(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have apprehended a total of thirteen criminal male suspects involved in various nefarious Activities in parts of the state. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe disclosed this in a statement made available to African Examiner Wednesday in Enugu. He said the state Commissioner of Police, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has urged the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to address charges introduced for National Identification Number (NIN) integration and verification. Dr Jumoke Oduwole, PEBEC Secretary/Special Adviser to the President, Ease of Doing Business, in a statement, said this would enable passport applicants get faster and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Under 17 Men’s Football team, Golden Eaglets will resume camp on Wednesday after taking a break due to the general elections. Mr Nduka Ugbade, Coach for the U-17 team, tolld the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja said about 90 of the players who have undergone an earlier Magnetic Resonance […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prosecutors have sought nine-year prison terms for two Liberian government officials charged with raping two South Korean teenage girls while visiting the port city of Busan to attend an international event. Sources said this on Tuesday. The two in their 50s and 30s, respectively, were charged with enticing two female middle school […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – British intelligence update on Tuesday said due to a shortage of ammunition, Russia is using outdated shells in the war against Ukraine. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) in London said in its daily update that the ammunition had previously been deemed unserviceable. “In recent weeks, Russian artillery ammunition shortages have likely worsened […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived late Tuesday in Moscow for a visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, al-Assad’s office said. Al-Assad and Putin will meet on Wednesday, state media in Syria and Russia reported. A Kremlin statement said the two would discuss mutually beneficial political, humanitarian, and economic cooperation. Russia has been […]
…..Says Competence, Character Speaks for Him. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour party (LP) Obidients Movement has resolved to throw its support behind the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, in the March 18 election directing all its members in the state to come out en masse to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the March 18, 2023 governorship election in Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Sunday, reportedly escaped “gunmen attack” along the Warri-Sapele highway. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Dennis Otu, Oborevwori was on his way from Sapele heading to Osubi when the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Oyo State, Michael Lana, has stepped down and endorsed Governor Seyi Makinde for a second term of office. Lana made this disclosure while addressing journalists in Ibadan on Tuesday. Contrary to speculations in some quarters that the former Attorney-General of Oyo had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – China will once again start issuing a range of visas to foreigners as of Wednesday, the country’s foreign ministry said, in a major easing of travel restrictions in place since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The move marks the latest step towards reopening China to the outside world, as Beijing breaks […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dozens of Women in Umunze Community in the Orumba South Council area of Anambra State, South East Nigeria, Tuesday staged a peaceful protest over the killing of a 72 year old Woman by suspected ritualists and incessant raping of their Women by boys from Ebonyi state. The protest by the Women, paralyzed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A film entitled, “All Quiet On The Western Front”, directed by Villa Aurora Alumnus, Edward Berger has won an astounding four Oscars at the 95th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday. The ceremony which was held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, is aimed honoring […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidency has stated that the February 25 presidential election is an “improvement” on the previous polls. In a statement issued on Monday, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, stated that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration deserves “credit” for the conduct of the just-ended election. The African Examiner recalls that the Independent National Electoral Commission […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has reacted to the controversial issue surrounding Cubana Chief Priest and his alleged Kenyan side chick. The African Examiner recalls that anonymous blogger Gistlover claimed that the Kenyan lady reached out to her and claimed to have a child for the celebrity barman. This development has sparked […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Education Cannot Wait (ECW) has announced a new fast-acting $2 million First Emergency Response Grant for Chad to ameliorate the impact of the massive floods that swept across the country recently. This is coming as a response to floods that destroyed and damaged schools as well as impacted 1.5 million people in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cyclone Freddy, packing powerful winds and torrential rain, killed more than 100 people in Malawi and Mozambique on its return to southern Africa’s mainland, authorities said Monday. Freddy, on track, to become the longest-lasting storm on record, barrelled through southern Africa at the weekend for the second time within a few weeks, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday said old N200, N500, N1,000 bank notes remain legal tender Till December 31, 2023. The apex bank’s Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin stated this in a statement on Monday. “In compliance with the established tradition of obedience to court orders and sustenance […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has revealed that he has no preferred candidates for the leadership of both chambers who will constitute the 10th National Assembly. Tinubu, who was represented by the Vice President-Elect, Kashim Shettima, disclosed this at the meeting with new members-elect to the National Assembly. A member-elect for Bungudu/Maru Federal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has exonerated President Mohammadu Buhari of any blame for not implementing the supreme court judgment on Nigeria’s new monetary policy. A statement from the Presidency also absolved the president of insinuation that he instructed the CBN and the attorney general of the federation of not implementing the supreme court judgment […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday said the old naira notes remain legal tender in the state. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement signed by the Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, called on business owners, especially retailers, to accept the old N500 and N1,000 notes in line with the […]
