(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Ketanji Jackson to the Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman in the nation’s history to serve on the bench at its apex court. Jackson was confirmed to the Supreme Court by a vote of 53-47 with bipartisan support. Beyond breaking barrier as the first […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Redeemed Christian Church of God has taken disciplinary measures against Leke, son of the General Overseer of the church, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, over the former’s comment labeling some pastors in the mission ‘goats’. The younger Adeboye had called some pastors in the mission ‘goats’ for preaching after his dad’s sermon last […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zimbabwe’s Minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube has said that the Zimbabwean government is currently implementing a range of social protection measures while tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. The minister also stated that the government has lowered taxes on fuel and made changes to its land policy, adding that the government had made […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely a week after unknown gunmen attacked the Nnewi South Council area of Anambra State, hoodlums Thursday afternoon invaded Governor Soludo’s Aguata local government area headquarters , sets it ablaze. As at the time of filing this report, the Council is currently said to be under heavy attack by arsonists believed to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The people of Ugwunani Community, Abor in the Udi council area of Enugu state, have accused the state government of invading and forcefully taken their land located at the outskirt of Trans Ekulu and phase 6 areas of the state. Chairman of the Community’s land peace Committee, Dr. Jude Ike Okolo who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Driven by its avowed commitment to the development of grassroots netball in Nigeria, Community Sport and Educational Development (CSED) Initiative, has blazed the trail by awarding the first netball scholarship in the country. The CSED Initiative scholarship has awarded to Bilkisu Titus. Bilkisu, a netball player who was recently offered admission to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that popular activist, Asari Dokubo, had condemned the presidential ambition of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike saying that the former minister of State for Education is not a presidential material. African Examiner writes that Asari Dokubo, who appeared on Arise Television on Thursday stated that the presidential ambition of Governor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen on Tuesday killed Sale Auta, a popular businessman in the Kankara local government area of Katsina State during a night attack on Gidan Daudu village. During the night attack, the gunmen, who are commonly referred to as bandits, also kidnapped Mr Auta’s teenage daughter, Aisha, and several others, local sources stated. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A father, Benedict Anieze, has smashed the skull of his one-month-old baby at their residence in the Pipeline area of Idimu, Lagos State. African Examiner gathered that Benedict was at home with his family on Sunday, April 3, when he suddenly picked up his baby girl and forcefully smashed her head on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – More than 100 people have been killed within one week in fighting between two Sudanese nomadic groups, according to the United Nations. Among the victims were six children and two children were still missing, the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Thursday. Some 2,000 residents had been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Famous human rights organization, International Society for Civil Liberties and rule law, (InterSociety) has declared that Nigeria is the Most Christian Lives Hackers nation in the globe, saying a total of 5,191 persons were Hacked to death in 2021. It added that 6006 people were killed in fifteen months (Jan 2021-March 2022) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Government has appointed an ex-chairman of the state’s chapter of National Union of Road Transport Workers, Musiliu Akinsanya popularly called MC Oluomo, as the chairman of its Parks Management Committee. Also, a former Assistant Inspector General of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, was appointed as the Liaison Officer between the government and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – If the resolutions reached at the 8th session of Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) which was held in Kigali, the Rwandan capital city, is anything to go by, Africa’s push for the realization of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063, may have been re-ignited for the continent. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has opened up on the auto crash which led to the death of his two aides on Wednesday. African Examiner recalls that Jonathan escaped death after he was involved in an auto crash on his way from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. In a statement signed by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ayode Fayose, former Ekiti State Governor, has berated some presidential aspirants under the umbrella of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, as he vowed never to step down for anyone. Fayose slammed the likes of former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, for trying to seek the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture, Alwan Ali-Hassan, on Wednesday, was set free by terrorists who attacked the Monday night Abuja-Kaduna bound train. The attack left eight passengers dead while several others were taken away by the terrorists, among them, Ali-Hassan, and was immediately declared missing by his family. A […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored his infamous “Hand of God” goal against England at the 1986 World Cup is now worth billions of Naira. Auctioneer Sotherby’s said on Wednesday that the shirt is expected to sell for at least 4 million pounds ($5.23 million or N2.25 billion). The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Igbo umbrella body, the Ohaneze Ndigbo, has condemned in its entirety the opposition Peoples Democratic party’s decision to throw it’s presidential ticket open to all zones, describing the action as a political suicide. President General of the body World Wide, Ambassador (Prof.) George Obiozor made the condemnation in a press statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has lifted the nationwide midnight curfew and limitations on gatherings and other restrictions imposed in 2019 to reduce the spread of coronavirus. This development is coming after the country recorded 3,142 deaths from 255,468 cases since the commencement of the pandemic, according to data obtained from the Nigeria Centre […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Union of Road Transport Workers, (NURTW) have relieved Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo of his position as Chairman of the Lagos State branch of the association on Wednesday. This was disclosed in a statement signed by its National President, Tajudeen Baruwa and General Secretary, Kabiru Ado Ya’u. The union stated […]
