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Saturday, July 19th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, son of former military president Ibrahim Babangida, as chairman of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA). The appointment was announced in a statement on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Onanuga said the president approved the appointment today, […]
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Saturday, July 19th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Friday warned Peter Obi against entering the state without security clearance. Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, visited Benin on July 7 and donated N15m million to St Philomena Hospital School of Nursing Sciences for the completion of projects in the school. […]
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Friday, July 18th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that President Tinubu has renamed the University of Maiduguri after former president Muhammadu Buhari has sparked reactions on social media. The African Examiner had earlier reported that President Tinubu, during a special session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) held on Thursday in honour of the late Nigerian leader, who […]
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Friday, July 18th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Eze-Onyebuchi Chukwu, the National Youth Leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has called on President Bola Tinubu to initiate the creation of additional states to address the imbalance in Nigeria’s geopolitical structure. Chukwu made the call in an open letter to the President, made available to newsmen on Friday […]
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Friday, July 18th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Thursday announced that the University of Maiduguri in Borno State will now be known as Muhammadu Buhari University, in honour of the late former President who died last Sunday. Tinubu disclosed this during a special Federal Executive Council (FEC) session held at the Council Chambers of the Presidential […]
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Thursday, July 17th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President Godswill Akpabio has extolled former President Muhammadu Buhari as a leader who served Nigeria without mismanaging the nation’s treasury. Akpabio, who stated this at an expanded Federal Executive Council meeting in honour of Buhari in Abuja on Thursday, said even the former president’s critics would agree that he did not […]
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Thursday, July 17th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a long-term but benign vein condition, the White House said Thursday, following speculation about his heavily bruised hand and swollen legs. The 79-year-old was found to have “chronic venous insufficiency” after he “noted mild swelling in his lower legs” in recent weeks, White House […]
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Thursday, July 17th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the November 2025 governorship election in Anambra, the state chapter of the apex Igbo Socio cultural body Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has said it is deeply alarmed and disappointed over the shameful failures characterizing the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise across the State. It said “what should have been a […]
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has explained his absence from the funeral of former President Muhammadu Buhari, attributing it to unavoidable logistical challenges. In a statement shared on his official Facebook page on Wednesday, Obi said he had made every effort to attend the burial in Daura, Katsina […]
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has resigned his membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) with immediate effect, which was addressed to the Chairman of the PDP, Jada 1 Ward, Jada Local Government Area (LGA) of Adamawa State, Atiku stated that his resignation is due to irreconcilable differences that have emerged within […]
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), has stated that Africa is now a dumping ground for substandard petroleum products because of overreliance on imports. Dangote stated this when he spoke in a recent interview with journalists. According to him, his decision to build the Dangote refinery was because he has […]
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Burna Boy, the Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, has opened up about the challenge stopping him from settling down and starting a family. Burna Boy stated this in a recent interview on The Official UK Afrobeats Chart Show, where he admitted that although having a family is his “main goal,” his demanding career makes […]
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- The Federal Government has reaffirmed its strong commitment to resolving the visa dispute with the United States and United Arab Emirates (UAE) through diplomatic engagement. The government also reiterated its unwavering commitment to strengthening longstanding cordial diplomatic relations with the governments of both countries. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday […]
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Nigerian musician, Friday Igwe, better known as Baba Fryo, has alleged that most musicians don’t enjoy marriage. Fryo stated this when he appeared on the recent episode of The Honest Bunch podcast, as he disclosed that many musicians experienced career setbacks after they got married. He, however, pointed out that there […]
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bishop of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has urged Nigerians to consider the legacy of the late former President Buhari beyond his two-term presidency and to think of him in light of his broader contributions to the nation’s development. Kukah stated this during a conversation with Leadership, describing Buhari […]
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Monday, July 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 15 July, 2025, as a public holiday in honour of the late former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. According to a statement released by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Magdalene Ajani, the holiday is furtherance to the seven days […]
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Monday, July 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, says it received the passing of the country’s immediate past President, retired Gen. Muhammadu Buhari in a London hospital on Sunday with shock. The apex Igbo socio- cultural organisation in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr Ezechi Chukwu, on Monday, said Buhari served Nigeria in […]
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Monday, July 14th, 2025
By Oche Echeija Egwa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rio de Janeiro is reputed for cultural tourism, nature’s beauty and hospitality. This old city in the Republic of Brazil easily dwarfs the political capital, Brasilia, and the sprawling commercial hub, Sao Polo, in hosting international events. Indeed, from July 6 to 7, 2025, the beautiful and serene […]
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Monday, July 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There have been testimonies of restored sights as more than 2,000 people accessed healthcare services in an outreach organised in Lagos as part of the Vision First initiative of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo). One of the beneficiaries, Ademola Alabi Joshua […]
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Monday, July 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ogun State Government has announced the burial rites for the late Awujale of Ijebu land, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona. “The burial will take place today (Monday) at Ogbagba Court, Igbeba, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, at exactly 4pm,” the state government stated. The revered monarch joined his ancestors on Sunday, July 13, 2025, […]
