(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many Sudanese social media users have reacted angrily to a video that emerged of deposed President Omar al-Bashir walking around a hospital ward. Al Bashir was admitted to the hospital on the grounds that he was too ill for prison, although some voiced support for the ex-general. Bashir, deposed just over three […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned security meeting sequel to the recommendations by the council of State over the security challenges facing some parts of the country. Gov. Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa had on April 14 briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting of the Council of State, where he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday ordered the remand of an accused person, Mustapha Abiodun, 44, at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl. The police charged Abiodun with defilement. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs E. Kubeinje, ordered that the accused be remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen Faruk Yahaya has reiterated his commitment to continually enhance the welfare of personnel in the Nigerian Army (NA). A statement issued by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu said that COAS spoke yesterday when he declared open, the Bi-annual Project Management […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in conjunction with the Hunters and Forest Security Services have arrested a four-man vandalism gang which specializes in vandalizing rail line materials. Disclosing this in his office yesterday in Enugu, the State Commandant, Afrika Ezenyimulu Valentine, said that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2023 general election gathers steam in Nigeria, a Civil Society organization, the South- East Good Governance Project (SEGGP), has urged all key Stakeholders to promote issue based and violence free political campaigns in the region and Nigeria at large. The group in a Communiqué after their zoom meeting made available […]
Agriculture and transport sectors of the Ghanaian economy is currently enjoying remarkable improvement, courtesy of the 2019-2023 Strategy for Ghana initiative which is driven by the African Development Bank (AfDB). Mid-term results for the AfDB’s Country Strategy Paper for Ghana 2019-2023 clearly indicate that both sectors have recorded significant progress and growth so far. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eddie Nketiah boosted Arsenal’s bid for a top-four finish in the Premier League as the striker’s double inspired a dramatic 4-2 win against Chelsea on Wednesday. Nketiah was released by Chelsea as a 16-year-old in 2015 and he exacted a measure of revenge with his first league goals this season. The 22-year-old […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday stated that Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, has not been arraigned because the police is still waiting for the result of the post-mortem examinations on the deceased to know the cause of death. Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, announced […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Christian Association of Nigeria on Wednesday enjoined Christians to be careful of the financial institutions they patronize, as the body called for the sack of the Chief Executive of Sterling Bank, Abubakar Suleiman, over the bank’s controversial Easter advert comparing the resurrection of Christ with the rising of Agege Bread. CAN […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has grilled a son of a former Governor of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al-Malkura, over a suspicious purchase of property worth N130 million. Sources at the commission with first-hand information on the matter but barred from speaking to the media about it, said 24-year-old Amir Al-Makura, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has denied insinuations that his administration has been unfair to the muslim community in some regions of the state, particularly, Ogbomoso zone. This is as he reaffirmed the commitment of his administration to sustaining religious harmony and peaceful coexistence in the state. Makinde made the clarification while […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood star Iyabo Ojo has ruled out getting married again. The actress made this known in one of the episodes of the newly launched reality TV show, Real Housewives of Lagos. The mother of two, during the show’s confessional, declared that she doesn’t see herself getting married again. The ‘Arinzo’ actress revealed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The scramble for delegates by presidential aspirants has intensified as the submission of nomination forms ends today in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The aspirants visited many state chapters of the party yesterday to woo key leaders and delegates ahead of the proposed primary. Eight aspirants have so far submitted their documents […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress will choose its presidential candidate through an indirect primary election. The decision was reached at the party’s 11th National Executive Committee meeting holding at the Transcorp Hotel in Abuja. Also, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and other leaders of the party transmitted their powers to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress has pegged its presidential nomination and expression of interest forms at N100 million. The party’s national publicity secretary, Felix Morka, disclosed this shortly after the 11th National Executive Meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. The nomination form would go for N70 million while expression of interest forms would go […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2022 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) conducted for admission into Federal Unity Colleges from April 23 to May 7. Mr Azeez Sani, Head Information and Public Relations Division of the council made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Airports of Baghdad and Najaf on Wednesday, suspended flights after a heavy dust storm hit central Iraq and impaired visibility. The Baghdad International Airport said in a statement that the flights were being suspended because of bad weather and visibility of fewer than 500 meters.’’ He added that flights would resume if […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Uganda’s air transport regulator on Wednesday reported that a RwandAir plane veered off the runway at Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport but all passengers were safe. Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) said in a statement that the aircraft, numbered 464, skidded off the runway on landing due to bad weather. “All the passengers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 10,000 South African soldiers are expected in the coastal region of KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday, to help clean up after a major storm that has claimed at least 448 lives. Dozens remain missing as President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national emergency in the storm’s wake. According to officials, about 40,000 people […]
