(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress presidential campaign council on Tuesday demanded the immediate resignation of Dr. Doyin Okupe from the campaign team of the Labour Party flag bearer, Peter Obi. The embattled Director General of Obi-Datti campaign was on Monday convicted of breaching the Money Laundering Act by a Federal High Court sitting […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr Doyin Okupe, a former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, was on Monday found guilty of receiving over N200m cash from a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd). He was therefore sentenced to two years imprisonment by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of a Federal High Court in Abuja with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected as the President of South Africa under the platform of the African National Congress. This was reported by AriseTV on Monday. Ramaphosa defeated his closest rival, a former health minister, Zweli Mkhize with 2,476 votes. African Examiner writes that Ramaphosa’s re-election is coming after the opposition tasked […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Director of Publicity of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has stated that Nigeria is potentially bigger and richer than Qatar. Baba-Ahmed stated that Nigeria would have been better than Qatar if Nigerian had good, honest and patriotic leaders. He made this known as he commended the Middle East […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is bringing up allegations against Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, because of his popularity. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), said this in a statement he released on Sunday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The court sentenced him to two years imprisonment on count 34 with an option of a fine of N500,000. Former presidential spokesperson, Doyin Okupe, has been found guilty of receiving over N200 million cash from former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki and has been sentenced to two years imprisonment. While […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The new naira notes are already being counterfeited, four days after they were rolled out to the public by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through the commercial banks. In a video which has now gone viral, a man was heard saying his wife, who operates a Point of Sale (PoS) machine […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema has announced his retirement from the France national team a day after his country lost the World Cup final against Argentina. “I made the effort and the mistakes it took to be where I am today and I’m proud of it! I wrote my story and ours […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has assured that prosperity and security will come to the South East if he wins the 2023 presidential election. The former Vice President disclosed this while speaking at the PDP presidential campaign rally in Owerri, the Imo State capital. Atiku said: “If I […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has disassociated his administration from the state debt profile crisis. Aregbesola reacted to the statement credited to Bola Oyebamiji, the former Commissioner for Finance under the administration of the immediate past governor Gboyega Oyetola. According to the statement issued by Sola Fasure, his media spokesperson, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An inspired Lionel Messi capped a remarkable World Cup campaign with a final victory over reigning champions France in their World Cup final matchup on Sunday evening. Going head-to-head against an equally-impressive France in the final, the Argentines came out victors on penalties after a thrilling 3-3 game which included a Messi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The crisis ridden- All progressive Congress APC in Enugu state has suffered a major setback as huge number of its card carrying members from Ezeagu Council Area of the state, led by a former Commissioner, Chief Joe Mmamel, declared support for the gubernatorial flagbearer of the ruining Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A yet-to-be-ascertained number of people have been reportedly killed in the troubled Ebor, Eha-Amufu community in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State on Sunday by armed herdsmen and their collaborators. Security sources told our correspondent that the invaders who outnumbered the soldiers and local vigilantes, launched the attack on early Sunday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has come hard on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over its role in the ongoing trial of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu. The group, in statement signed by its National President, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, made available to African Examiner […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Argentina has won the World Cup in an overtime shootout, beating France 4-2 in penalty shootout goals after tying them 3-3 during regular play and securing soccer’s highest trophy for the country’s third time. The intense France-Argentina match was watched by tens of thousands of spectators inside the stadiums in Qatar, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular radio host, Oladotun Ojuolape Kayode better known as Do2dtun, has called out his wife’s brother, D’banj, for assisting to spread false news about him in the wake of their divorce saga. African Examiner recalls that Omotayo, the wife of the on-air personality, has filed for separation from the radio host over […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra State Police Command has said emphatically that she is not aware and is yet to receive any order committing the Commissioner of Police in the State, CP Echeng Echeng to a Correctional Center. “Therefore, the Command is constrained to make further comments please. The Command Spokesman, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Around 14,000 police officers will be on duty across France on Sunday to guarantee security as Les Bleus take on Argentina in the World Cup final. The security operation, presented to Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin publicly on Friday, will see a concentration of forces in Paris, where huge crowds are expected in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has declared December 26th and 27th as well as January 2nd, 2023 as public holidays to make the Christmas and New Year celebrations respectively. Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola confirmed this in a statement signed by the ministry’s permanent secretary Belgore Shuaib on Friday. The public holidays, the statement added, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Algeria has submitted a bid to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, its football federation said Friday after Guinea was stripped of the tournament as its infrastructure is not ready. “I am currently in Cairo and I have just officially submitted Algeria’s application” to host the tournament, Algerian Football Federation spokesman […]
