(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress has stated that it will begin a nationwide protest if the Nigeria Police arrest its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero. The union disclosed this on Tuesday morning at its headquarters, after its emergency National Executive Council meeting which was about the invitation of the NLC President, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), have stated that the distribution of food palliatives by President Bola Tinubu’s government is making Nigerians to become beggars. It could be recalled that in order to curtail the hardship of the Tinubu’s administration, the government gave out lots of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in 2023, has berated the federal government for the poor outing of Nigeria at the Olympics in Paris, France. Obi,who was also a former Anambra governor took to his X account on Sunday expressing his displeasure with Nigeria’s failure to win a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that a proposed six-year single-term presidency isn’t the solution to the challenges facing the country. Obasnjo stated this when he played host to six members of the House of Representatives at his mansion in Ogun State on Friday as he warned that Nigeria won’t move closer […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Doyin Okupe, a former presidency spokesperson, has stated that the speech of President Bola Tinubu on the #EndBadGovernance protest was not disappointing but rekindled the hope of Nigerians. The African Examiner recalls that on August 4, the president told the youths protesting against the pervasive economic hardship, that he had heard them […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Nigeria’s President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has stated that the fuel subsidy that was earlier removed by the Federal Government in 2023, has been brought back because of the rising inflation. Obasanjo’s statement is coming on the heels of President Bola Tinubu’s inauguration speech that subsidy was abolished. The removal of subsidy immediately […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Dataphyte Foundation has berated the Nigerian government for its recent internet shutdowns in the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests. In a statement released on Wednesday by Programme Director, Femi D. Amele, who emphasised that digital rights and freedom of expression are necessary for important vital aspects of democracy, especially during civil unrest. The statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky, has cautioned Nigerians not to abuse the naira so that they don’t face time in prison. Bobsrisky stated this shortly after his release from prison on Monday. It is worth recalling that Bobrisky was sentenced to six months in prison following his abuse of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party has described the speech of President Bola Tinubu to the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests as a distraction. The PDP in a statement on Sunday by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, stated that the speech failed to address the protesters’ concerns. Many Nigerian youths took to the streets on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Director General of the Peter Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has heaped praises on President Bola Tinubu’s administration, saying that Tinubu has always met Nigerians’ expectations. In a statement issued on Sunday, Okupe commended the Nigerian leader for his efforts in handling the country’s economic challenges. Reacting to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has stated that the ongoing nationwide protest against economic hardship in the country is significant. Atiku, in a statement on his X account on Friday, advised President Tinubu to heed to the voices of the people and addressed the demands of the protesters. Atiku stated that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, has tasked authorities to arrest and prosecute those promoting genocidal threats against the Igbo community in Lagos. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, frowned against these threats as he tagged them as deeply disturbing. “Immediate action should be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A police source had confirmed that one of the domestic workers of Aribemchukwu, the slain daughter of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, has confessed to being involved in the death of her boss. Aribemchukwu, better known as Chuchu, was allegedly murdered in her Parkview Estate residence in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. Although […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Borno State government on Thursday has declared a 24-hour curfew following the death of scores of people from a bomb blast. It would be recalled that no less than 16 people were killed after a suspected suicide bomber invaded a market in the Konduga area of the state. The explosion happened […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Thursday, controversial Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, declared her support for President Bola Tinubu, as the nationwide protest began. Tonto, taking to her Instagram page praised Tinubu’s efforts with an infograph. She writes: “Statistics don’t lie: everyone is working to get this country to where we want it to be. “One thing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Falcons of Nigeria have been eliminated from the Paris 2024 Olympics after losing 3:1 to Japan on Wednesday. Japan scored two goals by Maika Hamano and Mina Tanaka in the opening minutes before they ended the match with another goal by Hikaru Kitagawa after Jennifer Echegini tried to give the Nigerians […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, has asked for an apology from the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, concerning the statement of Wike concerning her. It is worth recalling that Wike, who is the immediate past Governor of Rivers State, and Kingibe have been at loggerheads concerning the running […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Politician and activist, Deji Adeyanju, has called on the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, to take away soldiers deployed across the Federal Capital Territory and other cities ahead of the planned hunger protest. It could be recalled that there have been increased presence of security agents, including military personnel, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The secretary to the Lagos State government, Abimbola Salu-Hundeyin, has stated that residents can protest peacefully but they can stopped any demonstration that could lead to a repeat of the 2020 #EndSARS protest where public properties were damaged. Salu-Hundeyin gave this advice when she spoke to journalists on Thursday as she spoke […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Tuesday, hundreds of non-teaching staff, consisting of members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and Non-Academic Staff Association of Universities of the Federal University, Birnin Kebbi, embarked in a nationwide protest with their colleagues and this brought academic activities in the university to a halt. The protest, which was […]
