(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, says that it is going on its planned strike on Monday, September 8, 2025, since Dangote Refinery and its management intend to bring slavery into the Nigerian workforce. The union stated this in a statement released on Sunday, signed by Williams Akporeha […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pictures of some All Progressives Congress (APC) governors standing at the airport and waving at the presidential jet ferrying President Bola Tinubu out of the country have stirred reactions on social media. The African Examiner reports that it has almost become a tradition for governors and top politicians to line up at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has stated that putting together names for ambassadorial positions has been a difficult task. The African Examiner writes that Tinubu is yet to appoint ambassadors for Nigeria’s foreign missions two years after he came into office. In July, the foreign affairs ministry stated that the delay was because of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has stated that its November national convention will go as planned. The governors were reacting to the demands issued by the Eminent Leaders and Concerned Stakeholders, a group in the PDP chaired by Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It is worth […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has stated that the “coast is clear” for the end of the emergency rule in Rivers state. According to Wike, the former Rivers State governor, the conduct of the state’s local government elections has paved the way for the end of the emergency […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Umo Eno, governor of Akwa Ibom, says he was ridiculed and rejected due to his albinism in the 2023 gubernatorial campaign. Eno, in a video he uploaded on X, disclosed how the condition of his skin was used as a political tool against him on the campaign trail. He also appreciated children […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ogun state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended former governor, Gbenga Daniel, for alleged anti-party affairs. Daniel, who is a senator representing Ogun East, was suspended alongside one of his loyalists, Kunle Folarin. Nuberu Olufemi, Ogun APC spokesperson, in a statement, disclosed that the party’s state working committee […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has rubbished calls for former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2027 elections as he insisted that the problem of the country goes beyond individual leaders. Farotimi stated this during an interview with Channels Television, as he stated that a change of personnel without looking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ogun at the weekend refuted a viral video that its National Secretary, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, was stoned in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) by-election campaign in Remo. The party, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Olamide Onabajo, stated that the purported video is “a blatant […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dangote Group Plc has promised full support and compensation for Mrs. Ruth Otabor, the sister of Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Ijeoma “Phyna” Otabor, following her accident, which involved one of the company’s trucks in Auchi, Edo State. According to media reports, the accident happened last week along the Auchi axis, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday applauded President Bola Tinubu for his effort to stabilise Nigeria’s economy as she stated that the reforms under his administration are yielding positive results. Okonjo-Iweala stated this while speaking to State House correspondents after a courtesy visit to the President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said President Bola Tinubu’s renewed Hope Agenda has made cancer treatment possible in the country. Idris stated this when he and his team paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Enugu State, Mr Peter Mbah, on Thursday in Enugu. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has slammed President Bola Tinubu for his planned trip to Japan and Brazil. The African Examiner writes that on Thursday, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, announced that President Tinubu would embark on a two-nation trip, with a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said over 10,000 cartons of unregistered tomato paste and cosmetic products were seized at the Lagos Trade Fair Market. The five-day operation was conducted by NAFDAC’s Investigation and Enforcement team at the cosmetics section of the market. Dr Martins Iluyomade, Director of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Wednesday withdrew its criminal complaint against Ms. Comfort Emmanson, the passenger who was accused of unruly behaviour aboard an Ibom Air flight, and also reduced the flight ban that was imposed on Fuji music star Wasiu Ayinde Marshal better known as KWAM 1. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ibom Air has denied responsibility for releasing a viral video which showed a passenger in a state of indecent exposure in a recent in-flight dispute. The airline’s Group Manager for Marketing and Communications, Aniekan Essienette, made this known in an interview with TVC News on Monday, as he clarified that the incident […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, says that President Bola Tinubu is weaponising anti-corruption agencies to put pressure on opposition leaders so that they can defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress. Atiku, in a statement he posted on his Facebook page on Tuesday, lamented that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The assistant coach of Shooting Stars, Akin Olowokere, slumped and died on Monday morning. Olowokere is one of the coaches who was recently recruited by 3SC. According to available information, the former Sunshine Stars player and coach fell down during training, and medical personnel immediately came to his aid, and he was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, on Sunday debunked claims made by ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, that they began an opposition coalition together. Amaechi had earlier stated that he and Fayemi initiated plans concerning the opposition coalition before it got to other politicians. The former governor of Rivers State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ogun State Government has refuted claims that there is a political witch hunt of former governor and current Senator, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, after the service of demolition notices was handed on some of his properties. The government, in a statement issued on Saturday, disclosed that the notices are necessary for a […]
