(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Urologist has encouraged men to get vaccinated as those affected with COVID-19 are more likely to experience erectile dysfunction. Dr. Igbokwe Martin, a Consultant Urologist, and Kidney Surgeon, in an interview in Abuja on Sunday, identified COVID-19 as a major threat to sexual function in men. “COVID-19 is the virus that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – General Abdulsalami Abubakar, a former military Head of State, has stated that the late Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, acclaimed winner of the June 12 1993 Presidential election in Nigeria, died after he fell ill. Abubakar stated that Abiola was not killed. The former Nigerian president disclosed this on Sunday when he appeared on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy, has stated that he “would have no problem” if the south-east wants him to run for the presidency in 2023. Utomi disclosed this during a chat with Arise TV , saying that he will not hesitate to run for the seat if the people of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Buharihas reassured Kaduna State residents of the resolve of the Nigerian Armed Forces, under his watch, to crush terrorists and criminal gangs operating in the state and other parts of the country. The president’s media aide, Garba Shehu, in a statement on Friday, said the president stated this at a State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday restated his decision to stay off the party politics, saying nothing can make him return to party politics. Mr Obasanjo made his position known, while addressing reporters shortly after a closed-door meeting with members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The incoming governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has vowed to terminate all revenue collection contracts in the state as soon as he is sworn-in into office on March 17, 2022. Soludo, who frowned on the many leakages in revenue collection in the state, said he would use the Executive Order […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Grammy-award winner, Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, and his superstar colleague, David Adeleke, aka Davido, got fans and music lovers excited as the duo were pictured and videoed sharing a warm hug in a Lagos nightclub on Friday night/Saturday morning. In the video that went viral online, Davido and Wizkid could […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu based Center for Victims of Extrajudicial Killing and Torture (CVEKT AFRICA) has condemns in strong terms, the senseless and criminal forceful disruption of social and economic activities in the South East by some hoodlums masquerading as members of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in the name of enforcing purported IPOB’s […]
…. May Head Party’s BOT (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There are strong indications that pioneer National Chairman of opposition All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA, Chief Chekwas Okorie may soon return to the party with his teeming supporters. The Abia state born Charismatic politician, who is currently a member of the All progressive Congress APC joined […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles interim coach, Austine Eguavoen, has been named by the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) as the best coach of the group stage at the Africa Cup of Nations 2021. It could be recalled that Eguavoen was in charge as the three-time African champions won all three games of the Group […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former governor of lmo State and Senator Representing Imo West senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha has stated that Gov Hope Uzodinma does not have the wherewithal to govern people in a democracy. Okorocha disclosed this in a statement signed by his Special Adviser Media, Sam Onwuemeodo in Owerri saying that the government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The first executive Governor of Zamfara State, Ahmad Rufai Sani Yerima, has made a formal declaration to join the 2023 presidential race. Yerima disclosed this in a BBC Hausa Service program “Gane Mani Hanya” saying that since President Buhari is ending his second term, he would continue to pursue his presidential ambition. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – 2023 presidential aspirant, Orji Uzor Kalu, has opened up on how he got into problems with former President Olusegun Obasanjo because of his friendship with fellow aspirant, Bola Tinubu. Kalu, who is the Senate Chief Whip, disclosed this when he appeared on Silverbird Television on Friday saying that his problem with Obasanjo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian government says more than 18,000 cases of coronavirus have been recorded from inbound travelers to the country as of January 16, 2022. It blamed the development on the failure of travellers to strictly adhere to the travel protocols put in place by Nigeria. The director-general of the Nigeria Centre for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Big Brother Naija Star Anita Natacha Akide , known as Tacha, is of the opinion that Nollywood was not ready to handle her. In a pictorial post she shared on Instagram, Tacha insisted that she was too great for Nollywood to handle. “Nollywood isn’t ready for this greatness” Tacha posted.\ Interestingly, a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu, has said leaders of the six geopolitical zones convinced him to join the 2023 presidential race despite having told other aspirants that he won’t be contesting for presidency. He said he had earlier told a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three teachers, the headmaster and a deputy head were kidnapped from a Cameroonian high school by armed men in one of two English-speaking regions plagued by an armed conflict between separatists and soldiers, a teachers’ union told AFP on Friday. “An armed group burst into the Weh bilingual high school on Tuesday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission (PSC) has expressed worry over the poor enrollment of youths from the South-East geo political zone of the country into the Nigeria Police Force NPF. Barrister Onyemuche Nnamani, who is the Commissioner, representing South-East in the PSC, stated this Friday in Enugu during a one day town hall/sensitization […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two frontline Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Connected Development [CODE] and YouthHubAfrica have urged the Zamfara State Government to re-strategise its security infrastructure to ensure safety in schools across the state. For over four months, schools all across Zamfara State were shut down, making any form of learning impossible and exposing children to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edwin Clark, leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, has stated that the Southeast “must” produce Nigeria’s next president in 2023. Clark made this known when a presidential aspirant, Anyim Pius Anyim, visited him on Friday. He tasked Anyim to collaborate with leaders across Nigeria to build consensus for equity and unity. Clark […]
