(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday ahead of a trip to Moscow. The White House disclosed this in a statement. “The leaders discussed ongoing diplomatic and deterrence efforts in response to Russia’s continued military build-up on Ukraine’s borders,. “And (they) affirmed their support for Ukraine’s sovereignty […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigerians of Southern extraction continues to clamour for power shift from the Northern part of the country to Southern region in 2023, the Rosicrucian Order (AMORC), has posited that rather than laying emphasis on area of origin, citizens should insist on enthroning a competent person with character and capacity to deliver. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minority Leader of the Nigerian Senate, Enyinnaya Abaribe of the people’s Democratic party PDP, has expressed concern over insecurity challenges and the continued Monday sit- at home being order by the proscribed Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB in South East Nigeria, saying the development has destroyed the economy of the region. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has stated that Africa’s growth and development will require strong, visionary leadership that looks to the people’s needs and effectively strengthens institutions that will encourage peaceful co-existence and also provide uniqueness to conflicts and coups. The Nigerian leader disclosed this on Sunday in Addis Ababa, at a meeting […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has refuted claims that the Financial Times’ Africa Editor, David Pilling, made in an article on the Buhari regime published January 31, 2022. In an open letter to The Editor, Financial Times, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said, “The caricature of a government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday received a comprehensive report on the coup attempt to remove President Umaru Sissoco Embalo of Guinea-Bissau. African Examiner reports that the attempted coup was, however, not successful as it was aborted by loyalist forces. The Nigerian leader was briefed on the sidelines of the African Union Summit […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday confirmed the release of the Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, who was detained over alleged fraud. Spokesperson for the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed in Abuja that Okechukwu was released on Jan. 31. Okechukwu was detained over an alleged case […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bandits have killed at least 30 people, abducted several others, mostly women, in separate attacks Friday afternoon in Zamfara State. The attacked communities are Nasarawar Mai Fara in Tsafe local government area, Yar Katsina in Bungudu local government area and Nasarawa village in Bakura local government area. Zamfara, like many of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hosts Cameroon on Saturday came back from the dead to wrestle the bronze medal from Burkina Faso in a thrilling contest at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaounde. After going down to three goals, the Lions roared back to 3-3 before nicking the ensuing penalty kick 5-3 to win the thrilling contest. After […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three persons have died in a building collapse in Ochanja Central Market, Onitsha, Anambra State. The structure, a two-storey building, reportedly collapsed around 5:45pm on Saturday. Eye witnesses blamed the incident on further development on the already weak structure without necessary reinforcement. A group of traders at the market had on Friday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Students of two secondary schools in the Meiran area of Lagos reportedly clashed on Friday after closing time, resulting in injuries on both sides. African Examiner learnt that the warring pupils destroyed about three vehicles parked at the scene of the clash on Imulokanle Street, Meiran. It was gathered that some residents […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayern Munich had to fight hard for a 3-2 win against RB Leipzig on Saturday to extend their 2021/2022 Bundesliga lead over Borussia Dortmund to nine points. Thomas Müller broke the deadlock in the Allianz Arena in the 12th minute, taking the rebound after goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi saved Robert Lewandowski’s effort. However, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, says Africa is “a source of hope” for the world, highlighting the examples of the African Continental Free Trade Area and the decade of financial and economic inclusion for African women. Guterres also said that in the last 20 years, the African Union (AU) “has helped to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After a relentless digging operation, rescuers in northern Morocco on Saturday retrieved the body of a 5-year-old boy who had been trapped deep inside a well for five days, the country’s state news agency MAP said. The child, named Rayan, was officially declared dead shortly after his extraction from the well, according […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Taliban Defence Ministry in Kabul announced on Saturday that five Afghan Air Force (AAF) pilots who fled the country when the Taliban seized power in August have returned to Afghanistan after consultations with the Islamist government. The ministry claimed in a statement that the pilots fled the country following the Taliban’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Abuja-based human rights lawyer Pelumi Olajengbesi has hinted Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, will soon be released from detention. Although Olajengbesi has since resigned from the team of Nigerian lawyers for Igboho, he advised Yoruba leaders not to be selfish. Igboho has been in detention in Benin Republic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The crisis bedeviling the Enugu state Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has worsened, as the Dr. Ben Nwoye led Caretaker Committee have dismissed reports that a former Commissioner for works in the state, Ugochukwu Agballah was inaugurated Thursday by the national Leadership of the party, saying their political Coup failed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Bank has stated that if the necessary action is not taken, the average inflation rate would not reach the single-digit as projected by the CBN. According to the World Bank, the Federal Government of Nigeria did not take any concise effort in 2021 towards curbing the rising inflation and an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has alleged that 14 state governors have already endorsed former Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidential ambition. Jibrin had earlier stated that Tinubu would surely succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023, saying that the All Progressives Congress, APC’s national leader is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A presidential aspirant, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has boasted that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, and other aspirants cannot outspend him in the upcoming presidential primaries of the ruling party. Kalu made this known while answering questions on Channels Television’s Politics Today saying that Tinubu isn’t […]
