AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has tasked Nigerians to hold him responsible if he fails to live up to expectations if elected as president. Obi stated this as he addressed a town hall audience in Umuahia, the Abia State capital on Friday, February 3, 2023. The former Anambra State governor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Actors Guild of Nigeria has berated Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna State, for calling Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate a “Nollywood actor”. The African Examiner recalls that in a recent interview, Governor El-Rufai had dismissed the chances of Obi winning the 2023 presidential election. “Peter Obi is a Nollywood actor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano has stated that Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), introduced the naira redesign policy because he failed in his presidential bid. Ganduje stated this while speaking with BBC Hausa on Friday after a meeting of the governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents of Ibadan took to the streets on Friday to protest against the lingering fuel and naira scarcity in the country. According to available information, the protest started around the state secretariat and the government house spread to Iwo road, Gate, and other busy areas around the state. Commercial activities were grounded […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun on Friday announced the suspension of his political campaign until further notice due to the current currency crisis and fuel scarcity. Governor Abiodun stated that this was done in order to identify with the plight of the people of Ogun State battling hardship due to the problems, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai, has described the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as “a Nollywood actor” that has zero chance of winning the 2023 presidential polls El-Rufai made the comparison in an interview on TVC program, Journalists’ Hangout, on Thursday, February 2, 2023. The Kaduna Governor, who spoke on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to make use of the Lagos State Parks Management Committee led by Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo to share the election materials. The African Examiner writes that the National […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief Edwin Clark, the leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and Southern and Middle-Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has tasked Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State to resign as Atiku Abubakar’s running mate. In a letter dated February 2, 2023, and addressed to Okowa, the elder statesman advised the Delta State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Udom Emmanuel, governor of Akwa Ibom, has stated that political campaigns should be hinged on addressing issues affecting the country and not about attacking individuals. Emmanuel stated this when he inaugurated the newly appointed permanent secretaries, chairpersons and members of boards and commissions, and the transition committee in Uyo, the state capital […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has refuted claims that its presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso is in talks with his counterpart from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar. NNPP stated that Atiku should respect his age as Kwankwaso would never form an alliance with him. The National Chairman of NNPP, Professor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidency has opened up to the corruption perception index of Transparency International TI, which stated that Nigeria dropped four steps backwards in its anti-corruption war. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lia Mohammed, disclosed this as on Wednesday as he reacted to the statement of the corruption watchdog. According to Mohammed, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has stated that nothing can stop the presidential ambition of Bola Tinubu, the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC. Fani-Kayode stated that the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Labour Party and other fifth columnists from the Presidential Villa scheming against Tinubu couldn’t […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Wednesday, February 01, 2023, stated that it is not “officially aware” of any persons in the Presidential Villa scheming the failure of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate for the 2023 election, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the February 25 election. The African Examiner recalls that Governor Nasir El […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that commercial banks will still continue to accept the old naira notes from customers after the February 10 deadline. Emefiele stated this when he appeared before the House of Representatives committee on the CBN naira redesign policy on Tuesday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media are reacting to the news that ex-BBNaija housemate, Nengi, is identifying herself as having OCD. Trouble began after the reality star disclosed on her Twitter page that she suffers from OCD which has made her get up at 3 a.m. to clean her kitchen. “My ocd got me […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has refuted claims of disagreement between him and President Muhammadu Buhari as he described the support of the president as unalloyed and enduring. Tinubu made this known during the APC rally in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, on Saturday. He said: […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has stated that N1.7 trillion worth of naira notes have found their way back to the CBN’s vaults so far and N500 billion more to go. The African Examiner had earlier reported that the apex bank on Sunday extended the deadline […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nollywood actor, IK Ogbonna, has announced the death of his mother. Ogbonna took to his Instagram account on Saturday to upload a video collage of his mother following her death. The African Examiner recalls that the actor had stated ealier ago on social media that he had lost someone close to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The current alarming insecurity in Imo state has continued unabated as unknown gunmen killed the ward chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Umuchoke ward in Okwe in the Onuimo Council area of the State This is happening less than one week after unknown armed men kidnapped and later beheaded the Transition […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Big Brother Naija Season 6 star, Angel Agnes Smith has berated popular On-Air Personality, OAP, Nedu Wazobia who alleged that most ladies audition for the reality show to find new customers. Angel tagged the radio host as ‘toto plaintiff’ for degrading women on the Big Brother reality show. The African Examiner […]
