(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City have it all to do if they are to overhaul leaders Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table. Reigning champions City can move back to within five points of the Gunners away to Chelsea today after Arsenal dropped points in Tuesday’s goalless draw with Newcastle. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The suspect who allegedly carried out a fatal bombing in Kogi during a visit by President Muhammadu Buhari has been arrested. The State Security Service (SSS) announced the arrest in a statement on Wednesday by its spokesperson, Peter Afunanya. African Examiner reported the explosion last Thursday close to the palace of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Igbo umbrella socio-cultural body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has hailed Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State over the listing of Enugu as an oil producing State. African Examiner recalled that following the outcome of a meeting late last year by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) in Abuja, it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After the crash of his 15 years marriage, popular Nollywood actor, Yomi Alore, aka Yomi Gold, has announced the end of his second marriage to his new wife, actress Ameenat Abisola a.k.a Meenah. This development is coming less than a year after the actor got married to the actress in January 2022. […]
Pele was buried in his final resting place Tuesday as millions of fans in Brazil and around the world mourned the sports legend. Newly inaugurated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva paid his respects at Vila Belmiro, the stadium where Pelé played for most of his career. Pele was being laid to rest in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigeria counts down to its forthcoming 2023 general polls, pioneer members of the Enugu state chapter of the All progressive Congress APC, who pride themselves as the ‘Mainstream Members’ of the party, have Insisted to vote and canvass support for the ruling party’s presidential Candidate, but will vote only Credible flag […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Nigerian national, Eze Ndubuisi, has been arrested in India for duping a trader using fake websites. The 42-year-old was arrested in Navi Mumbai where he was residing, following a complaint from a trader from Tuticorin, Panimaya Manoj. According to Times of India, Manoj filed a complaint with the cyber police stating […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in signed the 2023 Budget of N21.83 trillion along with the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Bill into law. Speaking at the signing of the eighth and final annual budget of his administration, the President said the aggregate expenditures of N21.83 trillion, is an increase of N1.32 trillion over […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, says he pities his Labour Party, LP, counterpart, Peter Obi, following his endorsement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Tinubu said Obasanjo cannot win his polling unit; hence Obi is at risk for associating with the former president. Speaking through the Director of Media […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation says the “subjective support” for Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, by former President Olusegun Obasanjo is his personal wish. The Spokesperson of the organisation, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, said in a statement in Abuja that Obasanjo’s wish did not reflect the opinion or position […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will be unveiled before thousands of fans at Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr club on Tuesday, a spokesman said, after sealing a shock move estimated at more than 200 million euros. The 37-year-old great, a five-time winner of the Ballon d’Or, will arrive late on Monday with his family […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director, of New Media of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has stated that former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of Labour Party (LP)’s presidential flagbearer, Peter Obi is “inexplicable and an exercise in futility”. Fani-Kayode disclosed this on his social media accounts as he responded to Obasanjo’s New Year […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former minister of Foreign Affairs, Bolaji Akinyemi, says that former President, Olusegun Obasanjo is the foundation of Nigeria’s problem. Akinyemi disclosed this when he appeared on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics as he reacted to the recent endorsement of Obasanjo to the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for the presidency in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pa Ayo Adebanjo, the leader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere has stated that Nigeria will be in trouble if Labour Party presidential aspirant, Peter Obi loses the forthcoming election. The 94-year-old elder statesman stated that he was not surprised that former President, Olusegun Obasanjo supported Peter Obi as Obasanjo has always […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi as his preferred contestant for the 2023 general elections. In his 2023 New Year message personally signed by the ex-President which was delivered through his spokesman, Kehinde Akinyemi. Obasanjo described Obi as his mentee and said the […]
….Donates Campaign Office In Abia (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 2023 general polls in Nigeria, a campaign support group for the ruling All progressive Congress APC presidential project under the platform of South East progressives Movement for Tinubu/Shettima has vowed to mobilize not less 3 million votes for the party’s flag bearer and his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has declared that Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has renewed hope for free, fair and credible elections this year with his recent warning, charging security agencies to maintain a high sense of professionalism and desist from behaviour that would bring disrepute to the service as well as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tottenham Hotspur missed the chance to move back into the top four of the Premier League after falling behind for the 10th successive game in all competitions, as Emiliano Buendía and Douglas Luiz’s second-half goals guided Aston Villa to a 2-0 win, continuing their fine start to life under Unai Emery. Antonio […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has approved the release of 11 prisoners from the Nigerian Correctional Service in celebration of the new year 2023. This is an exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 212 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria(as amended) and on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has opened up concerning the political war that led to the removal of Uche Secondus as national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike, while speaking at the Eneka Road Roundabout, venue of the flag-off ceremony for the construction of Eneka -Igbo Etche Road dualisation project […]
