By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER – Court of Appeal in Abuja Tuesday reserved its judgement on the Federal Government FG’s Appeal, challenging the acquittal of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki on his false and anticipated assets declaration trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). As the hearing resumed, the three-man panel […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -One of world football’s most storied and successful teams will not be heading to next year’s World Cup in Russia. Italy, who have appeared at the finals of every World Cup since missing out in 1958, were held to a goalless draw by Sweden in Milan. The Swedes advance to next summer’s tournament […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The protracted crisis rocking the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Enugu believed to have been resoled has worsened, as a peace move initiated by the Enugu State Commissioner of police, Dan Malam Muhammad, has collapsed, even as the workers have given the Minister of state for Health 14-day ultimatum to […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents of Awka, the Anambra, state capital, Southeast Nigeria were on Monday thrown into fear and panic as rumours of bomb scare at the state headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, spread in the city. A Source close to the electoral body in the state who […]
Press Release (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In line with the commitment to drive sustainable diversity and parity for women in business and public service, First Bank of Nigeria Limited and FBNQuest Merchant Bank Limited, both subsidiaries of FBN Holdings Plc have partnered with Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ) in its 2017 annual conference […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has mandated stakeholders at the ongoing ”Presidential Summit on Education’‘ to among other things, sharpen the country’s strategies for addressing the challenges of basic and secondary education; teacher training and professional development; technical and vocational education. While declaring open the Summit at old Banquet Hall, State House, […]
News Analysis By Emma Agu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A presidential visit to a state is a very significant event. Both the presidency and the host state look forward to it for several reasons. Although the president and the governor would have been meeting at other fora, an official visit to a state is set aside, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Thai anti-corruption court has admitted a suit accusing the Leicester City Football Club owner, King Power of the sum of $420m unpaid taxes. An official of Bangkok’s Corruption court in an interview told reporters that the court has agreed to hear the case. The case is considered to be a rare […]
By Jerome-Mario Utomi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – That was a few days ago, I was invited to a religious programme at the National Stadium. When queried about the appropriateness of using a sporting facility for a religious function, my friend promptly told me that considering the number of worshippers expected, the national stadium remains the most […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 348 people have been killed, while almost 6,000 injured in a 7.3-magnitude earthquake which shook the northern border region between Iran and Iraq. The majority of those who died were said to be in Iran’s western Kermanshah province. Specifically, seven people died in Iraq, where people fled […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – More than 20 police officers were injured in Brussels when celebrations over Morocco’s qualification for football’s World Cup turned violent. The Moroccan national side qualified for the 2018 tournament in Russia with a 2-0 victory away to Ivory Coast on Saturday, topping their group. Fans hit the streets after the game and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A train crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 33 people, UN radio station Okapi reports. It happened in Buyofwe in the province Lualaba, in the south of the country. Radio Okapi said that the train caught fire after crashing into a ravine. According to reports, it was carrying flammable […]
AFRICAN EXAMINER — South Africa’s main opposition party said on Sunday it had asked the High Court to force President Jacob Zuma to disclose how much the state has spent on legal fees to fight corruption allegations against him. Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Council Chairperson James Selfe said in a statement the opposition party had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – With Switzerland qualification Saturday, the 27 out of the Nations that will participate in the Russia 2018 World Cup tournament have been decided. From the Europe are countries such as: Belgium, England, Germany, Iceland, Poland, the host, Russia, Serbia, Spain, France, Portugal and Switzerland. Nigeria which first qualified as well as Egypt, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s former vice president, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, was on Sunday morning flown abroad for medical treatment. A white air ambulance, with registration number N605 AJ, which flew the elder statesman out of the country, departed the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, around 8.30 am. The country of destination for the treatment was […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Ahead of the November 18th gubernatorial election in Anambra state, Southeast Nigeria, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has endorsed the candidate of the All Progressive Congress APC Comrade Tony Nwoye, saying they are currently mobilizing voters for him. Nwoye, was a one time National president of the student body, […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After completion of renovation of his office, President Muhammadu Buhari has finally returned to his main office inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. It would be recalled that shortly after President Buhari returned on August 19, 2017 from London, where he had traveled for better medical attention, his Senior Special Assistant […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced its partnership with the CFA Society Nigeria to host the Universities’ Ethics Challenge. The event which is scheduled for November 9 – 12, 2017 is one of the educational outreach programmes designed by CFA Society Nigeria for university students; it aligns with FirstBank’s Corporate Responsibility […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa Plc has continued to make waves on the continent adding more laurels to its ever-increasing list of achievements. The Bank’s Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Bola Atta was recognised as the Top Marketing Professional in West Africa at the 7th Marketing World Awards (MWA) […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely 24 hours after the presentation of 2018 Budget proposal by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned the meager 7 per cent allocated to education. The group in a statement issued in Lagos by its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola recalled ”like its predecessors, the current Federal […]
