(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide otherwise aka Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has stated that he had never campaigned for any political party nor spoken on their behalf to anybody during the period of campaign in Nigeria. Oyedepo disclosed this while speaking on a subject of faith in his sermon […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, has enjoined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to apologise for suspending him from the party. It could be recalled that on March 24, the PDP national working committee (NWC) suspended Fayose and some members of the party for their alleged anti-party activities. However, the party […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Delta state, Cairo Ojougboh, has stated that the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, and the state executive members of the party cannot expel him. The African Examiner recalls that Omo–Agege through his campaign committee had called out Ojougboh for his campaign of calumny against […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The controversy surrounding the rumoured resignation of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has been brought to an end on Friday after the Presidency confirmed the resignation of the minister. Special Assistant to the President on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmad, announced this via his verified Twitter handle saying […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The senator representing Enugu south, Chimaroke Nnamani, has stated that the southeast geopolitical zone should support the administration of Bola Tinubu when he is eventually sworn in as president of the country. The African Examiner recalls that Nnamani was recently expelled from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and he has been consistent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national working committee (NWC) has reversed the suspension of Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti. Also, the party lifted the suspension of Ibrahim Shema, former governor of Katsina; Anyim Pius Anyim, former secretary of the government of the federation; Dennis Ityavyar (Benue), and Aslam Aliyu (Zamfara). The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some supporters of Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the just concluded election are attacking former Aviation minister, Osita Chidoka after he posted the work schedule of the former Anambra governor on his social media accounts. The African Examiner writes that Chidoka, who is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – APC Chieftain, Femi Fani-Kayode has tasked security agencies to arrest top opposition members who he alleged are planning an interim government to truncate the smooth transition of power from President Buhari to President-elect Tinubu. It will be recalled that the Bola Tinubu/Kashim Shettima Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), had earlier called on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Wednesday disclosed that it has no intention to print Biafra currency and operate a government in exile. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, in a statement he signed cautioned those he described as autopilot to refrain from such a move adding that the group has no faction. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, has enjoined world leaders to put aside their differences and work toward eliminating terrorism in Africa. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo’s spokesperson, stated that the vice-president made the call during a lecture delivered at King’s College, London. Osinbajo stated that there was turmoil in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, has stated that the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has agreed to suspend its planned strike action to protest against the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Ngige disclosed this during the 72nd session of the State House […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chairman of elders’ forum of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has stated that he never called Yoruba people “political rascals”. The African Examiner recalls that Iwuanyanwu, speaking at an event marking the one-year anniversary of Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, said that “political rascals” were behind the ethnic profiling during […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Boris Johnson, former prime minister of the United Kingdom, has stated that an improvement in Nigeria’s security will bring more economic growth and foreign investments. Johnson made this known at the 16th Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe lecture series on Monday, saying that a lack of prioritization of human capital has hindered the growth of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Femi Fani-Kayode, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that he will not be intimidated by a “veiled threat of a visa ban” after Ben Llewellyn-Jones, British deputy high commissioner to Nigeria, stated that some of his comments in the general election are “inciteful”. The African Examiner recalls that Llewellyn-Jones had slammed the APC […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayo Onanuga, the Media Director of President-elect Bola Tinubu, has cautioned individuals who call his principal a drug dealer saying that those using hashtags to defame Tinubu will face divine judgment for their malicious tweets. The African Examiner recalls that Tinubu has been accused of drug trafficking while in the US, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its effort to ease the pains of Nigerians concerning the present cash crunch, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has confirmed the evacuation of banknotes from its vaults to commercial banks in different parts of the country. Also, the CBN directed all commercial banks to open for operation on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Abia State governor-elect, Alex Otti, has stated that he will run a “lean government” in the state in order to reduce the cost of governance. Otti made this known during an interview with Channels TV on Thursday saying that he’ll adopt the “model” used by Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2021 BBNaija winner, Hazel Oyeze Onou better known as White Money, has berated Nigerian actress, Victoria Inyama, concerning a controversial remark she made concerning his mother. Trouble started when White Money put out what appears to be an inspirational post saying that “no woman is out of a man’s league as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, says that the new national carrier, Nigeria Air, will begin operations before May 29, 2023, when President Muhammadu Buhari will be leaving office. Sirika made this known during the 10th Aviation Stakeholders Forum in Abuja on Thursday. According to him, the operation of the new airline […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The official spokesperson for the Campaign Council of President-elect, Bola Tinubu, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest and prosecute the Labour Party’s presidential and vice presidential candidates, Peter Obi and Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed respectively, for “incitement and treasonable felony”. This was contained in a petition […]
