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Monday, August 11th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, on Sunday debunked claims made by ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, that they began an opposition coalition together. Amaechi had earlier stated that he and Fayemi initiated plans concerning the opposition coalition before it got to other politicians. The former governor of Rivers State […]
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Saturday, August 9th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ogun State Government has refuted claims that there is a political witch hunt of former governor and current Senator, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, after the service of demolition notices was handed on some of his properties. The government, in a statement issued on Saturday, disclosed that the notices are necessary for a […]
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Saturday, August 9th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abdullahi Sule, governor of Nasarawa, has cautioned Peter Obi, 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), that it is difficult for a president to serve one term in office because of political pressure. Obi has repeatedly stated that he is willing to be a one-term president if Nigerians elect him in […]
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Saturday, August 9th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Tinubu has expressed heartfelt condolences on the death of Chief Audu Ogbeh, a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as he described him as a great patriot. 78-year-old Ogbeh died on Saturday, according to a statement from his family. Tinubu, in a condolence message by his spokesperson, Bayo […]
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Friday, August 8th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage, says that she has never experienced true love at the age of 44. Tiwa stated that aside from her son, Jamil, she hasn’t experienced true love from anybody. According to her, when she looks back at her past romantic relationships, she discovers that they were infatuation and not […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, August 8th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Against the backdrop of rising public concerns and social media speculations about taxation in Enugu State, the Executive Chairman of the Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS), Mr. Emmanuel Nnamani, has provided clarifications on the government’s tax policies. He further added that the government is operating within the provisions of the law. […]
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Friday, August 8th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Tanzanian singer, Naseeb Abdul Juma Issack, popularly called Diamond Platnumz, says some of his children are not his. Diamond Platnumz made this revelation as he spoke about his relationship with all his baby mamas in the ‘Way Up’ podcast. According to him, the results of the DNA test he carried out […]
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Friday, August 8th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has frowned at the “repeated arrest and prolonged detention” of activist Omoyele Sowore. It is worth recalling that on Wednesday, Sowore was in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) headquarters in Abuja because he was invited by the inspector-general of police (IGP) monitoring unit, following a petition. However, […]
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Thursday, August 7th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed its deepest condolences to the Government and people of the Republic of Ghana following the tragic helicopter crash on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, which claimed the lives of several Ghanaian officials.Among the victims were Ghana’s Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Boamah, and Minister of Environment, […]
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Thursday, August 7th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has directed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to place Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde, on no-fly list. In his official X handle @fkeyamo on Thursday, Keyamo also ordered the NCAA to immediately notify both domestic and International airlines of the directive. According […]
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Thursday, August 7th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has stated that it has found “technical issues” in the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results. It is worth recalling that on Monday, Amos Josiah Dangut, head of the WAEC Nigeria office, announced the release of the 2025 results. In a statement on Thursday, Moyosola […]
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has set up a panel to look into the incident which involved popular Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, better known as K1 De Ultimate, concerning an alleged breach of airport security rules at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. FAAN in a statement issued on Wednesday […]
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A newly recruited soldier, Dauda Dedan, has allegedly stabbed a police constable, Aaron John, of the Taraba State Command to death in Jalingo, the state capital. Confirming the incident to newsmen in Jalingo on Wednesday, James Lashen, the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, said that the unfortunate incident occurred at […]
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, sentenced a 33-year-old man, Ige Bola, to two months’ imprisonment with hard labour for stealing cooking pots valued at N100,000. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Bankole Oluwasanmi, sentenced Bola following his guilty plea and facts of the case. Delivering Judgment, Oluwasanmi found the convict guilty and […]
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Wednesday, inaugurated a committee to foresee the process of admissions for under-aged candidates. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed at the side line of the inaugural meeting of the committee members in Bwari, FCT. Oloyede said that the committee would decide modalities for […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Chief magistrates’s Court Sitting in Enugu North District on Wednesday remanded a popular native Doctor, Levi Obieze popularly known as Edey Play Edey Show at the Correctional Service Center for alleged murder and kidnapping. He was remanded alongside two other suspects in the case identified as Sebastian Emeka Offor and Odinamkpa […]
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media are frowning at the poor performance of students in the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). The African Examiner recalled that the results released yesterday showed that out of the 1,969,313 candidates who wrote the examination, only 754,545 candidates, […]
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ghana’s defence and environment ministers were killed in a helicopter crash on Wednesday, the Ghanaian presidency said, hours after the armed forces reported a chopper carrying three crew and five passengers dropped off the radar. Edward Omane Boamah became President John Mahama’s defence minister earlier this year, shortly after Mahama’s swearing-in in […]
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo State Government said it has banned the activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) over the illegal collection of revenue in the state. It said this followed the alarming resurgence of illegal revenue collection by certain unions and […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Tuesday, August 5th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)– No fewer than six persons have died after a building collapsed during a heavy downpour in Dankama Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. on Tuesday while the victims were asleep, claiming the lives of a mother and five of her children. The victims’ husband and father, […]
