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Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) — A human rights lawyer and Activist, Barrister Olu Omotayo, has written Management of Ogui road, Enugu branch of Access Bank over an unauthorized and unsolicited deposition of the sum of N17, 200 000 ; 00 (Seventeen Million two hundred thousand Naira Only), paid into his account by unknown person. In a letter, […]
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved Nigeria’s plan to host the 2026 CAF Awards ceremony. He also gave the green light for Nigeria to host the CAF’s 48th Ordinary General Assembly later this year. Tinubu announced the approvals at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, after a meeting with CAF President Patrice […]
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Nigerian Head of State Yakubu Gowon says his new autobiography is meant to set the record straight, not bring back painful memories of the civil war. The 881-page book, titled My Story, will be presented on May 19, 2026, at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja. President Bola […]
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prominent Nollywood actor Alex Ekubo has died at the age of 40. According to a source close to the actor, Ekubo was rushed to the hospital on Monday after battling kidney cancer. He passed away on Tuesday afternoon following several hours on life support. The actor had been absent from social media […]
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Monday, May 11th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has cleared 33 aspirants and disqualified 65 others ahead of the party’s House of Assembly primaries. The screening committee, chaired by Muraina Ajibola, said the disqualified aspirants failed to meet the requirements of the screening exercise. According to the committee’s report, reasons for […]
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Monday, May 11th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission has said corps members will continue to play a major role in the 2027 general elections. INEC disclosed that it plans to deploy more than 1.4 million ad hoc staff for the elections, with most of them expected to be members of the National Youth Service Corps. […]
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Sunday, May 10th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party (LP) in Abia State has said the state government is not worried about the political ambition of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu. In a statement issued on Saturday by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Iroegbu Emenike, the LP said Governor Alex Otti is focused on […]
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Sunday, May 10th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hope Uzodimma has officially declared his interest in the Imo West senatorial seat ahead of the 2027 elections under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Uzodimma announced his decision on Sunday through his verified social media pages. The governor joins other APC aspirants in the race, including former Imo State […]
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Sunday, May 10th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 12 persons have been killed in fresh attacks on communities in Riyom and Bassa local government areas of Plateau State. The attacks reportedly took place between the late hours of May 8 and the early hours of May 9 amid renewed violence in parts of the state. According to security […]
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Sunday, May 10th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahmad Gumi has alleged that American intelligence agencies are behind banditry and Boko Haram terrorism in Nigeria. The cleric made the claim in a Facebook post on Saturday while reacting to comments made by Mike Arnold concerning alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. Arnold had shared photos of himself with several Nigerians, […]
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Saturday, May 9th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has endorsed the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) decision to zone its 2027 presidential ticket South. He described the decision as “a step toward national healing, fairness and national unity.” Kwankwaso spoke on Saturday while addressing delegates at the party’s national convention in Abuja. He said, “It […]
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Saturday, May 9th, 2026
( AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, wanted over alleged fraud. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a wanted notice posted on the agency website on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that […]
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Saturday, May 9th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Customs Service has begun disciplinary proceedings after a viral video allegedly showed an officer extorting a motorist on Lagos-Benin Expressway. Federal Operations Unit spokesman, Chief Superintendent Hussaini Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Lagos. Abdullahi said the secretly recorded footage prompted immediate action after widespread outrage […]
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Saturday, May 9th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fresh fears have emerged among Nigerians living in South Africa following renewed anti-foreigner protests in parts of the country. Reports that over 130 Nigerians have requested emergency repatriation have once again highlighted the fragile relationship between migrants and local communities in Africa’s most industrialized economy. The protests reportedly erupted in several areas, […]
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Thursday, May 7th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has rapped the Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) for berating the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over Tuesday’s judgement awarding N100 million to two operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) defamed by the NGO. Aside the N100 […]
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Thursday, May 7th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians, particularly youths have called upon to distance themselves from drug abuse in all its ramifications. “Drug abuse is an ill wind that blows nobody good, kills potentials, cuts short tall ambition when addicted to” A medical doctor with the Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu, Dr. Vincent Chinonso Ogbuogu, dropped the hint in a […]
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Thursday, May 7th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Usman Yusuf, has said northerners would scrutinise the record of Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Speaking during an interview on Trust TV, Yusuf alleged that Obi, during his tenure as governor of Anambra State, introduced measures targeting northerners living […]
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Thursday, May 7th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has said contesting the 2027 presidential election is not a decision to be taken lightly, describing the presidency as “not a computer game.” Jonathan made the remark on Thursday while receiving youth groups at his office in Abuja, where they urged him to return to the presidential […]
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Thursday, May 7th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has been reassigned as Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to South Africa after initially being posted to Germany. Fani-Kayode disclosed the development on Thursday, stating that President Bola Tinubu approved the redeployment following his request for a change in posting. According to him, he informed the then Minister of […]
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Thursday, May 7th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has revealed details of discussions with her South African counterpart over renewed xenophobic attacks and anti-foreigner protests targeting Nigerians in South Africa. According to a statement shared on her Facebook page, Bianca spoke by phone with Ronald Lamola following recent anti-migrant protests in Durban on […]
