(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A penalty kick rebound converted by Harry Kane gave England a deserved 2-1 win over Denmark in Wednesday’s Euro 2020 semi-final. Victory helped them to set up a home showpiece against Italy on Sunday. Kane saw his 104th minute penalty kick controversially not overturned by video review in spite of Raheem Sterling […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited will hold its SMEConnect Webinar by 11am on Thursday, 8th July 2021 with “The ABCs of Accessing Finance for your Business” being the topic to be discussed at the event. Participants are required to register for the event via […]
…Describes Their Entrance as Progressive (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At the just concluded meeting of the Nigerian Council of Registered Brokers (NCRIB), which was held on Tuesday, July 6, President of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers, Dr. Mrs. Bola Onigbogi endorsed Heirs Insurance Limited (HIL) and Heirs Life Assurance Limited (HLA) describing both companies […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – China has advised Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), and major opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to work together. China’s ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun, made the call on Tuesday while speaking to journalists on the sideline of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and World Political Parties Summit held […]
(AFRICAN EXMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has frowned at the attacks on some communities in Adamawa state on Wednesday. Atiku disclosed this as he reacted to the attack via his official Facebook page. “I categorically condemn the killings in some communities of Adamawa earlier today, he said. “Human life is sacrosanct and no […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – John Nwodo, former Ohaneze Ndigbo president, has called on Igbos to move on from the Nigerian Civil War bitterness affecting their political relationships with other regions in the country. Nwodo argued that there was a need for dialogue and negotiations to drive progress and peaceful coexistence. “We have for too long allowed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Speaker of the Ghana Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has assured the Nigerian House of Representatives that the Ghanaian government is trying to review the hostile law against Nigerian businesses in Ghana. Bagbin, who addressed the House on Wednesday, stated that the Ghanaian government had already announced the review of the $1 million […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tension has enveloped Enugu and its environ, following the murder of Director General of scientific and Equipment Development Institute SEDI Enugu, professor Samuel Ndubuisu, and his Orderly by unknown armed men The duo were killed Wednesday afternoon along the Enugu, Port Harcourt Express way. African Examiner reports that the ugly development is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s former finance minister Kemi Adeosun, who was caught in a certificate forgery scandal, got what appears to be an acquittal from a court on Wednesday. The Federal High Court in Abuja ruled that Mrs Adeosun did not breach any law by being appointed to the ministerial position in 2015 without participating […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Haitian President Jovenel Moise, has been assassinated at his private residence by yet to be identified gunmen, the interim prime minister Claude Joseph, said on Wednesday. “At about 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday, a group of unknown individuals, some of whom spoke Spanish, attacked the president’s private residence and lethally wounded the Head […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Mohammadu Buhari has decorated the newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Farouk Yahaya with a new rank of Lieutenant General. African Examiner reports that Yahaya takes over from former Chief of Army Staff, late Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, who died in a military plane crash along with ten military officers in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has approved the request of the President, Major General Muhammadu (retd.), to borrow N2,343,387,942,848, to part finance the 2021 federal budget size of N13trn. The Senate resolution following the approval of its Committee on Local and Foreign Loans as presented by the Chairman, Clifford Ordia. The Committee recommended that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the raid by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) of the Soka, Ibadan residence of Yoruba Nation Agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, various groups in Yorubaland will stage a protest in Ibadan on Wednesday. African Examiner reports the DSS confirmed a joint team of security operatives raided Igboho’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 18 people were killed by suspected armed bandits in an attack on Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The police spokesperson in the state, Gambo Isah, told reporters that one other person was injured in the attack that occurred in Tsauwa village. Residents say the bandits may have […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 20 children in Kano for violating the law against street begging. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Lawal Ibrahim, Public Relations Officer of the board in Kano. It quoted the Commander General of Hisbah, Dr Harun Ibn-Sina, as saying that all the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fire has razed down a storey building at Ladipo, in the Mushin area of Lagos State. The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, adding that efforts were on to put out the fire. He added that no casualties have […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring effective stewardship of the nation’s hydrocarbon resources to guarantee energy security and drive wealth creation in Nigeria. The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, made this assertion while delivering the keynote address at the 2021 Nigeria Oil and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kano State Gov Abdullahi Ganduje, says that the Federal Government spends N1.5 billion monthly on school feeding programme in the state. Ganduje stated this on Tuesday while playing host to the technical committee on the National Home Grown School Feeding programme (NHGSF) who visited him in his office in Kano. The governor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fidelity Bank Plc has refuted the alleged probe of its former Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr Nnamdi Okonkwo. The bank disclosed this in a statement made available to the Newsmen Tuesday in Lagos. The bank in the statement refuted a publication alleging that the board of directors had approved the probe of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Italy qualified for the final match of the 2020 European Championships after beating Spain in a dramatic penalty kicks shootout at Wembley after 120 minutes football had ended 1-1. Although Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon saved the first Italian penalty kick, taken by Manuel Locatelli, Dani Olmo fired over for the Spanish and […]
