(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United extended their unbeaten streak at Old Trafford to 20 matches, blitzing Real Betis 4-1 in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League last-16 tie. Seeking an immediate remedy to his side’s 7-0 trouncing to rivals Liverpool on Sunday evening, Erik ten Hag had a smile on his face after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its activities to mark this year’s International Women’s Day, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), has announced a $1.35 million grant to advance gender equality for global education in emergencies and protracted crisis responses. ECW is the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises. It supports quality […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Command on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 arraigned one Chidi Ogbodo before Justice V.N Ajogwu of the State High Court, Enugu on one count charge bordering on personation. The defendant sometime in January 2022 allegedly fraudulently presented himself as the owner of a plot of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has warned members of his constituency to vote only for the candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, or risk not getting any dividends of democracy from him. In a video that has since gone viral, Soludo was seen telling members of the Igbo-Uwku/Aguata 2 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six people have been declared dead from the accident involving a train and a Lagos state staff bus. The African Examiner reports that the accident happened on Thursday morning around the Shogunle and Ikeja axis after the staff bus veered into the rail track and was crushed by an oncoming train. Many […]
(AFRKCAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Thursday decried the rejection of old naira notes by traders and business owners in the state. Akeredolu in a statewide broadcast in Akure, said the rejection of the old naira notes was a flagrant disobedience of the law. The governor explained that rejecting the old […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), has expressed concern over the number of associations applying to register as medical laboratory science operators. The Registrar-General of CAC, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, in a statement said this when he received the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), Dr Tosan Erhabor in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 110 terrorists were killed in Burkina Faso within a few days as the government targeted rebel groups in the north and the south of the West African country with airstrikes. An army spokesperson confirmed the offensive without saying how many people have been killed so far. In the north of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said the draft migrant legislation proposed by the United Kingdom Government will result in a de facto “asylum ban”. UNHCR, in a statement, said if adopted, the new bill would deny the right to seek refugee protection to people arriving irregularly in the UK, such as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actress and politician, Funke Akindele, has called on Lagosians to vote for Abdul-Azeez Adediran and herself, as their next Governor and Deputy Governor of Lagos State on Saturday. The renowned actress, who took to her Instagram page to solicit for votes, assured Lagos residents of high level productivity and boosting of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An unspecified number of people have been injured after a passenger train crushed a Lagos State Government staff bus in the PWD area of the state. The incident happened around past 7am on Thursday. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Taofiq Adebayo, said rescue operation was ongoing. “The accident […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria premier football league NPFL, top flight club, Rangers Inter. FC of Enugu Wednesday trashed Amateur INGAS FC 5-1 in the 2023 edition of the State F.A/Aiteo cup final match played at the Rangers Practice Pitch Enugu. African Examiner Sports reports that players of Ingas F.C of New Haven, Enugu could not […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Pan-Yoruba Socio-cultural Group, Afenifere and the Committee of Indigenes of Lagos State on Wednesday declared support for the Labour Party (LP) Governorship Candidate in Lagos State, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. The groups officially declared support for Rhodes-Vivour at a news conference in Ikeja. Speaking on behalf of the groups, Chief Supo Shonibare, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the governorship and state house of assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, March 11. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the governorship and state house of assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, March 11. He said following the ruling by the Presidential Election Petition […]
…..Both winning 1:0 in first leg (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayern Munich ended the Champions League hopes of Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, beating the French club 2-0 in the second leg of their last-16 tie to reach the quarter-finals 3-0 on aggregate. Leading 1-0 from the first leg in Paris last month, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting put […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians living in the country to support President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as he takes over the reins of government on May 29. A statement signed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu said Buhari spoke at a Town Hall […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Fuji artist, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, aka KWAM 1 De Ultimate, has opened up on why he declined to kiss his wife at his 66th birthday party. The African Examiner recalls that a video in which the singer publicly refused to kiss his wife sparked social media reactions. Reacting to this development, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Lagos State, Sanwo-Olu, has tasked the youths to drop the question about “who ordered the shooting” and put themselves in his shoes. It could be recalled that over two years ago, soldiers opened fire on peaceful protesters at Lekki toll gate in Lagos and Babajide Sanwo-Olu has opened up on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the March 11, Governorship and State Houses of Assembly in Nigeria, some human rights groups, under the platform of ‘International College For Rights And Democracy And Eastern Democracy And Rights Coalition have raised the alarm of alleged plots to cause violence and compromise the exercises in Enugu and Anambra […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Appeal Court on Wednesday rejected the request made by Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines used in the presidential election should not be reconfigured ahead of the governorship and state assembly elections this weekend. A three-member panel of the appellate court, led by […]
