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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). Announcing the results on Tuesday in Minna, Niger state, NECO Registrar Ibrahim Wushishi said students were examined in 16 subjects. A total of 96,979 candidates registered for the examination, including 51,823 males and 45,156 females. […]
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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – British prosecutors have told a London court that Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former minister of petroleum resources, spent £140,000 on luxury furniture and decorative art in a single day. Alison-Madueke is on trial at Southwark Crown Court in London, United Kingdom, alongside Olatimbo Ayinde, an oil executive, and Doye Agama, her brother. They […]
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Monday, February 2nd, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has confirmed he will run for president in 2027. Obi announced while campaigning for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate ahead of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). “You see, this coming election, support us in AMAC; it […]
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Monday, February 2nd, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has revealed that he was a target in the alleged 2025 coup plot and would have been shot if he resisted arrest. Speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Sunday, Musa, who was Chief of Defence Staff at the time, described the plotters as “unserious […]
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Sunday, February 1st, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Towards meeting the energy demands of their ongoing expansion projects, three subsidiaries of Dangote Industries Limited, Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote Fertiliser Plant and Dangote Cement Plc have scaled up their Gas Sales and Purchase Agreements (GSPA) with subsidiaries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd): Nigerian Gas Marketing Limited and […]
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Sunday, February 1st, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – – The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Ikioye Orutugu, has ordered increased security operations following a sit-at-home order linked to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Orutugu held an emergency closed-door security meeting on Sunday at the police headquarters in Awka with area commanders, tactical teams, and other security agencies. After […]
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Sunday, February 1st, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ifunanya Nwangene, an Abuja-based singer known as Nanyah, has died after suffering a snake bite at her home on Saturday. She reportedly sought urgent medical help at two hospitals but faced delays because anti-venom was not readily available. Her death was confirmed in a social media post by the Amemuso Choir, where […]
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Sunday, February 1st, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abia State Governor Alex Otti says the Labour Party (LP) remains a “formidable force” even after the departure of Peter Obi, the party’s former presidential candidate. Otti spoke on Saturday night at the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja. Obi officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on December 31. […]
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Saturday, January 31st, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged the National Assembly to urgently pass the Electoral Bill 2025, warning that continued delays could undermine electoral reforms and affect the credibility of the 2027 elections. ADC Publicity Secretary Bolaji Abdullahi said the party is concerned that the APC-led Senate is delaying the bill and […]
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Saturday, January 31st, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ebonyi State police say three people were beheaded and another died from injuries during a communal clash in Edda Local Government Area. Joshua Ukandu, spokesperson for the police command, told journalists that the violence erupted on January 29 when attackers from the Ndukwe community in Amasiri, Afikpo LGA, targeted Okporojọr village in […]
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Saturday, January 31st, 2026
(AFRIAN EXAMINER) – Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, has urged Nigerians to file their annual tax returns before the March 31 deadline. Speaking during a webinar for HR managers, payroll officers, CFOs, and tax managers organised with the Joint Revenue Board, Oyedele stressed that both employers and […]
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Friday, January 30th, 2026
(AFRICA EXAMINER) – Unidentified gunmen have attacked the Okporojo community in Oso Edda, Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, leaving many people feared dead and several others abducted. Residents said the attackers stormed the community, set houses on fire, killed a number of people and took others away to an unknown destination. Local sources […]
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Thursday, January 29th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles and Fulham forward Samuel Chukwueze is mourning the death of his mother, Mrs Sarah Chukwueze, after what reports describe as a brief illness. The sad news was shared on Thursday, January 29, 2026, by his brother, David Chukwueze, through a series of emotional posts on Instagram. In his messages, David […]
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Thursday, January 29th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo North, has said some Nigerians are now complaining that food prices are becoming too cheap. Oshiomhole stated this when he appeared on Channels Television last week while speaking about the impact of the federal government’s economic reforms. According to him, the Tinubu administration promised major reforms, and […]
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Thursday, January 29th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced several suspensions and fines following the chaotic 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final between Senegal and Morocco. The match, played on January 18, 2026, in Rabat, Morocco, was marred by controversy after Senegal briefly walked off the pitch in protest when a late penalty […]
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Thursday, January 29th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), says Turkish officials were surprised that President Bola Tinubu’s brief stumble during a ceremony in Ankara became major news in Nigeria. Tinubu stumbled on Tuesday while walking beside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during an official welcome ceremony in Turkey’s capital. Officials […]
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A major in the Nigerian Army has been killed after ISWAP fighters attacked a military patrol in Damasak, Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State. Sources said the officer, who commanded the military base in Damasak, was leading about 30 soldiers on a foot patrol early Friday when they were hit by […]
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Reno Omokri, Nigeria’s ambassador-designate, has said activist and Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, cannot rely on his past statements about President Bola Tinubu as a defence in his ongoing cybercrime trial. Sowore is currently facing a two-count charge filed by the Department of State Services (DSS). The case is linked to an […]
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says its enforcement of the ban on alcoholic drinks sold in sachets and in bottles smaller than 200ml is to protect children from early exposure to alcohol. Speaking in a video shared on the agency’s X handle, NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola […]
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kingsley Ughelumba, father of Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey, has renewed his public appeal to reconnect with his children, saying he has been separated from them for more than 18 years. Ughelumba, who hails from Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, spoke in an emotional interview circulating on social media, where […]
