(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Osun State Government has accused the administration of Gboyega Oyetola of accruing debts in pensions and salaries to the tune of N76 billion. The spokesperson to the Executive Governor Olawale Rasheed quoted the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Bimpe Ogunlumade to have made the claim while briefing officials of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Dino Melaye, has claimed that everything surrounding the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, is controversial contrary to his PDP counterpart, Atiku Abubakar. He claimed that the PDP presidential flag bearer has a verifiable historical background, unlike […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Reno Omokri, a socio-political activist, says that the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi will lose the 2023 election. Omokri disclosed this on Thursday on his Twitter account saying that Obi knows he would lose the presidential election. According to him, Peter Obi was ill-prepared for the presidency as less than […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has accused state governors of stealing the allocations of LGAs in their states. Buhari made this known on Thursday saying that the governors treat the local government level unfairly. The president disclosed this after he delivered his speech at an event hosted for members of the senior executive course […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian comedian and social activist, Debo Adebayo, aka Mr. Macaroni, has berated the present All Progressives Congress-led federal government concerning its hypocrisy in handling the recurring fuel scarcity in the country. Mr Macaroni stated that the present government led protests, shut down the economy, and even issued threats a few years […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has advised Nigerians to make sure that their details in the National Identify Number, NIN, are in consonance with the data on their application for National Passport. The minister gave the advice on Thursday, in a post on his verified Twitter handle. Aregbesola also stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Major players in the soft drink market have pleaded with the national assembly to protect businesses from collapsing over the N10/litre excise duty tax imposed on the industry. They made this known on Wednesday in Abuja in a meeting with the leadership of the national assembly. African Examiner recalls that in January, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite the increasing fuel scarcity across the country, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has stated that it has two billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), aka petrol, in stock. In a statement on Thursday, Adeyemi Adetunji, Executive Vice President, Downstream, NNPC Limited, disclosed that with enough fuel in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 21st National Sports Festival (NSF) taking place in Asaba, the Delta state capital, is about to kick off with over 14,000 athletes battling for medals. African Examiner writes that the Stephen Keshi Stadium is the venue for the 11-day national sporting fiesta that would start with an opening ceremony on Wednesday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International Monetary Fund has stated that it will help Ghana restore macroeconomic stability. Ghana had requested for help from the IMF in July after its citizens protested the spiraling inflation, currency depreciation, and other economic woes. In a statement on Wednesday, IMF stated that its team would visit the West African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Nigeria’s President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has opened up on how he assisted to resolve the conflict between Ethiopia and Tigray. African Examiner recalls that on November 2, the Ethiopian government agreed to end the two-year conflict with rebel forces in the country’s northern Tigray region. Obasanjo, in a statement issued by Kehinde […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Major General Barry Tariye Ndiomu (rtd), has called for the cooperation and support of traditional rulers in the Niger Delta region for the reform of the intervention programme. Gen. Ndiomu, disclosed that the monarchs who are custodians of the culture and tradition of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked African countries to collaborate to forestall the circulation of illegal weapons in their countries. Buhari made this known on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at the 16th summit of the heads of state and government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), in Abuja. He was speaking on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Newly-wedded Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic, has opened up on how the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Visa ban almost deprived her of her wedding dress. African Examiner recalls that Rita Dominic married her fiancé, Fidelis Anosike this weekend in Yorkshire, England. In a recent Instagram post aimed at expressing her thanks, the actress […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has promised to expose and shame all oil thieves in Nigeria if elected president. Atiku stated that he’s aware of those behind oil theft in the country and he is going to expose them. He disclosed this in an interactive session with the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief spokesman, Femi Adesina, has stated that his principal can’t wait to leave the presidency. Adesina disclosed this Sunday night on Channels TV , reacting to a statement that Buhari can’t wait to leave as his seven years in office was described as “tough”. Reacting to the development, Adesina […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular broadcaster and socialite, Ifedayo Olarinde, a.k.a Daddy Freeze, has reacted to the revelation made by the general overseer of Power City International Church, Pastor Abel Damina, concerning the death of the popular Nigerian gospel singer, Sammie Okposo. Pastor Abel Damina, in his sermon in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, disclosed that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media are reacting to the news that the Department of State Service has locked up a student of Federal University Dutse over a social media post considered defamatory against Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari. According to available information, Aminu Adamu Muhammed had in June posted on Twitter that Mrs […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ambassador Felix Duke, the National President of Creative Industry Group (CIG), says it is unbelievable and difficult to accept that a Gospel music legend, Sammie Okposo, is no more. Duke, who said he was still in shock over Okposo’s death, stated on Saturday in Lagos. He said that the group planned to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – 2018 BBNaija housemate, Abiri Oluwabusayomi, aka Khloe, has stated that she can only get pregnant when she wants. Khloe disclosed this when she appeared on #WithChude, a podcast by popular journalist, Chude Jideonwo as she talked about her career and relationship. According to her, she has an implant in her body to […]
