(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Global experts at the ongoing 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Egypt, have endorsed a new climate finance roadmap to mobilize $1 trillion in annual external finance required by emerging markets and developing countries, excluding China. The roadmap draws on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gombe State, under the dynamic leadership of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has won the World Bank’s States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability, and Sustainability ( SFTAS) Award in four key categories due to reforms that have impacted positively on its fiscal transparency and accountability in public resource management. SFTAS is a programme that encourages […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Manchester United interim manager, Ralf Rangnick, has reacted to Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portugal captain alleged that he had ‘never even heard’ of him. It could be recalled that Ronaldo had recently slammed Rangnick during an interview with Piers Morgan, saying that he had ‘never heard’ of the German. The Portugal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Netizens have captured the moment the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress – In a video posted on Twitter, Tinubu during his speech said, ” God bless Nigeria, God bless PD..and immediately changed it to God bless APC, APC, and then added God bless APC. @OkeyMachine1of1 writes: Dementia is real, as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The lawmaker representing Mushin Constituency II at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Sobur Olayiwola Olawale is dead. He died at the age of 60. Olawale, who is better known as Omititi in his constituency was among those who graced the inauguration of the campaign of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Presidential […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The German city Cologne has announced its plan to return 92 Benin bronzes from the collection of the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum to Nigeria. The decision was reached at the request of the Nigerian partners and three works, according to the announcement on Tuesday, should be returned to Nigeria before the end of December, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian pop stars Tems and Burna Boy were among the nominees for the 65th annual Grammy Awards announced on Tuesday. Tems was nominated alongside Future and Drake in the Best Melodic Rap Performance category for the song, ‘Wait for U’. The song was also nominated in the Best Rap Song category. Tems, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Donald Trump pulled the trigger on a third White House run on Tuesday night, setting the stage for a bruising Republican nomination battle after a poor midterm election showing by his hand-picked candidates weakened his grip on the party. Trump officially launched a campaign for president in 2024, filing papers with the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The fifth edition of the New Media, Citizens and Governance conference has been scheduled to hold at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja tomorrow. The conference tagged, “Protecting Digital Rights in Closing Spaces”, is organized by Enough is Enough Nigeria, BudgIT Foundation, and Paradigm Initiative (PIN). The one-day hybrid transnational conference […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the recent gaffe by presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is “divine proclamation” for the PDP. African Examiner had reported how Tinubu, who is the presidential candidate of the APC, suffered a gaffe while speaking at the flag-off of his campaign in Plateau state. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi has stated he has no time to reply or pay attention to Anambra Governor Charles Soludo who clamped down on him on Monday. Rather, he said he is preoccupied with convincing voters a new Nigeria is possible through rigorous campaigns. He spoke […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s ‘shim’ Okuneye Idris Olarenwaju aka Bobrisky has expressed gratitude to his/her partner for monthly upkeep. The controversial crossdresser, who has continued to hammer that he’s become a female, claimed that his/her partner doles out $17,000 for his/her monthly expenses. Bob gave a breakdown of the money explaining $7,000 was meant for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Argentina’s Lionel Messi has picked out Brazil, France and England as the biggest threats to his dream of finally adding a FIFA World Cup winners’ medal to his bulging trophy cabinet. The 35-year-old Paris St-Germain (PSG) forward will again shoulder Argentina’s hopes in Qatar as they bid to deliver the South American […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Head coach José Peseiro has the full complement of invited players as Nigeria get set for their international friendly with Portugal in Lisbon on Thursday, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says. Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, disclosed in a statement on Tuesday that players in camp included goalkeepers Francis Uzoho, Maduka Okoye […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union Of Universities, University of Lagos Branch, has said it is set to draw the attention of Nigerians to the Federal Government’s attempt to casualise the academia. As such, Chairman, ASUU UNILAG, Dr Dele Ashiru, said a protest rally, titled, ‘The casualisation of intellectualism in Nigeria,’ would hold today, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian military has declared 19 suspected terrorists wanted and placed a N5 million bounty on each of them. The details of the 19 terrorists are contained in a poster released by the Director of Defence Information at the Defence Headquarters, Jimmy Akpor. The information on the poster revealed that the N5 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two police officers were killed on Monday after a truck ran over them on their way to work in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The incident occurred in the Adebayo area of Ado Ekiti along the Ado-Ifaki dual carriageway. The police spokesperson in the state, Sunday Abutu, said the two officers were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN human rights chief Volker Türk says a steep rise in civilian casualties across Somalia, largely at the hands of Al-Shabaab militants, has exacerbated an already grim human rights and humanitarian situation there. According to latest UN figures, at least 613 civilians have been killed and 948 injured so far this […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, adjourned indefinitely the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Mr Kanu is being prosecuted on terrorism and treasonable felony charges before Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Mrs Nyako had dismissed eight of the 15 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has sanctioned Arise TV for airing fake reports about the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu. The television station was fined N2m for breaching the broadcasting code. Recall that Arise TV apologised on Sunday after reporting the Independent National Broadcasting Commission […]
