(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani says the immediate past president; Muhammadu Buhari is the worst ruler in the history of Nigeria. Sani made this assertion on Sunday during the launch of the book, ‘The Nigerian Dream’ written by activist Moses Paul as he described President Buhari’s 8-year tenure as a “waste”. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government has rejected the final report of the European Union (EU) election observation mission in Nigeria on the 2023 polls. The African Examiner recalls that the EU mission presented its report on the general election in Abuja on Tuesday. Barry Andrews, the chief observer, stated that the report was based […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano, has stated that the demolition of some structures across the state should not be seen as revenge. The African Examiner recalls that Yusuf, since assuming office on May 29, has ordered the demolition of structures he said were “illegally” built and approved by the previous administration of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular singer, Charles Oputa, better known as Charly Boy, has reacted to calls for his arrest concerning his recent comment. The African Examiner recalls that the controversial singer had, in a tweet on Saturday, tasked Nigerian youths to follow the footsteps of French protesters damaging public properties because of the shooting of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has opened up about why it hasn’t paid corps members’ allowances in the month of June as expected. According to the Scheme, the delay was due to the “administration of funds by various banks”. This was disclosed in a statement issued by NYSC […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media are presently reacting to the news of the Nigerian chef, Adeyeye Adeola, who had started a 150-hour cook-a-thon to break the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. The African Examiner writes that the cooking marathon began in Ile Oluji LGA, Ondo state, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has tasked President Bola Tinubu to urgently prevail on some government institutions to halt the implementation of policies that will further impoverish Nigerians. The organisation raised the concern following the planned increase in electricity tariff, the introduction of fees for proof of ownership certificates for vehicle owners […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has refuted claims that the association intends to increase the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, to N700 per litre nationwide. The Chairman of IPMAN Southwest Zone, Dele Tajudeen, disclosed this in an interview in Ibadan on Friday. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has again explained the reasons he removed the controversial fuel subsidy, which has led to the high cost of petroleum across the country. The African Examiner recalls that on Monday, May 29, 2023, President Tinubu while delivering his first speech as Nigeria’s President, Tinubu announced that ‘subsidy is gone.’ […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerians to pray for him for the success of his administration. Tinubu made this known on Thursday at the palace of Adedotun Gbadebo, the Alake of Egbaland, in Ogun state.The former Lagos State governor talked about his commitment to bringing positive change to the country […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned the public of a batch of “unwholesome” Sprite 50cl drink circulating in Nigeria. In a statement on Wednesday, the agency said the contaminated drinks have the batch number AZ6 22:32, manufacturing date of April 18, 2023 and an expiry […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yoruba actress, Sidikat Odunkanwi aka Iyabo Oko, is dead at the age of 61. One of the actress’s daughters, Bisi Aisha announced her death on Thursday on her Facebook page saying that her mother died on Wednesday. Aisha writes: “May ur soul Rest In Peace mummy.” Also, uploading the dead actress’s pictures […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima, has tasked President Bola Tinubu to sack the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu. Galadima disclosed this when he appeared on Channels Television on Tuesday saying that Yakubu allegedly conspired with some politicians to subvert the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has tasked Nigerians to seek God’s blessings to push Nigeria “to a path of peace, harmony, and prosperity”. In a statement felicitating Muslims on the Eid-el-Kabir festival, Abubakar stated that the importance of the celebration is about the “profitability of being patient with God in our affairs […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer, Ekenedirichukwu Ijemba, aka Humble Smith, has stated that he almost became a beggar in 2015 before God helped him. Humble Smith made this known in an interview with reality star, Kimoprah, saying that he had gone to a church in Lagos to ask for help but he later changed his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former Senior Special Assistant on Media to former President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, has opened up on why the former administration could not do away with fuel subsidy. Shehu took to His Twitter account on Monday saying that only a new administration with goodwill could attempt to remove fuel subsidy. According […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti, has opened up on how some people predicted that 12 of his family members would die in short spells after the deaths of his father, late Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, his sister, Shola Kuti, and a cousin at a stretch. Femi made this known during an interview […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, aka Wizkid, has stated that his footballer friends often get angry with him as he never contributes whenever they discuss football. Wizkid, made this known during an interview with Kiss FM, London. According to the ‘Essence’ crooner, he doesn’t watch football despite having a lot of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Oyo State have summoned comedian and skit maker, Abdullahi Maruf, the comedian better known as Trinity Guy, over a controversial child prank video. It could be recalled that the police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, had earlier directed for the arrest of the skit maker who asked a young girl “inappropriate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chairman of the Kano Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), Muhuyi Magaji, has stated that the agency will re-open its investigation into alleged corruption by Abdullahi Ganduje, the immediate past governor of the state. The African Examiner recalls that in 2022, Magaji was sacked by Ganduje on allegations that have to […]
