(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has stated that Nigerians would be safe in his hands if elected to become Nigeria’s president in 2023. Atiku stated that he knows the country’s challenges and Nigerians would be in safe hands if he were elected president. Atiku stated this at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has opened up on how the previous government of President Goodluck Jonathan tried to circumvent the electoral system to the detriment of the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 presidential election. The Presidency disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian airline, Air Peace has refuted reports that its Banjul-Lagos flight, which had the Emir of Kano on board, was not a connecting one. Air Peace in a statement signed by its management and released on Sunday night stated that it regretted the inconvenience caused to passengers who boarded the flight who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Premier League side, Leeds United, have sacked their Argentine manager, Marcelo Bielsa, as club manager. According to available information, the 63-year-old departed the premiership side in a mutually agreed deal after the loss to Tottenham on Saturday. African Examiner writes that the Lillywhites have conceded 60 goals in 26 games this season […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As plans for the 2023 general elections heats up after new dates approved by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay, on Sunday, enjoined former President Goodluck Jonathan to respect himself and not to be pressured to join the ruling All […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ukraine President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that he is prepared to have peace talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin on some conditions. It could be recalled that Putin had requested to have talks with President Zelensky in Belarus. However, the Ukrainian President has declined to convene in Belarus as it is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has issued the petroleum products marketers a 24 hours ultimatum on Saturday to go back to the official depots’ price of petrol or risk unpleasant consequences. NUPENG gave this directive in a statement signed by the Union’s President, Prince William Akporeha, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has stated that he needs more strength psychologically than physically to be Nigeria’s president in 2023. Tinubu stated this when he paid a visit to the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo, Jimoh Olanipekun, to tell him of his political ambition […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has stated that he is happy after meeting his former boss, Olusegun Obasanjo. Atiku paid a visit to Obasanjo at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Saturday, February 26, 2022. The PDP presidential flag bearer in 2019 arrived at the Hilton Towers of Obasanjo at exactly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has stated that plans are underway to evacuate Nigerian citizens who are stranded in war-ridden Ukraine through the Nigerian Embassy in Warsaw, Poland. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this in a statement on Saturday. The statement read, “In light of the happenings in Ukraine, please be advised that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has stated that Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has several corruption cases to answer. Sadiq Radda, executive secretary of the committee, disclosed this on Thursday at the 26th Anti-Corruption Situation Room (ACSR) assessment held in Abuja. It could be recalled that Hafsat, wife of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari has at least 12 million votes already waiting for him in various parts of the country before elections due to his many acts of kindness. Adesina made this known in an article published on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday in Abuja stated that he was not having any ambition in 2023 and he would support any candidate who comes up from APC wants to zone the presidency to South – El-Rufai Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday in Abuja stated that he was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has stated that his administration will sack more under qualified secondary school teachers in the state this year. Governor El-Rufai made this known on Thursday in his weekly ministerial briefing organized by his media team. The former FCT minister lamented that some secondary school teachers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has stated that the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma has failed saying that the People’s Democratic Party will reclaim the state come 2023. Gov. Wike disclosed this in the special grand reception organized to celebrate the National Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Reno Omokri, a former presidential spokesman, has blamed the United States President, Joe Biden for the cause of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Omokri stated that President Putin of Russia took advantage of Biden’s weakness in Afghanistan to invade Ukraine. According to him, Putin smelled Biden’s weakness. Taking to his Twitter account, Omokri […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The operatives of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have intercepted 120 tons of imported chemical-laden animal hides and skins, better known as ponmo. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of NAFDAC in a statement disclosed that the large quantities of dangerous ‘Ponmo’ were intercepted at six various […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police have promised to ensure the safety of Nigerians residing in South Africa, following the latest round of mob attacks that have left a Nigerian dead. The police gave the assurance when the leadership of the Nigeria Union South Africa, led by its President, Mr Collins Mgbo, met stakeholders at Kimberley district […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, and his successors who emerged under the People’s Democratic Party platform built the Second Niger bridge with their mouths for sixteen years. Adesina, disclosed this in an article he shared on his Facebook page saying that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Elder statesman, Edwin Clark has stated that the Southeast region of Nigeria should produce the next president in 2023 since they have never had a shot at the presidency since the advent of Democracy in Nigeria in 1999. Clark disclosed this when he appeared on Arise Television on Thursday. He said: “I […]
