(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor, Nyesom Wike said he knows why the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, is “arrogant” against the “demand” of some members of the party. Mr Ayu has been under pressure from a group of governors and some former governors of the party led by Mr Wike, to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Buckingham Palace has announced that Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral will take place on Sept. 19. African Examiner reports Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday at 96. Many dignitaries, eminent personalities around the world have continued to pay glowing tributes to the late monarch. Meanwhile, King Charles III has been formally proclaimed as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The decision of the federal government to award popular freedom fighter, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka, Tompolo, the N4.5bn monthly contract for pipeline surveillance contract has continued to spark reactions. It could be recalled that there have been a series of agitations regarding this development. Joining the fray, the founder of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINNER) – Nigerians on Twitter are presently reacting to the statement on social media credited to Nigerian professor based in America, Uju, Anya, who stated that she wished that Queen Elizabeth gets an “excruciating death”. African Examiner writes that the queen died on Thursday amid heightened concerns for the ailing Queen’s condition just few […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra state government has ordered the closure of Witness Garden Annexe in Awka, over a viral sex video inside a pool said to have taken place at the facility. Recently, a video surfaced online showing young people, said to be students, having sex while being filmed. Donatus Onyenji, the commissioner for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Sokoto State Governor, Waziri Tambuwal, has denied resigning from his position as Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum. Tambuwal was a PDP presidential aspirant before his withdrawal for the eventual winner of the party’s ticket, Atiku Abubakar, during the party’s primary. The denial is contained in a press statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has released the names of some Nigerians, especially students, who were killed in Northern Cyprus. This development is coming after a letter circulating on the social media on Thursday allegedly authored by the Turkish Government. The letter is coming on days after the Federal Government cautioned Nigerians, especially would-be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday. Her eldest son, Charles, 73, succeeds as king immediately, according to centuries of protocol, beginning a new, less certain chapter for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The death of Queen Elizabeth II has been announced. She is being mourned in Britain and across the world. The country’s longest-reigning monarch died Thursday at age 96. Large crowds are expected to gather outside Buckingham Palace in central London, while tributes pour in from across the country and the world. Fears […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Adolphus Wabara, former senate president, has been appointed the new chairman of the board of trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wabara is taking over from Walid Jibrin, who stepped down as the BoT chairman on Thursday. More details to come…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Walid Jibrin, has resigned from his position. He disclosed this at the 97th BoT meeting of the party on Thursday in Abuja. He said the decision was made to ensure the party’s presidential candidate emerged victorious in the 2023 elections. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Committee of Vice Chancellors (CVC) of Federal Universities has appealed to the Nigerian government to rethink its decision on its strict adherence to the ‘No Work, No Pay’ policy over the lingering conflicts with the university workers’ unions. The body said the policy may cause more damage than good to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Tunde Bank-Anthony, has stated that the presidential candidate of the ruling party for the 2023 elections, Bola Tinubu, cannot take the credit for the successes recorded by the administrations of former governors Babatunde Fashola and Akinwunmi Ambode. “The people that succeeded Asiwaju (Tinubu), BRF succeeded […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Daniella, a Big Brother Naija housemate, has stated that she was exposed to porn at the age of 9. Daniella stated this in a conversation with Allysyn on Wednesday. Reacting, Allyson also stated that she watched soft porn while in secondary school but she is still not a sexual person. Daniella said: […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea FC has sacked their head coach, Thomas Tuchel, the Premier League club has announced in a statement on their website on Wednesday. “On behalf of everyone at Chelsea FC, the Club would like to place on record its gratitude to Thomas and his staff for all their efforts during their time […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode and the spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, Senator Dino Melaye on Tuesday took their fiery social media spat to a dramatic point by making skits to mock each other. The duo who have both switched membership of the two main parties in their political careers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The minister of education, Adamu Adamu, on Tuesday stated that he had been in personal anguish due to the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. This was disclosed in a meeting with vice-chancellors and pro-chancellors of federal universities at the National Universities Commission in Abuja on Tuesday. He said: […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has declared that there is no problem between the two major religious groups in the country, Christians and Muslims. Kukah, who spoke on TVC News Breakfast show on Monday, said the problem of the country is with irresponsible leaders who use religion as a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has suspended the proposed five percent excise duty on telecommunications services. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, announced the suspension in Abuja on Monday. Pantami said the decision to suspend the tax was arrived at by stakeholders, asserting that the telecommunications sector already has challenges […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has denied ownership of some properties in Lagos linked to him. Such properties include Oriental Hotel and Civic Center. Mr Tinubu, in a documentary on his achievements as Lagos State Governor, said he only provided the environment for investors to invest […]
