(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Members-elect of the House of Representatives from the opposition political parties have stated that they have not endorsed any candidate for the speakership position so far. According to the minority caucuses, they are still consulting and will come up with a decision before the election of the speaker and deputy. Speaking at […]
AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President, Joe Biden, has declared a nine-member delegation to attend the inauguration ceremony of Bola Tinubu, president-elect, on May 29. According to a statement on the White House website, Marcia L. Fudge, US Secretary of the Department of Housing and urban development, is leading the delegation. See other members of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Record-breaking Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci, has opened up about her previous challenges before the limelight. It could be recalled that Baci embarked on a four-day cooking marathon to break the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest cooking marathon. She later surpassed the 87 hours 45 minutes record set by Lata Tondon, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has opened up on the huge contributions of the newly inaugurated Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals towards Nigeria’s power generation capacity. In an inauguration event held in Lagos State, Emefiele emphasised that the Dangote Refinery will generate a substantial 12,000 megawatts […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Annie Macaulay Idibia, the wife of popular Nigerian singer, Innocent Idibia, better known as 2Face or 2Baba has tasked Nigerians to stop criticizing her marriage. The African Examiner writes that Annie in a viral video on social media, made the appeal after her recent appearance on the Young Famous and African reality […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States Embassy in Abuja has announced that two of its employees involved in the attack on its convoy in Anambra have been rescued alive. The Embassy made this known in a statement made available to journalists on Friday in Abuja. The U.S. Embassy said that the victims were under the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has stated that he regretted supporting the process that produced Aminu Tambuwal as speaker in 2011. Gbajabiamila made this known on Wednesday during a meeting with the reps-elect organised in Abuja. According to him, he supported the “house project” that “installed” Tambuwal at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar has stated that nothing can stop the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu come May 29. Abubakar made this known as he urged Nigerians to pray for Tinubu’s administration to succeed. He stated this at a roundtable engagement with traditional and religious rulers which […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, has arrested and detained the policemen involved in the brutal assault of an Okada rider in Lagos. The African Examiner writes that a video which has now gone viral on social media had shown the three officers decked in police uniform in a struggle […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has slammed the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar for criticising the United States, US, Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, concerning the conversation with the Nigerian President-elect, Bola Tinubu.The African Examiner recalls that Blinken, during a call with Tinubu on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has opened up on the number of jobs generated by the outgoing administration in the agricultural sector. According to Shehu, the Buhari-led government has successfully created 12 million new jobs in agriculture alone. He made this known in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The meeting of Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) who has reportedly agreed to work with President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sparked social media reaction.According to Daily Trust, Kwankwaso met Tinubu in Paris, the capital of France, where they had a meeting that lasted for four […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abdulaziz Yari, the senator-elect representing Zamfara West, has stated that it would be unfair to the northern part of the country if leaders of the three arms of government are from the south. Yari made this known during an interview with Arise TV on Tuesday. The African Examiner writes that the former […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian airline, Dana Air, has stated it will also be supporting Hilda Bacci, the celebrity chef. The African Examiner recalls that Hilda, a 27-year-old Nigerian, broke the current world record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual as she surpassed India’s Lata Tondon who set the record in 2019. Dana […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Police Command has opened on why it handcuffed popular Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti. The African Examiner writes that Kuti is presently in police custody, was handcuffed and taken to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, in Panti for further investigation and possible prosecution. The Inspector-General of Police, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After the expiration of the two weeks ultimatum issued to the Federal Government, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has declared a five-day warning strike. The African Examiner recalls that in April, the association had threatened to go on strike if the federal government fails to pay the salary arrears of 2014, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Usman Baba, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has stated that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) will always defend the country’s democracy at all costs. Speaking at a news conference on Monday in Abuja, Baba made it clear that the May 29 inauguration at the federal and state levels is sacrosanct. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Skit maker and content creator, Kie Kie, has opened up on why she doesn’t share her husband’s face as much. Kiekie, speaking in a recent conversation with Chude, stated that she does not post her husband on her page because the page is for business and her husband is not a staff […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chairperson of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Solomon Arase, has stated that Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, must be prosecuted over an assault on a police officer in Lagos state. The African Examiner recalls that On Saturday, now-viral footage emerged online showing Kuti slapping a uniformed policeman. In the video, Kuti can […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Anambra State Governor, and presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, in the just concluded election, Mr Peter Obi has stated that he must be President of Nigeria. The African Examiner writes that Obi is presently in court with the winner of the just concluded election, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, stating that he […]
