(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mahamadou Issoufou, who is stepping down as president of coup-prone Niger after two terms in office, on Monday won Africa’s top prize for leadership. He was awarded the 2020 Mo Ibrahim Prize for facing “seemingly insurmountable challenges”, ranging from deep poverty to jihadism and desertification. Despite these enduring problems, “Issoufou has led […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has denied claims that there is a zoning arrangement by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Governor Bello disclosed this over the weekend while speaking with reporters saying that anyone from any zone was free to contest the presidency as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bishop of Sokoto Catholic diocese, Matthew Kukah, says nobody will gain anything if Nigeria breaks up. Kukah disclosed this during a virtual interview on Sunday. According to him, Nigerians are bound together and nobody should pretend about it. “I don’t think any Nigerian, in his right sense, should pretend nothing binds us […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Activist-lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has denied ownership of a property at 42, Gana Street, Maitama District in Abuja. He said there was no truth in the story that he bought the property from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The lawyer made the clarifications in a statement yesterday in Lagos, titled: […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Aare Ona Kankanfo of Yorubaland, Ganiyu Adams, has expressed disapproval over the arrest of Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) members involved in capturing the suspected kidnap suspect, Iskilu Wakilu, by the police. He said the arrest was unfortunate, recalling that major breakthroughs recorded by the police in Oyo State were through the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, has urged Christians in Nigeria to stop being sectional, and take the moral high ground. Pope Francis, who took a swipe at churches that had opposed the appointment of Most Revd. Peter Okpalaeke as Bishop on the basis of his dialect, urged Christian communities in the country to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Meghan, the wife of Prince Harry, accused the British royal family of racism, lying and pushing her to the brink of suicide, in an explosive televised interview that looks set to shake the monarchy to its core. The 39-year-old, whose mother is Black and father is white, said she had been naive […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that he is proud to have picked Yemi Osinbajo as his running mate in 2015. Buhari disclosed this in a congratulatory message to celebrate the vice-president’s 64th birthday. This was contained in a statement by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman. Buhari stated that Osinbajo is “a reliable and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In solidarity with the United Nations International Women’s Day 2021 (IWD 2021) themed as “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 World” and the offshoot #ChooseToChallenge campaign, the All African Music Awards, AFRIMA, on Monday, March 8, is joining the rest of the world to honour the strength of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Political leaders and other Stakeholders in South East Nigeria, on Sunday shunned the widely publicized bi- partisan regional meeting convened by Senate Chief Whip, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu in Enugu. It reports that notice of the failed meeting has been running in several Nigeria’s National Dailies as paid advertisement in the last […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Contrary to some media reports that the two students of the Federal university of Science and Technology (FUTO) Owerri, Imo state, who died weekend in their hostel room passed on as a result generator fume, police in the state has said only medical autopsy would reveal the actual cause of their deaths. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has enjoined the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to review the protocol on free movement so that the influx of foreign herders into Nigeria will be curtailed. Tambuwal disclosed this on Saturday when he appeared on Television Continental Programme on Saturday saying that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A shooting on Saturday night in Minneapolis has left one person dead. The incident unfolded at the same site where black U.S. citizen George Floyd died last May while being apprehended by white police officers, Minneapolis Police Department spokesman John Elder said. “The victim and the suspect had a verbal disagreement, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has sealed 11 facilities including Event Centres, Lounges and Night Clubs among others for contravening COVID-19 directives. The Director General of the Lagos State Safety Commission (LSC) Mr Lanre Mojola made this disclosure after the sealing exercise in Lagos Mojola said though the affected event centers originally informed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has advised Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to surrender himself and his ample talents to the advancement of the nation and its people as he turns 64 on Monday. Tinubu, in a congratulatory message by his Media Aide, Mr Tunde Rahman, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has denied reported fire incident in Aso Rock Villa as fake news Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, dismissed the report, saying there was no fire breakout inside the Presidential Villa. He, however, stated that on March […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ms Zainab Mohammed, Adviser to Sen. Rochas Okorocha on Public Affairs, has appealed to agent of Imo state Government not to demolish properties belonging to the family of Okorocha. She made the call on Sunday while speaking with journalists in Abuja. Mohammed said the call followed the court order stopping the agent […]
By Lawal Ibrahim (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Last Thursday, the Zamfara State parliament purportedly passed a vote of no confidence on the National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Major General Babagana Monguno, allegedly over the state of insecurity in the state. The resolution, among others, followed a motion raised by the House Leader Hon. Faruk Musa Dosara, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An international network organization, Solidaridad, working in over 40 countries of the globe in various sectors of the economies, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nigeria’s federal Ministry of Agriculture and rural Development to improve Agricultural productivity in the country. The organization also has eight regional offices in five continents, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr Olarewanju Falodun, the Chief Consultant Dermatologist, National Hospital, Abuja (NHA), has cautioned Nigerians against skin bleaching, saying it may result to health disorders associated with cancer, diabetes and other complications. Falodun gave the warning in an interview in Abuja on Sunday, noting that the composition of some skin-lightening products may have […]
