(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has frowned at President Bola Tinubu for “turning his condolence visit to Benue into a fanfare”. Obi, in a post on Thursday on X, stated that the president’s choice of attire and the atmosphere surrounding his visit to Benue […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has berated President Bola Tinubu for not visiting Benue state despite the incessant killings. Obi stated this in a post on X on Monday, saying that President Tinubu’s action shows that he doesn’t value human lives. According to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has urged President Bola Tinubu to reopen the investigation cases concerning the deaths of Dele Giwa and Bola Ige. Soyinka stated this when he addressed journalists on Freedom Park, as he stated that there are lots of important clues that are yet to be fully explored. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian actor and former spokesperson for the Labour party, Kenneth Okonkwo, has accused Peter Obi, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, of betrayal and terrible leadership in the ongoing internal rift in the party. Okonkwo made this revelation during an interview with Symfoni TV as he criticised Obi, alleging that the former Anambra […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal ministry of agriculture and food security has announced a three-day fasting and prayer programme for divine intervention in the agricultural sector of the country. This was contained in an internal circular dated June 11, where Adedayo Modupe, the ministry’s director of human resource management, stated that the spiritual exercise aims […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Wole Oke, the member representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State in the House of Representatives, has applauded the posthumous conferment of the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic, CFR, on Chief Bola Ige by President Bola Tinubu. Oke stated this in a statement made available to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian Afrobeats star, D’banj, has begged the federal government to wade into the crisis involving popular singers, P-Square, Peter and Paul Okoye, and also their former manager and elder brother, Jude Okoye. The African Examiner writes that the group’s breakup took a different dimension after Peter sued Jude’s company alongside his company, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has opened up about his visit to President Bola Tinubu. According to Fayose, it was a personal visit, and the aim was to encourage the Nigerian leader. “My visit is personal, to further encourage him to continue to do what he’s doing for Nigerians. No one […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian singer and activist Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, aka Charly Boy, has stated that he took some suggestive nude pictures some 30 years ago because he knew he had a banging body. Charly Boy also alleged that women didn’t allow him respite, even though they all knew he was married. In a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in 2023, has stated that he would have removed petrol subsidy and floated the naira if he were elected president. Obi stated this on Monday while speaking in an interview with Arise Television, saying that he would have carried out the policies in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Maryam Abacha, the widow of former military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, has debunked the long-standing allegations that her late husband stole billions of dollars when he was in office, saying that there is no credible proof to support the claims. Mrs. Abacha stated this during an interview with TVC on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian constitutional lawyer and human rights advocate, Professor Mike Ozekhome (SAN), has cautioned that the country is “gradually driving without knowing it towards a one-party state,” a trajectory he said may develop into a full-blown dictatorship if not checked. Ozekhome stated this on Saturday while speaking on Channels Television’s “Hard Copy.” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The commissioner for special duties and Ibom Deep Seaport, Ini Ememobong, has resigned. The African Examiner writes that on Friday, Umo Eno, governor of Akwa Ibom, decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Eno made the switch official after about three months of talking about his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Anambra Chapter, has appealed to Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, to come back to the party. The PDP stated this at the end of the enlarged meeting of the State Executive Committee (SEC) to look at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The serving overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has opened up on his reason for visiting President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday at his residence in Lagos State. Bakare, while speaking to journalists, stated that his discussion with the president was about national development and the future of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has on Saturday directed for the quick reaction of the National Emergency Response Centre after the devastating floods in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, which have taken over 100 lives and also displaced several families. President Tinubu gave the order after he got the disturbing reports concerning […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information and strategy, has stated that former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s consistent criticism of his principal is caused by animosity. Onanuga stated this on Thursday as he responded to Atiku’s assessment of Tinubu’s second year in office. According to Onanuga, in two years, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Biafra political activist, Simon Ekpa, on Friday appeared before the Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland as authorities began his terrorism trial. It is worth recalling that in November 2024, Ekpa was arrested by the Finnish government on suspicion of terror-related activities, like incitement to violence and also financing terrorism. Ekpa was also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Darlington Okoye, better known as ‘Speed Darlington’, has been invited by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons over claims of sexual misconduct with a minor. Darlington sparked public outrage after he claimed to have had sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old minor. The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former World Boxing Federation (WBF) Cruiserweight Champion, Bashiru Oloruntoyin Ali, better known as Bash Ali, has promised to actualise his ambition of hosting the international title fight for the first time in Africa. There are speculations that 69-year-old Ali intends to break the world boxing record and put his name in the […]
