(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation, has expressed satisfaction with the newly appointed Director General of the Project Development Institute(PRODA), Enugu, Dr. Peter Ogbobe, over his cordial relationship with workers of the federal government establishment. African Examiner reports that the agency is under the federal Ministry of Science and Technology. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gombe State is currently being confronted with a deluge of promises by the People’s Democratic Party and its gubernatorial candidate. But historical antecedents is, however, a classic compass in adjudging these promises as fairy bubbles that will soon burst into emptiness. Before Governor lnuwa Yahaya assumed office on the 29th of May […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An aide of the Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area chairman, Kehinde Oloyede, has died from gunshot wounds, the police in Lagos State have said. Francis Oguntulu was shot at a birthday party in Oshodi on Friday and he died two days later, Benjamin Hundeyin, the police spokesperson in Lagos stated. Mr Hundeyin added […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria bowed out of the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup after a 2-0 loss to The Netherlands on Sunday. The Falconets could not reenact earlier round performances, which saw them winning all three group phase matches, in this their quarter-final match in Alajuela, Costa Rica. Flourish Sabastine, who scored Nigeria’s winning goal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Bank of Nigeria Ltd. has announced plans for the fifth edition of its Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CRS) Week. The bank’s Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Mrs Folake Ani-Mumuney, said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. The statement said that the event slated for Aug. 22 to 27, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Osun Police Command on Sunday said it had arrested eight suspects in connection with the kidnap of the branch chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Apomu , Alhaji Ali Kazeem, a.k.a Kekere Kazuma. African Examiner reports that Apomu is located in Isokan Local Government Area of Osun. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Apex Real Estate Academy based in Powder Springs, Georgia, Lanessa Pettigrew has harped on the need for African Americans to invest in the real estate sector of the American economy. Pettigrew made the observation in a statement distributed on behalf of her company through […]
By Akintokunbo A Adejumo (akinadejum@aol.com) (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – For Nigeria, the year 2022 should be dedicated to Nigerian Athletes, men, and women alike. Their feat and prowess, first, a bit of success in the World Athletics Champions held in Eugene, Oregon, USA (15 Jul 2022 – 24 Jul 2022) and then the spectacular successes at […]
….. Wants Legal Action Against NUEE Members (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A human rights organization, Civil Rights Realization and Advancement Network (CRRAN), has urged Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami, to direct the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to invoke relevant sessions of the law and commence criminal action against the national Union […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – More than 190 tons of dead fishes have been collected by workers on both sides of the Oder river that runs along parts of the Polish-German border. According to official estimates, this recoveries were made one and a half weeks after the mass die-off was first detected. The Polish fire brigade has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Muazu Sambo, Minister of Transportation, has said that the Lekki Deep-Sea Port project would create 112,000 jobs for Nigerians upon its completion. Sambo gave the declaration on Sunday while speaking to newsmen in Jalingo. He said that the port, which was second in Nigeria after Onne Deep-Sea Port, has the potential to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ukraine President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has heaped praises on Oleksandr Usyk after he defeated Anthony Joshua. African Examiner recalls that Ukraine’s Usyk defeated Anthony Joshua in Saudia Arabia on Saturday night through a spilt decision. Joshua lost as Usyk defended his IBF, WBO, and WBA belts beating Joshua for a second time. Reacting, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An All Progressive Congress (APC), Osita Okechukwu has stated that the breach of the power rotation principle will cripple the presidential ambition of the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Okechukwu, while reacting to the APC Northern Governors’ letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on June 4, 2022, as evidence that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four Catholic Reverend Sisters have been abducted in Imo State. They were abducted on Sunday somewhere along Okigwe-Enugu Road. It could be recalled that Okigwe-Enugu Road has become a den for kidnappers as a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Chinedu Nwadike, was kidnapped along the road last week and was released two days […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Goni Aisami, an Islamic cleric, has been killed by a gunman suspected to be a soldier in Yobe state. Dungus Abdulkarim, the state police spokesman, stated that the incident occurred at about 10pm on Friday after Aisami gave a lift to a person who claimed to be a soldier attached to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kess and Pharmsavi have been sent packing from the seventh edition of the Big Brother Nigeria (BBNaija) reality TV show. The reality stars were evicted from the house in the live eviction show on Sunday after getting the lowest votes for the week. It could be recalled that on Monday, Eloswag emerged […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Gombe State Urban Planning and Development Authority has explained why it demolished an “illegal structure” belonging to the PDP Guber Candidate in the state Jubrin Dan Barde. The Urban Planning Authority said that Alhaji Dan Barde had refused to remove the illegal structure despite several compliant notices chunked out to him. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oleksandr Usyk has again defeated Anthony Joshua to retain his heavyweight world titles. Both boxers met on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia, 11 months after Usyk dominated Joshua over 12 rounds in London. Joshua was awarded a 115-113 decision by the first judge. However, Usyk was awarded the bout 115-113 and 116-112 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kamaru ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ Usman, has lost the UFC Welterweight champion title to Leon Edwards. Edwards stopped Kamaru Usman from making history on Saturday when he claimed the welterweight title in the UFC 278 main event. Edwards (19-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) prevented Usman (20-2 MMA, 15-1 UFC) from tying Anderson Silva’s record […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past Chairman of the All progressive Congress APC, in Enugu State, Dr. Ben Nwoye, has lamented the high rate of defection of leaders of the party in the State to other political parties, blaming the development on the high-handedness and bad leadership style of the recently expelled Embattled State Chairman […]
