(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International Monetary Fund has predicted that South Africa could soon surpass Nigeria to become the largest economy in Africa. According to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook, South Africa, which is one of the most industrialised countries in Africa, will be approaching a gross domestic product (GDP) of $401 billion by 2024 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of former Permanent Secretary of State House, Alhaji Jalal Ahmad Arabi to serve as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for a term of four years in the first instance. The President has directed the outgoing Chairman […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party, LP, has tasked its lawmakers in the 10th National Assembly to reject what it tagged as the Federal Government’s unnecessary wasteful spending. National Chairman of LP, Julius Abure, stated this on Tuesday as he accused President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government of displaying a high level of insensitivity. Abure in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has slammed members of the National Assembly for their recent purchase of luxury cars, describing it as the “biggest threat to our Democracy.” Ezekwesili’s remarks come on the heels of the news that lawmakers had acquired 109 brand-new 2023 model Toyota Land Cruisers for senators and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri has hailed the verdict by the Court of Appeal sacking Elisha Abbo and declaring Amos Yohanna as the Senator representing Adamawa North in the National Assembly. Delivering judgment on Monday, a three-member panel of the Appeal Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice C.E. Nwosu-Iheme, sacked Abbo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liberia is heading for a second round of voting in a presidential election between outgoing incumbent George Weah and opponent Joseph Boakai, as official provisional results Tuesday placed them neck and neck. With more than 94 percent of ballots counted, Boakai, 78, won 43.70 percent, while Weah, 57, a former international footballer […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday launched the Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer for 15 million households. The event, which coincided with the World Poverty Eradication Day, was held at the Press Gallery of the State House in Abuja. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume represented the President at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Spokesman for the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organisation, Yunusa Tanko, has denied claims that Peter Obi is using his late brother’s university certificate. In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, October 16, 2023, Tanko stated that the speculation is a comedy from hell as Obi and his late brother did […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has refuted claims that he is responsible for the sack of Adamawa North Senator, Elisha Abbo by the Court of Appeal. Akpabio stated that contrary to Abbo’s claim, he has no intention to witch-hunt the sacked lawmaker. The African Examiner recalls that after his sack by the Appeal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Euro 2024 qualifier between Belgium and Sweden was abandoned at half-time on Monday after a “terrorist attack” in Brussels left two Swedish nationals dead, officials said. Journalists in the Roi Baudouin stadium in the Belgian capital said fans were being kept in the ground, and the UEFA website said the match […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday proposed N26.01 trillion for the 2024 fiscal year for submission to the National Assembly. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday proposed N26.01 trillion for the 2024 fiscal year for submission to the National Assembly. “The assumptions include the oil price benchmark, which I said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Elisha Abbo has alleged that his sack was due to power play, adding that four other senators have been penciled for removal over their non-support of Godswill Akpabio’s senate presidency bid. He said this at his residence in Abuja on Monday, hours after the Court of Appeal nullified his election into […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Big Brother Naija reality show star Mercy Eke has stated that she would never get married if she had a child out of wedlock. Eke disclosed this recent interview with media personality Hero Daniels as she stated that she is under pressure from her mother to get married and she had thought […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has stated that the appointment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission chairman from the same geopolitical area is unlawful and against the Federal Character Principle. Falana made this known when he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 26.72% in September 2023 amid soaring food prices and harsh economic realities occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy in May. This was according to the September 2023 Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday. The CPI, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has presided over his second Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting and sworn in the three newly appointed ministers. The brief swearing-in ceremony took place at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, before the commencement of the FEC meeting, which is the second in Tinubu’s administration. The ministers who were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hopes for a brief ceasefire in southern Gaza to allow foreign passport holders to leave the besieged Palestinian enclave and aid to be brought in were dashed on Monday. This came up as Israeli bombardments were intensifying ahead of an expected ground invasion. Residents of Hamas-ruled Gaza said the overnight strikes were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Egypt on Monday said Israel was not cooperating with the delivery of aid into Gaza and evacuations of foreign passport holders via the only entry, leaving hundreds of tonnes of supplies stuck. Cairo said the Rafah crossing, a potentially vital opening for desperately needed supplies into the besieged Palestinian enclave, was not […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Workers of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) have shut down the head office of the service in Abuja as they protested against the appointment of Tola Odeyemi as Chief Executive Officer/Postmaster-General. The African Examiner recalls that Ajuri Ngelale, a Presidential spokesman, announced last week that President Bola Tinubu changed the leadership of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian Nollywood actress, Moyo Lawal, has opened up concerning her leaked sex tape as she says she had sex only two times in 2022. According to Lawal, her recently released sex tape was after one of such romps. The actress took to her Instagram page on Sunday evening, saying that the sex […]
