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Monday, May 5th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of education, has refuted claims that she collected bribes to support Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Kogi central senator. The African Examiner writes that Ezekwesili has been outspoken in the demand for an investigation concerning the sexual harassment allegations made by Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The former minister […]
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Monday, May 5th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Scores of youths have taken to the streets of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, in protest of the arrest of a popular rights activist and social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, also known as Verydarkman (VDM), by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The protesters, who were sighted in the Wuse area, […]
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Monday, May 5th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has dismissed as “false and baseless” allegations of financial misconduct made by a former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, over the alleged diversion of N2 billion from local government funds. Governor Yusuf’s remarks follow recent statements attributed to Bichi, in which he […]
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Monday, May 5th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has faulted the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, over his comment that Nigerians were better off in 1960 than they are today. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a post on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, stated that Adesina “spoke like […]
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Monday, May 5th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Flying Eagles of Nigeria were held to a goalless draw by Morocco in their second Group B match in the ongoing U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. The tightly contested clash took place on Sunday at the June 30 Air Defence Stadium in Cairo. Clear-cut chances were few in […]
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Monday, May 5th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – U.S. President Donald Trump says he would introduce 100 per cent tariffs on films produced abroad and imported into the U.S, amid a broader protectionist push. “The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform, claiming that foreign countries were offering all sorts […]
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Sunday, May 4th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine, says it appears that President Bola Tinubu may have a distorted view of his performance because of the wave of defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking on Soni Irabor Live, a programme on News Central, on Saturday, Momodu stated that party-switching in Nigeria is […]
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Sunday, May 4th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)reports that the buses, comprising high-capacity buses and medium-sized buses, were launched to provide intra-city transportation services for residents under the “Gbaja Ride” welfare programme. Chief of Staff to the President,Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, says the purpose of government and the point of public service is to allow individuals […]
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Saturday, May 3rd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian governors to remain focused on delivering meaningful development to their people, regardless of criticism from what he described as “armchair critics.” Speaking during a two-day working visit to Katsina State, the president emphasised that visible achievements and measurable results are the true indicators of effective leadership. […]
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Saturday, May 3rd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The cardinals of the Catholic Church held their ninth in a series of near-daily meetings at the Vatican on Saturday ahead of the election of a new pope. The closed-door “general congregations” allow them to discuss the challenges the successor to Pope Francis will face before they are locked into the Sistine […]
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Friday, May 2nd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has stated that Julius Abure, factional chairman of the Labour Party (LP), knows that his reign is over. It is worth recalling that the LP has been enmeshed in a leadership crisis, with Abure and his allies in one faction, and the caretaker committee led by […]
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Friday, May 2nd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, former special adviser on political matters to Vice-President Kashim Shettima, has stated that former president, Muhammadu Buhari, was the “worst in Nigeria’s history” as he was more interested in office than governance. Baba-Ahmed stated this while speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’. “Buhari didn’t represent the north. We saw in […]
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Friday, May 2nd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kano State Chapter, has endorsed Governor Abba Yusuf for a second term in office, hailing his administration’s commitment to the welfare of workers and retirees. The endorsement was given during the 2025 International Workers’ Day celebration held at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano. Speaking at the […]
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Friday, May 2nd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The trial of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, resumed on Friday before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the cross-examination of principal witness, who said he did not find any instrument of terrorism on Kanu. The court had granted the request […]
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Friday, May 2nd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 52-year-old man, Omoruyi Celestine, on Friday appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan over an alleged N1.9 million visa fraud.Celestine, a resident of the Seventh Day area in Oke-Bola, Ibadan, is facing a two-count charge of fraud and stealing. He pleaded not guilty to the charges. The prosecuting counsel, […]
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Friday, May 2nd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Democratic Front (TDF) says the gale of defection in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is more a reflection of the party’s internal affairs than a deliberate effort to emasculate the opposition. Malam Danjuma Muhammad, Chairman of TDF, said this in a statement on Friday. “We are, indeed, disappointed that some opposition […]
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Thursday, May 1st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disassociated itself from a fraudulent site requesting payments from candidates who missed the ongoing 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board said that the site, “Copyrightwriter Personal J Rescheduling Flw” and account number 8520641017 at Sterling Bank, associated with it, are a scam. […]
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Thursday, May 1st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) An officer of the Osun State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, has been killed by suspected hoodlums at Papa Farm Area, in Iwo Local Government Area of the state. Confirming the killing on Thursday, Yusuf Idowu, the spokesperson for the Corps, told the News Agency of Nigeria that […]
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Thursday, May 1st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has stated that it has traced the funds connected to the failed crypto bridge exchange (CBEX) scheme to at least four countries. Speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, on Wednesday, Ola Olukoyede, EFCC chairman, stated that despite the fact that efforts are underway […]
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Thursday, May 1st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, says that workers play a crucial role in assisting the country grow and succeed. Atiku, in a statement to celebrate the 2025 Workers’ Day on Thursday, tasked the Federal Government to see workers not as tools for economic growth but also as important partners in building the […]
