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Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States has congratulated Nigerians and the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over the successful conduct of the Saturday, February 25, 2023, presidential election. This was contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson for the State Department, Ned Price, who also tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to address all […]
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the Saturday, February 25, 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has rejected the outcome of the exercise in its totality. Atiku stated this as he addressed a press conference on Thursday saying that the presidential and national assembly elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral […]
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The president-elect, Bola Tinubu has reacted to the statement made by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi that he won the just concluded presidential election. The African Examiner writes that Peter Obi during a press conference had stated that he will be challenging the result of the […]
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has tasked Lagosians to re-elect Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Fayose stated this when he appeared on Arise Television as he talked about the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. The former Ekiti governor tasked Lagosians to reelect the state governor, Babajide Sanwoolu even though his party, […]
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Wednesday, March 1st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida has congratulated the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu concerning his election as the next president of Nigeria. In a statement by his media aide on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, Babangida stated that Tinubu is the best man for the job as he has what it takes […]
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Wednesday, March 1st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has opened up on a viral video alleging that some of its officers have arrested a criminal syndicate that engaged in electoral fraud in the federal capital territory (FCT). The African Examiner recalls that on Tuesday, a viral video engaged on social media showed some persons arrested […]
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Wednesday, March 1st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has tasked Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party, and his counterpart for the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, to graciously accept defeat and congratulate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the APC flag bearer. This call was made by the Special Adviser on Media and […]
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Wednesday, March 1st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has heaped praises on the supporters of his opponents for their participation and dedication in the electoral process that made him victorious in the just-ended election. The African Examiner recalls that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that Tinubu was declared president-elect on Wednesday, March 1, […]
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government has tasked former President, Olusegun Obasanjo not to “truncate” the ongoing electoral process happening in the country. The African Examiner writes that the presidential election results are presently currently being collated in the federal capital territory (FCT). The results of some states have since been announced. However, many Nigerians […]
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has been in the spotlight on social media after the singer gave reasons for his silence regarding the elections. The African Examiner writes that in an instagram post on Monday, the singer stated that he doesn’t have any candidate he believes in. According to […]
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Monday, February 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has called for the cancellation of Saturday’s presidential election as the exercise did not pass the integrity test. The African Examiner recalls that Obasanjo had previously endorsed the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, as his preferred candidate for the February election. However, the results announced […]
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Monday, February 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus, has come under severe criticism on social media after she distributed what appeared to be swearing-in fabric on her Instagram account. The African Examiner writes that Tinubu is the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the presidential election was held on Saturday and Nigerians are […]
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Monday, February 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ndudi Elumelu, minority leader of the house of representatives, has lost his seat in the lower legislative chamber. Kenneth Ibe, the returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), disclosed this on Monday as he read the result for Aniocha/Oshimili federal constituency in Delta state. Elumelu, a member of the Peoples […]
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Monday, February 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, has opened up on the rumored attacks of Igbo traders in Lagos. The African Examiner writes that there have been rumors that thugs were attacking the businesses of Igbos in Lagos after the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), announced that Peter Obi, the […]
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Friday, February 24th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday, stated that the viral audio clip where he, his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, and the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, revealed plans to scuttle the forthcoming election is “utter rubbish”. Atiku, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja […]
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Friday, February 24th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has stated that it has retrieved 700 permanent voter cards from foreigners residing in Jigawa State. This was disclosed in a statement by the comptroller of the Jigawa State command of the NIS, Ahmad Dauda Bagari. The statement, signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSI Nura […]
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Friday, February 24th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government has ordered the closure of all land borders ahead of the general election. The presidential and national assembly elections have been fixed for February 25. In a statement on Thursday by Tony Akuneme, spokesperson of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Isah Jere, the NIS comptroller-general, said the border closure […]
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigerians prepare for the forthcoming elections, presidential candidates from 18 political parties on Wednesday signed a peace accord. President Muhammadu Buhari was around during the event alongside members of the National Peace Committee. Some of the leading candidates in attendance are Bola Tinubu (All Progressives Congress, APC), Peter Obi (Labour Party, […]
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has stated that the forthcoming general election is a “make-or-break moment” for Nigeria. Obi, in a post on his official media accounts on Wednesday, stated that Nigeria needs a leader who has the means of moving the country forward. “We are currently […]
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Tuesday, February 21st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has stated that it is not certain that Nigeria is prepared for the upcoming general election. Falana said this when he appeared on Arise TV programme on Tuesday. The African Examiner writes that Nigerians have been struggling with the scarcity of naira notes which […]
