(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan of $179.66 million to support government reforms to restore post-pandemic fiscal stability and economic recovery in Botswana. The funds for phase II of the programme will build on the successes of the first phase by supporting policy measures designed to boost economic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its efforts aimed at strengthening female political representation, the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria-Phase II (EU-SDGN II) project is set to train 60 female candidates for the 2023 General Elections in the country. The workshops for female candidates contesting in the 2023 Nigeria elections are set […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the murder of a student, Deborah Samuel, by religious extremists in a school in Sokoto, for alleged blasphemy on May 12. Atiku also explained that he deleted an earlier tweet on the matter because it didn’t get the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked Asiwaju Bola Tinubu through his aide Phrank Shaibu to come clean on his source of wealth. In a recent interview with BBC, Tinubu was asked about the source of his wealth and he responded by saying that he inherited a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Multi-million naira worth of goods have been destroyed when fire gutted some shops at a timber market known as Ogbo Osisi Bridgehead Market in Onitsha, Anambra State. It was gathered that the incident happened late on Saturday and about 28 large shops jointly shared the premises. According to the Chairman, Bridgehead Markets […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayern Munich suffered a major blow on Saturday with their iconic goalkeeper Manuel Neuer announcing he will be out for the rest of the season after breaking his leg while skiing. Neuer had gone for a break to try and get over Germany’s first-round exit at the World Cup. “Hey guys,” he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian disc jockey, DJ Cuppy has reacted to speculations that her fiance, Ryan Taylor cheated on her before proposing to her. Taking to her Instagram story, DJ Cuppy who is unbothered and unruffled with the rumours, shared a loved-up photo with her man. The daughter of Otedola is not allowing the rumours […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2023 general polls in Nigeria gathers steam, an ex- Senate president in the country, Senator Ken Nnamani, immediate past Chairman of All progressive Congress APC in Enugu State, Dr. Ben Nwoye, and a veteran politician, Gbazueagu Nweke Gbazueagu, fondly known as (GNG), have urged Enugu and the nation’s electorate to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two strong pillars of the Alhaji Atiku Abubakar political structure in the North East yesterday dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate to team up with the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC),Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. They are Alhaji Jamilu Gwamna who, until now, was the North East Coordinator of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigeria joins nations of the globe to mark the 2022 international Hunan rights day, WomenAid Collective WACOL, a non- governmental organization NGO, has posited that arms of governments, the Executive, legislative and judiciary, and at different levels have an obligation to protect, respect, and remedy any violations in human rights. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Morocco became the first African nation to progress to a World Cup semi-final when they ended the hopes of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal at Al Thumama stadium on Saturday evening. Striker Youssef En-Nesyri scored the winning goal in the first half, leaping highest to beat goalkeeper Diogo Costa to the ball and heading […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After a scintillating quarter-final stage at the 2022 world cup, the tournament now enters the semi-finals. This follows the completion of the quarter-final matches on Saturday with Morocco shocking Portugal 1-0 . While France are the last team to book their place in the last four, after they saw off England 2-1. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has urged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to unite and cooperate with one another as a prerequisite for victory in the upcoming elections. The President made the comment when he received the governorship candidate of the APC in Katsina State Dr Dikko Radda and his running mate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Kumar Jugnauth has harped on need to support climate-smart development in Africa. This year’s edition of the African Economic Conference (AEC) opened today in Balaclava, the capital city of the island nation of Mauritius with a strong call for Africa to adopt smart technologies to tackle what […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party (LP) on Friday relieved the acting National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, of his duty while the Ogun chapter executives were also sacked for alleged anti-party activities. Umar Farouk, national secretary of the party, while addressing journalists in Abuja, said the decision was reached at the end of the meeting […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – American rapper, Kanye West’s downfall continues as the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has withdrawn an honourary doctorate awarded to him. The school said the decision on Thursday was based on the consequence of West’s anti-Semitic remarks against Black and Jewish people, CNN reports. SAIC said in a statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite counter announcements by various groups in Igbo land, including the proscribed Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB led by incarcerated, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, asking people to ignore the five days Sit- at home order by one Simon Ekpa, some hoodlums on Saturday morning engaged in heavy shootings in Enugu, setting police van […]
… As Ezbar Honours Personalities (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigerians continue to pass through the current untold hardship and sufferings occasioned by the ongoing political and economic instability in the nation, president of Customary Court of Appeal, Enugu state, Hon. Justice G.C Nnamani, has advocated a revolution via the ballot box, and not gun barrels […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations (UN) global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, has announced a fast-acting $2 million grant to ameliorate the impact of crisis and climate change-related flooding in Sudan. The 12-month grant is aimed at providing access to safe learning environments for children and adolescents […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tite confirmed that it was the “end of a cycle” for him as coach of Brazil after the favourites were dumped out of the World Cup in the quarter-finals on penalties by Croatia on Friday. The 61-year-old, who has been in charge since 2016, had previously made it no secret that he […]
