(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The head coach of Banyana Banyana of South Africa, Desiree Ellis, has expressed concern about the team’s preparation for their 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-final clash with the Super Falcons of Nigeria. South Africa, who are the defending champions, defeated Senegal 4-1 on penalties in a thrilling quarter-final contest on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has condemned the assignation attempt on its Nov. 8, governorship election in Anambra, Chief Jude Ezenwafor, demanding immediate arrest of the assailants and their sponsors. The party stated this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba on Sunday in Abuja. Ologunagba urged the Inspector […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has denied issuing threats to Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, following his recent visit to the South-South state. Obi visited Benin on July 7, 2025, and donated ₦15m million to St Philomena Hospital School of Nursing Sciences for the completion of projects in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kyiv has proposed to Moscow a new round of peace talks next week, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday, after negotiations stalled in early June. Two rounds of talks in Istanbul between Moscow and Kyiv have failed to result in any progress towards a ceasefire, instead yielding large-scale prisoner exchanges and deals […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oleksandr Usyk beat Daniel Dubois to become the undisputed heavyweight world champion with a fifth-round knockout at London’s Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Victory saw Ukraine’s Usyk extend his unbeaten professional record to 24 fights as the WBA, WBC, and WBO champion added his British opponent’s IBF belt to his collection. Early in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senator representing Kogi Central district, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, is insisting she will resume at the Senate on Tuesday, 22nd of July 2025, in line with the judgement of the court, despite the appeal by the president of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. I have pretty much two months more before the six months […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s administration for making use of the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari as a “political tool to launder its battered image”. The opposition party said that the special federal executive council (FEC) meeting held in Buhari’s honour was “political theatre”. In a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira closed the trading week bullish on Friday, trading at N1,532.34 to the U.S. dollar at the official market. According to data released on the Central Bank of Nigeria’s official website, Naira gained 77 kobo against the dollar. This represents a 0.05 per cent gain when compared to the trading figure […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria produced a masterclass to thrash Zambia 5-0 in a stunning Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) quarter-final tie in Casablanca on Friday. A stunning performance from the nine-time champions granted them a ticket to the semi finals and left the once-dreaded Zambians heading for home. The performance and result left fans […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, son of former military president Ibrahim Babangida, as chairman of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA). The appointment was announced in a statement on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Onanuga said the president approved the appointment today, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Friday warned Peter Obi against entering the state without security clearance. Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, visited Benin on July 7 and donated N15m million to St Philomena Hospital School of Nursing Sciences for the completion of projects in the school. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that President Tinubu has renamed the University of Maiduguri after former president Muhammadu Buhari has sparked reactions on social media. The African Examiner had earlier reported that President Tinubu, during a special session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) held on Thursday in honour of the late Nigerian leader, who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Eze-Onyebuchi Chukwu, the National Youth Leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has called on President Bola Tinubu to initiate the creation of additional states to address the imbalance in Nigeria’s geopolitical structure. Chukwu made the call in an open letter to the President, made available to newsmen on Friday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Thursday announced that the University of Maiduguri in Borno State will now be known as Muhammadu Buhari University, in honour of the late former President who died last Sunday. Tinubu disclosed this during a special Federal Executive Council (FEC) session held at the Council Chambers of the Presidential […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President Godswill Akpabio has extolled former President Muhammadu Buhari as a leader who served Nigeria without mismanaging the nation’s treasury. Akpabio, who stated this at an expanded Federal Executive Council meeting in honour of Buhari in Abuja on Thursday, said even the former president’s critics would agree that he did not […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a long-term but benign vein condition, the White House said Thursday, following speculation about his heavily bruised hand and swollen legs. The 79-year-old was found to have “chronic venous insufficiency” after he “noted mild swelling in his lower legs” in recent weeks, White House […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the November 2025 governorship election in Anambra, the state chapter of the apex Igbo Socio cultural body Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has said it is deeply alarmed and disappointed over the shameful failures characterizing the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise across the State. It said “what should have been a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has explained his absence from the funeral of former President Muhammadu Buhari, attributing it to unavoidable logistical challenges. In a statement shared on his official Facebook page on Wednesday, Obi said he had made every effort to attend the burial in Daura, Katsina […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has resigned his membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) with immediate effect, which was addressed to the Chairman of the PDP, Jada 1 Ward, Jada Local Government Area (LGA) of Adamawa State, Atiku stated that his resignation is due to irreconcilable differences that have emerged within […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), has stated that Africa is now a dumping ground for substandard petroleum products because of overreliance on imports. Dangote stated this when he spoke in a recent interview with journalists. According to him, his decision to build the Dangote refinery was because he has […]
