(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Coalition of Civil Society organizations in Enugu State, have called on the Inspector General of police (IGP), Baba Akali and Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora, to carry out thorough investigation on alleged abuse of office, corrupt practices, nepotism and tribalism by the Medical Director, Federal Neuropsychiatric hospital Enugu, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard has lauded the growing transcontinental relationship between America and Nigeria, particularly in the creative industry. The American envoy said the U.S. government is committed to strengthening the burgeoning cultural ties between the two countries through music, arts, film, cultural heritage, and professional and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool held their nerve to win the FA Cup for the first time since 2006 after a dramatic penalty shoot-out against Chelsea as the quadruple chasers kept their history bid alive on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp’s side won 6-5 on penalties at Wembley as Greek defender Kostas Tsimikas was the unlikely hero with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pastor Emmanuel Maaaji of the First Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Tunga Magajiya, Niger, has confirmed the arrival in Magajiya of the body of the slain student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Miss Deborah Samuel, for burial. African Examiner reports that the late Deborah Samuel was killed on Thursday by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Efforts geared towards advancing green growth in Africa is gathering momentum across Africa, according to a new report launched on Wednesday. The Africa Green Growth Readiness Assessment Report which is co-authored by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Global Green Growth Institute, was unveiled at the on-going 15th session of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – National Chairman of the opposition, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Edozie Njoku, on Saturday led members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) to the residence of its pioneer National Chairman, Chief Chekwas Okorie to apologize to him for all the injustices Meted to him in the party in the past […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police Operatives attached to the Nsukka Area Command of Enugu State has arrested a man identified as Micheal Ali, over alleged spying and filming of Highway to Grace Assembly Church Nsukka with drone camera. A source at the Area Command who craved anonymity while confirming the arrest, said the police responded to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) has disowned Prince Joseph Kpokpogiri, after the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) demolished his multi- million Naira mansion in Abuja on Saturday. African Examiner reports that officials of FHA, alongside its Managing Director, Gbenga Ashafa, visited the site of the doomed building three days ago, in company […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three persons died while two others were injured when the roof of an open market stall in a market in Ebonyi caved in on Friday evening. The incident happened at Ekeaja market square, Uburu in Ohaozara Local Government Area. Governor David Umahi confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday. The Governor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra has declared May 18 and 26, 2022 as sit-at-home for the people of the South-East. The group said it declared the sit-at-home, being the court dates of its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu as part of solidarity. In a statement on Saturday, the group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed has been elected the new President of the United Arab Emirates. According to Khaleej Times, Zayed succeeds his brother Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who died on Friday, at the age of 73. The 61-year-old leader will be the country’s third president and 17th Ruler of Abu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released results of the just concluded 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The examination body, which also outlined the process to check the results, made this known in a statement signed by its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, on Saturday in Abuja. The statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African heads of state and stakeholders have unanimously expressed their support for land restoration at the on-going fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, holding in Abidjan. The conference builds on the Great Green Wall programme and intends to offer a concrete response to the interconnected […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has launched a discreet investigation into the finances of the 18 political parties in the country and their presidential aspirants. This followed the huge fees paid for expression of interest and nomination forms by aspirants vying for various elective offices in the parties. The anti-graft agency […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described the killing of a second-year student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Deborah Samuel, over an allegation of blasphemy as deeply distressing. Osinbajo spoke with newsmen on Friday at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, shortly on arrival from Uyo, Akwa Ibom […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has followed with great sadness the funeral of Palestinian-American journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, in occupied East Jerusalem. Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, in a statement on Friday, said the UN chief was moved by the outpouring of sympathy from thousands of Palestinian mourners over the past […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, on Friday said that every tweet in his official social media handles must get his approval before publication. Atiku, one of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirants, said this when he paid a consultative visit to Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians are reacting on social media after a former Nigerian Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, deleted a post he made on his Facebook and Twitter pages about slain Deborah Samuel. African Examiner recalls that Deborah was murdered after she allegedly blasphemed the prophet. Abubakar, reacting to this development, took to his social media accounts […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Peter Obi, presidential aspirant for the 2023 general elections on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), says he will prioritise poverty reduction through tackling unemployment if elected. Obi stated this at a meeting with the PDP stakeholders and delegates from Sokoto and Zamfara states on Thursday at the party […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – British high commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has kicked against the killing of Deborah Samuel, a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto state. African Examiner recalls that in the early hours of Thursday, Deborah was attacked by a mob because of a comment considered to be an insult to […]
