(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said it recovered two bodies of victims on board a capsized boat crossing from Olorunsogo to Isawo on Friday. The rescue service in a statement signed by its Deputy Affairs Public Affairs, Ololade Agoola, on Friday, said the bodies recovered were of two females identified […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tottenham moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League as a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace on Friday continued a remarkable start under Ange Postecoglou. The Australian’s 26 points from his opening 10 games in charge is the best return of any new manager in Premier League history. After […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday was in the Presidential Villa to congratulate President Bola Tinubu on the Supreme Court judgement which declared that he was duly elected. The African Examiner writes that Jonathan’s visit is coming barely 24 hours after the Supreme Court rejected appeals filed against Tinubu’s election by Atiku […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The acting Inspector General of Police, IGP, Olukayode Egbetokun, has instructed medical personnel across the country to treat gunshot victims without seeking for police report. Egbetoku disclosed this in a memo as he tasked health workers to sensitize Nigerians about the issue. The IGP’s directive was based on the Compulsory Treatment and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has summoned singer, Azeez Fashola, who goes by the stage name, Naira Marley, to appear before it. This comes as part of efforts to address concerns surrounding the works of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad and ensure that his rights are upheld. The House, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw, has stirred the hornet’s nest after she co-hosted a high-profile fundraising ceremony with veteran Nollywood actor, Okey Bakassi, in support of Imo state governor, Hope Uzodimma’s re-election bid. The African Examiner recalls that Henshaw has been supportive of the Labour Party and its presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Incessant attacks on security Operatives in parts of South East Nigeria, Thursday evening reared its ugly head again, as heavily armed unknown gunmen, attacked policemen on stop-and-search operation along Umuode/Isiahia in Osisioma Ngwa Council area of Abia State, beheading one of them. Our correspondent gathered that the incident, which occurred about […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian literary icon, Chimamanda Adichie, says that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, emerged victorious in the 2023 Nigerian election. Adichie disclosed this in the inaugural lecture of the African World Lecture Series at Princeton University in the United States on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Speaking to the audience, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer, Stanley Omah Didia, better known as Omah Lay, has disclosed that he thought of switching to Islam at some point even though he was born into a Christian home. Omah Lay disclosed this in a recent interview with Wunmi Bello as he stated that he doesn’t care anymore concerning religion […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has applauded the Supreme Court judgment affirming the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 23 presidential election. Ganduje said this in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu, on Thursday in Abuja. He said the […]
…Makes Case For Higher Voter Turnout (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on the judgment of the Supreme Court affirming his victory in the February 25 Presidential election In a statement issued by his former Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari said the decision […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has applauded the judgment of the Supreme Court which affirmed his victory in the February 25 Presidential election. In a statement issued shortly after the judgment on Thursday and personally signed by him, Tinubu stated the apex court has done justice to all issues put up for consideration in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, Thursday constituted a 7-man investigative committee to probe frauds, alleged corruption at Enugu State College of Education Technical (ESCET). Represented by the Secretary to the State Government SSG, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, the governor said the committee’s terms of reference were to investigate grave allegations of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following his defeat at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, the former vice President and Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has been told to accept the defeat and congratulate President Bola Tinubu. The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, said Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi should congratulate President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election. The apex court in its ruling held that the appeal filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, lacked merit. “On the whole, having resolved all the issues against the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of State Services (DSS) has released a former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa after over 100 days in custody. This is according to a late Wednesday statement by the secret police. DSS confirms release of former EFCC chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, a few hours ago […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Joseph Aloba, the father of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, better known as MohBad, on Wednesday informed the coroner inquest at Ikorodu that the reason they buried Mohbad quickly was because the mortuary rejected him. According to Aloba, he was the one who pointed out where the late singer was buried and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa has urged Nigerians to disregard ignorant and uneducated information in the social media about the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Alausa said this on Wednesday, while addressing newsmen after paying courtesy visit on Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has urged the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to resolve the crisis within and outside the union. Mr Simon Lalong, Minister of Labour and Employment made the call at the 10th Quadrennial Delegates Conference and the inauguration of the National Administrative Council (NAC) of the union on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President General of the Igbo apex socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has threatened to sue the Federal Government for appointing just five ministers from the South-East. Ohaneze stated that the Federal Government failed to be fair to the South-East by giving them more ministerial appointments like other zones of the […]
