(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nini , Saga, and Queen, housemates of the season 6 Big Brother show have been evicted from the show. Whitemoney, Pere, Angel, Queen Saga, and Nini had been put up for eviction this week; Nini had about 1,000 votes, placing her at risk of being evicted. Meanwhile , Ebuka hinted that Pere’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemates, Emmanuel, Whitemoney, Liquorose, Cross have become the first set of housemates to make it to the final week of the show this season. This was announced during the live show hosted by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu. Meanwhile, about six housemates are remaining in the BBNaija ‘Shine Ya […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bandits have purportedly attacked a joint military base code named “Burkusuma camp” in Sabon Birni local government area of Sokoto state killing 15 people. The base is located at Dama village of Sabon Birni local government. While the attack was carried out early hours of friday. “The bandits whom came in large […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu-Sheriff, has stated that the All Progressive Congress will need a rugged captain as national chairman to lead the party to achieve its dream of holding onto power for 30 to 40 years. Sheriff, who intends leading the party if the chairmanship position is zoned to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mrs Bianca Ojukwu said in Awka on Sunday that she shunned Saturday’s flag-off of APGA governorship campaign to protest “post-mortem disrespect’’ to her deceased husband. She laid the blame for the “post-mortem disrespect’’ to Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu on the doorstep of APGA’s leadership. Prof. Chukwuma Soludo and Dr Ifeanyi Ibezim, APGA’s governorship […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Christ Apostolic Church Nigeria and overseas, Pastor Samuel Oladele, says anybody from the north who intends running for the presidency does not love the country. Oladele disclosed this in a press conference held at the Ikeja Arakeji branch of the church during the week. He said: “Presidency should […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the incorporation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. In consonance with Section 53(1) of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021, which requires the Minister of Petroleum Resources to cause for the incorporation of the NNPC Limited within six months of the enactment of the Petroleum Industry Act […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anthony Joshua, fresh from being dethroned as world boxing heavyweight champions, is set to go to hospital to check a suspected broken eye socket. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn, who announced this moments after the loss to Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine on Saturday in London, said also that his fighter was “devastated” by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a loaded weeklong engagements at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States of America. African Examiner reports the Nigerian leader came back with a special request from the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, to help in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, stated that vaccinated individuals in the country could also get infected with COVID-19 and infect other people. Giving this charge at the South-South zonal town hall meeting on COVID-19 in Edo state, Dr. Ehanire told elders across the country to endorse COVID-19 vaccination and encourage […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has in the early hours of Sunday appointed Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim-Gaya as the new emir of Gaya. Ibrahim-Gaya succeeded his late father, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulkadir who died at the age of 91 years after protracted illness. The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Usman Alhaji […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anthony Joshua’s reign as world heavyweight champion ended in London on Saturday after he was defeated by Oleksandr Usyk. Oleksandr Usyk is crowned as the new unified world heavyweight champion after a unanimous decision win over Anthony Joshua with scores of 117-112, 116-112, 115-113. Usyk has become the third boxer after Evander […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Igwe Christopher Okwor, the Traditional Ruler of Ihekwuenu Aku Community of Enugu State, has cried out over an alleged invasion of his residence by suspected thugs. Okwor told newsmen in Enugu that the incident, which happened on June 22, caused serious trauma to his household. African Examiner reports that the state government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started the nationwide display of details of newly registered voters in the first quarter of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). African Examiner reports that the commission on Friday started the display of details at local government offices across the country. The display which would […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) has departed the New York for Nigeria. The President arrived the United States last Sunday ahead of the 76th United Nations General Assembly, held at the world body’s headquarters. He is expected to arrive Nigeria on Monday.
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Abia State government has underscored the importance of youth inclusion in all spheres of human life for society to develop. The state Deputy Governor, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu who further described youths as future leaders with deposit of great potential for the community, State and society at large, noted that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has called for a sit-at-home across the Southeast on October 1. IPOB announced this in a statement on Saturday by its spokesman, Emma Powerful saying that the act represents the rejection of Nigeria and all the country stands for. IPOB also declared the commencement of “operation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria has stated that the Foreign exchange inflow into the economy fell by 59.8 per cent in April. This was contained from the monthly report on ‘Foreign exchange flows through the economy’. The statement partly read: “Aggregate foreign exchange inflow into the economy declined sharply, reflecting tepid global […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State is presently hospitalized after an attack on him by an unguarded dog. The victim, Sadiq Opeyemi, 18, was ambushed by the dog which, according to available information, belongs to another student, Abass Olagunju, 24, a 400-level Animal Science student at the Faculty of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested one lsmail Saliu, 25, for allegedly conspiring with a herbalist and one other, to slaughter his brother. The NSCDC Command Spokesman in Kwara, Mr Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, in Ilorin. Afolabi said […]
