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Monday, May 18th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ali Ndume, former Senate leader, has secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial ticket for Borno South ahead of the 2027 general election. Ndume emerged unopposed during the party’s primary election held in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, after his main challenger, Abdullahi Askira, stepped down from the race. Askira, who is […]
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Sunday, May 17th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) — Buba Galadima, a leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, has said the Electoral Act 2026 was designed to frustrate opposition parties in Nigeria. Galadima made the claim on Saturday while speaking at an aspirants’ summit of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Abuja. He alleged that the administration of President Bola […]
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Sunday, May 17th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sierra Leone has agreed to accept deported migrants from the United States, including Nigerians and other West Africans, under a new arrangement with the US government. The agreement comes as the administration of President Donald Trump continues its crackdown on undocumented migrants. Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Timothy Kabba, told Reuters […]
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Sunday, May 17th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Democratic Congress has postponed its presidential and governorship screening exercises to Monday, May 18, 2026. The party announced in a statement issued on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi. According to the statement, the screening exercise was earlier scheduled to be held this weekend but has now been […]
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Sunday, May 17th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yusuf Buhari, son of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, has secured the All Progressives Congress ticket for the Sandamu/Daura/Mai’adua Federal Constituency ahead of the 2027 general elections. Yusuf Buhari emerged victorious in the APC House of Representatives primary election held on Saturday, polling 5,849 votes. He defeated his rival, Auwal Lawal […]
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Saturday, May 16th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Access Bank Plc has reversed the sum of N17, 200 000 ; 00K (Seventeen Million two hundred thousand Naira Only), from the bank account of a Nigerian rights lawyer Olu Omotayo, after he complained and demanded immediate removal of the unsolicited fund paid into his account. Recall That African Examiner had earlier […]
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Thursday, May 14th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) — Governor of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the presidential ambition of Seyi Makinde, describing it as “dead on arrival.” Wike said Makinde’s alleged move to align with the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in pursuit of the 2027 presidency would not succeed. Makinde had earlier declared his intention to contest […]
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Thursday, May 14th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Transportation and presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, Rotimi Amaechi, has pledged to transform Nigeria within four years if elected president in 2027. Amaechi made the declaration on Thursday after submitting his nomination forms at the ADC national headquarters in Abuja. The former Rivers State governor criticised the […]
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Thursday, May 14th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Atiku Abubakar has formally submitted his nomination form under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 presidential election, declaring that “it’s time to save Nigeria.” In a post shared on his X page, the former vice-president said his visit to the ADC national secretariat in Abuja marked “a firm and decisive […]
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Thursday, May 14th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A court in Kwara State has sentenced a pastor to life in prison for raping three underage members of his church. The judge, Hammed Gegele, found Ajiboye Olayinka, the leader of the Mission House of Divine Land of Joy and Prayer Ministry, guilty of multiple crimes. These included having unlawful sex with […]
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Thursday, May 14th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has explained why former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and former NNPP presidential candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso did not join the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking during a Hausa political programme on DITV Kaduna on Tuesday, Baba-Ahmed said […]
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Thursday, May 14th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –Sim Fubara has dismissed reports claiming he defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), insisting that he remains a member of the APC. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, the Rivers State governor said social media rumours and interpretations of political developments were being used to misrepresent his […]
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Thursday, May 14th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Union of Teachers has criticised the federal government’s decision to remove the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) requirement for candidates seeking admission into colleges of education. Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja during a teachers’ workshop organised with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, NUT President Titus Amba said the policy […]
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the 13th edition of the Africa CEO Forum scheduled to begin on Thursday. Tinubu was received at the Presidential Wing of the Kigali International Airport by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Ojukwu, and Rwanda’s Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda. […]
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) — A human rights lawyer and Activist, Barrister Olu Omotayo, has written Management of Ogui road, Enugu branch of Access Bank over an unauthorized and unsolicited deposition of the sum of N17, 200 000 ; 00 (Seventeen Million two hundred thousand Naira Only), paid into his account by unknown person. In a letter, […]
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved Nigeria’s plan to host the 2026 CAF Awards ceremony. He also gave the green light for Nigeria to host the CAF’s 48th Ordinary General Assembly later this year. Tinubu announced the approvals at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, after a meeting with CAF President Patrice […]
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prominent Nollywood actor Alex Ekubo has died at the age of 40. According to a source close to the actor, Ekubo was rushed to the hospital on Monday after battling kidney cancer. He passed away on Tuesday afternoon following several hours on life support. The actor had been absent from social media […]
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Monday, May 11th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has cleared 33 aspirants and disqualified 65 others ahead of the party’s House of Assembly primaries. The screening committee, chaired by Muraina Ajibola, said the disqualified aspirants failed to meet the requirements of the screening exercise. According to the committee’s report, reasons for […]
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Monday, May 11th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission has said corps members will continue to play a major role in the 2027 general elections. INEC disclosed that it plans to deploy more than 1.4 million ad hoc staff for the elections, with most of them expected to be members of the National Youth Service Corps. […]
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Sunday, May 10th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 12 persons have been killed in fresh attacks on communities in Riyom and Bassa local government areas of Plateau State. The attacks reportedly took place between the late hours of May 8 and the early hours of May 9 amid renewed violence in parts of the state. According to security […]
