(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely three days after the unfortunate boat accident around Ikorodu area of Lagos State leading to the death of two passengers, another boat accident occurred on Friday night around the Mile 2 area. Mrs Sarat Braimah, Lagos Area Manager, the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), confirmed the incident in a statement on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN), Ebonyi Chapter, says it will withdraw its services in the state from July 13 as directed by its national body. Mr Felix Eze, Chairman of the association in Ebonyi disclosed this on Saturday in Abakaliki after its meeting on the action scheduled […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Cycling Federation of Nigeria (CFN) has picked 35 cyclists to represent Nigeria at the second Africa Cup Track Cycling Championship holding from Thursday to July 17 in Abuja. Bashir Mohammed, CFN’s Technical Director, stated that the cyclists were picked from the elite and junior teams camped in Abuja. ”They have been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has been nominated Africa Adaptation Acceleration Programme (AAAP) Global Champion by world leaders. President Kenyatta was given the task to spearhead Africa’s effort to address climate change under the AAAP during the Leaders Dialogue on Climate Adaptation, organized by the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) at the University […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a €121 million loan to Senegal for implementation of an emergency agricultural programme that will boost food production and cushion impacts of war in Ukraine. This loan is the first approved under the AfDB’s $1.5 billion African Emergency Food Production Facility, an initiative to avert a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – La’Keisha Gray-Sewell, the founder and Executive Director of Girls Like Me Project Inc (GLMPI), a non-profit organization based in Chicago, has received a $50,000 financial award from the Black Girl Freedom Fund (BGFF) to support its capacity building programme for African American girls. The initiative is aimed at training African American girls […]
…….Says Youths Should Live Together, Explore New Technology (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Daura, Katsina State, donated two bulls, ten rams and the sum of N1 million to members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), serving in Daura at his country home, for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. A statement issued and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Daura, Katsina State, said increased disclosure of unusual activities would expose bandits and terrorists, nudging the security apparatus to eliminate threats across the country. A statement issued and signed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu said Buhari made […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Community Sport and Education Development (CSED) Initiative, has started its training programmes for netball officials in Utoka Town, Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. The event is part of CSED’S plan to bring netball to the attention of one million Nigerian school children/youth before the end of 2027. The two-day […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian music star, Kizz Daniel, has explained why he arrived late at his New York show. The ‘Buga’ crooner was under criticism on Friday after keeping fans waiting in New York for hours without showing up. Taking to his Instagram account , Kizz Daniel stated that his passport was seized at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The abducted Catholic priest in Otukpo, Benue State, Reverend Fr. Peter Amodu, has regained freedom. According to available information, the priest, who is in charge of Holy Ghost Parish at Eke-Olengbeche under the Otukpo diocese, was released on Friday around 8:30 pm. African Examiner recalls that the priest was abducted on Wednesday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Abuja-based activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has stated that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State will work for the presidential ticket of Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2023. Adeyanju disclosed this on Twitter saying that Wike and some of his colleagues will not defect from the Peoples Democratic Party, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, on Saturday declared that Dr Omololu Olunloyo, a former Governor of Oyo State, is still alive, contrary to some online media reports. Some online media had on Saturday reported the death of the former governor. The Public Relations Officer of UCH, Mr […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has said his administration will not carry out a witch hunt of previous governments if elected into office in the 2023 presidential election. Obi stated in an interview with journalists shortly after unveiling an educationist, Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, as his running […]
…. Harp On Synergy Among Sister Agencies (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Muslims in Nigeria joins their counterparts across the globe to mark the 2022 Eid- El- Kabir festival, the Owerri, Imo State, operations office of the National Emergency Management NEMA, has flagged off its popular ‘Operation Eagle Eye’ aimed at ensuring free flow traffic and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) project has pledged its support for the National Population Commission (NPC), particularly in the aspect of digitizing its Civil Registration processes. Nigeria Digital ID4D is a Nigerian project, jointly funded by the World Bank, European Investment Bank (EIB) and the French Development Agency. The Project […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived his country home in Daura, Katsina State, for Eid-el- Kabir celebrations. A statement issued and signed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the President’s plane touched down at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport in Katsina at 5.15 pm on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is on his way back to the country. African Examiner reports Tinubu travelled to France on June 27 for “important meetings”. “He is off to Paris, France to hold some important meetings. The APC standard-bearer is expected back in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has initiated full scale investigation into the circumstances that led to Tuesday’s attack on the Kuje Prisons by members of Boko Haram in which over 600 prisoners were released. Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondent at the end of the National […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has said he was aware of the difficulties that the people are facing in the country, stress8ng that he would not rest until he brings relief to Nigerians Buhari said this in his Eid-el Kabir message to Nigerian Muslims and other citizens contained in a statement signed by Senior […]
