(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN on Tuesday confirmed that eight peacekeepers on board the helicopter that crashed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR) died. UN Spokesperson, Mr Stephane Dujarric, in a statement, said no one survived the crash. “With deep sadness we confirm that there are no survivors among the eight peacekeepers who were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was heartbreak for Mohamed Salah and the Pharaohs of Egypt on Tuesday as they suffered another dramatic penalty kick shootout defeat to Senegal. The result meant they lost out on qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup billed for Qatar in November and December. Salah’s Liverpool teammate Sadio Mane sent Senegal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Bank has stated that poverty reduction did not improve in Nigeria since 2015 as more are still falling below the poverty line over the years. According to the Washington-based bank, the number of poor Nigerians is estimated to hit 95.1 million in 2022. The bank disclosed this in its report […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tuesday’s awful outing of the Super Eagles of Nigeria has continued to spark social media reactions as some Nigerians have taken to their social media accounts to call for the sack of Nigerian coach, Austine Eguavoen. It could be recalled that the Super Eagles of Nigeria played a 1-1 draw with the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The passenger manifest for the ill-fated Kaduna-bound train indicated that of the 362 people that boarded the train, eight people lost their lives, 26 passengers were injured, while some are still unaccounted for. This information is contained in a statement issued Tuesday by Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles of Nigeria have failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup after drawing Ghana 1-1 on Tuesday. Ghana qualified on an away goal advantage. Nigeria hosted arch-rivals Ghana in the second-leg of the 2022 World Cup playoff on Tuesday at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. The Black […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Security operatives foiled an attempted attack on Dangote Refinery, Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos State. The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to the PRO, the attack occurred at the early hours on Monday. He said that the armed hoodlums […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Kwamkwaso, has dumped Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a letter addressed to PDP chairman in his ward and made available to newsmen in Kano, Kwankwaso said that he was no longer a member of the party, with effect from March 29. He attributed his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has cancelled the 13th birthday colloquium in honour of victims of the Kaduna-Abuja train attacked by suspected terrorists on Monday evening. Tinubu, who announced the cancellation a few minutes after the official kick-up of the event, described it as a national […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has arrived in Kaduna on Tuesday afternoon to view the situation concerning the terrorist attack on the train service connecting the state and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. An aide to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, announced this in a tweet. The attack which […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), says it has frozen no fewer than 30 bank accounts operated by illegal loan organisations. Mr Babatunde Irukera, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, said this at a media engagement in Abuja on Tuesday. Irukera also said that the Commission had engaged Google […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has stated that a presidential aspirant of the All progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo are “inseparable”. According to Jibrin, the birthday messages between Osinbajo and Tinubu show mutual respect. He disclosed this on his Twitter handle on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news of the death of an Igbo doctor, Dr. Chinelo, who was shot in the Abuja-Kaduna attack, has sparked social media reactions. African Examiner recalls that scores of passengers have been declared missing while others are receiving treatment at the hospital since the train attack. Dr Chinelo had earlier twitted that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The trial of former Chairman of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, Ngozi Olejeme, before Justice Maryam Aliyu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Jabi Abuja could not continue on Monday because the defendant allegedly slumped at home. The Head, Media and Publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Wilson Uwujaren, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Railway Corporation has suspended train operations along the Abuja-Kaduna route indefinitely. The NRC made this known in a post via its official Twitter handle @Official_NRC on Tuesday morning. In a terse statement, the NRC stated that the suspension was due to unforeseen circumstances. Dear passengers, due to unforeseen circumstances, Train […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday appealed for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine, so that “serious political negotiations” can advance towards a peace agreement, based on the principles of the UN Nations Charter. Guterres told journalists that a cessation of hostilities would allow essential humanitarian aid to be delivered and […]
(African examiner) – Kaduna State Government said the military had rescued the Kaduna-bound train passengers trapped by terrorists Monday night. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, the government said information about the rescue mission was conveyed to it by security operatives. Aruwan said the government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Mozambican government has inaugurated a special agricultural zone called Pemba-Lichinga Integrated Development Corridor. The Pemba-Lichinga Integrated Development Corridor, which is located in Mozambique’s northern Niassa province, is expected to increase production and productivity in the southern African nation. It will improve the quality of agricultural commodities, strengthen value chains for soybeans, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents of Enugu were on Monday thrown into panic as armed men suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB, implementing the Monday sit- at home engaged in sporadic shootings at the New Market area of the metropolis The gunmen believed to be implementing the sit-at-home order opened […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), have arrested 75 suspected internet fraudsters in separate sting operations in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The Head, Media and publicity of the Nigeria’s anti – graft Agency, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren disclosed this in a press statement made available to African Examiner in […]
