(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Patrick Obahiagbon, a former member of the House of Representatives, has stated that the Labour Party (LP) will not get up to 25 per cent of votes in 24 states in the 2023 elections. The former lawmaker stated this when he appeared on The Morning Show, a programme on Arise Television. According […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pat Utomi, professor of political economy, has stated that portals to allow Nigerians both home and abroad to donate funds to the campaign of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, will be opened next week. The Labour Party chieftain made this known on Sunday when he appeared on Sunday Politics, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – John Legend, the popular US singer, has talked about his strained relationship with Kanye West, the rapper. Legend stated this during an interview with the Newyorker saying that Kanye was upset after he didn’t support his presidential bid. African Examiner recalls that Legend was not in support of West’s presidential ambition in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has denied ownership of some properties in Lagos linked to him. Such properties include Oriental Hotel and Civic Center. Mr Tinubu, in a documentary on his achievements as Lagos State Governor, said he only provided the environment for investors to invest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Five persons, including a couple and their daughter died in a an accident in Enugu Agidi, along Enugu-Awka expressway in Anambra State. The crash, which occurred around 7.20pm on Sunday, involved a Red Truck and a black Lexus RX330 Jeep with five persons on board. African Examiner gathered that the truck driver, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liz Truss will be the next United Kingdom Prime Minister after winning the party vote on Monday. Truss of the Conservative Party is Britain’s Foreign Secretary and set to be the country’s next Prime Minister. She will be replacing Boris Johnson. Truss while speaking in London, said she would deliver. Truss, who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court of Kenya on Monday dismissed a petition challenging William Ruto as president-elect, paving the way for his swearing-in next week in line with the country’s constitution. A seven-judge bench unanimously agreed that Ruto met the constitutional threshold to be declared the east African nation’s fifth president, putting to rest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A PDP stalwart Senator Dino Melaye, has stated that the party has no position to offer former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, in the party’s campaign team. He made this known in a statement on his verified Facebook page Sunday night, describing the former minister as a “political scavenger”. He said, “My attention […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of United Nigeria Airways says a middle-aged man was apprehended and taken for interrogation after he was found on a parked aircraft in the early hours of Sunday. Mr Achillus Chud- Uchegbu, the airline’s spokesman said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. Chud- Uchegbu said that the unidentified […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in Ogun have arrested a pastor for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old choir member at Agbado area. Police spokesman in the state, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, stated on Sunday that the 38-year-old pastor is the General Overseer of the church. His arrest followed a complaint lodged at the Agbado Divisional Headquarters of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen on Saturday abducted scores of travelers on Benin-Owo Expressway in Ifon , the headquarters of Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. The number of victims could not be ascertained as some sources said the victims were over 40 while others gave their number as 32. One of the sources at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Executive Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said that the goal of the state government is to be the home of culture and tourism in the whole of West Africa. The governor disclosed this at opening ceremony of the maiden edition of the Edo State International Film Festival (ESIFF), […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Remi Tinubu, the wife of the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Bola Tinubu, has come under severe criticism after a video of her making a derogatory remark against the Igbos emerged online. In the video that has since gone viral, Remi Tinubu, who is a serving senator […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Education, has directed all nursery, primary, and secondary schools in the state to resume Monday, September 5, 2022, for the beginning of the 2022/2023 academic session. This was announced by the Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, in a circular issued by the Director-General, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An 18-year-old man, Adamu Musa of Unguwar Magina, Buji town, in Buji Local Government Area, Jigawa State, drowned in a pond as he tried to rescue his Cow that slipped and fell into the pond during grazing around the area. The Jigawa State Command’s Public Relations Officer, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has refuted claims that he was present at the rally organised in Ibadan by supporters of the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi. It could be recalled that supporters of Peter Obi, fondly called Obidients, thronged the streets of Ibadan, Oyo State capital on Saturday, September 3, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians, especially politicians who engage in campaigns likely to undermine national interest will spend 20 years in jail without an option of fine, the proposed Electoral Offences Commission Bill has said. The bill currently being considered by the House of Representatives after its passage by the Senate also provides for a 20-year […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ten buildings were consumed by fire when a tanker laden with 45, 000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit crashed, spilling its content at Ifo in Ogun. A statement issued on Saturday in Lagos by Ibrahim Farinloye, Zonal Coordinator, South West, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said the incident occurred at about 7.00 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dumebi Kachikwu, embattled African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, says he remain the party’s candidate for 2023 election, in spite of his purported suspension by the National Working Committee (NWC). Kachikwu said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. African Examiner reports that the ADC NWC, headed by Chief Ralph Nwosu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Saturday lost 0-4 to world champions U.S. in the opening game of their two-match tour. Nigeria in this match missed the services of midfielders Ngozi Okobi-Okoeghene, Halimatu Ayinde as well as captain Onome Ebi. However, some national under-20 team players were invited to join the squad. But this […]
