(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayern Munich is set to sign Senegal star Sadio Mane from Liverpool, according to German media reports Friday. Both broadcaster Sky and top-selling daily Bild say the clubs have agreed on a transfer fee of €32 million, plus up to €9 million in bonuses. Mane is set to receive a three-year contract. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has stated that he has no plans to dump the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Wike made this known after an online video presently going around suggesting that he intends to leave the party as he urged members of the public to ignore the video. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that the opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party, has selected the Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, as the Vice Presidential candidate of the party to run alongside Atiku Abubakar has taken some Nigerians by surprise. African Examiner recalls that there were initial reports that Rivers State Governor, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has stated that the issue concerning the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other three university-based unions is more complicated than many Nigerians know. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known to State House correspondents after the weekly federal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Catholic Priest, Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka, has come under severe criticism after a video of him berating former Anambra governor and Labour Party presidential aspirant, Peter Obi. In the video that has since gone viral, Fr Mbaka was heard saying that “a stingy man cannot become Nigeria’s president”. According to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, has assured Christians in Nigerian that there is no cause to fear concerning the widely speculated alleged plan of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to use a Muslim as his running mate. Orji Kalu tasked Christians to calm down as Tinubu’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The house of representatives has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission to extend the ultimatum issued for the end of the continuous voter registration (CVR) by 60 days. The resolution was passed in plenary session on Wednesday after the adoption of a motion passed by Benjamin Kalu, a lawmaker from Abia state. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media have welcomed the news that former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has left Nigeria on Tuesday for a three-day visit to Egypt with mixed feelings. The African Examiner writes that Obi had announced the trip […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2023 presidential election draws near, many Nigerians are having thoughts of both Kwankaso and Peter Obi who are from different political parties joining together and giving the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressive Congress (APC) a run for their money. Atiku Abubakar had emerged the flag bearer of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Nigerian youths to secure their future by participating in politics to ensure a power shift from “those messing things up”. “If you leave things to those who are messing it up for you and who are saying you are the leaders of tomorrow, you will never […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have issued an opened letter to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and other presidential aspirants in the various political parties ahead of 2023 general election. In the said letter, SERAP tasked all the aspirants to immediately publish details of their assets and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actress and former Big Brother Naija Housemate, Beatrice, has stated that she attempted suicide three times because of depression. The reality TV star disclosed this on her Twitter while advising her fans to accept their imperfections and learn from her mistakes. Beatrice tweeted: “I think it’s great to be flawed. I […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has accused the South-East delegates to the just-concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary of ‘trading’ their votes. Mr Umahi, who made the allegation on Saturday during the matriculation ceremony of the King David University of Medical Sciences, said the Igbos should henceforth not complain of marginalization […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kuje Police Divisional Headquarters of the Federal Capital Territory on Saturday exhumed the body of Hussaini Aliyu Takuma, allegedly killed by suspected herdsmen at Jeda community, Abuja. CSP Umar Abdullahi Sambo, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the command who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said some […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission has assured Nigerians that the electoral body is considering the pleas of Nigerians concerning the extension of voters’ registration and they would soon give feedback concerning the issue. INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, made this known while speaking at a political concert in Lagos. Uploading a picture […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sent additional 209 registration machines to five South-East states, Lagos and Kano to quicken the registration process. According to the commission, the decision was due to the unprecedented increase in the number of people that intend to register as voters. This was disclosed by INEC’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 55 scrap metal collectors lost their lives in a series of attacks coordinated by Boko Haram insurgents in the last three weeks in Borno. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Abdu Umar made this known while speaking on the sideline of a security stakeholders’ meeting on Saturday in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party (LP) on Friday announced Peter Obi as the party’s 2023 presidential flag bearer. The National Secretary, Umar Ibrahim also disclosed that there’s no faction in the platform. The scribe spoke on Friday in a chat with newsmen in Kaduna, NAN reports. “Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi is the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian actor, Yul Edochie, who is the son of veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, have come under severe criticism on social media after he stated that polygamy is a blessing to him. African Examiner writes that Yul Edochie took to his Instagram account on Thursday saying that polygamy brought him blessings […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has cautioned the presidential candidates of leading political parties against having a Muslim/Muslim tickets in the 2023 poll. In a statement issued on Friday by Joseph Daramola, CAN national secretary, the association stated that the development would be “a threat to the fragile peace and unity […]
