(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, ex-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has kicked against the arrest of Martin Vincent Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan (VDM). On Friday, Deji Adeyanju, the human rights lawyer, stated that VeryDarkMan was arrested by police officers at a Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) branch in Abuja. According to reports, VDM […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine, says it appears that President Bola Tinubu may have a distorted view of his performance because of the wave of defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking on Soni Irabor Live, a programme on News Central, on Saturday, Momodu stated that party-switching in Nigeria is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A delegation of the Nigerian Football Federation(NFF) weekend paid a condolence vIsit on the family of the late Super Eagles Coach, Christian Chukwu at his Enugu residence. Recall that the former Super Eagles Captain passed on last month after a protracted illness. Leader of the delegation and first vice NFF president, Chief […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)reports that the buses, comprising high-capacity buses and medium-sized buses, were launched to provide intra-city transportation services for residents under the “Gbaja Ride” welfare programme. Chief of Staff to the President,Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, says the purpose of government and the point of public service is to allow individuals […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian governors to remain focused on delivering meaningful development to their people, regardless of criticism from what he described as “armchair critics.” Speaking during a two-day working visit to Katsina State, the president emphasised that visible achievements and measurable results are the true indicators of effective leadership. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The cardinals of the Catholic Church held their ninth in a series of near-daily meetings at the Vatican on Saturday ahead of the election of a new pope. The closed-door “general congregations” allow them to discuss the challenges the successor to Pope Francis will face before they are locked into the Sistine […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nyesom Wike, the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), has berated Siminalayi Fubara for the walkout of women in Rivers State on First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s empowerment programme. Wike described the incident as “disturbing and embarrassing”. The African Examiner recalls that on Friday, a group of women staged a walk out […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has tasked President Bola Tinubu to implement the recommendations of the 2014 Constitutional Conference to honour the late Chief Ayo Adebanjo and Chief Edwin Clark. George stated this during a media briefing, on Friday, in Lagos. It is worth […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Members of the ECOWAS Parliament have appealed to Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger (Sahel States) to rescind their decision to quit the subregional bloc, and return to its fold. Sen. Edwin Snowe, Chairman of the parliament’s Joint Committee Delocalised Meeting, made the plea at the closing ceremony of its five-day meeting in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has issued Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) Certification for excellence to 54 companies’ brands in Enugu State. Presenting the MANCAP certificates in Enugu on Friday, the Director-General of SON, Dr Ifeanyi Okeke, reaffirmed the Agency’s commitment to enable more companies, especially Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has stated that Julius Abure, factional chairman of the Labour Party (LP), knows that his reign is over. It is worth recalling that the LP has been enmeshed in a leadership crisis, with Abure and his allies in one faction, and the caretaker committee led by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has denounced the rumours of his defection to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Governor Adeleke stated this on Thursday night when he declared his loyalty to the PDP in a strategic meeting with party leaders. Adeleke stated that rumours […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, former special adviser on political matters to Vice-President Kashim Shettima, has stated that former president, Muhammadu Buhari, was the “worst in Nigeria’s history” as he was more interested in office than governance. Baba-Ahmed stated this while speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’. “Buhari didn’t represent the north. We saw in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian government has given foreigners with expired visas three months ultimatum to leave the country. The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, May 2, 2025. In the statement signed by Akinsola Akinlabi, Public Relations Officer, the Nigeria Immigration Service, the agency cautioned that overstaying now […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kano State Chapter, has endorsed Governor Abba Yusuf for a second term in office, hailing his administration’s commitment to the welfare of workers and retirees. The endorsement was given during the 2025 International Workers’ Day celebration held at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano. Speaking at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The trial of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, resumed on Friday before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the cross-examination of principal witness, who said he did not find any instrument of terrorism on Kanu. The court had granted the request […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 52-year-old man, Omoruyi Celestine, on Friday appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan over an alleged N1.9 million visa fraud.Celestine, a resident of the Seventh Day area in Oke-Bola, Ibadan, is facing a two-count charge of fraud and stealing. He pleaded not guilty to the charges. The prosecuting counsel, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Democratic Front (TDF) says the gale of defection in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is more a reflection of the party’s internal affairs than a deliberate effort to emasculate the opposition. Malam Danjuma Muhammad, Chairman of TDF, said this in a statement on Friday. “We are, indeed, disappointed that some opposition […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disassociated itself from a fraudulent site requesting payments from candidates who missed the ongoing 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board said that the site, “Copyrightwriter Personal J Rescheduling Flw” and account number 8520641017 at Sterling Bank, associated with it, are a scam. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) An officer of the Osun State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, has been killed by suspected hoodlums at Papa Farm Area, in Iwo Local Government Area of the state. Confirming the killing on Thursday, Yusuf Idowu, the spokesperson for the Corps, told the News Agency of Nigeria that […]
