(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tension has enveloped two Communities in Isi-Uzo Council Area of Enugu State following Sunday’s attack on Ikem community by armed Neke youths who destroyed hectares of palm trees belonging to one Chief Paul Ugwuagbo of Umuaram-Ikem. Ugwuagbo who conducted newsmen round the farm on Monday narrated how the rampaging Neke youths attacked […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Deputy President William Ruto has been declared the winner of Kenya’s presidential election amid dramatic scenes. He narrowly beat his rival, Raila Odinga, taking 50.5% of the vote, according to the official results. The announcement was delayed amid scuffles and allegations of vote-rigging by Mr Odinga’s campaign. Four of the seven members […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amaju Pinnick, president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has talked about his decision to stay clear from pursuing a third term in office. In a chat with Arise TV on Monday, the NFF president stated that some people hate him “for no reason” and that he is tired of dealing with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian senator and former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu has slammed Nigerian youths at the manner at which the youths insult elders in the country. Trouble began when the Senate Chief Whip took to Facebook talking about how Man United lost 4-0 to Brentford on Saturday, August 14, saying “for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four months after President Muhammadu Buhari ordered a refund of nomination fees to aspirants who stepped down during the All Progressives Congress (APC) March 26 consensus National Convention, the party is yet to comply. Investigations also showed that the party is indebted to members engaged to conduct the congresses (ward to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Under-20 National Women’s Football Team (Falconets) defeated South Korea 1-0 on Sunday in their Group C Match Day Two of the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. African Examiner reports that the Falconets got a vital boost at the Estadio Alajuela Morera Soto Stadium with the defeat of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of Tijjani Ibrahim Kiyawa, a former member of the House of Representatives and official candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the South-West Senatorial District in Jigawa State for next year, 2023 elections. This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The apex Igbo Socio cultural body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has disagreed with a recent statement credited to Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, that “the Federal Government will not interfere with any local or international legal battle involving the former Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, who is currently […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Criticism has trailed the tweet of Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State on its students that graduated from College of Health Sciences of the institution. Many social media users accused the institution of mocking students in public varsities affected by ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The post on the verified handle […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressive Congress (APC) senatorial candidate, Jigawa central, Alhaji Tijjani Ibrahim Kiyawa is dead. He died in a China hospital after being admitted at a private clinic in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja from where he was flown to China. Ibrahim was one-time House of representatives member representing Dutse/Kiyawa Federal Constituency […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2023 election political Campaigns officially begins in September next month, governor Charles Soludo led administration in Anambra State has announced the prohibition of use of campaign posters on bridges, roundabouts, and others places in the area, saying any presidential Candidate wishing to past his posters in parts of the state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – All is now set for the Enugu State Taekwondo Association long Vacation classes programme for kids also known as ‘Super Summer Kiddies. The Association hinted that modalities for the programme has been concluded, adding that it is supported by the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) in partnership with ASTRIC […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Official Black Wall Street (OBWS) app, Mandy Bowman is currently using her brand to give away $25,000 in grants to African American entrepreneurs. Bowman, who resigned from her corporate job as a social media manager in 2017 when she was 27, is just […]
By Funmi Branco (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – You do not have to be a literary mind to realize that power is a special kind of wine. It intoxicates and must be tempered by trials, tests and the keeping of focus. Raw power unmediated by checks and balances disrobes otherwise sane individuals from the commonality of human […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some Nigerians on social media at the weekend condemned the call by the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Emmanuel Osodeke, that the leaders who have allowed the union’s strike to linger should be voted out of power during the 2023 general elections. Mr Osodeke said the union was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A student of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Happiness Odeh, has been killed allegedly by her abductors. The deceased, who won the institution’s beauty contest on 3 August, was said to have been kidnapped on her way to Ipara, in Ode Remo on Tuesday evening. Both the polytechnic’s management and the leadership […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is almost set for the Tinubu/Shettima presidential campaign for the 2023 general elections. Gov. Simon Lalong, the Director-General, APC 2023 presidential campaign, said this after inspecting the facilities at the campaign headquaters in Abuja. Dr Makut Macham, the spokesperson for the governor said in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kaduna State Government says troops of Operation Forest Sanity have killed scores of terrorists, recovered arms and seven motorcycles in Chickun Local Government Area of the state The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday in Kaduna. Aruwan said: “Security […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, has slammed an indefinite suspension on the Transition Committee Chairman of Nnewi North Council Area of the State Mbazulike Iloka. The council boss who was just recently appointed, incurred the government’s wrath over circumstances leading to the death of his wife, Mrs Chidiebere IIoka, barely […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has stated that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, won’t let Governor Nyesom Wike destroy the party. Melaye made this known on Friday when he appeared on Channels Television saying that the misunderstanding between Atiku and Wike was a minor issue and people […]
