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Thursday, February 20th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In today’s digital world, social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram have transformed the way young people connect, communicate, and form relationships. While these platforms offer convenience and instant connectivity, they also come with serious risks, including unrealistic expectations, cyberbullying, and emotional detachment. A recent tragic incident in Ilorin, […]
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Thursday, February 20th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In recent months, Nigerians have been grappling with rising data prices as telecommunications companies increase their tariffs. This shift has ignited widespread concerns, especially among small business owners who rely on affordable and reliable internet services to sustain their operations. Moreover, the soaring costs are not only affecting everyday consumers but are […]
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Saturday, February 1st, 2025
By Andrew A. Erakhrumen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It should not be news anymore to the discerning Federal Government of Nigeria’s 2024 Appropriation Act (like most others in the past) performed poorly regarding capital expenditures. Observations have been raised “…..on the huge discrepancies in the size of the recurrent expenditure relative to capital expenditure….” Simply, based […]
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Thursday, January 23rd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Beatrice was woken up by a loud sound on Sunday afternoon. Before she could raise her head, she heard much more. Someone was knocking hard on her apartment’s main entrance door. She went toward the door to ask who was knocking. It was her neighbour, Lade, who got married three years ago. […]
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Thursday, January 9th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mele Kyari, a geologist and Group CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has dug his way into the tunnel of history. Within a space of two months, he announced the successful revamp of two refineries. In November 2024, Port Harcourt refinery came on stream. The following month, December, Warri […]
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Monday, January 6th, 2025
By Mark Longyen, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There is an emerging reality that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to lose three of its founding members – Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Republic, in one fell swoop. Founded almost 50 years ago on May 28, 1975 to promote the economic growth and […]
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Wednesday, January 1st, 2025
By Andrew A. Erakhrumen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – We believe that positive societal building (or its decay) is enabled by humans inhabiting that society; although, outsiders may also kick-start and/or assist in entrenching certain choices. On the long run, the choices, benefits and consequences do belong to the society. This is a reason for serious societies […]
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Saturday, December 28th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It is important to address the concerns raised in Farooq Kperogi’s recent article, “Tinubu’s Buharisation of the NNPC”, and to clarify some of the misconceptions about the operations and leadership structure of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. First, employment, promotions, appointments, and movements of business leaders at the NNPC are […]
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Wednesday, December 18th, 2024
By Joachim OLUMBA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On 19th and 20th December, 2024, it will be celebration galore for old and current students of Bishop Shanahan College, Orlu, Imo State, as the famous institution marks her Diamond Jubilee. Former and present principals and teachers of the illustrious school will not be left out of this epoch-making […]
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Wednesday, December 18th, 2024
By Ajagbe Adeyemi Teslim, Lagos (African Examiner) – The true quality of a leader reflects on the standard they set for themselves and their followers – Ray Kroc “An Adage from my village says ”Asesile nla bowaba” meaning “good deeds begot favour” and probably that is what we are all enjoying today in the Guild […]
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Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
By Alu Deborah Oluronke Email: alu.deb15@gmail.com (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – We depend on our smartphones for work, school, personal and social lives. Internet has become a significant part of our daily lives, so has the social media. Social media is also known as ‘social networking’, it is a platform that enables people all over the world […]
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Sunday, December 1st, 2024
By Andrew A. Erakhrumen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Organised sporting activities tend to mimic some real life occurrences and human responses, or is it the reverse? Sports mean different things, occupy different spaces and serve different purposes, in different people’s lives. Sports may be underrated but many among them have assumed somewhat larger than life statuses. […]
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Thursday, November 7th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Culture and tradition, they say, are peoples way of life, and their identity. It began from time immemorial, and as old as man. In many climes especially African continents, Nigeria, and Igbo land in particular, it’s highly revered and celebrated by the people, especially at the localities. Although, due to modern day […]
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Friday, November 1st, 2024
By Andrew A. Erakhrumen* We will be presenting a synopsised dialogue between two nameless acquaintances in this piece. One will be referred to as anonymous while the other, who is a lecturer in a Nigerian public university, will assume the pseudonym Acada. Anonymous touches on issues that may sound critical of lecturers and players in […]
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Tuesday, October 29th, 2024
By Ridwan Bodunrin (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – His Royal Majesty, Dr. Eze Ezo Ukandu JP, the traditional head of Isuikwuato, Abia State, was not just the regular Nigerian traditional leader, he was a superintendent with class. Imenyi Ancient Kingdom plans the celebration of the life of their revered and charismatic monarch. This is certainly fully deserved […]
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Sunday, October 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On October 2, 2024, we had to embark on a trip to Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, from Benin City. The question expected from the reader is: was the trip by air or road? We did not fly; we went by road! Road? What is/are the reason (s) for travelling by those unsafe […]
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Friday, October 11th, 2024
By Abdur-Rahman Balogun (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 10th month of the year, October, is as important to me as the month of August, in many respects. From August 1 to August 31, at least, I know eight people daily whose birthdays coincide with each day. Similarly, the 10th month of the year is so special […]
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Friday, October 4th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigeria approaches the 2027 General Elections, the recently concluded 2024 governorship election in Edo has emerged as a critical focal point for analysts and political observers. The off-cycle poll not only served as a barometer for the political sentiments of the electorate but also highlighted Nigeria’s position in her journey to […]
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Friday, October 4th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI) in 2018 said that Nigeria has around 9,000 outbound medical tourists a month, over 100,000 a year, with India being the major beneficiary of 500 visits a month. Radiologists are important in diagnosing health challenges. They specialise in medical imaging in diagnosis and itreatment […]
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Friday, September 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) In the face of the challenges in the oil sector, particularly the current tightness in the supply of petrol, it has become fashionable to blame the national oil company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC Ltd), for everything. Last week, it was Prof. Pat Utomi who railed and fumed at the NNPC […]
