(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The new head of Turkey’s central bank said she has been priced out of Istanbul’s property market by rampant inflation, leaving no choice for the former finance executive but to move back in with her parents. “We haven’t found a home in Istanbul. It’s terribly expensive. We’ve moved in with my parents,” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage, got a new home worth billions of naira in London has sparked reactions in social media. The African Examiner writes that Tiwa Savage took to her Instagram reel on Saturday to upload a picture of an apartment with the caption: “Copped my first key in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says the 2022 floods impacted 16,000 families, while 6,000 farmers lost various seedlings and farm produce in Lagos State. The Lagos Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, said this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has commended the level of global recognition of the Nigerian entertainment industry, stating that the industry is conquering the world. Musawa, represented by Mariam Ajaga, her Special Adviser on Visual Arts and Culture, gave the assessment in her speech at the 4th […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Wahab Shittu has said that the decision of the apex court on Nnamdi Kanu is in line with the law. The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), should face trial despite a previous dismissal of charges […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio has given more details about events in the aftermath of his 61st birthday colloquium, saying he was exhausted. The former Akwa Ibom governor held the event in Abuja with several reports saying he slumped on the occasion. But giving details about what transpired on that day, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unai Emery insists Aston Villa cannot afford to start dreaming of a Premier League title challenge despite their “amazing” rise to third place. Emery’s side have moved within two points of leaders Liverpool after statement victories over Manchester City and Arsenal in their last two league games. Villa also advanced to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has assured foreign investors of ease in the repatriation of funds as the Federal Government ramps up efforts to attract more businesses to the country. Tinubu spoke on Friday when he received Letters of Credence from the Ambassador of Hungary, Lorand Endreffy; the High Commissioner of Rwanda, Christophe Bazivamo, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – World football-governing body, FIFA has approved a total of 30 Nigerian referees to be placed on the international lists for the year 2024. Among them are eleven referees, eleven assistant Referees, four beach soccer referees and four futsal referees. According to the Nigeria Football Federation NFF Communication department, this was contained in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Niger’s deposed president Mohamed Bazoum must be freed immediately from detention, where he has been held since a July 26 coup, the court of the West African bloc, ECOWAS, ordered on Friday. The court called for his “immediate and unconditional release” and ordered that Bazoum be reinstated, according to the judge in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Niger’s ruling military has agreed to terms and conditions of a transition back to civilian rule, and will present the plan to a regional bloc, the chief diplomat from mediator Togo announced Thursday. Speaking on Niger’s national television, Togo Foreign Minister Robert Dussey said he had reached an agreement “on the content […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, has met with wives of state governors in Abuja. Addressing the governors’ wives on Thursday in a statement signed by her SA Media, Busola Kukoyi, Senator Tinubu noted that it has become imperative for the forum to be held so that she can update them […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Thursday received the trophy of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), ahead of the opening of the tournament in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire in 2024. The trophy, arriving from Morocco, touched down in Lagos on Thursday. The trophy was presented to Sanwo-Olu by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has sent his condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the late Dr. Thomas John, former Group Managing Director of the erstwhile Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has sympathized with the Ezeife family, the people, and the government of Anambra state on the passing of Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, former governor of the state. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday said the country’s inflation rate and the pressures on the exchange rate will reduce in the coming year. While the country’s inflation rate jumped to 27.33% for November – the highest in 18 years, the apex bank’s governor Yemi Cardoso projects a slump in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lionel Messi and Aitana Bonmati were named as finalists for the FIFA best players of the year awards by world football’s governing body on Thursday. Messi was awarded a record-extending eighth Ballon d’Or crown in October in Paris, while Bonmati took the women’s prize after starring for Spain in their Women’s World […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The political tsunami sweeping Rivers State appears unabating as three more commissioners on Thursday resigned from Governor Sim Fubara’s cabinet. The latest to pull out of the cabinet are the Commissioner for Works George-Kelly Alabo – who served in the same capacity under Nyesom Wike’s government – and the Social Welfare and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian entertainer, Charles Oputa better known as Charly Boy has opened up about his recent battle with prostate cancer. In an Instagram post, he talked about his journey fighting cancer and how he “cheated death” this year. “Many things bin happen dis year 2023. The good, the bad and the ugly. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has cautioned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. According to Primate Ayodele, God has departed from Wike and President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, will fight the former Rivers State governor. In a statement by […]
