(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director, New Media of the APC Presidential Campaign Council Fani Kayode took to his twitter handle to throw jabs at PDP’s governorship candidate Jide Jandor and his deputy Funke Akindele with a tweet on Sunday. He also downgraded the pedigree of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) , choosing a low standard […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A war of attrition is quietly raging in the Presidency between the Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari and the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami over the constitution of the proposed Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The arrowhead in the contest of wit and influence […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gboyega Oyetola, the former governor of Osun, has stated that he left N14 billion in the state’s coffers and he never took a loan in his tenure. African Examiner recalls that Governor Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party was sworn in after he defeated Oyetola of the All Progressive Congress. In Oyetola’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu described the Peoples Democratic Party, Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 poll as ungrateful politician who has outlived his relevance in the chase for presidency. Tinubu, therefore, urged the electorate to use their Permanent Voter Card, PVC, to permanently retire Atiku in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Argentina struggled massively to start well for the second game in a row, but second-half strikes from Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernández kept their qualifying chances alive As for Mexico, they have their backs against the wall following another dismal performance. The opening minutes were closely-fought, and neither side managed to establish […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Candidate for the Aniocha/Oshimili federal constituency has stated that the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike will later end up in jail. African Examiner recalls that Governor Nyesom Wike and Senator Ned Nwoko have been in a war of words for some time now. Wike had in a video […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Friday, mocked his counterpart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar over the latter’s multiple attempts to occupy the number one political office in the country. Seventy-six-year-old Atiku lost his presidential bids in 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ace gospel singer, Sammie Okposo, is dead. The singer died on Friday morning, He was 51. His project manager, Hillary Vincent, confirmed the news to our correspondent via phone call. Responding to inquiries, he said, “Yes it’s true. It happened this morning.” Vincent, however, declined further comments on the singer’s demise as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A seven-year-old daughter of Togolese immigrants has been killed by a suspected ritualist in Ota area of Ogun State. The girl was said to be in her mother’s shop when a neighbour sent her home on an errand. The unknown killer, thought to have hidden somewhere around the house, then smashed her […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has stated that no Oyo-bound plane was grounded in Lagos. African Examiner recalls that on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, a customised plane of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, was said to have been grounded at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, heading to Ibadan, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group, under the platform of South- East progressive Women Forum (SEPWF), has applauded president Muhammadu Buhari, for appointing one of them and it’s patron, Dr. Laureta Ifeanyi Onochie, as Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC Board, describing the decision as a wise one. The organization in a statement signed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media have reacted with humour to the newly unveiled naira notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). President Muhammadu Buhari unveiled the new currency notes on Wednesday morning before the federal executive council (FEC) meeting at the state house, Abuja. Some Nigerians took to social media to express […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that former Cross Rivers State governor, Donald Duke has claimed ownership of the childhood picture used in the documentary of the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has sparked social media reactions. African Examiner recalls that in the aftermath of the alleged involvement of Bola Tinubu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The redesigned Naira, an official legal tender issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has been unveiled by President Muhammadu Buhari during the weekly Federal Executive Council at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday. Bashir Ahmad, Special Assistant on Digital Communications to President Muhammadu Buhari, shared photos of the currency after it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned a former governor of Kaduna State, Mukhtar Yero, on money laundering charges. Mr Yero was re-arraigned along with his co-defendants at the Federal High Court in Kaduna, on eight counts, according to a statement by EFCC. The statement by EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari will unveil the newly redesigned naira notes on November 23, 2022. Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, announced this on Tuesday while answering questions from journalists at the monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja. African Examiner recalls that on October 26, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to skip backlog of academic sessions halted by their seven months strike if federal government persists on the no work no pay rule. ASUU members, mainly of University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) Chapter, Rivers state, after a special congress and protest rally on Monday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely six days in office, the Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Gboyega Aribisogan has been impeached . Aribisogan was impeached and suspended indefinitely by seventeen lawmakers after he blocked the passage of the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Bill. He was immediately replaced by the Assembly Chief Whip, Rt. Hon. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The five governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dubbed as G5 say they are open to reconciliation on the crisis battling the party. Other governors in the G5 group led by Wike are Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Samuel Ortom of Benue, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu. Olusegun […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Lagos State have arrested a 38-year-old man for allegedly killing his mother-in-law and one other person after raping his wife’s teenage sister in the Ibeju-Lekki area of the state. Police spokesperson in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on his verified Twitter handle monitored by the News Agency […]
