(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has formally welcomed former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.- Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika. African Examiner writes that Ihejirika disclosed his interest in February to join the party. On Friday, Ihejirika met with Yobe Governor, Mai Mala Buni, Chairman APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UBA America, the United States’ subsidiary of Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has pledged its continuous commitment to facilitate trade and investment between North America and the African continent. Speaking on Thursday from the Bank’s office in New York, the Chief Executive Officer, UBA America, Ms. Sola […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The spokesman for the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed says the presidency has run out of ideas and is only looking for excuses Baba-Ahmed made this known in an interview with Channel Television Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, who was also interviewed, stated that the opposition was using the challenges experienced by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian-born Adewale Adeyemo has been confirmed as the deputy secretary of the treasury department by the US senate which makes him the first African American to hold the position Adeyemo’s appointment was announced after a voice vote which is usually deployed when there is little to no opposition Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has said that Nigerians are presently enjoying freedom of speech under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari Garba Shehu, Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, made this known when he appeared on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily Shehu said: “The fastest way to reach President Buhari is to reach […]
……Harp On Use Of Modern Technology (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has stressed the need for the involvement of the organized private sector (OPS) in the modernization and advancement of the nation’s health care delivery system, even as he emphasised on the use of modern technology in rebuilding […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has explained that the introduction to use National Identity Number, NIN, for registration of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, is to end examination malpractices AMB’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who said this, disclosed that the use of NIN as a prerequisite for registration […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Group General Manager, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, on Thursday said the Federal Government subsidises Premium Motor Spirit with about N120bn ($263.25m) monthly He said while the actual cost of importation and handling charges amounts to N234 per litre the government had been selling at N162 per litre therefore bearing the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United States (US) President Joe Biden pushed back on Thursday at claims that flow of undocumented immigrants at the US southern border has reached crisis levels, saying the surge is a mostly seasonal problem that happens each year. “There is a significant increase in the number of people coming to the border […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ghana’s Black Stars qualified for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tagged “Cameroon 2021” after holding their hosts South Africa to a 1-1 draw in Johannesburg on Thursday. Ghana raised their tally to 10 points, same as South Africa but led the Bafana Bafana on head-to-head rule. Sudan are third with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite has said that the country’s mining sector is endowed with highly skilled and dedicated professionals many of whom he has learnt a lot from since his assumed office. The minister disclosed this while receiving the Honorary Fellowship Award which was bestowed to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- An election observation mission from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is in Benin for the 11 April presidential election. The 10 experts, who are members of the ECOWAS long-term Election Observation Mission to be deployed throughout the country, arrived on Tuesday and will spend 25 days. Members of the team, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo, has reacted to the hijab crisis in Kwara state, describing it as “nasty development.” Recall that Kwara recently closed 10 schools following their refusal to allow Muslim female students to wear hijab as part of their school uniform. The refusal came after Christian […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yusuf Buhari, the son of President Muhammadu Buhari, is about to marry the daughter of Emir of Bichi in Kano State, Nasir Bayero. Zahra Bayero, the prospective bride is presently an undergraduate student in the United Kingdom, studying architecture. Yusuf is a 2016 graduate of University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom. According […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Lagos State Special Offences Court has ordered that a 500-level student of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Adebowale Abiola to be jailed for one year over $104,500 fraud The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arrested Abiola following a report on the activities of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The donation of N50m to victims of Katsina Central Market fire by All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, has been raising dust on social media with many Nigerians criticising the former Lagos State governor while his supporters have also taken to his defence Reno Omokri, a former social media aide to ex-President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila has advised police authorities to take drastic efforts to trash out bad eggs in building a force that will be enviable Speaking while declaring open a one-day public hearing on a bill to repeal and re-enact the Police Service Commission bill as well as a bill to establish the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Islamist terrorist group al-Shabaab has killed at least three civilians, including a mother, her infant, during an attack on the United Nations and African Union headquarters in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu The police disclosed on Thursday At least five others were injured during the mortar attack on the heavily fortified camp Halane, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) 28 year old Abubakar Suleiman was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment for trafficking 30 women to Libya by a Federal High Court in Kano The National Agency for the Prohibition In Persons (NAPTIP), charged Suleiman, who resides in Kadawa Miltara Quarters of Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano, with one count of trafficking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Organizers of fan-favourite reality show, Big Brother Naija (BBN), has announced its projected 2021 season six show This year would take a new twist with early auditions set to begin from March 24 to March 31, 2021 by the reality show’s official handles @ gotvng The auditions will be strictly available […]
