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Monday, December 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kidnappers have abducted 18 passengers along the Benin–Akure highway near Obarenren village in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. The incident reportedly occurred last Saturday when the assailants, who were said to have fired sporadically, stopped an 18-seater commercial bus and forced the passengers into the surrounding bush. Confirming […]
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Monday, December 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 10 players have reported to the camp of the Super Eagles as preparations begin for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The Super Eagles’ camp officially opened on Sunday at the Renaissance Hotels, Cairo, with all coaches and backroom staff already in attendance ahead of the tournament. The […]
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Monday, December 15th, 2025
(AFRIAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has dismissed allegations by opposition figures that anti-corruption agencies are being weaponised against political opponents, insisting that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) remains independent and law-bound. A coalition of opposition leaders had, on Sunday, accused the federal government of using the EFCC to intimidate and weaken political opponents, […]
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Monday, December 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian music legend Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has urged Nigerians to shift their attention away from his personal life and focus on the pressing challenges confronting the nation. The award-winning singer appealed on December 12, 2025, while performing at a live event where he thrilled fans with a rendition of […]
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Sunday, December 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – International civil society group, Solidaridad, which promotes oil palm production globally, with headquarters in the Netherlands, in partnership with Propcom plus, a climate-smart agricultural programme powered by the United Kingdom (UKs) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCO) is supporting Enugu state government in the development of a sustainable oil palm policy. Solidaridad, […]
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Sunday, December 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) — The Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, aka Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, says not even $1 billion could lure him into politics. Oyedepo stated this on Saturday while speaking during the impartation service of the church’s annual convocation, Shiloh 2025. He urged members of the church to focus on […]
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Sunday, December 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) — Primate Elijah Ayodele, founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has denied allegations that he attempted to extort N150 million from Bayo Adelabu, the minister of power, describing the claim as false and politically motivated. Speaking during a church service at Oke Afa, Lagos, on Sunday, Ayodele said the amount mentioned in Adelabu’s […]
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Sunday, December 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that Abubakar Malami, former Attorney-General of the Federation, is yet to meet the conditions attached to his administrative bail. The commission was responding to claims by Malami that his bail was revoked because he attended a political gathering in Kebbi State. Malami is […]
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Saturday, December 13th, 2025
(AFRUCA EXAMINER) – Factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kabiru Turaki, SAN, has explained the purpose of his faction’s visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, saying it was to seek support and guidance ahead of the 2027 general elections. Turaki led members of his faction of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), […]
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Friday, December 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on X, formerly known as Twitter, are reacting to the news of Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, petitioning the DSS over Primate Ayodele’s N150m demand for ‘spiritual intercession’. The African Examiner writes that Bayo Adelabu has accused Primate Elijah Ayodele, who is the founder and head of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, […]
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Friday, December 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has explained why he left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing his move as a “spiritual assignment.” Fubara announced his defection earlier in the week and on Friday received his APC membership card from the party’s state chairman, Chief Tony Okocha, […]
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Friday, December 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, was on Friday arraigned before an Abuja High Court in Gwarinpa by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N2.2 billion contract fraud. Justice Maryam Hassan ordered that Ngige be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of his […]
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Friday, December 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government has declared three days of mourning following the death of Deputy Governor Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, who passed away on Thursday after collapsing in his office. The mourning period takes immediate effect, with all flags ordered to fly at half-mast. In a statement issued on Friday, the Commissioner for […]
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Friday, December 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Executive Director, Women Aid Collective (WACOL), Professor Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, has expressed concern over the alarming rate of gender based violence in Nigeria, calling on governments at all levels to do everything within their powers to end the menace. Ezeilo, a Senior Advocate of Nigerian (SAN) and former Commissioner for Women […]
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Friday, December 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abia state Governor, Alex Otti has sacked the Secretary to the State Government, (SSG) Professor Kenneth Kalu. He has been directed by the governor to proceed on leave of absence, just as Dr. Emmanuel Meribole, has been appointed as the Acting SSG. This Chief press Secretary, CPS to the governor, Ukoha Njoku […]
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Thursday, December 11th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission (PSC) and the Nigeria Police Force have commenced the recruitment of 50,000 police constables, following President Bola Tinubu’s approval to strengthen national security and expand community policing. The PSC said the recruitment is part of the President’s plan to increase police manpower and address rising insecurity across the […]
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Wednesday, December 10th, 2025
AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In a historic move that further consolidates the administrative structure, the Governing Council of Federal Polytechnic Orogun has ratified the election of Dr. Efetobor Ogheneyoma Elijah as the institution’s pioneer Deputy Rector (Academic). The ratification, announced at the Council’s meeting held on Wednesday, December confirmed his appointment for a single, non-renewable tenure […]
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Wednesday, December 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actress Regina Daniels has said she has no intention of marrying again, citing trauma from her marriage to politician Ned Nwoko and the public fallout that followed their crisis. Daniels’ marriage made headlines in October after a viral video showed her in tears, accusing her husband of domestic abuse. Nwoko denied […]
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Wednesday, December 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) = Burkina Faso has released 11 Nigerian military personnel detained after a Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft made an unscheduled landing at the Bobo-Dioulasso airfield, an action the authorities in Ouagadougou initially described as unauthorised. The group, comprising two crew members and nine passengers, was held for questioning amid suspicions that the flight […]
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Wednesday, December 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has brushed aside public criticism surrounding her interaction with Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, describing the reactions as a “needless controversy.” In a statement shared on her Facebook page on Tuesday, Mrs Tinubu said those entrusted with leadership understand their responsibilities, while observers and critics often […]
