(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Tuesday called for a full investigation into the death of Nigerian footballer, Abubakar Lawal, who died in Uganda. The African Examiner writes that Lawal is a professional player with Vipers Sports Club and it was reported that he fell down from the third floor of Voicemail Shopping Arcade […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eniola Ojajuni, the kidnapped national president of the Afenifere Youth Council, has begged Nigerians for financial assistance to pay the ransom his abductors requested. In a video that has gone viral, Ojajuni is seen sitting on the ground as an unidentified gunman points an AK-47 rifle at him. Looking distressed, Ojajuni begged […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has refuted allegations that the Department of State Services (DSS) found firearms in his office. In a statement titled, “DSS Uncovers Arms Cache In Obasa’s Office Day After Lagos Assembly Drama,” Obasa denied reports suggesting that 47 pump-action guns were found […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has opened us on why some Nigerian politicians behave the way they do. Jonathan, while speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at the public presentation of ‘Readings on Election Security Management’ and ‘Selected Readings in Internal Security Management’ authored by Solomon Arase, the former inspector-general of police (IGP). The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – About 85 Nigerian nationals who were deported from the US will arrive in Lagos, Monday evening. Mrs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, disclosed this in a statement adding that 116 others are presently in detention. The statement, signed by her media aide, Magnus Eze, lamented the process of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Netizens on Monday reacted to the news that Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels deactivated her Instagram account amid the ongoing rumors of her husband, Ned Nwoko, having a child with colleague, Chika Ike. There are reports that Chika Ike, who recently announced the birth of her baby with maternity photos on Instagram, will […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has issued a lawsuit against the Assembly and the new Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja as he challenges the legality of his impeachment. The suit, which is yet to be assigned to a judge, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The family of popular Nigerian singer, Innocent Idibia, better known as 2face, has petitioned the Department of State Services concerning his whereabouts, declaring him missing. This was contained in a petition signed by their lawyer, Wilson Anuge, dated February 7, the Idibia family stated that the singer had been missing since 10 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Ondo State First Lady, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has stated that her late husband, former Governor Rotimi Akeredolu would still be alive if he had listened to her. Betty stated this during an interview with Star News publisher, Olumide Akinrinlola, on Thursday as she disclosed that if her deceased husband had placed medical […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has berated the Canadian government for its decision not to give visas to Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, and other top military officers. Ribadu, while speaking on Thursday during the maiden annual lecture of the National Association of the Institute for Security Studies in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority, Dr George Moghalu, on Tuesday brought the Labour Party’s ₦30 million nomination and expression of interest forms to contest the Anambra State off-cycle governorship election. Moghalu brought the forms at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. Speaking with journalists shortly after he received […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former housemate on Big Brother Naija (BBNaija), Nengi Hampson, has refuted claims that she is pregnant with a child fathered by a Nigerian governor. The African Examiner writes that there were rumours that the 27-year-old reality TV star had given birth with a 65-year-old governor and had even become his fifth […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Redeemed Christian Church of God has called for due process to take its course in the ongoing investigation of Olumide Ogunsanwo, better known as SeaKing. It is worth recalling that Seaking was arrested after he criticised RCCG’s General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, for asking the church faithfuls to do a 100-day […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The returnees who are mostly indigenes of Borno had been taking shelter in Chad after their communities around Lake Chad Basin were overrun The Federal Government has repatriated 7,790 Nigerians from the Republic of Chad who fled amidst the conflict of Boko Haram insurgency for almost a decade. Dauda Illiya, Gov. Babagana […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has stated that there is no actual breakdown of expenditures that will justify the increase in the 2025 national budget. The statement of Peter Obi, who was also a former governor of Anambra State, comes after President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, increased […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ministry of Education on Friday refuted claims that the ministry is scrapping the JSS, SSS system as the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, was merely proposing the introduction of a 12-year basic education system. According to the ministry, the reports of an immediate policy change on the matter were false. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, has stated that African countries should jettison foreign blueprints for development and look inwards. Shettima stated this on Thursday in a symposium in Abuja to commemorate the 60th birthday of former governor of Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi, In his speech titled: ‘Africa in the post-idea world’, Shettima stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Again, United Kingdom Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has stirred the hornet nest after she vowed that she will make it more difficult for immigrants to get British citizenship. The African Examiner recalls that Kemi Badenoch has been in the headlines for her views concerning Nigeria and the Federal Government. Her recent stance […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has tasked the Attorney General of the Federation to propose strict sanctions like life imprisonment, for producers and importers of fake drugs into the country. The resolution was after the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance which was sponsored by All Progressives Congress lawmaker, Tolani Shagaya, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No less than 17 Almajiri students have died in a fire incident which happened in the Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State after a fire outbreak at an Islamiya school. The fire began on Tuesday night and it raged for about three hours leaving 16 others injured. A resident of the […]
