(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular socialite Cubana Chief Priest has explained why he supported Peter Obi instead of Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the 2023 presidential election. Speaking at a recent City Boy Movement rally in Imo State, Cubana Chief Priest said he chose to support Obi at the time because he wanted to identify as an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The government of Lagos State has announced that the monthly environmental sanitation exercise will resume on April 25 after a nine-year suspension. The commissioner for environment and water resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on Saturday shortly after the governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, carried out a symbolic street cleaning […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Nigerian actor Abiodun Ayoyinka has opened up about the challenges he has faced despite becoming famous for playing the iconic character Papa Ajasco. Ayoyinka spoke during an interview with media personality Lucky Udu, where he explained that the ownership of the character has limited his opportunities outside the popular comedy series. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Atiku Abubakar has praised Senator Binos Yaroe and eight other senators who recently aligned with the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing their move as a bold step in defence of Nigeria’s democracy. Atiku remarked in a post on his official Facebook page on Friday. He commended the lawmakers for what […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has affirmed that there is no going back on cashless policy, at the nation`s airports. Keyamo made the assertion on Friday, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja, during on-the-spot assessment of hybrid payment system newly adopted by the government The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Enugu state governor, Dr. Peter Mbah and former Minister of power, professor Chinedu Nebo have stressed the importance of education in the development of any nation. The trio spoke on Friday in Enugu during the occasion of awards of Scholarship and bursary to Over […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) has completed the turnaround maintenance on the Bonga Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, leading to resumption of production at Nigeria’s premier deepwater field on March 6, 2026. The project was delivered 11 days ahead of schedule and without any safety incident, reinforcing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Petroleum Reform and Value Optimisation Taskforce to design and sequence the next phase of structural reforms in Nigeria’s petroleum sector. A press release issued on Friday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga said co-founder […]
There was confusion at a magistrate court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, South-South Nigeria on Wednesday, when it was noticed that a lawyer who had died since last year, 2025 December appeared before the Magistrate on Tuesday the 10th of February, 2026 to conduct his matter. It was learnt that when the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has said that his rise to Nigeria’s presidency was part of a divine plan. Speaking at the Presidential Villa in Abuja during an interfaith iftar, Tinubu said he is committed to good governance, upholding the rule of law, and preserving democratic values. He hosted members of the All Progressives […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nine senators from different political parties have defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), further changing the political balance in Nigeria’s Senate. Those who joined the ADC include Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto South), Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South), Binos Yaroe (Adamawa South), Victor Umeh (Anambra Central), Tony Nwoye (Anambra North), Lawal Usman (Kaduna Central), […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says it will not intervene to regulate petrol prices despite rising tensions in the Middle East that are causing instability in global oil markets. The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, made this known during an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday. According to him, the government will instead introduce […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, has suggested that Nigeria should be recolonised by Britain to restore order and good governance. Galadima remarked on Thursday while speaking on a programme on African Independent Television (AIT), while discussing the current state of the country. According to him, the government must […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians may experience even worse power outages as gas suppliers have threatened to stop supplying gas to electricity generation companies over a debt of about N3.3 trillion. This was disclosed by Joy Ogaji, Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Power Generation Companies, during an interview on Fresh FM. Ogaji explained that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state commissioner of Police CP, Bitrus Mamman Giwa, on Wednesday disclosed that the command arrested a total of five thousand, eight hundred and ninety-five (5,895) criminal suspects and successfully rescued a one hundred and sixty-eight (168) kidnapped victims in the past one year. He made this known on Wednesday while […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform in Namibia has announced immediate restrictions on the importation and in-transit movement of cloven-hoofed animals and related products from neighboring Botswana. The restriction was announced following confirmed outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). In a veterinary public notification issued by the Directorate of Veterinary […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Daniel Daga, a Nigerian under-20 football player, has been sentenced to six months in prison in Norway after being found guilty of sexual assault. The verdict was delivered on Tuesday by the Romsdal District Court, according to Norwegian broadcaster TV 2 Norway. The 19-year-old midfielder, who plays for Norwegian club Molde FK, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of a bishop from the Chaldean Catholic community in the United States following criminal charges related to the alleged embezzlement of church funds. The Vatican announced on Tuesday that Emanuel Hana Shaleta had stepped down as bishop of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of St Peter […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent ambassadorial postings may face delays as India and some other countries have reportedly declined to accept a few of Nigeria’s ambassador-designates. According to sources within Nigeria’s Presidency and the foreign service, India has a diplomatic policy that discourages accepting ambassadors from governments that have less than two years […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has urged leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to end ongoing legal disputes and organise a fresh national convention. Saraki appealed on Tuesday while reacting to a ruling by the Court of Appeal, which nullified the party’s national convention held on November 15 and 16, 2025, […]
