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Saturday, November 30th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed a fundamental rights suit filed by Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, popularly known as Bobrisky, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bobrisky had sought N200 million from the EFCC for “psychotic trauma” and demanded N1 billion from the National Assembly for the “violation of […]
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Monday, November 25th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Windsor Gallery, an art firm, has commenced establishment of contemporary art galleries across major cities of Africa to drive creative thinking on the continent. The Chairman of Windsor Gallery, Mr Richard Vedelago who made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that the aim was to drive […]
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Saturday, November 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ace Nigerian Artist, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has set a new Spotify record for the biggest streams by any song. The superstar’s recently released album titled “Morayo” has claimed the number 1 spot on the Apple Music Nigeria Chart, with all his tracks dominating the charts to positions. One of […]
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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Olajumoke Orisaguna, famously known as ‘Olajumoke Onibread’, has made a remarkable return to the spotlight after a brief hiatus. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the former bread seller turned model has joined City FM as a radio presenter, hosting her own talk show, “Kilon Shele”. At a news conference […]
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Tuesday, November 19th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fans and supporters of a Nigerian music superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, have commended him for announcing a N300 million donation to orphanages and organisations combating drug addiction among young people across Nigeria. The Grammy-nominated singer had, on Monday, announced plans to mark his 32nd birthday coming up on Nov. […]
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Saturday, November 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Practitioners in the Nollywood industry met with their Hollywood colleagues in Los Angeles, U.S., in deliberate attempt to bridge cinematic divides between the two industries. This was during the second edition of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) International Festival tagged “Nollywood meets Hollywood”, held recently at the Dream Magic Studio in […]
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Thursday, October 31st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Nollywood actor Abdulsalam Sanyaolu, popularly known as Charles Olumo or “Agbako,” has died at the age of 101 years. President of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) Bolaji Amusan, popularly known as Mr Latin confirmed Agbako’s demise in an Instagram post. Mr Latin said details of […]
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Friday, October 11th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu state has received and appointed the reigning Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Onwe Adetsina, as brand ambassador of the state. Receiving her at the government house Enugu, the governor noted that her doggedness represents the innate attribute of the people of Enugu State. The Miss Universe Nigeria, hails […]
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Wednesday, October 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Covenant University (CU) has been listed as Nigeria’s overall best university in Times Higher Education (THE) 2024 Rankings. The Times Higher Education World Rankings is a comprehensive global ranking of universities published annually. The 2024 rankings include 1,907 universities across 108 countries and regions. Covenant University which is Nigeria’s highest-ranking institution on […]
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Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The long-standing rivalry between popular Nigerian singers, Wizkid and Davido flared up late hours on October 1, 2024 and it generated reactions across social media. It all began when Wizkid took to the microblogging platform, X with a subliminal tweet, “Beg me! just like …” It wasn’t long before some of his […]
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Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Mr Haliru Nabana has said that Mr Idris Okuneye, a cross dresser popularly known as Bobrisky, served his jail term in correctional facility in Lagos state. Nababa stated this while addressing the House of Representatives Committee investigating alleged bribery and misconduct against the NCS […]
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Wednesday, September 25th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido, thrilled the audience during the cocktail event in celebration of the United Bank of Africa’s 75th anniversary. The anniversary took place during the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The Skelewu singer gave the audience a vibrant performance […]
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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, […]
