(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer, Chidimma Ekile, aka Miss Kedike, has stated that she was born blind. Chidinma disclosed this in a video on her YouTube page. Speaking concerning her childhood, Chidinma stated how her parents sought God’s intervention after medical efforts proved abortive. She stated that after gaining her sight, her mum reached an […]
… Victims Are Criminals Killed By Soldiers- Monarch (AFRICAN EXAMINER – Tension has enveloped Akpawfu Town in Nkanu East Council Area of Enugu state, as natives of two, of the three Communities that make up the locality have raised the alarm over alledged killings and burning of houses of those the Traditional Ruler of Ajame […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential election petition court has fixed Monday, May 8 for the hearing of the petition that is challenging Bola Tinubu’s emergence as the president-elect. According to Tinubu’s legal team, Monday’s hearing is a pre-hearing session. The session will seek to settle pending applications and after which a timetable will be fixed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, heaped praises on Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State for his efforts at the February 25 presidential poll. The African Examiner writes that Tinubu spoke on Wednesday, as he commissioned the Rumuokwuta/Rumuola flyover in Port Harcourt, saying that Wike’s insistence that the presidency must return […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari would depart for London, United Kingdom later today (Wednesday), to join other world leaders invited to attend the coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort of the United Kingdom, respectively. According to a statement signed by Special […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ebonyi State Governor and Senator-elect, Dave Umahi on Tuesday met President Muhammad Buhari at the Presidential Villa during which he informed him of his interest in the position of Senate President According to him, the South East deserves the position of the Senate President in the 10th Senate to ensure justice, equity […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) says that Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the chairperson, did not stop any Nigerian from being evacuated from Sudan. The African Examiner had on Monday reported that a video clip emerged online where one of the Nigerians stranded in Sudan alleged that some of them were left behind and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sidie Tunis, the speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) parliament, has begged a UK court to show mercy to former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife. The African Examiner recalls that in March 2023, Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, were found guilty of organ trafficking by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leaders of the Sudanese army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to a seven-day ceasefire from May 4 to 11, according to a statement issued by the South Sudan Foreign Ministry on Tuesday. The statement comes days after the president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, began mediating between the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the planned visit of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu to Rivers State, Governor Nyesom Wike has declared Wednesday, May 3 a public holiday in his honour. In a state broadcast on Tuesday, Governor Wike said Tinubu is scheduled for a two-day visit to commission some projects in the state on Wednesday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja said the repositioning of the military, through training, networking and equipping, would turn it into a force of global reckoning, while urging officers to keep giving their best to the nation. Speaking at the commissioning of a Nationwide Secure Defence Headquarters Communications Network, GIWA 2 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has acknowledged the private conversation between him and the founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, took place. The former Anambra governor, however, debunked describing the presidential election as a ‘religious war.’ Obi made the admission when he was featured on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has denied reports of banning Indomie instant noodles and has assured consumers that the product is safe for consumption. It should be recalled that health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan had claimed to detect ethylene oxide, a carcinogenic substance responsible for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amid calls for a needed increase in the N30,000 national minimum wage, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has disclosed that his and other ministers’ monthly salary is N942,000 after taxation. Ngige, who was speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, also said they don’t have allowances as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – This year’s edition of retreat and leadership development conference for Black women in corporate America has been scheduled to hold from May 18 to 21. The event which is dubbed, “Black Woman Leading LIVE!”, will be held in Clearwater Beach, FL at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort. Founder and Chief Executive Officer […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has stated that Egypt has finally opened its border for Nigerian students evacuated from Sudan. Dabiri-Erewa stated that the border was opened after President Muhammadu Buhari spoke with his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. The NIDCOM chairperson’s statement is coming a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that some stranded Igbo traders in war-torn Sudan are lamenting that only northerners are been evacuated has set social media space on fire as many netizens have called out the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Godwin Onyeama, who is also from the eastern part of the country. The African Examiner recalls […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has reiterated that the four new emirates created by his administration are here to stay. The governor made this known on Monday during the Workers’ Day celebrations held at Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano. His statement comes days after the leader of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Organised Labour on Monday demanded the review of retirement age for all public servants from 60 to 65 years and from 35 years to 40 years of service. The Organised Labour made the demand during this year’s Workers’ Day Celebration with the theme, ‘Workers’ Rights and Socio Economic Justice’. Past and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has released a 90-page fact sheet highlighting the outstanding and notable achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari in eight years as he prepares to hand over government to President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29. The fact sheet was made available in a statement titled “Buhari’s footprint on the sands of time” […]
