Ganiyu Nasirudeen, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amid cheers and boo, President Muhammadu Buhari has laid the 2019 appropriation bill before the joint session of the National Assembly for consideration. Buhari who noted that his administration focused on completion of the abandoned infrastructures reviewed the economic developments in the last three years, with particular reference to 2018. […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Building on the success recorded during the first edition of the FC Bayern Youth Cup Nigeria in 2018, organizers of the tournament, VOE Foundation, has announced that arrangements have been concluded for the commencement of the 2019, and 2nd edition of the championship scheduled to hold between January […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Special Anti-cultism unit of the Anambra state police Command, South- East Nigeria, has clamped down on 135 suspected cultists that have been terrorising the state and environ. According to the police, the arrest was due to coordinated raids on Criminal hideouts and black spots in the past […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Properties worthy millions of naira were destroyed by fire early Wednesday morning in Awori, Abule Egba area of Lagos State. The fire outbreak reports said was due to bunkering via the petroleum pipeline which runs through Fagaba, Awori and Oke Odo within Ifako and Alimoso Local Council Areas of the state. […]
Photo: Paul Boroh ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prior to the arrival of President Muhammadu Buhari for presentation of 2019 Appropriation Bill, some former Niger Delta militants Wednesday stormed the main entrance of the National Assembly (NASS) demanding for payment of their allowances. The repentant militants are in addition are asking for the removal of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely 24 hours after sacking its immediate past Manager, Manchester United have announced a former player Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the caretaker manager until the end of the season. The English club side sacked Jose Mourinho Monday after series of an unimpressive performance. Solskjaer spent 11 seasons at Old Trafford, scoring the winning […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, has been shot dead by unknown gunmen. The Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, confirmed the incident on Tuesday in a series of tweets. African Examiner reports that the former Defence Chief died from gunshot […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic Community of West African States on Tuesday restated its commitment to support Nigeria and other member states in their efforts to sustain management of forest resources in the sub region. The ECOWAS Director of Environment, Dr Johnson Boanuh said this at the National Consultation Workshop on the Technical and Financial […]
(NAN)The Federal Government on Tuesday, re-arraigned Sen. Ademola Adeleke on seven counts amended charges on examination malpractice. Adeleke was the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Sept. 22, 2018 Osun governorship election. Adeleke, who is a serving senator and four other defendants were first arraigned on a four-count charge before Justice […]
By Eric Ojo, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African First Ladies have pledged to support the on-going campaign aimed at eliminating stigma and discrimination against cases of childless and infertile women in Africa. The continent’s First Ladies have unanimously agreed to become the Ambassadors of the “Merck More Than A Mother campaign” with a view to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The “collapse” (officially, it is a merger with Access Bank, or maybe we should say, it was saved from collapse in the nick of time) of Diamond Bank is inevitable; it was bound to happen. Remember, just a few months ago, Skye Bank, which had been in distress since a few years […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu state Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has presented a budget estimate of N109,199 billion for the 2019 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly for consideration and passage. Presenting the budget proposal christened ‘‘Budget of peace, equity and prosperity’’, Governor Ugwuanyi disclosed that the appropriation bill was 5.44% higher […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari felicitates with a major investor in the oil and gas industry, Chief (Dr) Leemon Ikpea, as he turns 62 on December 19, 2018. The President appreciates the grace of God, which brought Chief Ikpea from humble beginnings to the topmost rungs of the business ladder today, and describes him […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The embattled former Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Lecturer Prof. Richard Iyiola Akindele who is being prosecuted over ‘sex for mark’ offence has been jailed for two years. Akindele has since been sacked by the OAU authorities as the institution’s investigative committee found him guilty of sexually harassing in his office, a post graduate student […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After denial, the Board of Diamond Bank Plc Monday finally announced its merger with Access Bank Plc. The merger reportedly is expected to be completed in the first half of 2019. The two banks recently denied media reports of any merger. The bank’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Uzoma Dozie, said in Lagos that the Board had […]
…Seal off Entrance, Cut Off Electricity Supplies Muyiwa Bamidele, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2019 Budget presentation to the joint session of the National Assembly by President Muhammad Buhari billed for Wednesday may hit the rock as workers under the umbrella of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) have made good their threat to embark […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital, South- East Nigeria, on Sunday arrested the Manager and other Staff of 3 Star Crown Garden Hotel, located along the ever-busy Afikpo road in the city for questioning over the discovering of a lifeless body of a yet to be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two second half goals from substitute Xherdan Shaqiri gave Liverpool a 3-1 English Premier League win over Manchester United on Sunday. The victory helped Juergen Klopp’s side to regain top spot with a pulsating performance in the North West derby. Liverpool roared out of the traps at Anfield and took the game […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson on Friday advocated for the setting up of a special committee to monitor the abuse of drugs in the state. He said the committee will among other things provide counselling services for those exposed to hard drugs and also work with relevant […]
Photo: Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army on Friday buried 19 soldiers among those who lost their lives in an attack by Boko Haram insurgents at Metele, Guzamala Local Government Area, Borno. Recall that 23 soldiers were killed and 31 others wounded when the insurgents attacked […]
