(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A judge at The Old Bailey has sentenced former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice and doctor Obinna Odeta to jail. At a sentencing hearing on Friday, Ekweremadu was jailed for nine years and eight months, his wife Beatrice was sentenced to four years and six months imprisonment while Obeta […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 34 suspected internet fraudsters in Oghara, Delta State, South South Nigeria. The suspects include Ese Collins, Benjamin.A.Ifeanyi, Akparoboke Oghenero, Uti Jerry , Otega John, Joshua Broka, Jethro Saapila, Goodluck Ottwowatiohwo, Adilike Precious, Uvbierimi Raphael, Oyadan Clinton […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has been slated for May 8 through June 23. This was announced on Thursday by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Head of National Office, Mr. Patrick Areghan, at a pre-examination briefing in Lagos. Areghan said 1,621,853 candidates across 20,851 government and private schools […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – British pop phenom Ed Sheeran did not plagiarize Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” when composing his 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud,” a US jury ruled Thursday. Sheeran stood up and hugged his team after jurors ruled that he “independently” created his song, according to an AFP reporter inside the Manhattan federal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians who were trapped in the troubled Sudan and have now been flown back into the country, have been speaking about the gruesome ordeals they went through. After days of planning and the confusions in between, the stranded Nigerians finally made it out of the war-torn country and were evacuated from Egypt […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Victor Osimhen’s second-half equaliser against Udinese sealed Napoli’s first Scudetto title in 33 years. The Nigerian, leading the race for the Italian Serie A golden boot, netted in the 52nd minute to cancel Sandi Lovric’s first-half strike, a goal that sent fans into raptures in Naples. Needing just a draw to scoop […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, John Cardinal Onaiyekan on Thursday stated that the just concluded 2023 presidential election was rigged. Onaiyekan disclosed this while speaking on Channels Television’s programme on Thursday, as he reacted to the 2023 presidential poll saying that the election was rigged and that those involved in manipulating […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria in South Africa, has urged African States to facilitate the rights to freedom of expression and access to information online and offline. The Centre said governments across the continent can achieve this by creating an environment that promotes the free flow of information with independent, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Buba Galadima, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has stated that the party did not challenge the results of the February 25 presidential election in court because “Nigeria must move forward”. Speaking in a chat with Arise TV on Wednesday, Galadima alleged that NNPP has the highest chance of […]
(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 […]
