(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Colombia crushed a shorthanded and overmatched U.S. 4-2 in a friendly in Tampa on Thursday in the latest reminder the Americans are far from threatening the world’s best. James Rodriguez scored Colombia’s first goal in the 36th minute and set up their last as the South Americans stormed back after trailing 2-1 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An outbreak of cholera acute watery diarrhea (AWD) in Somalia has killed 42 people since December, a UN health agency said on Thursday. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said in its latest report on the AWD/cholera outbreak that the Somali health ministry has also announced 29 new cases of cholera between Sept. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Akwa Ibom Youth League has commended the Governor Udom Emmanuel administration over its efforts in pushing forward the interests of civil servants in the state as buttressed by the recent survey of state governments across the country by the Non-Governmental Organisation, BudgIT. The group in a statement issued on Thursday said the […]
Photo: UK Prime Minister, Theresa May (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – British Prime Minister Mrs. Theresa May has appointed the health Minister Jackie Doyle-Price as the country’s pioneer UK’s Minister for Suicide Prevention. The move according to a press release issued Thursday was taken in an effort to check the number of people taking their own lives. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, went back on his “God will not forgive me” vows on Thursday and pledged to support Atiku Abubakar’s presidential bid, as candidate of the People’s Democratic Party. Obasanjo declared his support for Atiku while addressing newsmen after a closed-door meeting with Atiku, some prominent PDP members and some […]
Photo: Enugu state Governor , Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi From Ignatius Okpara (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Members of the Enugu state council of Joint National Association of Persons Living with Disabilities, have cried out over what they described as its members alarming structural suffering and cultural discrimination in the state. The group, equally noted that the failure of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Thursday passed the sum of N234 billion for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the 2018 budget. The figure comprises the N189 billion requested by INEC to conduct the 2019 general elections, and N45 billion provided for the commission under statutory transfer. The lawmakers approved that the N189 […]
By Niyi Adeyi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Against the expectation of many, a former Vice President VP and Presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, Thursday visited his ex-boss, former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta and had a closed-door meeting with him. Atiku arrived at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Complex, Abeokuta, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely a week to the inauguration of a new Governor, the Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Kola Oluwawole has been impeached. Report said Oluwawole was impeached Thursday morning with a motion moved by the three All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers with some People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Lawmakers believed to be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwe’s KFC fast food outlets on Wednesday were shuttered after running out of foreign currency with which to buy chicken, just one sign of a growing new economic crisis in the southern African country. Zimbabwe, which has long battled economic woes, is experiencing a dire shortage of foreign currency which has forced […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yeni Kuti, daughter of the late legendary musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti, says hundreds of delegates from four continents are coming for 2018 Felabration holding Oct. 15 to 21. Kuti disclosed this on Wednesday during 2018 Felabration secondary schools debate titled: ” State Police should be Introduced to Nigeria ” at Freedom Park, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Finally, the Senate has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Muiz Banire (SAN) as Chairman, the Governing Board of the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). The Senate had on July 18, acknowledged receipt of the request from President Muhammadu Buhari for confirmation of Banire as the AMCON Chairman, Governing Board. The request the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Contrary to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) declaration on Zamfara, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has insisted it would present to the body, candidates for various elective positions in the 2019 general elections. Recall that INEC declared on Monday that Zamfara APC was not eligible to present candidates for the Governorship […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Apo, Abuja, Wednesday, nullified the expulsion of the serving Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu, from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Justice Valentine Ashi while ruling also nullified the expulsion of the Ogun State Chairman of the party, Adebayo Dayo, from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Libya coach Adel Amrouche has resigned just days before his side face Nigeria in an African Nations Cup qualifier. The match is billed for Uyo, Akwa Ibom state. His departure has been confirmed by the Libyan Football Federation and on Wednesday by Belgian Amrouche, who told the media that he was frustrated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leaders of the Yoruba socio-political group Afenifere yesterday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta. The group said the visit was part of its consultations ahead of the 2019 elections. It promised to name its preferred presidential candidate after the consultations. In 2015, the group supported former President Goodluck Jonathan who lost […]
Photo: SA President Cyril Ramaphosa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a former Central Bank Governor, Tito Mboweni, as his Finance Minister. The announcement was made Tuesday, after the President had accepted resignation of Mboweni’s predecessor, Nhlanhla Nene. Ramaphosa disclosed he had received a resignation letter from Nene and had decided to accept […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The political stalemate permeating in Ogun State is far from being subsided as Governor Ibikunle Amosun Tuesday again visited the Presidential Villa, Abuja and was locked in a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari for two hours. Trouble started last week when the National Working Committee (NWC) of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – All eyes are on the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, following the successful presidential primary election that produced former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as the party’s standard bearer in the scheduled February 16, 2019 election. The excitement that greeted the victory of Atiku was so sensational that one would think it was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Australia plans to restrict some new migrants from living in its largest cities: Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, for “at least a few years’’. This is in an effort to ease urban congestion, a Government Minister Alan Tudge said on Tuesday. With immigration expected to be an issue in the next election, the […]
