(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has refuted claims that recent criticism accusing him of de-marketing Nigeria. According to Obi, speaking the truth or talking about the challenges of the country is important to national growth. He stated this on Thursday in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cardinal Robert Prevost has emerged as the first American Pope. The new holy father has taken the name of Pope Leo XIV. Cardinal Robert Prevost was born in Chicago, Illinois, a dual citizen, holding both U.S. and Peruvian nationality. He also lived and worked in Peru for many years.
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by MultiChoice Nigeria, owners of DStv and GOtv, challenging the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) intervention in its recent subscription price hike. Delivering judgment, Justice Omotoso ruled that the suit constituted an abuse of court process […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday warned against the creation of a one-party state, saying any nation that must practice it must do so carefully and with a well-planned process and projected outcome. He stated this in Abuja while paying tribute to the late elder statesman, Edwin Clark, at a memorial lecture […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) The Senate passed two of the four Tax Reform Bills on Wednesday. These are expected to reform Nigeria’s tax laws. Lawmakers approved the bills after considering and adopting recommendations from the Senate Committee on Finance, led by Sen. Sani Musa. The four key bills are: the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives is to investigate disbursement and utilisation of the N200 billion Naira Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) loan for National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) to Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) The Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Uchenna Okonkwo (LP-Anambra) made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian economist and political activist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has created a shadow government that is composed of members from various opposition parties. According to Utomi, the “Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government,” established virtually on Monday evening, will serve as a credible opposition force which will highlight the failures of the present Bola […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Headquarters 82 Division, Nigerian Army, has dismissed a video circulating on the social media alleging that the 14 Brigade Ohafia in Abia state is issuing residential permits to individuals of a certain ethnic group. The army described the video as misleading, malicious and disingenuous. It says: “The attention of Headquarters 82 Division, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The trial of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, continues before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the prosecution, tendering key exhibits linking the defendant to acts of terrorism. Led in evidence by the prosecuting counsel, and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six members of the House of Representatives from Delta State have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Two Labour Party (LP) legislators also moved to the PDP. The notices of defection were read by the Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, during plenary on Tuesday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has confirmed the arrest of Martins Otse concerning what it described as “grave allegations of financial malfeasance,” over its repeated refusal to honour several invitations given to him. The anti-graft agency on Tuesday, stated that Otse was invited in connection with a series of petitions it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has paid a visit to President Bola Tinubu in Abuja, lauding him for what he described as assembling a “capable leadership team” at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. During the visit, Dangote highlighted the appointments of Bashir Ojulari as Group Chief Executive Officer and Ahmadu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the statistical analysis of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. The statistical analysis was released on Monday via the board’s official X handle. From the statistics released, out of 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the 2025 UTME, more than 1.5 million […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday ordered the remand of one Friday Audu at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre over alleged $2.6 million and N3.5 billion fraud. Justice Rahman Oshodi directed that Audu be held at the Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centre, pending a decision on his bail application. The judge adjourned the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has kicked against the arrest and detention of popular social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), describing it as “a blatant abuse of power” by the President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a statement issued on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, says former presidential candidates of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi and New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso should stay clear of the presidency in 2027. Baba-Ahmed stated this during an interview with Trust TV, saying that Obi, Kwankwaso, President Tinubu and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has stated that the arrest of social media influencer, Martins Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan, was done because of multiple petitions submitted to its agency. EFCC confirmed to BBC News Pidgin through its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, on Monday saying that VeryDarkMan was taken into custody because […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of education, has refuted claims that she collected bribes to support Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Kogi central senator. The African Examiner writes that Ezekwesili has been outspoken in the demand for an investigation concerning the sexual harassment allegations made by Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The former minister […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Scores of youths have taken to the streets of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, in protest of the arrest of a popular rights activist and social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, also known as Verydarkman (VDM), by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The protesters, who were sighted in the Wuse area, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has dismissed as “false and baseless” allegations of financial misconduct made by a former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, over the alleged diversion of N2 billion from local government funds. Governor Yusuf’s remarks follow recent statements attributed to Bichi, in which he […]
