(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – New Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso declared on Monday that he possesses the energy and enthusiasm to deliver success befitting the Spanish giants as he was officially presented as Carlo Ancelotti’s successor. Alonso, who has signed a three-year contract until June 2028, will lead the team at the Club World Cup this […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – New York City joined the rest of the world on Sunday evening in commemorating Africa Day 2025, with a symbolic and colourful African Union (AU) Flag Raising Ceremony at the historic Bowling Green. The event, which marked the 62nd anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has pulled out of all previous agreements reached to resolve the lingering crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike, who said this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, vowed to fight on until he got justice. He said he had told Gov. Seyi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the recently conducted 2025 UTME resit examination for candidates at impacted centres. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday by the Board’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin. Benjamin said of the 336,845 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Mahmoud Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), has emphasised the urgent need for Africans to strive for freedom from conflict, underdevelopment, and war. Youssouf made this known in a statement on Sunday marking Africa Day 2025, reiterating a call for justice, unity, and shared progress among AU member states. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has stated that he will contest the 2027 presidential election on the party’s platform. Obi stated this as he addressed some of his supporters in a viral video circulating on social media on Saturday. Asked which party he wants […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos government has refuted claims concerning the viral statement informing residents of an amendment to the state’s tenancy law. It is worth recalling that the reports claiming a review of the law circulated on X on Friday. The alleged amendment placed advance rent payments to three months for existing tenants and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Kaduna have arrested Zaliha Shuaibu for the alleged murder of her co-wife’s three-month-old baby. In a statement on Friday, Mansir Hassan, Kaduna police spokesperson, stated that the incident happened on May 13 at Malari village in Soba LGA, where both women reside in the same house. “According to preliminary […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Adeola Omotoso, the missing daughter of veteran Nollywood actress, Jumoke George, says that she was sold into prostitution in Mali. The 41-year-old disclosed this few days after the rescue operation by the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM. The African Examiner recalls that Jumoke George had announced that her daughter was missing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa’s foremost humanist and Chairman of Aliko Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote, has pledged to invest greater funds in the upliftment of vulnerable populations across Nigeria and Africa, as part of his philanthropic efforts to give back to the society. Dangote spoke on the sidelines of the TIME100 Impact Dinner held at ASPIRE […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Côte d’Ivoire Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Kalilou Traoré, has emphasised the need for substantial investment in the education of African youth to enhance their skills development and promote self-reliance. Traore said this while speaking with the Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. The envoy said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from dismantling the Department of Education, marking the first time a judge declared the administration’s extensive changes to the department unlawful. Judge Myong Joun from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden, issued […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos police command has stated that it has arrested Kaniru Oyedun, one of the prisoners who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesa, Osun state. Benjamin Hundeyin, police spokesperson in the state, while speaking to TheCable on Friday stated that the 39-year-old inmate was arrested in Ayobo area of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management (MHHM) remains a global recognized public health issue that needs serious attention, especially in developing clans such as Nigeria, the acclaimed giant of Africa where cost of materials to manage the biological natural phenomenon is on the high side. Aside from the high cost, an alarming number […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) has said Nigerian companies have a lot to benefit if they are prepared to take advantage of more opportunities in its offshore and shallow water oil and gas projects. Speaking at the 5th Nigerian Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair (NOGOF) in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Friday said he won’t contest against President Bola Tinubu in 2027 because he has no presidential ambition. In a statement signed by Michael Ohiare, his Media Director, Bello expressed surprise and shock over a video post of his 2022 rally, claiming he had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday met with former Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, to possibly talk about forming a coalition ahead of the 2027 election. Atiku in a video uploaded on his official X account on Friday arrived at the residence of Aregbesola in Osun State alongside another former […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has stated that it is prepared to deliver and complete phase three of the East-West Road, especially the 15-kilometre dual concrete carriageway from Eleme to Onne in Rivers State. This was announced in a statement uploaded on X on Friday by President Bola Tinubu’s personal assistant on special duties, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, admitted in evidence videos of Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (rtd.), Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo and the Director General of Department of State Services (DSS), Adeola Ajayi, in Nnamdi Kanu’s defence. Justice James Omotosho admitted the flash drive contained the three separate video recordings as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Progressive Governors Forum on Thursday at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Summit held in Abuja endorsed President Bola Tinubu as sole candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The endorsement, which was moved by Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo and Chairman of the forum Chairman, was seconded by Gov. Uba Sani […]
