(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mrs Grace Akeredolu, the mother of Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, is dead. The death was confirmed in a statement by Mr Richard Olatunde, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, on Thursday in Akure. “She died peacefully in her sleep early this morning. Mama was 90 years. “She is survived […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Vice Chairman (South-West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Isaac Kekemeke, said the party’s presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu, would win over 80 per cent of votes in the region during the 2023 elections. Olaniyi Adegbola, Ondo State Coordinator of ‘The Asiwaju Group (TAG)’, a support group for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on Wednesday took to the media space to react to the war of words between retired American mental health counselor, Dr Jeffery Guterman and the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council and Minister of State, Labour & Employment, Festus Keyamo. African Examiner recalls that the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has slammed the action of some students who blocked the busy section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway during a protest march. Fashola stated this on Wednesday while responding to questions from State House reporters after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta and vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says cyberbullying is becoming a trend in relation to comments over the 2023 elections. Okowa spoke at the northern Christian youth assembly summit, with the theme ‘Unifying Nigeria: The Role of Northern Christian Youths and Women’. The governor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have nabbed a pregnant woman, two minors, and eight others suspects for their alleged involvement in illegal oil bunkering in Ondo State. Hammed Abodunrin, the state Commandant of the Corps, while parading the suspects in Akure, the State capital, stated that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Newly elected Kenyan president, William Ruto has been sworn in as the president of the country. Ruto was sworn in on Tuesday by Martha Koome, chief justice of Kenya, during a ceremony held in Moi International Sports Centre in Kasarani Stadium. During the swearing-in ceremony, Ruto swore an oath of allegiance and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least five people were injured on Monday from an explosion that occurred as a result of operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) chasing a truck driver conveying suspected smuggled gas in Babura LGA, Jigawa State. NSCDC spokesman, Adamu Shehu, said the explosion also damaged shops and houses. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, says that King Charles III will continue to maintain and increase the relationship between the United Kingdom and Nigeria as her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, did. Laing stated this in a news conference after the death of Queen Elizabeth II who died on September 8, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) has enjoined Peter Obi’s supporters, who are addressed as Obidients, to make up their minds for defeat in the 2023 elections. Fani-Kayode, in his latest essay, stated that anger alone cannot be a catalyst for a revolution as there must be a goal. The former Aviation Minister stated that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two children, Samat Saheed and a yet-to-be-identified girl, have been killed after the fence of a school, Covenant Point Academy, fell on them at Ajose Street, in the Amukoko area of Lagos State. According to the PUNCH, the nine-year-old girl was walking past the entrance of the school to get to her […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The statement by the Director of Media and Public Affairs and Official Spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, on Monday, alleging that the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, is planning to fake an assassination attempt on himself and hire some supporters dressed in the APC caps […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Taraba State, Rev. Jolly Nyame, says that he doesn’t hold any more grudge against those who are behind his imprisonment for over four years. Nyame, who disclosed this on Saturday on arriving in Jalingo, the state capital, stated that his detention had a divine purpose. African Examiner recalls that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Nigerian man, Vincent Omalu, who just became a United States citizen this summer, has been reportedly shot dead in Northeast Baltimore, by a shooter who is now on the run. According to available information, the victim was killed by a single bullet fired into his car from a silver Infiniti SUV. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Osun on Sunday said a 19-year-old student of Ipetu-Ijesa College of Technology, Olonade Tomiwa, committed suicide in Ilesa. This is contained in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Yemisi Opalola, in Osogbo. Opalola said the deceased was found hanging dead in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular comedian, Chukwuemeka Emmanuel Ejekwu aka Oga Sabinus, has survived a road crash. Video of the crash which took place on Sunday morning has continued to circulate on social media. African Examiner recalls that Sabinus won this year’s Best social media content creator at the Africa Movie Viewer’s Choice Awards (AMVCA) and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, has refuted claims that he would be stepping down for the candidate of another party before the 2023 elections. African Examiner writes that there have been reports that the former Kano State Governor would step down for either the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has stated that hackers from abroad attacked the commission’s portal during the Ekiti and Osun governorship election. Mahmood made this known while speaking as a keynote address at a stakeholders’ conference on election result management in Abuja. He said: “Another technical […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has stated that there will be a sit-at-home protest in the south-east on Tuesday. In a statement on Saturday, Emma Powerful, IPOB spokesperson, stated that the sit-at-home is in solidarity with Nnamdi Kanu, its leader, who will appear in court the same day. Powerful stated that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kaltum Rufa’i, Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, says the government is determined to end the activities of commercial sex workers in the state. Rufa’i, in an interview, noted that there were state laws against such activity. She added that the government would investigate the report […]
