(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A wedding in Jigawa State went from merry making to tragedy after a bride allegedly poisoned food served at the reception. According to reports, the incident is said to have left the groom seriously ill and one of the wedding guests dead. The incident happened in the Jahun Local Government Area of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has tasked Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu as he tries to fix the nation’s economy. Akpabio stated this during his Constituency Briefing/Empowerment at Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State on Monday as he explained that President Tinubu is trying his best to fix the battered […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Babafemi Ojudu, a former aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has slammed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s leadership, saying that the country would have fared better under Yemi Osinbajo. Ojudu, speaking on Edmund Obilo’s State Affairs podcast on Monday, December 31, was disappointed with the leadership of Tinubu and he also questioned the […]
Former spokesperson and Director-General of Peter Obi’s Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has stated that the South, not the North, should produce Nigeria’s president in 2027. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Lagos, Okupe argued that geopolitical considerations make it unfair for the North to reclaim the presidency after President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER0 – Niger Republic’s Head of State, General Abdourahamane Tiani, has alleged that France is giving financial support to Nigerian authorities to build a military base in Borno State. Zagazola Makama, a Lake Chad Basin counterterrorism and insurgency expert, stated this on Wednesday in a post on his X handle on Wednesday where he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kayode Fayemi, former governor of Ekiti State, has enjoined Nigerians to stay hopeful and committed to nation-building irrespective of the challenges of the previous year. Fayemi, in a Christmas message issued by Ahmad Sajoh, head of his media office, stated that the festive season is “a time for hope, renewal, and reflection” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ovie Omo-Agege, a former deputy senate president, has enjoined Nigerians to be patient with the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Omo-Agege, stated this in his Christmas message to Nigerians, where he acknowledged the hardship orchestrated by the government’s economic policies, but stated that the policies will benefit Nigerians in the long run. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An early morning fire on Wednesday gutted several shops near the General Post Office on Ibokwu Street, by Old Market Road, Onitsha, the commercial hub of Anambra State. The inferno destroyed goods, property, and equipment worth millions of naira, according to reports by the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN. Mrs Chidimma Ike, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that President Bola Tinubu’s comments in the media chat on Monday indicate that he is not worried about the economic hardship facing Nigerians. In a statement reacting to Tinubu’s first media chat, Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, said the president is insensitive to the “widespread suffering […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has slammed the 2025 budget proposal, saying that it does not have the structural reforms and fiscal discipline necessary to confront Nigeria’s economic issues. Atiku, in a statement on Sunday, expressed disbelief about the potential of the budget to drive sustainable […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has slammed President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress, APC, government for pushing Nigerians to their death. PDP described the present food stampede deaths in the country as an ugly testament of the “alarming level of misery, poverty, hunger, starvation, sense of hopelessness and desperation for survival currently […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has slammed British Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, for her over dependence on Nigerian police to protect her mother and family in Lagos, Nigeria. Fani-Kayode attacked Kemi Badenoch after her recent castigation of Nigerian police who she described as robbers who allegedly robbed her brother of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Renewed Hope Ambassadors Network (RHAN), a civil society organisation (CSO), has applauded President Bola Tinubu’s 2025 budget proposal, saying that it is a “bold and visionary document” that will restore hope to Nigerians. President Tinubu on Wednesday, presented N49.7 trillion for 2025 to the national assembly. In the budget, the president […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The legal representative of Speed Darlington, Stan Alieke, has talked about the singer’s continued detention by the police. It is worth recalling that Darlington also known as Akpi was nabbed while performing at a show in Owerri, Imo state. Deji Adeyanju, a human rights lawyer, also alleged that Nigerian singer Burna Boy, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, on Tuesday, performed the ground-breaking ceremony for the Abia Airport project. In a speech at the event held at Ubaha-Nsulu in Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area, Keyamo said that the project was upgraded from an airstrip to an international cargo airport. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has stated that Abia State governor, Alex Otti is a prodigal son, and will return to the ruling party, All Progressives Congress, APC. It is worth recalling that Governor Otti left the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA, for APC in 2020 and after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has offered amnesty to criminals in the state, announcing that they have until the end of February 2025 to lay down their arms. He also stated that there are plans to launch a joint security operation to tackle insecurity in the state. According to Soludo, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, issued a resolution suspending chairmen and vice chairmen of the 18 local government councils for two months. Also, the House directed the leaders of the legislative arms to take over leadership of their respective councils. The suspension of the council chairmen and their deputies […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer, Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, Kizz Daniel, has tasked Nigerians to be thankful for being Nigerians irrespective of the daunting challenges bedevilling the country. According to him, being Nigerian is a privilege as the country is “ahead of time.” Kiss Daniel stated this on his X account saying that the country’s economy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media on Friday reacted to the news of Ajax Amsterdam FC announcing a crowdfunding campaign to support Tijjani Babangida after the death of his son and brother in a car accident which happened in Nigeria. The African Examiner writes that on May 9, Babangida, who played for Ajax for […]
