(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senegalese Government has secured a €28.88 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the rehabilitation of the road and transport network linking six municipalities in the country. The target areas are Yeumbel Nord (Dakar suburbs), Keur Massar and Guédiawaye (Dakar region), Thiès (West), Kaolack (Centre-West) and Saint-Louis (North-West). Road […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has berated the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to focus on its weaknesses and the state of affairs of the party. The African Examiner had reported that Tinubu in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, says the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) didn’t ask the Federal Government to pay lecturers for services they didn’t render. The African Examiner recalls that the Federal Government has been at loggerheads with ASUU ever since the beginning of the strike about seven months ago. All […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Social media commentator, Daniel Regha has compared Tiwa Savage-assisted new song to kindergarten rhymes. The highly vocal Twitter user described Tiwa as a great artiste but insisted the new work was ‘too disappointing.’ Tiwa Savage joined South African DJ group Major League and global DJz Major Lazer for new Amapiano single “Koo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has dared the National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party to suspend him from the opposition party. This development is coming after talks within the party saying that nobody is bigger than the party and that Gov. Wike may be suspended. African Examiner recalls that Gov. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A constitution lawyer, Mr Kayode Ajulo, says three governors from the North are willing to support the presidential bid of Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) candidate. Ajulo made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday, ahead of the 2023 General Elections. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem, has been discharged from the hospital after a successful kidney transplant. African Examiner recalls that in July, the singer disclosed that he was diagnosed with kidney failure and undergoing dialysis. This revelation led to financial support from fellow celebrities and fans. Last month it was announced that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Bank of Nigeria Ltd., in partnership with Verve International, has inaugurated the third National Consumer promo designed to reward users of FirstBank verve card with gifts and cash prizes. Mr Chuma Ezirim, Group Executive, e-Business and Retail Products, FirstBank, said this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. He said the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Flooding has displaced more than 2,000 persons in communities in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, the council Chairman, Ahmed Sarki-Usman, has said. Sarki-Usman said on Friday during an assessment visit to the flood-affected communities in Ekye Development Area, that the disaster took place on Sept.20. He said his visit was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A building has collapsed on Sonuga Street, Palm Avenue, in the Mushin area of Lagos State. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyinyolu, confirmed the development to our correspondent on Friday. He said, “A building has collapsed in Mushin few minutes ago. The rescue operation is ongoing.” As […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, carried out a social experiment by disguising as a civilian and driving at about 11:50pm through police checkpoints. Hundeyin said he passed through the first and second checkpoints, adding that his “papers weren’t even asked for.” Hundeyin attempted to stress how to relate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday, revealed that the Peoples Democratic Party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, is eying the Secretary to Government of the Federation position should the party win the 2023 presidential election. “Some people have been given positions as we speak. Ayu wants to become the SFG. These […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the Federal Government through the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) advises thirteen (13) States of the federation, to be on red alert against possible flooding, the National Emergency Management Agency NEMA, has asked Imo and Abia states of South East geo political zone of the country to also take note of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, is going to expose some ‘bad characters’ in the Peoples Democratic Party today (Friday), ahead of the 2023 elections. Wike had hinted on this while addressing a meeting of the state PDP stakeholders he convened in Government House, Port Harcourt on Thursday. Governor Wike’s camp and that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eight suspected vandals have been nabbed for their involvement in attack and stealing of electrical installations belonging to the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC). Head, Corporate Communications, of the Organization, Mr Emeka Ezeh, disclosed in a statement on Thursday that the vandals were apprehended within a period of one-months in different states […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has described the United States as Nigeria’s main trading partner and one of ‘‘our most important diplomatic partners,’’ underscoring the need for concerted efforts to increase the volume of bilateral trade. Buhari spoke at a meeting with the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) at the Nigeria International Economic […]
By Ismaila Uba Misilli (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya recently inaugurated the Gombe Investment Summit (GoInvest2022) Steering Committee tasked with the responsibility of planning and staging the upcoming 1st Gombe State Investment Summit proposed for October this year under the theme: ‘lndustrialisation,the Pathway to innovation, Transformation and Development of Gombe State. The Committee, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police Operatives of the Enugu State Command serving in Unity Division, have , Rescued twelve kidnapped victims at different locations within the state. The suspected kidnappers, had blocked the road between Ekwegbe-Agu and Neke-Uno communities respectively in Enugu East and Igbo-Etiti local government areas yesterday , along Enugu/Opi/Nsukka Highway. According to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A recently unveiled book has uncovered the untold stories of world’s top African American professional wrestling champions. The book entitled, “Pro Wrestling’s Black World Champions”, is co-authored by the late Julian L.D. Shabazz, historian and leading authority on the history of African-American wrestlers, and his brother professor and scholar David L. Shabazz. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has enjoined the Federal Government and other development partners to intervene as he described his state as the erosion capital of Nigeria. According to Soludo, erosion and other ecological problems are wearing away 30 to 40 per cent of the state’s landmass. The former […]
