(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A gold medalist at the recently-concluded 2018 Commonwealth Games, Odunayo Adekuoroye has declared that her next target is to win gold medal in Budapest, Hungary October this year, at the upcoming World Wrestling Championships. Speaking with the newsmen Thursday in Abuja, Adekuoroye who missed out from becoming the first African female world […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A female worker at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, became a beneficiary of N15 million from popular musician Davido, a gesture to offset her medical bills. The `IF’ and `FIA’ hits maker posted the video on his Instagram Story @davidoofical to share the joy of being appreciated after the surgery was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force said it had recovered the Mace stolen from the chambers of the Senate by unidentified persons. Recall that suspected thugs invaded the senate chambers on Wednesday during plenary and carted away the mace. The Deputy Force Spokesman, SP Aremu Adeniran, said that the mace was abandoned under the […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The protracted crisis bedeviling the Igbo umbrella body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has reached its peak, as the embattled President-General of the organization, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has been reportedly sacked from office, and replaced by another Enugu state elder statesman, Chief Richard Ozobu It would be recalled that for several […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Embattled Senator Ovie Omo-Agege whisked away by the police over his alleged role in the invasion of the Senate Chamber was released later by the police. A statement by his Office confirmed that the Delta Central senator “left the police” after Omo-Agege told the police his “perspective” on the invasion of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has again injected 210 million dollars into the Foreign Exchange (Forex) market in continuation of its intervention in the sector. A statement by Mr Isaac Okorafor, Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, in Abuja on Wednesday, said the intervention was to enable market operators meet […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two inmates of Kirikiri Prison in Lagos have defied the psychological drawback associated with incarceration by enrolling for doctorate degrees at the National Open University (NOUN). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two doctoral candidates were among the three inmates who were awarded masters degrees by NOUN Vice Chancellor, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has said that the Super Eagles players stand the chance of pocketing 24 million dollars if they play in the final of the 2018 World Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the World Cup will hold from June 14 to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – More than 1,500 officers of German police on Wednesday carried out nationwide raids against members of suspected illegal prostitution ring in the biggest single operation in the history of German police. A police spokesperson confirmed media reports that seven arrest warrants were successfully delivered and more than 100 individuals were temporarily taken […]
Photo: Sen. Omo-Agege, Member, Nigerian Senate By Sufuyan Ojeifo (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – If the invasion of the Senate in plenary on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 by two thugs sponsored by suspended Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta Central), during which they attacked the Mace, the legislative symbol of authority, and made away with it in a […]
By Jerome-Mario Utomi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – For the 2030 sustainable agenda to succeed, says the United Nation, partnership and collaboration must be given a disciplined attention. This world body further stated that the scale and ambition of this agenda calls for smart partnerships, collaborations, ecosystem thinking, co-creation and alignment of various intervention efforts by the […]
Photo: Some thugs invade Nigerian Senate floor and ran away with the mace (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed shock at the invasion of the National Assembly and the subsequent snatching of the Senate mace by thugs on Wednesday. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of Information […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari approved the take-off of the new 8 Division for the Nigerian Army in Sokoto, the state government said it has allocated land and structures to serve as temporary headquarters for the division. Inspecting ongoing renovation works at the site of the new division in Kalambaina area of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has reacted to the forceful removal of the mace, its symbol of legislative authority, noting that the action was treasonable. The senate spokesman , Sen. Sabi Abdullahi, stated this is in a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja. The statement reads in part: “Today, some armed hoodlums led by suspended […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Statistics South Africa says the country’s consumer price inflation slowed to its lowest rate in seven years as the end of the worst drought in decades helped push down food prices. Statistics South Africa’s data released on Wednesday in Johannesburg showed that headline annual consumer inflation slowed to 3.8 per cent in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenya is likely to achieve the UN target of total malaria eradication by 2030 as the government and bilateral partners roll out robust interventions to contain the disease, officials said on Wednesday. Sicily Kariuki, the Cabinet Secretary for Health, said Kenya has the potential to achieve the vision of malaria free status […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) on Wednesday said poor professional conduct of the flight crew was one of the factors responsible for the Associated Aircraft crash of Oct. 3, 2013 at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Akin Olateru, Commissioner of AIB, made the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) Protesters demanding the sack of the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki; his deputy, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu, and other members of the Senate stormed the National Assembly on Wednesday. After the placard bearing group had access into the National Assembly, they stormed the Senate where they took the mace away. The […]
By Eric Ojo, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – WaterAid Nigeria has applauded the Federal Government for its bold step in declaring a state of emergency for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector of the Nigerian economy and demanding action to tackle the water and sanitation crisis in the country. Although Nigeria is oil-rich and has sub-Saharan […]
From Ignatius Okpara IMO, NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo state Police Command has hinted that the two policemen who allegedly shot two persons during a traditional wedding at Anara, in Isiala Mbano council Area of the State last weekend are not its men, but from Ekiti State, South-West Nigeria. It said the policemen did […]
