(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A second law has been passed by the House of Representatives for second reading, a bill, which wants six months jail term for parents who abandon their newborns or growing children. The bill tagged, “Act to Re-amend the Child Rights Act, Cap. C50, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004,”’ is being […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has denied withdrawing N5 billion from the state’s accounts as well as awarding the reconstruction of the road leading to the Adeleke University in Ede. In a statement by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed on Wednesday, he said the allegations being peddled on social media is a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Alula Okposo, the daughter of the late gospel singer Sammie Okposo, has opened up concerning her father’s death. African Examiner recalls that the 51-year-old musician died in his sleep on Friday, November 25, 2022. Taking to her Instagram account, Alula mourned her late father saying that his demise made her feel blank. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has stated that he and Datti Baba-Ahmed, his running mate, possess the best experience to solve the challenges of insecurity plaguing the country. Obi made this known in a meeting with some northeast stakeholders in Abuja, on Monday. According to him, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress has boasted that he is always on the winning side in every election. The former Lagos State governor disclosed this while responding to comments made by Babachir Lawal, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has refuted claims that he called for a sit-at-home in the Southeast. According to him, rebels are enforcing the sit-at-home order in the Southeast. Kanu made this known in a routine meeting with his legal team led by his lead counsel, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A new cash withdrawal limit which is a follow-up policy to the Naira Redesign Policy has been announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria. In a statement signed by the Supervising Director of the CBN, Haruna B. Mustapha, the maximum cash withdrawal over the counter (OTC) by individuals and corporate organizations per […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar on Monday said that the Federal Government of Nigeria developed the nation’s economic nerve centre, Lagos. The Adamawa-born politician also said the All Progressives Congress (APC) lied that its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu built Lagos after the nation’s return to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has ordered the deployment of armed personnel for the commencement of railway services along Abuja-Kaduna route from Monday, December 5th, 2022. This was contained in a statement on Sunday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi. The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) had suspended train service […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lai Mohammed, minister of information, has stated that Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), cannot see the achievements of the present administration because he is based in Dubai. Lai Mohammed stated this while speaking at the seventh edition of the scorecard series of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Dotun has refuted claims that he is gay. African Examiner recalls that there were claims that on social media that Dotun was caught with a fellow housemate in a room during a vacation in South Africa. Reacting, Dotun in a tweet on his page maintained that he is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nollywood actor and producer, Ebun Oloyede, a.k.a. Olaiya Igwe, has opened up on why he went naked at the beach to pray for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 general elections. African Examiner had reported that the actor, in a viral video uploaded […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governors of the 36 states have accused the Federal Government of abandoning its duty of addressing the security issues in the country that have crippled economic activities. The governors, under the umbrella of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, stated that the rising level of poverty among Nigerians was a result of the effect […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed that the foreign trip embarked on by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, was a plan to dodge the Arise Television presidential debate. African Examiner writes that Tinubu left Nigeria for the United Kingdom on Saturday, December 3, 2022 and he […]
(FRICAN EXAMINER) – A student of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, Aminu Mohammed, has apologised to the First Lady, Aisha Buhari over a Twitter post deemed defamatory. Mohammed, who is a 500-level student of the Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, tendered his apology following his release from detention after the First Lady’s decision […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular American rapper and fashion designer, Kanye Omari West, has opened up on what destroyed his marriage with his estranged wife, Kim Kardashian. It could be recalled that the ex-couple recently reached a divorce settlement months after their separation. Since their separation, the couple has been in the news concerning issues of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Terrorists have reportedly abducted at least 13 worshippers in an attack on a mosque in Maigamji, Funtua LGA of Katsina. Gambo Isah, police spokesperson in the state, announced this to newsmen on Sunday. According to available information, the insurgents attacked the mosque in large numbers and fired at the worshippers who scampered […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The video of popular Nollywood actor, Victor Igwe bathing and making incantations for the electoral victory of the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu on the beach has sparked social media reactions. African Examiner writes that Olaiya Igwe posted the video on his Instagram page on Friday and said, “It is my pleasure […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader of the proscribed group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has informed his followers that he will soon be released from detention. Conveying the message was IPOB’s counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, who spoke with Kanu during his visit to him at the Department for State Services (DSS) detention […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State and Chairman of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Council, has stated that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will beg his counterpart from Rivers State, Nyesom Wike and his group. Emmanuel stated that the party had made a mistake concerning the way it went about the […]
