians are now ‘Obidient’ and this development will affect the chances of the ruling All Progressives Congress and People’s Democratic Party in the 2023 presidential elections. African Examiner writes that the ‘Obidient’ movement is talking about the supporters of the presidential candidate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Against the back drop of the alarming insecurities currently facing Nigeria which has claimed thousands of lives across the nation, the Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, His Grace, Most Rev. Emmanuel Olisa Chukwuma has warned that unless urgent steps are taking by the federal government to address […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vodafone Germany, one of the largest and most modern telecommunication services providers in Europe has announced its plan to recycle more than 1 million old mobile phones from Africa. The company which is based in Düsseldorf, is a one-stop innovative and integrated technology and service provider with a portfolio including mobile communications, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide a €10 million loan to support the deployment of 107,000 high-quality solar home systems to Benin Republic The project which will be implemented under new EIB ENGIE Energy Access initiative, will open up access to clean energy for 643,000 people. The solar home […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the government continues to review the issue of the kidnapped railway passengers and making all efforts to trace and bring back the 51 or more still being held in custody, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed increased efforts – kinetic and non-kinetic to bring the case to a closure. A statement issued […]
…..Trains 380 Pupils (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Worried by the alarming rate of Child abuse and Sexual Based violence (SBV) cases in the Society, a non- governmental organization, NGO, Health Care Support Services, (HCSS), has taken Sensitization Campaign against the menace to primary and Nursery schools in Isi – Uzo Council Area of Enugu State. It […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has completed the first part of his Bayern Munich medical. He has been signing autographs in a Bayern top for the first time outside the hospital. Mane is now expected to check in at the hotel, have lunch, have photographs, and sign his contract, Sky reports. Mane arrived […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, has stated that he’s not going to end his call for a separate country for the Yoruba ethnic group in Nigeria. Igboho made this known in a video released on Sunday, June 19, 2022, as he commemorated the birthday of Francis Olushola Alao, Olugbon […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media are not taking things easy with popular lawyer and businessman, Prince Ned Nwoko, after he stated that the Labour Party flag bearer, Peter Obi will never win the 2023 presidential election. African Examiner writes that Nwoko, who is an aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party and married to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The number of crisis-impacted school-aged children around the world requiring educational support has grown from an estimated 75 million in 2016 to 222 million today, according to a new report. The report which was released by Education Cannot Wait (ECW) the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen on Monday, bombed the popular Izombe Market in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria’s South-east. The gunmen were said to be members of outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) enforcing the suspended sit-at-home order. They were said to have stormed the market earlier to warn the traders not to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has nominated seven persons for screening and confirmation by the Senate for appointment as Ministers. Senate President Ahmad Lawan read Buhari’s letter of request on the floor of the Senate, in Abuja, on Tuesday. In the letter read by Lawan, the president said the nominees […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Scores of demonstrators defied the downpour on Tuesday to protest the controversial Muslim-Muslim ticket being proposed by the All Progressives Congress at the party secretariat in Abuja. Barring a last-minute change, the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Tinubu, would announce a Muslim as his running mate after picking Ibrahim Masari as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ogun Police Command, on Monday, ordered popular hip-hop musician, Habeeb Okikiola , popularly known as Portable, to report himself immediately at the nearest police post or be arrested. African Examiner reports that the order was sequel to a case of an alleged assault on a young man by the musician and some […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Abdulahi Adamu, has dismissed the allegation of vote-buying leveled against the party during the Saturday’s Gubernatorial election in Ekiti. African Examiner reports that the APC candidate, Biodun Oyebanji, polled 187, 057 votes to win the election. Adamu, who addressed State House correspondents […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The trial of former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, could not go on at the Federal High Court Abuja on Monday due to the absence of his lead counsel, Ahmed Raji. At the resumed hearing, the Prosecution Counsel, Farouk Abdullah, told the court that the business of the day was for the continuation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen, who attacked Maranatha Baptist Church and St Moses Catholic Church in the Rubu community of Kajuru council of Kaduna State on Sunday, have demanded for N100 million to free about 36 worshippers in their custody. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs Samuel Aruwan said three persons were killed in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fuel queues have resurfaced in major cities of Lagos, Abuja and Ogun on Monday, forcing motorists to spend hours at filling stations. In Lagos and Ogun states, long queues were observed at several filling stations such as Mobil, Capital, Fatgbems, Enyo, TotalEnergies and NNPC. Though there were products at these filling stations, […]
