AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Boss Mustapha, former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), has refuted claims of joining the newly formed opposition alliance after reports emerged that he had adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as his new political platform. In a statement on Sunday, Mustapha stated that the reports are “fake news”, as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 2027 general election, the Progressive Group, comprising members of the All progressives Congress APC and other political parties in Enugu state have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Enugu state Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah as their consensus candidates The political group declared that they would gladly welcome the Governor […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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, […]
(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, […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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, […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – WhatsApp says it has banned over 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam centres and introduced new safety features to protect users and prevent fraud on the platform. The Vice President of Public Policy for Africa, Middle East and Türkiye at Meta, Mr Kojo Boakye, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, says the newly formed African Democratic Congress, ADC-led coalition, is a journey heading to nowhere. Keyamo stated this when he appeared on Arise News on Tuesday, saying that the coalition is shallow and is set up to fail from the outset. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has stated that his name has never been connected with thuggery, rigging or any form of electoral malpractice. Obi, in a statement on his X page on Tuesday, challenged Nigerians to look into his record, insisting that none of his political contests […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anambra State Chapter of apex Igbo socio cultural organization, Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide has cautioned Mr Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, VDM, over his alleged inciting comments regarding the insecurity in South East and burial of an Anambra-based entrepreneur, Martins Onyekesi, who was recently murdered by gunmen. The deceased who was […]
