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Wednesday, September 25th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Netizens on Wednesday took to their X accounts reacting to the news that popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky bribed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with the sum of 15m for the anti-graft agency to drop the money laundering charge against him. The African Examiner writes that on […]
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Saturday, September 21st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Security personnel on Friday prevented an assassination attempt by armed men believed to be political thugs on a federal lawmaker representing the Esan North-East/Esan South-East Federal Constituency in Edo State, Henry Okojie. According to the media aide of Okoji, Michael Ihaza, in a statement on Friday, stated that Okojie, the husband of […]
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Monday, September 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Nollywood actor, Emmanuel France, has passed away. France, who is believed to be around 84 years old, has acted in films like Cross My Sin, She Is My Sister, The Director among others. Nigerian filmmaker, Femi Ogedengbe, confirmed the death of the deceased actor on his Instagram page on Monday. “Rest […]
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Wednesday, September 4th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Newly crowned Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, has opened up on the reason she was rejected by South Africans who prevented her ambition of becoming Miss South Africa. Adetshina, in an interview with Silverbird TV stated that she was rejected by South Africans because of my Igbo name”. According to her, their […]
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Thursday, August 15th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ndinne pair, recently evicted housemates of the ongoing Big Brother Naija ”No Loose Guard” edition, on Wednesday predicted the Mbadiwe twin pair as winner of the game. The duo, who made the prediction during a virtual interview session, said that the twins remained competitive in the house. “We feel the Mbadiwe […]
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Tuesday, August 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Okoye, one half of the popular music duo, P-Square, has opened up concerning the on-going feud between him and his twin brother, Paul. Peter took to his X account on Monday to refute the claim that he called the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate his brother saying that his […]
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Sunday, August 11th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State Ministry of Culture and Tourism, has said it will showcase the rich cultural heritage of the state through a beauty pageant tagged, “Ada Enugu Beauty Pageant 2024. The Pageant which is scheduled to take place on October 18, 2024 at the Base Landmark Events Centre, Enugu is being organized in […]
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Thursday, August 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – “Abuja Area Mama”, a popular crossdresser based in FCT, has been found dead. According to information, the crossdresser, whose full name is yet to be ascertained, was found dead along the Katampe-Mabushi Expressway on Thursday morning. Josephine Adeh, spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, who has confirmed the discovery of the corps, […]
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Wednesday, July 31st, 2024
Veteran Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress, Ms Onyeka Onwenu is dead. According to reports the iconic singer Tuesday night after performing at an event at Banana Island, Lagos. She was 72. Onwenu was said to have slumped after performing at the birthday ceremony of Stella Okoli, owner of Emzor Pharmaceuticals. She was later confirmed dead […]
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Sunday, July 28th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 28 housemates on Sunday entered the Big Brother Naija house for the ninth season of the reality show. The season, with theme, “No Loose Guard”, promises exciting twists designed to keep viewers on the edge of their seats for the next 10 weeks. The grand prize for this season […]
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Monday, July 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Ghanaian chef, Ebenezer Smith, better known as Millennium Chef Smith, who was recently exposed for forging a Guinness World Record in a cooking marathon, has stated that he does not deserve to be alive because of his disgraceful actions. Smith stated this in a recent interview with GHOne TV on Sunday. […]
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Saturday, July 6th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian Afrobeat Superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has addressed the ongoing child custody dispute with Sophia Momodu, mother of his first daughter, saying, all he asked for is joint parenting. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the matter is currently a subject of litigation before the court. Davido […]
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Thursday, July 4th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) The Nigeria Police Force, National Cybercrime Centre, said it has arrested a Nigerian prankster, in Abuja over threatening video pranks. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Thursday in Abuja, said that the prankster was arrested at an apartment in Wuye area of the Federal Capital […]
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Sunday, June 30th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Legendary Nollywood actor, Oludotun Jacobs, is alive and well despite rumours circulating on social media. Popular Nigerian columnist, Betty Irabor, disclosed this in a message she posted on her social media account on Sunday. “Olu Jacob is well and alive.. Please ignore all rumours of his passing. He is alive please,” she […]
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Wednesday, June 26th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past chairman of the All Progressive Congress in Enugu State, Dr.Ben Nwoye, has urged Nollywood Stars to emulate their late renowned member, John Okafor, popularly known as Ibu in touching lives of others. He gave the advice Tuesday shortly after a novelty match in honour of the late actor played […]
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Thursday, June 20th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the Labour Party, Kenneth Okonkwo, a chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), has described the LP as “a secret society led by a group of clowns” and he is not happy with the recent happenings in the party. Even as his decision to go back to the ruling All […]
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Monday, June 10th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actress, Yvonne Jegede, has sparked reactions after she opened up on the reason why her marriage collapsed. It is worth recalling that the marriage of Jegede crashed in 2019 to fellow actor, Olakunle ‘Abounce’ Fawole barely a year after they got married. The actress, speaking on a podcast stated that the […]
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Friday, June 7th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A three-man panel of the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has directed Multichoice Nigeria to give subscribers on the DStv and GOtv radar one month of free subscription. Also, the tribunal fined Multichoice N150 million for disputing the verdict of the court, which recently stopped it from increasing the prices of its […]
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Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Film and Video Censors Board NFVCB and a non governmental organisation, Corporate Accountabilities and Public Participation Africa(CAPPA) have harped on the need to reverse the role movies and music videos play in painting smoking and tobacco use as a cool way of life, saying it has done more harm than good […]
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Monday, May 20th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s cinema has generated a revenue of N2.25 billion from tickets sold in the first quarter of 2024. Filmone Entertainment, an independent film distribution and production company, revealed this in its Nigerian Box Office Year Book for 2023, released on Monday. The period under review had a remarkable improvement from ticket sales […]
