(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has refuted claims that there were any plans with foreign countries concerning the establishment of foreign military bases in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Speaking more concerning the matter, Idris disclosed that the FG was not engaged […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, has stated that the large purchase of foodstuffs by the government as palliatives is contributing to the increase in food inflation in the country. Cardoso stated this during his contributions in the March Monetary Policy Committee, which was published on the website […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Wednesday, slammed Governor Charles Soludo for playing politics with security in the state. In a statement signed by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, the group accused Governor Soludo of being desperate for a second term and that is why he is supporting , ‘Fulani hegemony’. Emma […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents and natives of Uzamu Isinomeh, Emene Nike in Enugu East Council Area of Enugu State, among them widows, have raised the alarm over the demolition of their buildings including ancestral homes by the Enugu State Government. The victims, including one Ezinne Blessing Nkemjurum Oguike, a widow and Octogenarian told journalists that some persons, suspected to be officials […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on Monday slammed Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun, better known as Wizkid, after he disrespected music executive, Don Jazzy while reacting to a shade fired at him by Mavin signee, Ladipoe. Ladipoe, a rapper signed to Don Jazzy’s label, recently berated Wizkid for his controversial “hip hop is dead” comment. “Nigerian […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that it has appointed Finidi George as the new Super Eagles head coach. Finidi George beat Emmanuel Amuneke to the job. He spent 20 months as an assistant to José Santos Peseiro before the Portuguese voluntarily resigned after their outing at the Africa Cup of Nations […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr Asue Ighodalo, the PDP governorship candidate in the September 21 governorship election in Edo, has denied any involvement in the impeachment of a former Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu. Ighodalo made the denial in a statement issued by his media campaign team and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past Director General (DG) of Voice of Nigeria VON, and Chieftain of the All progressive Congress APC, Mr. Osita Okechukwu has lambasted former Senate president, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Senator Adolphus Wabara’s for vowing that any attempt by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has deferred till the end of trial, its ruling on the application filed by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, challenging the jurisdiction of the court to try him on the charges brought against him by the Economic and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media are not finding it funny after Anyim Vera, a member of Dunamis International Gospel Center, DIGC, who went viral recently after she was accused of lying in a testimony in the church begged for financial assistance from Nigerians to maintain her celebrity status. The African Examiner had previously […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The American International School of Abuja has enjoined the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to present an “authentic banking details” for the refund of fees paid for the children of the immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. Bello allegedly paid $760,000 in advance as school fees for five of his children […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has stated that workers have been enjoying an additional N35,000 wage allowance since January. Governor Sanwo-Olu stated this as he disclosed that the state government will soon roll out a new minimum wage scheme. According to him, workers who are presently earning a minimum wage […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian movie industry has been hit with a spate of deaths of prominent and budding actors this year. Veteran Yoruba actor, Deji Aderemi, popularly known as Olofa Ina, died on Thursday, January 4. He died at the age of 73. According to reports, the thespian died of cancer in Lagos State. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has stated that Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady of Nigeria, saved him from a potential media blackmail in his time in the Senate. Adeleke stated this in an event as he poured encomiums on the First Lady and recounted how he was caught napping during a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media on Wednesday kicked against the news that popular broadcast company, Multichoice, owners of Dstv and Gotv is increasing its tariff which will be effective from May 1, 2024. The Pay-TV operator attributed the price increases to “rise in the cost of business operations” in the country. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party will on July 13 hold congresses in 25 states to elect new chairmen and other executive members. The affected states include Edo, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Rivers, Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto, Jigawa, Niger, Benue, Nasarawa, Gombe, Enugu, Imo, Abia, Ondo, Ekiti and the Federal Capital Territory, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has enjoined the Federal Government to merge the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, to promote effectiveness. Egbetokun stated this at the National Dialogue on State Policing, organised by the House of Representatives on Monday in Abuja […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the ingenuity of Tunde Onakoya, the Nigerian chess maestro who set a new world chess record. The African Examiner writes that Onakoya broke the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon in the early hours of Saturday, April 20, 2024, after he played for over 58 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least eight South African-based Nigerians have been arrested after they allegedly attacking police officers in a drug raid. The South African Police, in a statement on Friday uploaded on its X handle, stated that the suspects were arrested in the Northern Cape province. According to the statement, the suspects also destroyed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party, LP, 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has advocated for a parliamentary system of government for the country to allow the president to relate with citizens at least once a month. Obi disclosed this during his speech at a lecture at Harvard Law School in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. According to […]
