(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some Nigerians took to social media on Monday to react as Instagram celebrity and popular blogger, Tunde Ednut, was made to read and present an award to popular singer, Ayo Balogun, aka Wizkid at the just concluded Headies award held in Atlanta, United States of America. African Examiner recalls that the Headies […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Patrick Obahiagbon, a former member of the House of Representatives, has stated that the Labour Party (LP) will not get up to 25 per cent of votes in 24 states in the 2023 elections. The former lawmaker stated this when he appeared on The Morning Show, a programme on Arise Television. According […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pat Utomi, professor of political economy, has stated that portals to allow Nigerians both home and abroad to donate funds to the campaign of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, will be opened next week. The Labour Party chieftain made this known on Sunday when he appeared on Sunday Politics, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – John Legend, the popular US singer, has talked about his strained relationship with Kanye West, the rapper. Legend stated this during an interview with the Newyorker saying that Kanye was upset after he didn’t support his presidential bid. African Examiner recalls that Legend was not in support of West’s presidential ambition in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Executive Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said that the goal of the state government is to be the home of culture and tourism in the whole of West Africa. The governor disclosed this at opening ceremony of the maiden edition of the Edo State International Film Festival (ESIFF), […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Remi Tinubu, the wife of the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Bola Tinubu, has come under severe criticism after a video of her making a derogatory remark against the Igbos emerged online. In the video that has since gone viral, Remi Tinubu, who is a serving senator […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Education, has directed all nursery, primary, and secondary schools in the state to resume Monday, September 5, 2022, for the beginning of the 2022/2023 academic session. This was announced by the Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, in a circular issued by the Director-General, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An 18-year-old man, Adamu Musa of Unguwar Magina, Buji town, in Buji Local Government Area, Jigawa State, drowned in a pond as he tried to rescue his Cow that slipped and fell into the pond during grazing around the area. The Jigawa State Command’s Public Relations Officer, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has refuted claims that he was present at the rally organised in Ibadan by supporters of the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi. It could be recalled that supporters of Peter Obi, fondly called Obidients, thronged the streets of Ibadan, Oyo State capital on Saturday, September 3, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has suspended its presidential candidate, Dumebi Kachikwu from the party. This was announced in a statement issued on Saturday and signed by the party’s Deputy National Chairman (Politics) Dr. Bamidele Ajadi, accusing Kachikwu of false, misguided, and defamatory video he made and circulated, among other accusations. Ajadi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu has refuted claims that he insulted Governor Nyesom Wike. In a statement on Saturday, the former Senate President denied himself from social media posts that quoted him as insulting the Rivers helmsman. Ayu, who posted some of the screenshots on his Twitter account, stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria High Commission in Kenya has refuted an online media report alleging the targeting and killing of Nigerians in the East African country. In a statement issued in Nairobi on Saturday, a copy of which was received by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Commission described the story as a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, says the reports crediting Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa accusing him of dragging the Church into politics as the major reason he attends Church programmes is uncharitable. Obi made this known in a statement issued to his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Valentine Obienyem. In […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actress, Susan Pwajok has been called out on Twitter concerning an alleged ninety thousand naira debt. According to the alleged creditor, Oluwaremilekun, the film star has been owing him the said amount of money since June 2022. In a series of tweets and screenshots of messages shared between himself and the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairperson of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has opened up on why Nigerian travelers to Dubai are being deported back home even though they have valid visas. African Examiner recalls that some Nigerians who travelled recently to Dubai were arrested at the airport and their passports seized and some […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenneth Okonkwo, the Nollywood actor-turned-politician, has tasked the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu to step down for Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP). Speaking in an interview with Arise TV on Wednesday, Okonkwo stated that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr Ipalibo Harry, a Federal Commissioner representing Rivers in the board of National Population Commission, said the digitisation of the planned 2023 census would eliminate fraud and multiple counting. Harry, who is the Census Committee Chairman, said this while speaking in Abuja. He stated that being the first digital census, every house […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has come under severe criticism on social media after he tasked Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate to desist from dragging the church into politics. Okowa, who spoke with reporters in Kano State on Wednesday, said he does not believe in dragging the church into […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, has tasked President Muhammadu Buhari to repair his “battered image” by addressing the security issues in the country. Ortom’s comment is coming after a statement attributed to Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, on Wednesday. African Examiner recalls that Shehu had stated that Ortom was engaging in “dog […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Controversial Nigerian singer, portable has apologized to his colleague, Davido over the uncomplimentary remarks he made in the build-up to the Osun State governorship elections. African Examiner recalls that in the last governorship elections in the state, Davido supported his uncle, Ademola Adeleke of the People’s Democratic Party, and Portable campaigned for […]
