(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kanye West was “escorted” by two executives out of the Skechers corporate offices after the rapper showed up uninvited. He arrived “unannounced and without invitation” at the Los Angeles offices, Skechers said, adding that he was “engaged in unauthorized filming.” The hip hop star appeared at a Paris fashion show this month […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue, has urged former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to apologise for allegedly lying against him. Ortom said this when he received a group, under the aegis of Jemgbagh Youths, on a protest at the Government House, Makurdi, over alleged lies against Ortom by Atiku. He stated that Atiku should […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oil marketers on Wednesday said the scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, in many parts of Nigeria was due to the unavailability of mother vessels to ship the product to the country. Also, they insisted on raising the price of the commodity following the hike in the rate of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Same-sex marriage has become legal throughout Mexico after the state of Tamaulipas became the last in the mostly Catholic country to approve it, the local Congress said Wednesday. The northern border state’s decision ends a 12-year journey toward national marriage equality beginning when the capital Mexico City became the first to celebrate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A human rights organization, International Society for Civil Liberties and rule of law Intersociety, has accused Nigeria’s security forces, which includes the Army, police and others of illegally arresting 150 defenseless Women in South East, in the last two years, labeling them Biafra agitators. It said “two Years (Oct 2020-Oct 2022) Army, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Foremost Nigeria’s Safety Training Centre, OPEANS Nigeria limited (ONL) has recorded yet another mile stone in its operations, as it received one of the highest global certification in the oil and gas industry, from the American petroleum Institute API. The company, with an ultra- modern state of the Art facilities, with headquarters […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barcelona waved goodbye to their Champions League hopes for the second season running and drowning in another Bayern Munich goals deluge. It was 3-0 on the night and the 5-0 aggregate score from their two games against the Germans in the group stage is a reminder of how far they still have […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gboyega Akosile, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s governorship candidate in the state, Olajide Adediran, better known as Jandor, as a trainee politician, Akosile said Jandor’s candidature is an “insult” to electorates in the state, adding that he was contesting […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As political parties in Nigeria continues their campaigns ahead of the 2023 general elections, a group, under the platform of ‘Enugu peace Renaissance’, has urged political Actors in the state to engage on only issue based campaign and shun Politics of violence, mudslinging and calumny. It said “the attention of our organization, […]
…As Operatives Nab 9 Kidnap Suspects, Rescue Victims (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the recent attack and abduction of some travelers along the Ugwuogo /Nike Opi Nsukka road, the Enugu state Commissioner of police, CP Ammed Ammani, has ordered adequate deployment of security in the area He assured that onslaught on criminal elements shall be sustained […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Seoul, invited top Korean business executives to increase their investments in Nigeria, while his administration would continue to make determined efforts to improve the enabling domestic environment for businesses to flourish. Buhari spoke during an audience he granted representatives of strategic Korean companies and industries on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The structure of the crisis -ridden opposition people’s Democratic party PDP has further been depleted in South East as Ex- national publicity Secretary, Barrister Olisa Metuh, has resigned his membership of the party. He disclosed his resignation in a letter addressed to the Embattled National Chairman of the PDP, Dr Iyochia Ayu, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Seoul, expressed Nigeria’s desire to widen the scope of trade relations with the Republic of Korea beyond gas exports. Speaking during a bilateral meeting with his Korean counterpart, Mr. Yoon Suk-Yeol at the Presidential Palace on the sidelines of the First World Bio Summit, Buhari called […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, has stated that the apex bank will be redesigning 200, 500, 1,000 naira notes has sparked social media reactions. African Examiner captures some of the thoughts of Nigerians on the issue as seen on Twitter. @firstladyship writes: “Godwin Emefiele destroyed the Naira. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has stated that he does not have anything against Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo. Tinubu disclosed this when he addressed a group in Kano who worked for the presidential bid of Osinbajo. African Examiner recalls that during the build-up to the APC presidential […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwaso has stated that he is not stepping down for another party’s flag bearer. Speaking through his spokesman, Ladipo Johnson, Kwankwaso stated that there was no talk of collapsing his campaign for another politician. Ladipo disclosed this when he appeared on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer and rapper, Erhiga Agarivbie, better known as Erigga, has tasked fellow men not to use all their income on investments. He stated that sometimes men should use 10 percent of their money to have a good time by womanising. According to him, people also die and that means that if […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has announced that the bank would release re-designed Naira notes by December 15, 2022. He also said that existing notes would seize to be regarded as legal tender by January 31, 2023. Emefiele disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, has ordered the Federal Government to pay the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, the sum of N500 million as damages following his illegal abduction and human rights abuse from Kenya. The Court also ordered the Federal government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was tension in the early hours of Wednesday as fire gutted the West Africa Examinations Council building in Yaba area of Lagos State. Many people are feared trapped in the building as the fire rages. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. However, emergency responders are at the […]
