(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Commissioner of Information in Edo State and a member of opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Kassim Afegbua, have said former Vice President Atiku was not qualified to contest the 2023 presidential election on account of old age. He said PDP could not keep giving its ticket to Atiku, saying it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A moving train yesterday crashed into a Dangote Cement trailer and commercial tricycle (Keke NAPEP) in Kano. The incident occurred along Obasanjo Road in the metropolis of the ancient city, at about 11:30 a.m. “We saw the trailer coming towards the rail line as the train was speeding. I and some other […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least one person was reportedly killed in Akaeze, Ivo local government area of Ebonyi on Sunday following a protest in the area by the youths. The youths were protesting the alleged torture and killing of one Nnaogo Anyim by operatives of Ebubeagu security outfit in the local government area. A video […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles interim coach Augustine Eguavoen on Sunday said his team did not deserve to lose against Tunisia in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 game. Nigeria crashed out of the AFCON on Sunday in Garoua, Cameroon after a 0-1 loss to Tunisia. The North Africans now advance to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A section of the mortuary at the General Hospital, Onitsha, Anambra State was at the weekend gutted by fire. A food market near the Federal Polytechnic, Oko in Orumba North Local Government Area of the state was also razed by fire. Corpses at the morgue were burnt beyond recognition while items […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles of Nigeria are out of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. They lost 1-0 to Tunisia in their Sunday encounter in the Round of 16. Barely two minutes after he was brought into the game, Alex Iwobi was sent off for a bad tackle. This is after Tunisia shocked […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abdulsalami Abubakar, a former head of state, has stated that he was never interested in politics after he left the military. Talking about the reason why he did not participate in politics after retirement, Abubakar, in an interview with Trust TV, stated that he is a “very reserved” person who does not […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Urologist has encouraged men to get vaccinated as those affected with COVID-19 are more likely to experience erectile dysfunction. Dr. Igbokwe Martin, a Consultant Urologist, and Kidney Surgeon, in an interview in Abuja on Sunday, identified COVID-19 as a major threat to sexual function in men. “COVID-19 is the virus that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – General Abdulsalami Abubakar, a former military Head of State, has stated that the late Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, acclaimed winner of the June 12 1993 Presidential election in Nigeria, died after he fell ill. Abubakar stated that Abiola was not killed. The former Nigerian president disclosed this on Sunday when he appeared on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Buharihas reassured Kaduna State residents of the resolve of the Nigerian Armed Forces, under his watch, to crush terrorists and criminal gangs operating in the state and other parts of the country. The president’s media aide, Garba Shehu, in a statement on Friday, said the president stated this at a State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday restated his decision to stay off the party politics, saying nothing can make him return to party politics. Mr Obasanjo made his position known, while addressing reporters shortly after a closed-door meeting with members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The incoming governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has vowed to terminate all revenue collection contracts in the state as soon as he is sworn-in into office on March 17, 2022. Soludo, who frowned on the many leakages in revenue collection in the state, said he would use the Executive Order […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Grammy-award winner, Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, and his superstar colleague, David Adeleke, aka Davido, got fans and music lovers excited as the duo were pictured and videoed sharing a warm hug in a Lagos nightclub on Friday night/Saturday morning. In the video that went viral online, Davido and Wizkid could […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles interim coach, Austine Eguavoen, has been named by the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) as the best coach of the group stage at the Africa Cup of Nations 2021. It could be recalled that Eguavoen was in charge as the three-time African champions won all three games of the Group […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The first executive Governor of Zamfara State, Ahmad Rufai Sani Yerima, has made a formal declaration to join the 2023 presidential race. Yerima disclosed this in a BBC Hausa Service program “Gane Mani Hanya” saying that since President Buhari is ending his second term, he would continue to pursue his presidential ambition. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian government says more than 18,000 cases of coronavirus have been recorded from inbound travelers to the country as of January 16, 2022. It blamed the development on the failure of travellers to strictly adhere to the travel protocols put in place by Nigeria. The director-general of the Nigeria Centre for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Big Brother Naija Star Anita Natacha Akide , known as Tacha, is of the opinion that Nollywood was not ready to handle her. In a pictorial post she shared on Instagram, Tacha insisted that she was too great for Nollywood to handle. “Nollywood isn’t ready for this greatness” Tacha posted.\ Interestingly, a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu, has said leaders of the six geopolitical zones convinced him to join the 2023 presidential race despite having told other aspirants that he won’t be contesting for presidency. He said he had earlier told a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three teachers, the headmaster and a deputy head were kidnapped from a Cameroonian high school by armed men in one of two English-speaking regions plagued by an armed conflict between separatists and soldiers, a teachers’ union told AFP on Friday. “An armed group burst into the Weh bilingual high school on Tuesday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two frontline Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Connected Development [CODE] and YouthHubAfrica have urged the Zamfara State Government to re-strategise its security infrastructure to ensure safety in schools across the state. For over four months, schools all across Zamfara State were shut down, making any form of learning impossible and exposing children to […]
