(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Abuja branch, has informed Nigerians that the ongoing strike will continue since the Federal Government is yet to engage the union. The ASUU’s branch chairman, Dr. Kassim Umaru, made this known in an interview with newsmen at the end of its Congress, held […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 25-year-old man known as Elisha Tari has opened up about why he stoned his two children to death in his home. It could be recalled that the Adamawa State Police Command nabbed Elisha for stoning two of his children, aged 3 and 5 years old, to death. While being paraded on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria and the United States government have agreed concerning the return of over $23 million of the Abacha loot. This agreement signing ceremony was held in the office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami on Tuesday. Malami signed on behalf of the Nigerian government, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Daysman Oyakhilome, nephew to Chris Oyakhilome, the founder of LoveWorld Incorporated, aka Christ Embassy, has opened up concerning his silence over suspension from church activities for his involvement in politics. Daysman in a post, on his social media account, stated that he cannot hold a grudge against his uncle and spiritual father, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has stated that the election in 2023 is not about connections, tribe, or religion, but about competence, character, and commitment to deliver the goods. Obi made this known at the 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association held at the Eko […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Isa Yuguda, former governor of Bauchi, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari has done his best in tackling insecurity. Yuguda, who was also a former minister of aviation, is on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, on Monday, saying that President Buhari is not to blame for the insecurity across the country. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Muazu Sambo, Minister of Transportation, has said that the Lekki Deep-Sea Port project would create 112,000 jobs for Nigerians upon its completion. Sambo gave the declaration on Sunday while speaking to newsmen in Jalingo. He said that the port, which was second in Nigeria after Onne Deep-Sea Port, has the potential to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ukraine President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has heaped praises on Oleksandr Usyk after he defeated Anthony Joshua. African Examiner recalls that Ukraine’s Usyk defeated Anthony Joshua in Saudia Arabia on Saturday night through a spilt decision. Joshua lost as Usyk defended his IBF, WBO, and WBA belts beating Joshua for a second time. Reacting, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An All Progressive Congress (APC), Osita Okechukwu has stated that the breach of the power rotation principle will cripple the presidential ambition of the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Okechukwu, while reacting to the APC Northern Governors’ letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on June 4, 2022, as evidence that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four Catholic Reverend Sisters have been abducted in Imo State. They were abducted on Sunday somewhere along Okigwe-Enugu Road. It could be recalled that Okigwe-Enugu Road has become a den for kidnappers as a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Chinedu Nwadike, was kidnapped along the road last week and was released two days […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Goni Aisami, an Islamic cleric, has been killed by a gunman suspected to be a soldier in Yobe state. Dungus Abdulkarim, the state police spokesman, stated that the incident occurred at about 10pm on Friday after Aisami gave a lift to a person who claimed to be a soldier attached to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kess and Pharmsavi have been sent packing from the seventh edition of the Big Brother Nigeria (BBNaija) reality TV show. The reality stars were evicted from the house in the live eviction show on Sunday after getting the lowest votes for the week. It could be recalled that on Monday, Eloswag emerged […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The minority caucus in the House of Representatives has stated that it is worried by the massive oil theft in the country, which has become an “organised racket under the corrupt, reckless and extremely decadent All Progressives Congress (APC) administration”. The caucus, who are opposition lawmakers made their worries known in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, says that the country cannot afford another eight years of a Northerner holding presidential power. Fani-Kayode stated that Nigerians should reject the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election. Writing on ‘Power shift, Tinubu presidency and the PDP’, Fani-Kayode advised Southern and Northern allies against betraying […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that some comments being circulated about his meeting with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, are not true. It could be recalled that Tinubu on Wednesday visited Obasanjo at his Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Accompanied by Governor Dapo Abiodun of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti, has opened up about his discussion with the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, during a recent visit to his residence in Lagos. It could be recalled that Femi was the subject of Internet trolls when he stated that being obedient in Nigeria was to be a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Imo State on Friday stated that the regime of Gov Hope Uzodinma has come to its expiry date and must give way to a PDP led-administration. The opposition party alleged that the Imo State government through its sponsored protest wants to hoodwink the people and divert […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian online coach, Solomon Buchi, has deactivated his social media accounts after trolls called him out for being an hypocrite. African Examiner had earlier reported that Buchi had earlier come under severe criticism after he wrote a “romantic message” to his lover, Arike, who he described as not “the most beautiful […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Broadcasting Commission, on Friday, tasked 52 broadcast outfits, including the African Independent Television, Silverbird Television and the broadcasting corporations run by various state governments to close down their operations. According to the NBC, the directive became necessary because of debts incurred by the broadcasting organisations amounting to at least N2.6bn. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has opened up concerning the reason it’s meeting with the Federal Government of Nigeria ended in a deadlock earlier this week. According to ASUU, it rejected the Federal Government’s offer since it is “miserable”. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, made known in a statement on […]
