By Makeba White Chanay (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Every parent has a single priority in their lives, and it is to find the best available opportunities to help their children have a wonderful life. Whether we are parents yet or not, we would all want our children to have the best life could offer, to lead […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chairperson of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Solomon Arase, has stated that Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, must be prosecuted over an assault on a police officer in Lagos state. The African Examiner recalls that On Saturday, now-viral footage emerged online showing Kuti slapping a uniformed policeman. In the video, Kuti can […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has called on warring factions in the ongoing Labour Party (LP) leadership crisis to “find common ground and sustain its new position as a third force in the current national politics.” In a statement signed by its Secretary General, Chief Willy Ezugwu, the umbrella body of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The church is an integral part of the Nigerian social and economic fabric whose contributions have helped to provide hope, direction, and purpose for the teeming youth who make up about 70% of the total population. These were the views of Major-Gen. Pat Akem-Vingir (rtd), the Pastor-in-Charge of the ‘Jesus House’ parish, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria on Saturday said the airlift of pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will begin on May 25, 2023. The commission also stated that the four local airlines to airlift Nigerian pilgrims for the 2023 Hajj exercise have requested that the Hajj fare be increased by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United moved four points above fifth-placed Liverpool in the Premier League with just three games remaining following a comfortable 2-0 home win against Wolves. The result means Erik ten Hag’s side are closing on a Champions League spot and only trail third-placed Newcastle, who drew 2-2 at Leeds earlier on Saturday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fans have continued to express sadness over the death of veteran Nollywood actor, Obinna Nwafor, popularly known as Saint Obi, who reportedly passed on after a prolonged illness. The 57-year-old Imo born thespian reportedly died on May 7 after battling with an undisclosed ailment. Fans and families have continued to pay their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Erik ten Hag insists Manchester United can ignore the threat from Liverpool despite a recent blip that allowed their rivals back into the race to finish in the Premier League’s top four. Ten Hag’s side are just one point ahead of fifth-placed Liverpool as they try to cling on to fourth place. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Police Command has arrested 25-year-old Rahama Sulaiman for allegedly kidnapping her six-year-old daughter and demanding a N3 million ransom from her husband. The woman allegedly took the daughter to a nearby relative in Madobi Local Government Area (LGA) to keep for her and claimed she would be away for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Frank Lampard says his struggling Chelsea stars will “play for pride” as they look to salvage a top-10 finish in the Premier League at the end of a dismal season. Lampard’s side are languishing in 11th place and could complete the campaign in the bottom half of the table for the first […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice Chancellor (VC) of Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Professor Aloysious Okolie, has said that there is urgent need to redefine democracy in Africa taking cognisance of constant abuses in rule of law by leaders. He stated this in Nsukka on Friday in a keynote speech during the 4th […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Anambra State Governor, and presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, in the just concluded election, Mr Peter Obi has stated that he must be President of Nigeria. The African Examiner writes that Obi is presently in court with the winner of the just concluded election, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, stating that he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group, under the umbrella of the Oodua Youth Coalition, have threatened to shut down MultiChoice offices across the country from Monday, May 15, 2023. The group disclosed that all avenues of consultation to engage the Pay TV company on the recent increment of its DSTV and GOTV tariffs have all been […]
…..Says He Is Unsung Hero (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi led administration gradually comes to an end, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, has declared that the Citizen will greatly miss the governor, whom it described as an unsung hero. Our Correspondent writes that Ugwuanyi will be handing over to Governor-elect, Peter […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 2,167 repentant insurgents have graduated from the Operation Safe Corridor’s (OPSC) Deradicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) programme, organised by the Federal Government, an official has said. Mr Audu Ayuba, the Assistant Director of Planning, Research and Strategy, National Orientation Agency (NOA), disclosed this on Friday at a capacity building […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, says that former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar killed and buried the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. According to the former Minister of Aviation, Nigeria owes Atiku a debt of gratitude for murdering the party. Fani-Kayode’s statement was contained in a post on his verified […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rights groups say it is the worst atrocity in a 10-year-old conflict between Islamist groups and the army in which thousands have died and millions had been displaced. Malian soldiers and unidentified foreign military personnel were likely to have executed at least 500 people during a five-day operation in the village of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested two members of a syndicate, who specialised in robbing unsuspecting passengers with their cars. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on his verified Twitter handle on Thursday. Hundeyin identified the suspects as Folashade Sholagbe 36, a female and Seun Oke […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets crashed out of the under 17 AFCON 2023 after falling 2-1 to fellow West Africans Burkina Faso in the quarter-finals in Algiers. The result meant the Golden Eaglets won’t feature in the under 17 World Cup that would take place later this year, with Burkina Faso completing the quartet […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mike Ozekhome, the senior counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has informed the Supreme Court that he is afraid that his client might die in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). Speaking on Thursday at the hearing of Kanu’s case, Ozekhome informed the […]
