(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Several blasts shook Kyiv on Saturday afternoon with air raid sirens sounding in the Ukrainian capital. At least ten explosions were heard in the city, according to AFP, with local authorities announcing an air raid alert and urging residents to go to shelters. The strikes targeted several regions of Ukraine, including the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel on Saturday visited his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt. Emmanuel, accompanied by Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, held a closed-door meeting with Wike that lasted for three hours. The details of the meeting could not be ascertained, but it may not […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a New Year message to Nigerians as the people await 2023. The President’s message captured some pressing national issues. Prominent among them is the 2023 general elections. Buhari, who will leave the Presidential Villa in May, 2023, also noted the fact that this would be his last […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has sacked Dr. Muhammad Tahar Adam, the state’s Commissioner for Religious Affairs. The news of Adam’s sack was contained in a statement on Saturday by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Muhammad Garba, adding that the decision is with immediate effect. According to the statement, Adam […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Disc Jockey, VJ Adams, has stated that Nigerian singer, Wizkid can afford to stay three years without releasing a song and still remain relevant. VJ Adams in a chat with TVC talked about Wizkid’s 2022 achievement. “Starboy [is] number one. He’s one of those artists who can go two to three […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular actress, Yvonne Jegede, says that women tolerate cheating more than men in marriages. The film star made this known when she appeared on TVC as she talked about extramarital affairs in African marriages. Jegede said: “My own take on this issue of cheating is that I think why men don’t tolerate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has called on the Department of State Security Services (DSS) as a matter of urgency to release Mr. ifedi Sunday and his wife, Mrs Ifedi Callister who were Unlawfully arrested by its Operatives and have been in their custody for the past one year. A statement issued […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced Saturday, almost a decade after he became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries. “With sorrow, I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has suspended the Executive Secretary of Osun Health Insurance Agency, Dr Niyi Oginni, and the Head of the Primary Health Care Development Board, Dr. Adebukola Olujide. The governor also directed investigation of the Public Procurement Agency otherwise known as the Due Process Office to determine […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cristiano Ronaldo signs for Al Nassr with agreement valid for two years and half; total salary will be close to €200m per year, but this includes a commercial deal. It’s the biggest salary ever in football. “History in the making. This is a signing that will not only inspire our club to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep sadness over the death of Professor George Obiozor, the President General of apex Igbo Socio cultural body, Ohaneze Ndigbo, worldwide. He extends his heartfelt condolences to Obiozor’s family, the government and people of Imo State as well as Ndigbo, at home and in the Diaspora. […]
President Buhari has reappointed Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye as the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The Resident Media Consultant of NAFDAC, Sayo Akintola, told The Nation that her reappointment was with effect from December 1, 2022. Prof. Adeyeye was first appointed as Director-General in November 2017. On November […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday charged a policeman, Drambi Vandi, with murder, for allegedly shooting and killing a Lagos-based female lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, on Christmas Day, The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Chief Magistrate, Mrs. C.A. Adedayo, ordered that the suspect should be remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President Ahmed Lawan on Friday said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will sign the 2023 appropriation bill on Tuesday, January 3 2023. Lawan revealed this after a closed-door meeting with the President at the State House, Abuja. The Senate President who arrived at the Villa minutes before 3:00 pm […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians have reacted to the news of Fancy Acholonu, a Nigerian-American model, who has apologised publicly to popular Nollywood actor, Alexx Ekubo after she cancelled their August 2021 wedding plans. African Examiner recalls that Acholonu and Ekubo officially disclosed their engagement in May 2021, however, three months later, Fancy deleted all pictures […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President, Muhammadu Buhari, has described the late Brazilian football legend, Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, aka Pele, as someone who made a mark humanity will never forget. This was passed as a tribute to the footballer issued on behalf of all Nigerians on Thursday, December 29, 2022. African Examiner writes that Pele, 82, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Igbo umbrella organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has advised Governors Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State to end their romance with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. A statement on Friday by the National President of the group, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, made available to African Examiner […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Brazil football legend and three-time World Cup winner Pele, has died at age 82. Pele had been treated for colon cancer, following surgery to remove a tumour in September 2021, and had required regular medical treatment. After being admitted back into the hospital at the end of November to re-evaluate his cancer […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has described the death of the President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Prof. George Obiozor, as a great loss to Nigeria. Obi, who said this on his Twitter handle on Thursday, expressed sadness over the news of Obiozor’s death. “I am deeply saddened by the news of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA has stated that it could seek not less than ₦5 billion compensation for the family of the slain lawyer from the Lagos State Government and the Nigeria Police Force. African Examiner had earlier reported the cruel murder of Omobolanle Raheem, a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, […]
