(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The meeting of Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) who has reportedly agreed to work with President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sparked social media reaction.According to Daily Trust, Kwankwaso met Tinubu in Paris, the capital of France, where they had a meeting that lasted for four […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abdulaziz Yari, the senator-elect representing Zamfara West, has stated that it would be unfair to the northern part of the country if leaders of the three arms of government are from the south. Yari made this known during an interview with Arise TV on Tuesday. The African Examiner writes that the former […]
…..Ohanaeze Tells APC South East Are Not Ingrates (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Igbo socio-cultural umbrella organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has again waded into the controversy over the zoning of principal positions of the National Assembly, asking the upper Chamber of the Nigeria’s legislature to ignore it’s Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzo Kalu. The group […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says over N13trn was spent on subsidy payment in 16 years between 2005 and 2021. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, stated this on Monday in Abuja during the launch of the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian airline, Dana Air, has stated it will also be supporting Hilda Bacci, the celebrity chef. The African Examiner recalls that Hilda, a 27-year-old Nigerian, broke the current world record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual as she surpassed India’s Lata Tondon who set the record in 2019. Dana […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Police Command has opened on why it handcuffed popular Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti. The African Examiner writes that Kuti is presently in police custody, was handcuffed and taken to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, in Panti for further investigation and possible prosecution. The Inspector-General of Police, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the proposed commissioning of the Dangote Refinery by President Muhammadu Buhari on May 22, the Lagos State Government has urged residents to plan their movement in and out of the Lekki-Epe corridor between 8 am and 2 pm. The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, issued the alert […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira depreciated against the dollar on Monday, exchanging for N464 at the investors’ and exporters’ window. The rate represented a decrease of 0.36 per cent when compared to the N462.33 it exchanged at the close of business on May 12. The open indicative rate closed at N463 .50 to the dollar […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After the expiration of the two weeks ultimatum issued to the Federal Government, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has declared a five-day warning strike. The African Examiner recalls that in April, the association had threatened to go on strike if the federal government fails to pay the salary arrears of 2014, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Usman Baba, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has stated that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) will always defend the country’s democracy at all costs. Speaking at a news conference on Monday in Abuja, Baba made it clear that the May 29 inauguration at the federal and state levels is sacrosanct. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Skit maker and content creator, Kie Kie, has opened up on why she doesn’t share her husband’s face as much. Kiekie, speaking in a recent conversation with Chude, stated that she does not post her husband on her page because the page is for business and her husband is not a staff […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army has rescued another Chibok school girl, Saratu Dauda, who escaped from the captivity of Ukuba terrorists in the Sambisa forest, Borno State. The Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai, Maj-Gen Ibrahim Ali, said the ground troops took custody of the 25-year-old Dauda on May 6, 2023. While handing her over […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday said the social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha (alias Mompha), charged with N6 billion money laundering had been re-arrested. The EFCC counsel, Mr Suleiman Suleiman, told an Ikeja Special Offences Court that the prosecution in collaboration with its international partners had secured the arrest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barcelona president Joan Laporta said on Monday the club will “do everything possible” to bring Argentine superstar Lionel Messi back in the close season. The Paris Saint-Germain forward is set to leave in the summer when his contract expires and new La Liga champions Barcelona are hoping to lure their all-time top […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The commander of South Africa’s ground forces is in Moscow for talks, Russian news agencies said Monday, days after Washington accused Pretoria of secretly providing arms to Russia. Lieutenant General Lawrence Mbatha is heading a delegation that discussed “issues relating to military cooperation and interaction” with their Russian counterparts, the agencies said, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, pitched his support for the Stability Group rooting for the emergence of Senator Goodswill Akpabio and Senator Barau Jibrin as President and Deputy President of the 10th Senate. The Governor said he aligned himself with All Progressives Congress (APC) zoning decision, having read the legislative […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said he shared in the joy of celebrations as 27-year-old gourmet chef, Hilda Bassey Effiong, aka Hilda Baci, makes history by breaking the world record of longest hours of cooking, finding her way into the Guinness Book of Records, and placing Nigeria on the global spotlight. In […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Juventus grabbed a comfortable 2-0 win against second-bottom Cremonese in Serie A on Sunday, but the result was soured by another injury to midfielder Paul Pogba. Pogba, who returned to Juventus last summer, has struggled with injury since. He began the game well as he started a match for the first time […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – When actors, filmmakers and fans woke up on Sunday (yesterday), they did not expect that they would be thrown into another round of mourning after crying in quick succession over the deaths of some notable personalities in the industry in the space of a few days. But, that was exactly what happened […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barcelona won La Liga for the first time since 2019 by thrashing Espanyol 4-2 on Sunday, wrestling the title back from rivals Real Madrid. The Catalan giants clinched their 27th Spanish championship at the home of their neighbours, with scenes turning ugly at full time as celebrating Barcelona players were chased from […]
