(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami, said the money recovered from looted assets by some Nigerians, is helping the Federal Government in financing capital projects and the fight against insecurity in the country. The minister said President Muhammadu Buhari’s led administration has so far executed many capital […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – THEWILL NEWSPAPER has named the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, as its Person of the Year for 2021. The announcement was made on the double cover stories of newspaper’s CHRISTMAS EDITION, captioned “Emefiele: Passionate Central Banker in Turbulent Times” and “Godwin Emefiele: Revolutionary Banker That Walks His Talk,” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imo chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that Mr Uche Nwosu, a former governorship candidate in the state, was lawfully arrested rather than abducted. This is contained in a release signed by the APC publicity secretary, Mr Cajetan Duke, and made available to newsmen in Owerri on Monday. Duke […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A bus loaded with passengers has plunged into a canal at the Oworonshoki area of Lagos State. It was learnt that some of the passengers were injured in the incident that happened on Monday. It was also gathered that the bus lost control before plunging into the canal with a yet-to-be-ascertained number […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Monday released some names of top politicians who are likely to become Nigeria’s next president and vice in 2023. The cleric named the following governors, Aminu Tambuwal, Nyesom Wike, Samuel Ortom, Mohammed Bala, Emmanuel Udom, Seyi Makinde, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2019 gubernatorial candidate of the Action Alliance(AA) in Imo state, Chief Uche Nwosu , a son-in-law to former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has been released by the police after he was arrested during a church service at his country home, Eziama Obire in Nkwere council Area of the State. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari would not sign the new electoral law as the law has not captured the interest of all Nigerians. Malami disclosed this during a phone-in program on Radio Kano while responding to questions on Sunday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bukayo Saka nets brace as Arsenal ease past Norwich in 5-0 win thrashing Norwich (UK). Bukayo Saka netted a brace as Arsenal continued their bid for Champions League qualification in a comfortable 5-0 win away at Norwich City on Sunday. Saka opened the scoring early on before defender Kieran Tierney doubled Arsenal’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria recorded 1,547 cases of COVID-19 infections on Sunday bringing the country’s total to 237,561 since the outbreak of the virus on Feb. 27, 2020. The virus has also taken 3,022 lives in Nigeria so far. Nigeria has treated and discharged 212,550 of those infected. 193 of them were discharged from hospitals […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eleven people were confirmed dead on Sunday in an accident involving three vehicles on Agulu Lake Bridge by Awka-Ekwulobia Road in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra. Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, confirming the incident to newsmen in Awka, said that the accident occurred […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has stated that the president is “quite fine” despite the outbreak of COVID-19 among his aides. African Examiner recalls that Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, last week tested positive for COVID-19 and there were reports that other presidential aides had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) has harped on the need for the Government of Cameroon to include an annex dedicated to gender budgeting in the country’s 2022 annual budget. The IMF said the West African nation should prioritize and develop a strategy for financial inclusion, adding that the need for steady progress on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo State Government and the Senator representing Imo West in the National Assembly, Rochas Okorocha, yesterday traded words over the arrest of the 2019 governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) Chief Uche Nwosu. Nwosu, who is also Okorocha’s son-in-law, was arrested at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Eziama-Obaire in Nkwerre Local […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated US$ 73 million intervention fund for irrigation, to boost the Sugar backward integration programme aimed at making Nigeria a leading sugar producing country in Africa. African Examiner reports that to actualise this dream, an agreement between the federal government and the operators of the Sugar backward integration […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has ended the year on a bright note after it won an award as the overall best company in oil and gas reforms at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) global awards which was held in Seoul, South Korea. Nigeria picked the award at the expense […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has arrested four suspects and impounded 21 cars over illegal car races and other similar offences in Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, DSP Josephine Adeh made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. She said the suspects […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathized with President Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africans and the global Christian body, particularly Anglican Communion, concerning the death of Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Tutu. President Buhari’s condolence message was contained in a statement issued by his Spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Boxing Day. African Examiner had earlier […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A woman and her two daughters were confirmed dead in an accident involving a Howo truck and a Ford jeep at old MRS filling station, Itako, Ijebu Ife, on the Sagamu-Benin expressway on Sunday. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South African anti-apartheid icon, Desmond Tutu, died on Sunday aged 90. South Africa’s president, President Cyril Ramaphosa, announced the Archbishop’s death on Sunday. Ramaphosa said, “The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is another chapter of bereavement in our nation’s farewell to a generation of outstanding South Africans who have bequeathed us […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Troops of 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Enugu, have arrested Godwin Nnamdi, a leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN). Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, stated in Enugu on Sunday that the troops of Operation Golden Dawn arrested Nnamdi on Christmas Day. Nwachukwu […]
