(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu state, South East Nigeria, Dr. Eric Odo, has received the overall best chairman of the year award from the Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ) Enugu state council. He was presented with the award on Thursday in Enugu by the NUJ State Chairman, Mr […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Newly sworn-in Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), on Thursday pledged swift and measurable improvements in national security, assuring Nigerians that results will be visible “within the shortest possible time.” Speaking with State House correspondents after taking the oath of office before President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition is facing instability due to unresolved issues surrounding zoning and the rotation of key political offices. Obi made the comments during an interview on YouTube with Advocacy for Good Governance on Wednesday, stressing that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian skit maker Chukwuemeka Ejekwu, popularly known as Sabinus, has confirmed the end of his marriage to Ciana Chapman. Speaking during a recent TikTok live session, the 30-year-old comedian revealed that his marriage, formalised in 2023, has come to an end. He described the split as peaceful, saying, “I’m not married. My […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has said former Vice President Atiku Abubakar remains the only opposition figure fully prepared to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Momodu criticised the opposition for failing to unite or develop a coherent strategy ahead of the polls, insisting […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian music icon Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2face, and his wife, Natasha Osawaru, were involved in a heated exchange during an Instagram Live session hosted by broadcaster Daddy Freeze on Monday. The session, which initially featured 2face’s former management team, took an unexpected turn when the singer joined the livestream. Shortly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has nominated former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd.), as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence. Tinubu announced the nomination in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, naming Musa as the replacement for Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who resigned from the position on Monday. According […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s defence minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned his appointment with immediate effect. This was announced on Monday night in a press release issued by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr.Bayo Onanuga. In a letter dated December 1, sent to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar said he was quitting […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Enugu state Police operatives serving in the Trans-Ekulu Division have arrested a 26-year-old male suspect, Chibuike Joshua Ugwuja, for staging his kidnap and demanding thirty-five million naira (₦35,000,000) as ransom from his family. According to SP Daniel Ndukwe, Spokesman for the Command who disclosed this to newsmen on Monday […]
