(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has stated that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is going after the footsteps of Nnamdi Azikiwe, Arthur Nzeribe, for calling for the cancellation of a free and fair election. Fani-Kayode, a Tinubu, Shettima Presidential Campaign Council member, made this known on Friday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, says that lovers of former President Olusegun Obasanjo are oppressors and they must end up in hell. Seun made this assertion when he uploaded a video lamenting the corruption and manipulation of Nigeria’s natural resources for selfish interest as he pointed out that Obasanjo’s administration was the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kogi State Government has called for the arrest and prosecution of individuals and businesses that refuse to accept the old naira notes. The Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, made this known in a statement saying that the Yahaya Bello administration joined other states to pursue the case in court in order […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has warned members of his constituency to vote only for the candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, or risk not getting any dividends of democracy from him. In a video that has since gone viral, Soludo was seen telling members of the Igbo-Uwku/Aguata 2 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Fuji artist, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, aka KWAM 1 De Ultimate, has opened up on why he declined to kiss his wife at his 66th birthday party. The African Examiner recalls that a video in which the singer publicly refused to kiss his wife sparked social media reactions. Reacting to this development, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Lagos State, Sanwo-Olu, has tasked the youths to drop the question about “who ordered the shooting” and put themselves in his shoes. It could be recalled that over two years ago, soldiers opened fire on peaceful protesters at Lekki toll gate in Lagos and Babajide Sanwo-Olu has opened up on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Appeal Court on Wednesday rejected the request made by Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines used in the presidential election should not be reconfigured ahead of the governorship and state assembly elections this weekend. A three-member panel of the appellate court, led by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has stated that he did not express opposition towards the presidential candidates of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu in the just concluded presidential campaign period. Wike made this known during the commissioning of Chokocho-Igbodo Road in the Etche Local […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Olusegun Osoba, former governor of Ogun state, has tasked Igbos residing in Lagos not to make the state’s gubernatorial election “an ethnic issue”. Osoba made this known in an interview with TVC on Monday. The African Examiner writes that Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos and APC candidate, and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the governorship candidate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party presidential candidate in the just-ended February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, has visited Jennifer Efedi who hoodlums attacked in the election. One of the spokespersons for the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Ndi Kato, made this known on Monday on her Twitter handle. The African Examiner recalls that Efedi was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has opened up concerning the effects of her dad’s death on her. Omotola, speaking in an exclusive interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, stated that she never had the chance to develop a close relationship with her late father adding that before his death, she barely even […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has stated that his party protested at the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abuja due to the commission contravening all the provisions of the current Electoral law. The African Examiner recalls that Atiku led a protest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe, has tasked Igbos in the state to vote for the APC. Igbokwe tasked Igbo communities in Lagos to repay the hospitality extended to them by their host by voting for APC on Saturday. Speaking on the importance of Saturday’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, has stated that the presidential polls of February 25 failed to meet the expectations of Nigerians. Leonard acknowledged that there are many Nigerians who are angry and frustrated with the results and some are celebrating their victories. She made this known in an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nollywood actor and film director, Yul Edochie, says that it was wrong to call Lagos as no man’s land because the Yoruba people have been very accommodating. Yul disclosed this in a post on his Instagram page on Saturday, saying that the Yorubas are very accommodating but it was well known […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer, Ayra Starr, has refuted claims that she is romantically involved with Rema. In a recent interview with Kiss FM, the singer stated that she is just being informed about the rumour. “I haven’t heard that before,” she said. When asked to confirm if it’s true, Ayra Starr said Rema is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Adebayo Adewole, the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, has alleged that the Labour Party (LP), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the All Progressives Congress (APC) were all involved in electoral fraud in the just concluded presidential and National Assembly election. Adewole, speaking on Arise TV, on Friday, March 03, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the just ended election, Peter Obi, has filed a suit at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Abuja, against the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the winner by the Independent National Electoral commission. The petition which has since gone […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq, has stated that no fewer than 1, 940, 004 vulnerable Nigerians are presently receiving N5,000 cash gift each every month from the federal government, Speaking at a one-day stakeholders’ retreat on the National Social Investment (Establishment) Bill organised […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States has congratulated Nigerians and the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over the successful conduct of the Saturday, February 25, 2023, presidential election. This was contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson for the State Department, Ned Price, who also tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to address all […]
