BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Newcastle United Midfielder Cheick Tiote has died after collapsing during training in China. The spokesman of the 30-year old player confirmed the sudden death. Tiote spent seven years at the Tyneside club, making 138 league appearances. The late international joined Chinese second-tier side, Bejing Enterprises in February 2017. In […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the raging restiveness among its members, the Lagos State Government has suspended activities of members of the National Union Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Oshodi branch. Commissioner for Transport Mr. Anofiu Elegushi made the disclosure Monday at a press briefing. Rival members of the union have been […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Mr. Babatunde Osotimehin, is dead. According to news reports, the late two-term UNFPA boss and former Nigeria’s Minister of Health died early hours of Monday. Mr. Osotimehin was once Provost, the College of Medicine at the University of Ibadan UI. […]
By Sufuyan Ojeifo Good leadership is not elusive. It isn’t exactly rocket science. Centuries ago, William Penn established an unusual colony dedicated to the principles of religious tolerance, participatory government, and brotherly love. He believed that “no people can be truly happy if abridged of the freedom of their consciences.” “Governments, like clocks, go […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of strategy aimed at winning the 2019 general elections, the Enugu state chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), has appointed some notable politicians from the area among whom are, governor of old Anambra State, Sen Jim Nwobodo; ex- Senate President, Ken Nnamani; immediate past Governor of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to be extra vigilant in view of the worsening cases of fake news being spread by unscrupulous persons, who are bent on destabilizing the polity and causing disunity among the country’s various ethnic and religious groups. In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, the Minister […]
Photo caption: US President Donald Trump (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President Donald Trump took to his twitter account @realDONALTRUMP to blast London Mayor for his comment following the terror attack on the city. In series of tweetstorm, Trump said: “We must stop being politically correct and get down to the business of security for our people. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Justice of Nigeria (NJC), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has announced the appointment of Mrs. Hadizatu Uwani Mustapha as the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Mrs. Mustapha is the second female Registra to be appointed in the history of the Supreme Court. The first female Chief Registrar was Mrs. […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The president Muhammadu Buhari, led All progressive Congress APC federal government has initiated a process aimed at revamping the huge abandoned coal deposits in Enugu State, South- East Nigeria in fulfillment of his 2015 campaign promises. Ironically, the process began on a day Nigeria’s House of Representatives rejected […]
Six people have been killed and at least 48 injured in a terror incident in London in which three male attackers were shot dead by police. A white van hit pedestrians on London Bridge at about 22:00 BST on Saturday, then three men got out and stabbed people in nearby Borough Market. Police said the […]
Real Madrid wrote another page in the club’s gilded history on Saturday as they became the first team to retain the Champions League in its modern expanded format. This current Blancos side also confirmed their place as one of this competition’s best-ever teams by easing to a 4-1 win over Juventus at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari to pay more attention to the menace Fulani herdsmen in the country, saying “what is going on in Benue State is more like an organised pogrom and those responsible for the killings in the state must be arrested and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Judicial Council, NJC, has re-instated six court Judges that were suspended last year from the bench following allegations corruption against them. The judges were given clean bill of health, according to NJC, because there are no pending cases against them in any court in the country. Those reinstated back to […]
From Ignatius Okpara Abakiliki (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely five days after he marked his second year in office anniversary, Governor David Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi State, South-East Nigeria has carried out a major cabinet reshuffle. The development saw four Commissioners, two Senior Special Assistants SSAs and 11 Senior Assistants swap positions. Senator Emmanuel Onwe, the […]
More than 14 people were feared dead and many others injured Friday in Sime community, a suburb of Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State after unknown gunmen invaded the area. Six people were also reportedly abducted in Andoni Local Government Area of the state. Many people were said to have sustained various degrees of […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Ibrahim Magu, JAMB Registrar/Chief Executive and Secretary-General, the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, as well as the Chairman, Presidential Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay, will lead discussion on anti-corruption drive in Nigeria […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the US President Donald Trump’s decision to abandon a global climate pact, with the possibility of super power’s further crude drilling as well as persistent glut in global supply, oil prices Friday tumbled below $50. The Global Benchmark Brent crude futures was down 1.7 percent, or 80 cents, at […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state police Command has hinted that operatives of its Anti Kidnapping Unit have arrested a fleeing gang member of the suspects that recently killed Enugu state Deputy governor’s police orderly, Sargent Helen Sunday, who was murdered in a cold blood. African Examiner recalled that the deceased […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The agitation for a Biafra Republic on Thursday suffered another setback , as another ethnic group in the South- South region of Nigeria,disassociated itself from the clamour, insisting that they believe in one united Nigeria. African Examiner learnt that the group, operating under the umbrella of South-South […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In the last few months, Enugu state which is governed by the crisis-ridden People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has witnessed an unprecedented defection of its members to the ruling All progressive Congress APC. Some of the notable chieftains of the party in the area that have pitched tents with the chief John Oyegun […]
