(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) says that there are plans to adopt Arabic as its fifth official language. FIFA announced this in a statement posted on its website. The proposal to adopt Arabic which is spoken by over 450 million people was made to commemorate the UN’s World Arabic Language […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader of a gang of bandits, Bello Turji, has reportedly written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari; Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle and the Emir of Shinkafi. Turji, in the letter, stated that he and his man would like to have a meeting with traditional and religious leaders in Nigeria, saying […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Christmas is fast approaching, sellers and buyers of food items have lamented the hike in prices of commodities. Our correspondent who spoke with sellers in Various markets on Monday, report that dealers in tomato, pepper and rice decried the low patronage due to the high cost. Many attributed the situation to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Polytechnic of Ibadan has confirmed an attack by suspected armed robbers on the institution’s staff quarters in the early hours of Monday. The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mr Soladoye Adewole confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. The attack occurred […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Israeli Prime Minister’s Office on Monday said the Israeli government had approved the ban of all non-essential travel to 10 countries including the United States to prevent the spread of the Omicron coronavirus strain. The countries include Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Switzerland and Turkey. “The cabinet ministers have now […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has asked all prospective candidates for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) to acquire their National Identification Numbers (NIN) ahead of the exercise. The board stated this on Monday in its weekly bulletin released by the Office of the Registrar in Abuja. JAMB said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has drawn the attention of the general public to a fake competition trending online which claims to celebrate its so-called “Anniversary Event”. Garba Muhammad, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, NNPC, in a statement on Monday said the NNPC had nothing to do with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A civil society organization, the Women Empowerment & Legal Aid, on Monday, has enjoined the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Farouk Yahaya, to respect the decision of a female soldier, Private Sofiyat Akinlabi, to marry a male corps member. The Chairperson of the group, Funmi Falana, in a letter to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the All Progressives Congress governorship primary in Anambra State, stating that the emergence of Andy Uba’s as the winner was illegal. Justice Inyang Ekwo, therefore, acknowledged that Uba’s participation in the November 6 governorship election was illegal. Justice Ekwo further disclosed that the plaintiff, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Republic of Benin, Niger Republic and Togo made no payment for the electricity supplied to them from Nigeria in the second quarter of 2021, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said. In its just released Second Quarter Report 2021, the NERC stated that the power firms of the three nations and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Abuja-based radiologist, Dr Obialo Ibe, and his yet-to-be-identified friend, have been reportedly murdered in his residence in the Games Village area of the Federal Capital Territory. The victims were said to have been murdered last Wednesday between 8am and 11am. There are, however, two accounts of the incident. One of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, on Sunday flagged-off a mass vaccination exercise against COVID-19 pandemic as part of measures to prevent the spread of the disease. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Abba Anwar, made this known in a statement in Kano on Sunday. Anwar quoted Ganduje as saying: “We […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has increased the number of train trips between Lagos and Ibadan to four times daily with effect from Monday. The increase will run for three weeks to accommodate expected upsurge in passenger traffic during the Yuletide. NRC’s Lagos District Manager, Mr Jerry Oche, stated in Lagos on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea produced another disappointing performance as they were held to a 0-0 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Molineux Stadium on Sunday. Chelsea struggled to get into the match against a spirited Wolves side, who will be disappointed to only come away with one point. The hosts dominated the majority of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The joy of parents and over 600 Students of Rosary High School Awgu, Enugu State, weekend know no bounds as the Deputy Minority leader of the House of Representatives Hon. Toby Okechukwu bankrolled their West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) fees. African Examiner reports that the National Assembly member who represents Awgu, Aniri […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prominent Itsekiri female Chief widely known more by the name Ugbogbo Ebebe, Chief Agnes Onesanden Enonuwewu is dead. she passed on in Warri on Sunday . An octogenarian, Pa Churchill Oki described her as the Itsekiri version of popular South Africa singer and song writer, Miriam Makeba ,adding that she was a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer on Sunday ruled out bidding for Dortmund striker Erling Haaland and hopes record-breaking forward Robert Lewandowski finishes his career with the Bavarian giants. Hainer told broadcaster Sport1 that FC Bayern will not sign Haaland “because we have Robert Lewandowski”. The Poland striker, 34 next August, has a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Music star, David Adeleke a.k.a Davido, bought a T-Shirt from colleague Zlatan Ibile for five thousand pounds (N2,716,590.17). While buying the shirt, Davido said, “I don’t know how much this shirt costs but we don’t buy anything for the same price. I’m the first one to do it, I’m buying this […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director-General, Voice of Nigeria, Mr Osita Okechukwu, has tasked Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress to stop his presidential ambition by backing a younger candidate from the South. Okechukwu, a foundation member of the APC disclosed this when fielding questions from journalists at the 2021 Eke […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, has stated that some bandits have invaded three communities in the Giwa Local Government Area of the state, killing at least 20 persons. The commissioner stated that the names of the attacked communities are Kauran Fawa, Marke, and Riheya. Aruwan stated […]
