(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has revealed that he was a target in the alleged 2025 coup plot and would have been shot if he resisted arrest. Speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Sunday, Musa, who was Chief of Defence Staff at the time, described the plotters as “unserious […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – – The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Ikioye Orutugu, has ordered increased security operations following a sit-at-home order linked to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Orutugu held an emergency closed-door security meeting on Sunday at the police headquarters in Awka with area commanders, tactical teams, and other security agencies. After […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abia State Governor Alex Otti says the Labour Party (LP) remains a “formidable force” even after the departure of Peter Obi, the party’s former presidential candidate. Otti spoke on Saturday night at the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja. Obi officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on December 31. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged the National Assembly to urgently pass the Electoral Bill 2025, warning that continued delays could undermine electoral reforms and affect the credibility of the 2027 elections. ADC Publicity Secretary Bolaji Abdullahi said the party is concerned that the APC-led Senate is delaying the bill and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ebonyi State police say three people were beheaded and another died from injuries during a communal clash in Edda Local Government Area. Joshua Ukandu, spokesperson for the police command, told journalists that the violence erupted on January 29 when attackers from the Ndukwe community in Amasiri, Afikpo LGA, targeted Okporojọr village in […]
(AFRIAN EXAMINER) – Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, has urged Nigerians to file their annual tax returns before the March 31 deadline. Speaking during a webinar for HR managers, payroll officers, CFOs, and tax managers organised with the Joint Revenue Board, Oyedele stressed that both employers and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed a trending report of leadership crisis in its fold over a alleged attempt by the Obidient Movement to hijack the party structure. The rebuttal is contained in a press statement issued by the party’s Media Team in the state through […]
(AFRICA EXAMINER) – Unidentified gunmen have attacked the Okporojo community in Oso Edda, Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, leaving many people feared dead and several others abducted. Residents said the attackers stormed the community, set houses on fire, killed a number of people and took others away to an unknown destination. Local sources […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) — Serious leadership crisis is currently brewing in the Enugu state chapter of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), over alleged move by supporters of the 2023 presidential Candidate of the Labour party (LP) Mr. Peter Obi, to hijack the party structure in the state. Recalled that the former Anambra state governor, recently […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles and Fulham forward Samuel Chukwueze is mourning the death of his mother, Mrs Sarah Chukwueze, after what reports describe as a brief illness. The sad news was shared on Thursday, January 29, 2026, by his brother, David Chukwueze, through a series of emotional posts on Instagram. In his messages, David […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo North, has said some Nigerians are now complaining that food prices are becoming too cheap. Oshiomhole stated this when he appeared on Channels Television last week while speaking about the impact of the federal government’s economic reforms. According to him, the Tinubu administration promised major reforms, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced several suspensions and fines following the chaotic 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final between Senegal and Morocco. The match, played on January 18, 2026, in Rabat, Morocco, was marred by controversy after Senegal briefly walked off the pitch in protest when a late penalty […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), says Turkish officials were surprised that President Bola Tinubu’s brief stumble during a ceremony in Ankara became major news in Nigeria. Tinubu stumbled on Tuesday while walking beside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during an official welcome ceremony in Turkey’s capital. Officials […]
As the 2027 general elections gathers momentum, the South East leadership of the opposition people’s Democratic party has declared that the exercise would be a contest between hungry Nigerians and the ruling All progressives Congress APC, just as it formally inaugurated the Enugu and Imo states Caretaker Committee Executives (Exco). It said “the 2027 election, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A major in the Nigerian Army has been killed after ISWAP fighters attacked a military patrol in Damasak, Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State. Sources said the officer, who commanded the military base in Damasak, was leading about 30 soldiers on a foot patrol early Friday when they were hit by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Reno Omokri, Nigeria’s ambassador-designate, has said activist and Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, cannot rely on his past statements about President Bola Tinubu as a defence in his ongoing cybercrime trial. Sowore is currently facing a two-count charge filed by the Department of State Services (DSS). The case is linked to an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Republic of Türkiye, on Tuesday in Ankara, said his country is targeting a $5 billion trade volume with Nigeria, adding that discussions to actualise this have already commenced. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga in a press release issued on Tuesday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says its enforcement of the ban on alcoholic drinks sold in sachets and in bottles smaller than 200ml is to protect children from early exposure to alcohol. Speaking in a video shared on the agency’s X handle, NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi has expressed deep sorrow over the death of his father, Sunday Ndidi. Sunday Ndidi reportedly died following a fatal road accident in Umunede, near Agbor in Delta State, on Tuesday. Ndidi’s Turkish Super Lig club, Beşiktaş, confirmed the sad news in a statement shared on their official […]
(AFRICANEXAMINER) – debayo Shittu, former minister of communications and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he would support the introduction of Sharia law in Oyo State if it reflects the will of the people. Shittu made the statement during an interview on Naija Unfiltered, a podcast produced by Symfoni, where he was […]
