(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, says Africa is “a source of hope” for the world, highlighting the examples of the African Continental Free Trade Area and the decade of financial and economic inclusion for African women. Guterres also said that in the last 20 years, the African Union (AU) “has helped to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After a relentless digging operation, rescuers in northern Morocco on Saturday retrieved the body of a 5-year-old boy who had been trapped deep inside a well for five days, the country’s state news agency MAP said. The child, named Rayan, was officially declared dead shortly after his extraction from the well, according […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Taliban Defence Ministry in Kabul announced on Saturday that five Afghan Air Force (AAF) pilots who fled the country when the Taliban seized power in August have returned to Afghanistan after consultations with the Islamist government. The ministry claimed in a statement that the pilots fled the country following the Taliban’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Abuja-based human rights lawyer Pelumi Olajengbesi has hinted Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, will soon be released from detention. Although Olajengbesi has since resigned from the team of Nigerian lawyers for Igboho, he advised Yoruba leaders not to be selfish. Igboho has been in detention in Benin Republic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The crisis bedeviling the Enugu state Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has worsened, as the Dr. Ben Nwoye led Caretaker Committee have dismissed reports that a former Commissioner for works in the state, Ugochukwu Agballah was inaugurated Thursday by the national Leadership of the party, saying their political Coup failed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Bank has stated that if the necessary action is not taken, the average inflation rate would not reach the single-digit as projected by the CBN. According to the World Bank, the Federal Government of Nigeria did not take any concise effort in 2021 towards curbing the rising inflation and an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has alleged that 14 state governors have already endorsed former Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidential ambition. Jibrin had earlier stated that Tinubu would surely succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023, saying that the All Progressives Congress, APC’s national leader is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A presidential aspirant, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has boasted that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, and other aspirants cannot outspend him in the upcoming presidential primaries of the ruling party. Kalu made this known while answering questions on Channels Television’s Politics Today saying that Tinubu isn’t […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti State, has refuted claims that he is supporting the presidential ambition of Bola Tinubu describing it as a loose talk. Fayose in an interview stated that he might consider joining the 2023 presidential race if the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) zones its presidential ticket to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 50-year-old woman, Ajoke Esomojumi, who sold sachet alcohol on Ikorodu Road, Lagos, has been allegedly stabbed to death by her lover, one Victor Dadeowo, during a disagreement between the duo. African Examiner learnt that the argument ensued between the lovebirds last Sunday evening while they were at her shop. Esomojumi, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Notable filmmaker Tunde Kelani has been honoured by the Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo. Osinbajo hosted Kelani at the Aso Rock in a private and close knit affair that had associates of the VP and the filmmaker in attendance. Earlier, the filmmaker had hosted Osinbajo in Ibadan at the launch […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Terrorists on Thursday night destroyed Allawa Secondary School in Shiroro local government area of Niger State, which serves as camp for the Joint Security Task Force. The terrorists also ransacked the armoury and took away the military patrol van. African Examiner learnt that the terrorists stormed the town with sophisticated weapons and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six persons feared dead in a fatal auto crash that occurred in the Tungan Maje area of the Federal Capital Territory, while nine people sustained injuries in the accident which happened around 10 am on Friday. An eyewitness who gave his name as Austin said the accident was caused by a truck […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, stated that he would remain committed to protecting and lifting the poor and vulnerable from the poverty cycle till the end of his tenure in 2023. The President gave the assurance while he spoke at the virtual official presentation of the Country Review […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has opened up concerning his plans for Nigerians. Saraki made the remark when he responded to a tweet by a Twitter user, @AriyoAristotle. The Twitter handler had posted a campaign poster that suggests that Saraki is running for Presidency. Reacting to the tweet, the former Kwara State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed door with the former Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo at the State House, Abuja. Speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting, Okorocha said he was in the Villa to seek President Buhari’s intervention over his ordeal with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari can never be friends with anyone who steals public funds. In an article posted on his Facebook page on Thursday entitled, ‘PMB and the NDDC’, Adesina stated that President Buhari hates corruption with “passion”. The spokesman also stated that the corruption in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – U.S. Special Forces have killed ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi in a counterterrorism mission in North-west Syria Wednesday evening, CNN has reported. This was announced Thursday morning by United States President, Joe Biden. According to CNN, It was the biggest U.S. raid in the country since the 2019 operation that killed ISIS […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Political tides against the Igbos on their competency not to provide credible leadership to Nigeria has been described as political antics to deny them their right to be president of Nigeria. Speaking on Arise TV, Thursday, February 3, Okwesilieze Nwodo, former governor of Enugu state and one time National Secretary of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Disagreement trails over wearing of hijab by Muslim students in Oyun Baptist High School (OBHS), Ijagbo, Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State has left one dead while others sustained different degrees of injuries. An anonymous source disclosed that unknown people armed with dangerous weapons unleashed terror on peaceful protesters at the […]
