(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage, says that she has never experienced true love at the age of 44. Tiwa stated that aside from her son, Jamil, she hasn’t experienced true love from anybody. According to her, when she looks back at her past romantic relationships, she discovers that they were infatuation and not […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, says that the South-East will produce Nigeria’s President one day but not in the 2027 elections. Umahi, who stated this in a statement, appealed to people of the zone to rally around President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. He was reacting to an online publication titled, ‘The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Oyo State Governor, Rashidi Ladoja, has been nominated as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadan land. Ladoja was nominated by the Olubadan-In-Council on Monday, in a meeting at the Olubadan Palace in Oke-Aremo, Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State. The meeting was chaired by the Balogun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All-Progressives Congress, APC, says that former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, is trying to impose former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, as the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC. The APC alleged that El-Rufai and his allies in the ADC are trying to undermine Nigeria’s power rotation arrangement by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has tasked President Bola Tinubu to take a more proactive step in the fight against poverty by fully committing federal resources to social welfare initiatives. Falana stated this in a statement he issued on Sunday. The statement of the senior advocate comes on the heels of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, minister of state for foreign affairs, has called for calm as some Ghanaians are asking for the deportation of Nigerians from their country. Bianca stated this on Wednesday in a joint press briefing in Ghana. According to her, the viral videos had generated anxiety, which led her to visit Ghana […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, on Tuesday refuted claims that it advised Peter Obi to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race. The group, in a statement, also dismissed reports that it urged northern leaders not to support Obi’s presidential ambition. This was contained in a statement signed by its […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says there is still commitment to secure the release of the remaining abducted Chibok schoolgirls and Leah Sharibu and assured Nigerians that the girls have not been forgotten, irrespective of the fact that the wait for their release has been long. It is worth recalling that a total of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has issued a statement encouraging Nigeria’s Super Falcons as he urged them to clinch a record-extending 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title as they slug it out with host nation, Morocco, in the final tonight at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat. The President’s message was delivered in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has refuted claims by the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, that the North has been neglected under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The presidency also disclosed that there are many critical projects and programmes which are presently underway in the region. Kwankwaso […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Joseph Kabila, on Friday began his treason trial in a military court in the capital, Kinshasa. 53-year-old Kabila, who ruled DR Congo for 18 years after he took over from his assassinated father in 2001, is facing multiple charges, including treason, murder, participation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Nigerian actor, Yemi Solade, has alleged that he came to the movie industry before his colleague, Pete Edochie. Solade stated this during a controversial video on social media as he talked about his experience in acting. The actor, refuting viral claims that another section of the Nigerian movie industry began Nollywood, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has frowned at the killing of two Nigerian traders in South Africa by gunmen, describing their death as intolerable and senseless, as she calls for the culprits to book. Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement by NiDCOM spokesperson Abdur-Rahman Balogun, stated that the Nigerian […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has kicked against the statement directed at Peter Obi, as he stated that any “threat” to the former Labour Party presidential candidate is a threat to the entire opposition. Atiku’s statement is coming on the heels of a warning by Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State, who stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspended lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday, warned Senate President Godswill Akpabio not to place himself above the Nigerian Constitution. Senator Natasha also accused the Senate leadership of going against a valid court order by stopping her from resuming her duties at the National Assembly. The senator representing Kogi Central stated this […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency on Tuesday slammed a social media user who likened Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to Minister Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s founding Prime Minister. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, rubbished the comparison, describing it as amusing and insulting, adding that Obi does not have […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has stated that the refusal of President Bola Tinubu to select ambassadors has “disastrous consequences” on the foreign relations of the country. In a statement on Sunday, Bolaji Abdullahi, ADC interim national publicity secretary, stated that the administration of President Tinubu has not shown any urgency to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that President Tinubu has renamed the University of Maiduguri after former president Muhammadu Buhari has sparked reactions on social media. The African Examiner had earlier reported that President Tinubu, during a special session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) held on Thursday in honour of the late Nigerian leader, who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), has stated that Africa is now a dumping ground for substandard petroleum products because of overreliance on imports. Dangote stated this when he spoke in a recent interview with journalists. According to him, his decision to build the Dangote refinery was because he has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Burna Boy, the Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, has opened up about the challenge stopping him from settling down and starting a family. Burna Boy stated this in a recent interview on The Official UK Afrobeats Chart Show, where he admitted that although having a family is his “main goal,” his demanding career makes […]
