(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O Kanayo, has stated that he almost committed suicide at some point in his life. Kanayo disclosed this during an interview with The Vanguard as he reminisced about his childhood experience living with his elder brother in Enugu State. According to him, he wanted to commit suicide one […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A faction of the African Action Congress has warned that the 2019 presidential candidate of the party, Omoyele Sowore, was not its candidate for the 2023 presidential election. This was contained in a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Sylvester Cletus, on Wednesday, which noted that Sowore was expelled from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has arrived in Ebonyi State for a two-day official visit to the state. The president who was accompanied by Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi among other top government officials arrived at the state at about 11. 15 am. African Examiner observed that streets in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has picked his Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. His spokesman, Laolu Akande, made this known on Thursday. Akande said the forms were collected by representatives of Osinbajo’s support groups. He said, “A passionate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Russia expelled seven Danish embassy workers on Thursday in response to the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Denmark. “On May 5, the Danish ambassador to Russia, Carsten Søndergaard, was summoned to the Foreign Ministry because Copenhagen unjustifiably declared 15 employees of the Russian embassy and trade mission in Denmark undesirable. “And because […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Heavily armed policemen Thursday morning, took over the Abia State Secretariat of the People’s Democratic party PDP in Umuahia, the state capital. The security Operatives were seen blocking the entrance of the secretariat situated at Finbars Road Umuahia. The stern-looking Operatives prevented workers and visitors from accessing the compound. African Examiner gathered […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has charged troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force (JTF) North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) to ensure the discharge of their constitutional responsibility in defence of the territorial integrity of Nigeria. The Army Chief gave the charge yesterday, during the Chief […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Anambra State governor and presidential hopeful on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has stated that it is a sad development that federal universities are on strike in a period politicians are campaigning for the 2023 elections. Obi disclosed this on Wednesday when he appeared as a guest on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 30-year-old man, Oluwagbemiga Shogbola, has reportedly stabbed his friend, Victor Olabiyo, to death over $150 (N61,950) proceeds of a business deal between them in the Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State. African Examiner gathered that Shogbola, aka Oja or Federal, accused the victim of cheating him and taking all the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Lagos State Governor and presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday in Abuja described the increasing number of aspirants vying for the party’s presidential ticket as a plus for Nigeria’s democracy. Tinubu said this after meeting with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at the Presidential […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira on Wednesday appreciated at the Investors and Exporters window exchanging at N418 to the dollar, a -0.24 per cent appreciation, stronger than N419.00 it traded on April 29. The open indicative rate closed at N417.00 to the dollar on Wednesday. An exchange rate of N444 to the dollar was the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has urged the Federal Government to urgently stop the spate of disruption of access to the Internet and other digital technologies in Nigeria. MRA said the government should henceforth prevent security agencies and regulatory bodies from intentionally interfering in different ways with the rights of individuals to seek, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank has commenced stakeholder consultations on its Integrated Safeguards System to adequately address emerging environmental and social issues in Africa. As part of its commitment to continuously improve environmental and social management and governance, the AfDB has prepared a draft of its updated Integrated Safeguards System, which is being consulted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cities across Africa are increasingly making progress in their growth trajectory and raking in a lot of benefits for people across the continent, according to a new report released on Tuesday. Jointly produced by the OECD-Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Economic Commission […]
…..Advises Agballa To Get Acquainted With Party Constitution (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Immediate past Chairman of Enugu State All progressive Congress APC, Dr. Ben Nwoye, has dismissed his purported sack and that of five others from the party by the embattled State Chairman, Chief Ugochukwu Agballa, describing the act as a sham, which holds no water. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential declaration of Governor Fayemi of Ekiti State has sparked social media debate as core loyalists of Bola Tinubu who is also a presidential aspirant to question the loyalty of Governor Fayemi. African Examiner recalls that the declaration of Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, to contest for the 2023 presidential election as sparked […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has stated that the elite are the problem of Nigeria. He advised citizens to vote the right people into leadership positions to fix the country’s challenges. Amaechi gave the counsel on Tuesday at the 2022 World Press Freedom Day celebrations in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. […]
(AFRRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed optimism that whatever the situation and condition is, all will be well with Nigeria. Obasanjo, who said this at a Global Crusade organised by the Deeper Life Bible Church, in Abeokuta and monitored online on Tuesday, urged Nigerians to have faith in God. The former President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has urged the Nigerian electorate to vote the right people into positions of authority, to salvage the country from its current challenges. Amaechi, who was a Special Guest of Honour at the 2022 World Press Freedom Day celebrations in Uyo on Tuesday, urged Nigerians to always […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian comedian, Debo Adedayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has cleared the air on the wedding-themed photos he earlier shared with fellow skit maker, Kemi Ikuseedun, also known as Mummy Wa. Mr Macaroni had on April 23 and 24, shared wedding-themed pictures of himself and Mummy wa, who always acted as his […]
