(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Angel, Soma and Venita, housemates of the ongoing Big Brother Naija reality show, have been evicted from the show. Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, the host of the show, announced the eviction of the trio during the eviction night on Sunday. According to the vote percentage revealed after the eviction process, Venita had the least […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leaders from Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Eritrea, have made a strong plea for action to rescue a world teetering on the precipice of climate catastrophe and struggling under the weight of an outdated and unfair global financial system. The leaders made the call in their statements at the ongoing UN General Assembly’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The number of people arriving in Ethiopia due to the conflict in Sudan has reached 81,095, according to the UN migration agency. As of Sept. 16, a total of 81,095 crossings had been made by returnees, refugees and asylum seekers from conflict-affected Sudan to its neighbour, Ethiopia, the International Organisation for Migration […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved a three-month grace period for owners of 189 undeveloped plots of land in the territory to begin to develop them or get their allocation papers revoked. Director of Information and Communication at the FCT Administration, Mr Muhammad Sule, stated on Sunday in Abuja that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media are reacting to the statement of social media influencer, Japheth Omojuwa, who praised President Bola Tinubu over the ringing of the closing bell at the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), New York, the United States. The African Examiner recalls that Tinubu, last Wednesday, after his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 35 people have died in a fire explosion at an illegal fuel depot located in the town of Seme-Podji near the Republic of Benin’s border with Nigeria. The incident happened on Saturday when the warehouse used for smuggled fuel exploded into flames. According to eyewitnesses, a local resident stated that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kebbi Government has appealed to the residents of Birnin Kebbi and its environs to be patient as the total blackout being experienced would soon be over. Alhaji Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to the Kebbi Governor disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Worried by the alarming rate of insecurity currently confronting South East Nigeria, which has continued to claim dozens of lives, President General of Igbo umbrella body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Engr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has said that he is ready to lay down his life for peace to reign in Igbo land. President General of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Troops of 103 Battalion (Rear) of 82 Division Nigerian Army, Enugu, Presently on Operation UDO KA II, meaning peace is better have, rescued a kidnapped victim, one Dr. Maxwell Ayim along Road Four Corner-Agbogwe in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. The rescue operation was conducted when troops deployed at Udi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Even when things look at their bleakest for Manchester United. they have the individual quality to dig them out of a hole. Last night it was captain Bruno Fernandes to step up with a winning volley of such quality Robin van Persie would have taken it. What came before and afterwards was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International press Centre, IPC, Lagos South West Nigeria, through its Centre for Safety and Protection of Journalists (I-CSPJ), has condemned in strong terms the alleged gruesome killing of Hamisu Danjibga, a veteran radio Reporter in Zamfara State who was found dead in a soak away pit in his house, on Wednesday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, has described as “enemies of the people” persons sharing old video clips of burning of a commercial bus at Nanka and killing of soldiers at Umunze both of which happened last year during the dark days of insecurity. He also said the antic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human Papillomavirus is a sexually transmitted disease that causes cervical cancer and other HPV-related diseases such as skin and vaginal warts. The Lagos State Government has postponed the introduction of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPVV) campaign earlier scheduled for Monday, Sept. 25, for logistics reasons as informed by the Federal Ministry of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer, Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman, better known as Oxlade, has opened up on why he restricted late rapper, Mohbad’s messages on Instagram. The African Examiner recalls that Oxlade recently came under attack after he uploaded a screenshot of his chat with Mohbad after he paid tribute to him which indicated that he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has said it will resume from its annual recess on Tuesday to continue the first legislative year of the 10th Assembly. Dr Yahaha Danzaria, the Clerk of the house, said this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. The 10th Assembly proceeded on its annual recess on July […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has joined Nigerians, the academia, and the scientific community in congratulating Professor Hippolite Amadi for being awarded the 2023 edition of The Nigeria Prize for Science. According to a statement issued on Friday by Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the Advisory Board of The Nigeria Prize for Science on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Friday, the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court adjourned the judgment in a suit seeking Timipre Sylva’s disqualification from contesting the November 11 Bayelsa governorship poll until Tuesday. Justice Inyang Ekwo had, on July 6, fixed Friday for the judgment. However, the matter, which was number one on the day’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has backtracked on its earlier claim that President Bola Tinubu is the first African leader to ring the closing bell at the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (NASDAQ) in New York. In a statement issued on Friday, the Presidency said it inadvertently made the claim based on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it will sanction fuel stations operators who alters petroleum pumps. Mr Farouk Ahmed, NMDPRA Chief Executive, said this during an interactive session with commissioners of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) on Friday in Abuja. Ahmed said that petrol stations […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou said Sunday’s north London derby at Arsenal will be a “great test” of his side’s flying start to the season. Postecoglou’s unbeaten team sit second in the Premier League, two places above Arsenal, after winning four of their first five games. Tottenham’s campaign opened with low expectations following […]
