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Tuesday, April 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the recent spate of killings in Plateau and Borno states, describing them as evidence of the deteriorating security situation under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a statement shared via his X account on Tuesday, […]
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal face Real Madrid on Wednesday with one foot already in the Champions League semi-finals but with the added pressure of knowing their entire season hinges on the result at the Bernabeu. Mikel Arteta’s men last week demolished the defending champions 3-0 in the first leg of their quarter-final in London and […]
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A BofA Global Research published on Tuesday has highlighted that global investors have cut their holdings of U.S. stocks by a record amount in the past two months. The move spells a trend that is likely to continue, given that a record number of managers have signaled plans to keep cutting their […]
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has called on the Federal Government to “rise up” to its responsibility of protecting the lives of Nigerians across the country. Kwankwaso, a former Kano State governor, stated this in a post on his X handle on Monday night […]
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed reports alleging that inmates were being poorly fed and dying of hunger in custodial centres across the country. Reacting to the claims in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja, the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Abubakar Umar, said […]
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Recently, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) directed the full implementation of the Naira-for-Crude policy for local refiners. The Naira-for-Crude policy, introduced in 2024, entails the sale of crude oil to domestic refineries– Dangote Refinery and others in naira instead of U.S. dollars. FEC’s resolution on the policy was conveyed by Wale Edun, […]
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South Africa, Southern Africa
Monday, April 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) The Namibian government said it’s taking steps to increase local ownership in its mining sector and build capacity in the emerging oil, gas and green energy industries. Namibian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy Natangue Ithete told officials that the step is to promote inclusive economic development. […]
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Monday, April 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – France said on Monday that Algeria was threatening to expel 12 of its diplomatic staff, adding that it would take immediate reprisals should that occur in the latest flare-up between them. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said in a statement that the Algerian authorities were demanding that 12 of France agents leave […]
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Monday, April 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders’ meeting in Ojokoro LCDA, Lagos State, ended in chaos on Monday over the alleged imposition of a chairmanship candidate. The meeting began peacefully at 7, Ijaoye Street, at 4:00 p.m. before aggrieved members stormed the venue in protest. Protesters chanted “Ole!” (thief), “We can’t take it”, […]
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Monday, April 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential aide Daniel Bwala says contrary to social media speculations, President Bola Tinubu is not in France for medical treatment. “Sometimes on social media, somebody will be tweeting, you don’t even know who the person is; it can be somebody who has mental health somewhere. You just see that information is coming […]
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Entertainment News, Featured, Latest Headlines
Monday, April 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Kwara Police Command have arrested controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, better known as “Portable”. In a statement, the spokesman of the Kwara Police Command, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said that Portable’s arrest followed a petition received from one Mr. Okunola Saheed, popularly known as “Osupa”. “The petition borders on serious allegations […]
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Monday, April 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A subsidiary of Nigeria’s Access Holdings PLC, Access Bank PLC, has secured approvals from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and Kenya’s National Treasury and Economic Planning for the acquisition of 100% shareholding of the National Bank of Kenya (NBK). According to a statement issued by the CBK on Monday, Access Bank […]
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Monday, April 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Suspect, Nnamdi Anyaji has been arrested by the Anambra State Police Command for murdering his mother and attempting to commit suicide. According to available reports, 49-year-old Anyaji, an indigene of Amudo Village in Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, after he had killed his mother, Dorathy Anyaji, who is […]
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Sunday, April 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian government on Sunday dismissed billboards promoting the re-election campaign of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima for the 2027 election. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Bayo Onanuga in a statement issued on Sunday said the Presidency observed with dismay the increasing number of […]
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Sunday, April 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The US District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered top law enforcement agencies to make information about President Bola Tinubu public. Beryl Howell, the judge, made the order on Tuesday, according to Premium Times. Responding to a motion by Aaron Greenspan, an American who is seeking a reconsideration of an […]
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Sunday, April 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States mission has announced changes to its visa interview requirements for Nigerian travellers. According to a statement on the mission’s site on Friday, the new requirements take effect on April 22. Based on the release, visa applicants in Abuja and Lagos must take along a DS-160 visa application form with […]
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Sunday, April 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chief executive officer (CEO) of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has stated that his airline will evacuate the underage Nigerian girls that were trafficked to Ivory Coast. Social media critic, Martin Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan, uploaded a video of some girls who were trafficked as sex slaves. Some of the girls […]
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Saturday, April 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Investors on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) traded 2.094 billion shares worth N52.967 billion in 64,612 deals during the week under review This is in contrast to 1.183 billion shares valued at N28.868 billion that exchanged hands across 42,397 transactions last week. Consequently, the value of transactions traded by investors on the […]
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Friday, April 11th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on the nation’s security and economy sectors. “Let the President forget about everything and concentrate on three things – security, welfare of citizens and economy,” he stated. “His attention should go […]
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Friday, April 11th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Donald Trump insisted Friday that his tariff policy was “doing really well” despite China hiking levies on US goods to 125 percent in the spiraling trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. Investors dumped US government bonds, the dollar tumbled and stocks seesawed after Beijing’s retaliation against Trump deepened concerns […]
