(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pope Francis has stated that Pope Benedict XVI, his predecessor, is “very sick”. “I want to ask you all for a special prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict who sustains the Church in his silence. He is very sick,” Francis said. “Let’s ask the Lord to comfort him and sustain him in this […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has enjoined the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend its deadline for the phasing out of the old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes. African Examiner recalls that the CBN had initially stated that from January 31st the old notes will fizzle out. However, the senate wants the date to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area, John Campos, says that a street in the area will be renamed in honour of the murdered 41-year-old lawyer, Bolanle Raheem. According to The Punch, Campos disclosed this in his condolence visit to the family of the slain lawyer on Wednesday, December 28, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The newly-appointed Director General of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Prof Akin Osuntokun, has opened up concerning his connection with the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). This development is coming after revelations that the Labour Party campaign DG is contesting for the Ekiti Central senatorial district seat under the ZLP. African Examiner had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The statement of Anambra businessman and billionaire, Prince Arthur Eze distancing himself from Peter Obi’s presidential dream as he does not support it has sparked social media reactions. African Examiner writes that Eze, who spoke at the occasion of the 2022 Ofala festival of HRH Igwe (Dr.) Robert Eze, the traditional ruler […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former Political Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo, Akin Osuntokun Labour Party, LP, has been appointed as the new Director General of its Presidential Campaign. This was disclosed by the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, in Abuja, on Tuesday. According to Abure, the decision was agreed after comprehensive consultations with party stakeholders […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Diran Onifade, the Spokesperson for the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has reacted to the comments made by popular businessman, Arthur Eze. African Examiner had earlier reported that Eze had tasked Peter Obi to shelve his 2023 presidential ambition as the Igbos had other plans. Reacting, Onifade in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Education minister, Oby Ezekwesili, has stated that the level of decay in the Nigerian system may prevent Nigeria’s next president from achieving quick results. Ezekwesili disclosed this when she appeared on Channels TV’s Political Paradigm, scheduled to air on Tuesday noon. In an excerpt of the interview, the former education minister […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says one-year imprisonment or a fine of N500,000 awaits whosoever is found guilty of buying votes in the forthcoming 2023 elections. The INEC Commissioner in Jigawa State, Professor Muhammad Lawal Bashar, made this known during an interview with newsmen. The Commissioner stated that the electoral commission […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has informed Nigerians that Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would change the country if elected in 2023. Buhari also stated that Tinubu’s presidency would make sure that the nation moved ahead “from what has so far been achieved throughout the country […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The statement credited to a popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, about northerners not voting for politicians who won’t grant amnesty to bandits wreaking havoc across the region as bandits are warriors who shouldn’t be killed but negotiated with has sparked social media reactions. African Examiner writes that the cleric, in one […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan-Kukah, has stated that irrespective of the many lofty promises of President Muhammadu Buhari, he is leaving Nigerians “far more vulnerable” than when he came into office on May 29, 2015. Bishop Kukah disclosed this in his 2022 Christmas Message titled, ‘Nigeria: Let […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has stated that Nigerians will not spend the next Christmas on petrol queues if he is elected as president. In a statement on Saturday, Phrank Shaibu, media aide to Abubakar, quoted the former vice-president as saying that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari says his best efforts to change the fortune of Nigeria haven’t been enough to satisfy some Nigerians. President Buhari stated this in a documentary aired during a private dinner organised by his family and close associates to mark his 80th birthday at the State House Banquet Hall on Friday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that he didn’t find it funny in the viral joke that alleged that a certain Jubril from Sudan replaced him. The President made this known during an event organised by his family and close associates to mark his 80th birthday on Friday. Speaking in a documentary played at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A boat mishap at a jetty in a Badagry community in Lagos State has led to the death of a 32-year-old man. The mishap, according to sources, occurred at the jetty on Thursday night when two boats, one coming from Badagry and another coming from Lagos, collided. Mr Victor Idowu, a resident […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore has refuted claims that the Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka is dead. African Examiner writes that they were rumours on social media, particularly Twitter, claiming that that the novelist had passed away. However, Sowore who took to his Facebook page to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jason Njoku, the media entrepreneur, says inherited wealth is a burden and he and his actress wife Mary Njoku have decided not to leave too much wealth for their children Njoku took to his Twitter account on Friday saying that when wealth is inherited, it usually comes with a huge burden and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba, has enjoined the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to step down for the presidential candidate of the APC as the action of the former Anambra State governor is isolating the Southeast at the centre. Garba stated that Obi was isolating […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – CBN Deputy Governor Aisha Ahmad, the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has stated that she does not know the quantities of new notes the CBN printed and released for circulation. Ahmad stated this as she responded to questions when she appeared before the House of Representatives to talk […]
