(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Music mogul Michael Collins aka Don Jazzy has lost his mother, Mrs Ajereh, to cancer. The veteran music producer shared the sad news via his verified Instagram page on Friday. The Marvin boss, who described his late mother as his backbone and supporter wrote: “I lost my sweet mother this morning. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sixteen people, including civilians, were killed in clashes among rival armed groups in the Libyan capital Tripoli, health officials said Saturday, amid fears of growing unrest in the country roiled by years-long strife. The Health Ministry said the fighting also left 52 injured. The fatalities included six civilians, the spokesman for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A frontline Pan-African Digital Rights and Inclusion organization, Paradigm Initiative (PIN) today marks 15 years of impacting the lives of more than 5,000 under-served African youth with improved livelihoods through digital opportunities and the protection of their online rights. PIN is a social enterprise that builds Information Communication Technology (ICT) driven support […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – German former professional footballer and manager, Franz Anton Beckenbauer has expressed his support for the clarion call to name Hamburg Stadium after his team mate and friend Uwe Seeler. Seeler, who led West Germany to the 1966 World Cup final as captain of the national team died on Thursday at the age […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police command in Niger says it has arrested one Alhaji Bashiru Abdulahi, an alleged serial killer and notorious kidnapper in Kontagora Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer(PRO), Mr Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday in Minna. Abiodun said the police’s tactical […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Deputy leader of Song Local Government Legislative Council of Adamawa State, Hon Ishaya Bakano, has been killed. A gang of men of the underworld got at the local council lawmaker in the early hours of Saturday and gunned him down. Ishaya, who was representing Gudu Mboi Ward, was whisked from his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Customs Area Controller in charge of the TinCan Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Comptroller Adekunle Oloyode, has said that four clearing agents forged his signature to clear imported cars. Oloyode, who said this while briefing journalists on the half-year report of the command, said that the agents wanted to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday told the leadership and some senior members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the unity, security and prosperity of the country will matter most to him beyond his days in office as president. The president, who made his feelings known at a meeting with the APC […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), the umbrella body of all airline companies operating in Nigeria, has said that henceforth, aggrieved passengers who destroy properties belonging to any airline or assault airline staff, will be arrested and prosecuted. This is contained in a statement signed by the spokesman for the AON, Prof. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Super Falcons failed to finish among the top three at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) as they lost 0-1 to the Copper Queens of Zambia on Friday. The Falcons lost in the third-place playoff game after Evarine Katungo’s 28th minute goal made the difference at the Stade Mohammed V […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Award-winning African American actor, Terrence Howard has expressed his interest and intension to invest in some sectors of the Ugandan economy. Howard said he will invest in Uganda’s Information Communication and Technology (ICT) and entertainment sectors as well as real estate. He gave the hint during his recent visit to the East […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank Group has approved a grant of $3.5 million from the African Development Fund’s Transition Support Facility as additional financing for a rice value chain transformation project in Gambia. The Rice Value Chain Transformation Programme was started in December 2018, with total grant financing of $7 million from the African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Enugu State has foiled an attempt by armed hoodlums to attack Igbo-Eze North Police Division headquarters within the Nsukka axis of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Friday in Enugu. Ndukwe said that police operatives […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Terrorists have abducted fifty people from Kuchi, in the Munya Local Government Area of Niger State. According to the Co-convener of Concerned Shiroro Youths Of Niger State, Sani Kokki, who made this known in a statement made available to our correspondent, the abduction was said to have occurred while it rained at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS said on Friday that, it would replace the gas from Russia with Nigeria Gas due to the invasion in Ukraine. The Deputy Director-General Department for (Energy), European Commission in Brussels, Mr Matthew Baldwin, said this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, presidential flag-bearer for the 2023 election says his relationship with the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu took a worse turn in 2007. Atiku stated this during an interview with Arise Tv saying that Tinubu wanted him to field a Muslim-Muslim ticket in 2007, but […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) on Friday stated that bishops that attended the unveiling of Bola Tinubu’s running mate, Kashim Shettima are not fake. MURIC Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola made this known in a statement on Friday as he reacted to the dissociation by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). Akintola stated […]
…..Passes Confidence Vote On Mainstream Chairman, Ude (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of All progressive Congress APC ward (1) in Awgu Council area of Enugu State, has disowned one Chukwundu Fabian Nnamdi, who has been parading himself as Chairman of the party in the locality, describing the (latter), as impostor, just as they passed confidence […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Adeyemi Ajayi of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on Friday remanded a former Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, and two others in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Kuje. Justice Ajayi ordered that Idris and his co-defendants be kept in Kuje Correctional pending the hearing of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected Islamist militants on Friday attacked the main military base where Mali’s interim president lives outside the capital Bamako, but the armed forces said they had repelled the assault and had the situation under control. The attack on the Kati military base began at 5a.m. local time with two vehicles packed with […]
