(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood Yoruba actor, John Adewuni, popularly known as Tafa Oloyede is dead. According to Osun state Secretary of the Theater Arts and Motion Picture Producers Association of Nigeria, Ademola Oyedokun, the late Tafa Oloyede died in Osogbo on Tuesday. He said, “He (Tafa Oloyede) is dead. I just left the mortuary. I […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Football Federation have confirmed the receipt of an in-depth technical report on the Super Eagles’ outing at the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cameroon from the team’s technical crew led by Augustine Eguavoen. The NFF Scribe, Mohammed Sanusi, in an official press statement issued Tuesday revealed that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of Abia State University Uturu, ABSU, has banned students from driving private vehicles on campus. The ban was contained in a press statement issued Tuesday by the Registrar, Dr. Acho Elendu. The action is believed to be part of efforts to avoid an ostentatious show of affluence or flagrance display […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said 1,350,000 passport booklets were printed and distributed by the Federal Government in 2021, almost double of what was achieved in 2020. The minister spoke at a Lagos Business School, LBS, Forum themed, “Nigeria in Challenging Times: The Contributions of the Ministry of Interior […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Winner of BBNaija season 4 Lockdown edition, Mercy Eke aka Lambo has stated she can’t wait to experience pregnancy. The entrepreneur revealed this in a recent tweet in reaction to the news of Rihanna’s pregnancy for her boyfriend, A$AP Rocky. While the reality TV star divulged her thirst to experience conception at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Happiness filled the air yesterday for non-immigrant visa applicants in Nigeria, following the kick-off of the no-interview visa renewal regime by the United States (U.S.) Mission in Lagos. The new visa application regime, which was unveiled at a briefing at the U.S. Consulate in Lagos, is a pilot project, which the mission […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has enjoined Nigerian youths to register and get their permanent voter cards (PVCs) so that they can vote in the 2023 elections. Ambode disclosed this in a statement shared on his verified social media platforms on Tuesday, saying that power is in the hands of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed the release of four of the 22 women recently abducted by insurgents in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno. African Examiner reports that 22 women and two men were abducted by insurgents in three separate attacks on Pemi, Kautikari and Korohuma areas of Chibok […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Christian Association of Nigeria in the 19 Northern states and Abuja has refuted claims that it has endorsed Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State for the 2023 presidential election. The organization disclosed that it had never endorsed any individual for any elective position in the history of elections in Nigeria since […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Rochas Okorocha has tagged Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, as an intelligent smart man who took advantage of the Igbo’s unhappiness and naivety. The former Imo governor disclosed this while speaking with Arise TV as he commented on IPOB’s secessionist agitation in the Southeast. According to him, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Tuesday, repeated gunshots were heard near the presidential palace in Bissau, the capital city of Guinea-Bissau. As of the time of filing this report, it is not yet clear those responsible for the gunfire, as soldiers are said to have surrounded the building where President Umaro Sissoco Embaló is reportedly presiding […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja pledged his commitment to hand over a strong repositioned agriculture-led, diversified home-grown economy, stable democracy and revamped armed and security forces to the next administration. Speaking at a dinner in honour of the 2022 Committee of Business, Political, Media and Civil Society Leaders, the President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A mango plantation belonging to former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been burnt down by unknown hoodlums at Howe community in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue state. African Examiner gathered that the 140 hectares plantation was torched at about 2 pm on Saturday by the arsonists following probable disagreements with the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has taken into custody, the managing director of Medview Airline, Mr Muneer Bankole. He was reportedly detained yesterday afternoon at the headquarters of the EFCC in Jabi, Abuja. A source familiar with the case disclosed that Bankole, who arrived at the EFCC complex at 11 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers Mr Hope Ikiriko, said no fewer than 82 illegal crude oil refineries across communities within the area have been destroyed. Ikiriko, in a statement released in Port Harcourt by Mr Madu Madueke, the Press Secretary of the council, said the destruction was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife chapter, yesterday embarked on indefinite strike over unpaid allowances of members. African Examiner reports that the union sought the permission of its national secretariat to embark on strike during the last emergency congress on January 11. The union announced the […]
