(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The newly-appointed Director General of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Prof Akin Osuntokun, has opened up concerning his connection with the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). This development is coming after revelations that the Labour Party campaign DG is contesting for the Ekiti Central senatorial district seat under the ZLP. African Examiner had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The French giants started their first match back with World Cup stars Kylian Mbappé, and Neymar starting, and Achraf Hakimi on the bench. The Parisians were also without World Cup-winning forward Lionel Messi, who continues his vacation in Argentina. In the opening moments, the Brazilian’s inch-perfect free-kick met the head of a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool have signed Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo for an initial fee of €40m (£35m), with the 23-year-old agreeing a five-and-a-half-year contract at Anfield. Director of football Julian Ward had three days of talks with PSV on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day while owners Fenway Sports Group chose to sanction the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, George Obiozor is dead. The governor of Imo State, Sen Hope Uzodimma announced the death in a statement issued on Wednesday night. The statement reads, “On behalf of the government and people of Imo state, I, Sen Hope Uzodimma, the Executive Governor of Imo State, sorrowfully announce […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The youth wing of apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has again hit hard on Governor Nyewom Wike of Rivers State over the political intrigues playing out in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the 2023 presidential election. African Examiner report that Wike and his aggrieved G-5 governors […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian troops have arrested a deputy commander of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who allegedly killed Ahmed Gulak, a political adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan, according to PRNigeria. The suspect, Nwagwu Chiwendu, was arrested on Tuesday during the burial of his father at Mbaise in Imo State, Nigeria’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents of Ijagba, Imoru, and Arimogija in Ose Council area of Ondo state, have started fleeing the community to neighbouring towns and villages over an incessant attack by suspected herdsmen. The herdsmen have warned the residents who are mostly farmers, to vacate their farmlands peacefully for them, failure of which they should […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Wednesday extended the implementation of the 2022 capital budget till March 31, 2023. This followed the consideration and passage of a “bill for an Act to amend the 2022 Appropriation Act in order to extend the implementation year from 31st December 2022 to 31st March 2023 and for related […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The mother of late Omobolanle Raheem, the lawyer who was shot dead by Drambi Vandi, a policeman attached to the Ajiwe Police Station, Ajah, Lagos State, has said the victim was pregnant with twins. The bereaved woman, according to TheCable, spoke on Tuesday during a condolence visit to the family by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER): Chelsea returned to action in style, ending a run of five winless Premier League matches with a comfortable 2-0 victory over AFC Bournemouth. A goal and assist from Kai Havertz was enough to see the Blues take three points, and close what was a widening gap behind the European qualification berths. Chelsea’s first […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER): From the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the overturning of abortion laws in the United States, here is a roundup of the biggest events to mark 2022. War in Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin launches the biggest invasion in Europe since World War II when he sends troops into Ukraine on February 24, […]
……Insists On Thorough Investigation (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A non- governmental organization, Women Aid Collective (WACOL), has joined Nigerians in condemning in strong terms the December 25th, 2022 killing of a pregnant Female Lawyer and mother, Bonlale Raheem by a reckless Senior police officer in Lagos The Organization and United Nations has frowned at the incessant […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu based indigenous Mitchelle foods enterprise limited, makers of the first ever Jigbo instant African Salad, has formally Unveiled pretty Nolly Wood Actress, Chinelo Rosemary Enemchukwu, as its Brand Ambassador. Speaking Monday night in Enugu during the colourful ceremony, Managing Director/ Chief Executive officer (CEO) of the company Mr. Kingsley Okah, explained […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has expressed sadness over the incident that claimed seven lives during the Bikers Carnival at the ongoing Calabar carnival on Tuesday. The governor made this known in a statement through his Special Adviser on media, Mr Christian Ita. The incident occurred when a Toyota Camry car […]
.. Demands Immediate Report From Police (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission PSC has received with shock the news of unprovoked killing of a harmless Nigerian, a lawyer, Mrs Bolanle Raheem, who was alleged to have been shot and killed by a Policeman attached to Ajiwe Police Station Ajah, in Lagos State on Sunday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The statement of Anambra businessman and billionaire, Prince Arthur Eze distancing himself from Peter Obi’s presidential dream as he does not support it has sparked social media reactions. African Examiner writes that Eze, who spoke at the occasion of the 2022 Ofala festival of HRH Igwe (Dr.) Robert Eze, the traditional ruler […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former Political Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo, Akin Osuntokun Labour Party, LP, has been appointed as the new Director General of its Presidential Campaign. This was disclosed by the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, in Abuja, on Tuesday. According to Abure, the decision was agreed after comprehensive consultations with party stakeholders […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Diran Onifade, the Spokesperson for the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has reacted to the comments made by popular businessman, Arthur Eze. African Examiner had earlier reported that Eze had tasked Peter Obi to shelve his 2023 presidential ambition as the Igbos had other plans. Reacting, Onifade in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Education minister, Oby Ezekwesili, has stated that the level of decay in the Nigerian system may prevent Nigeria’s next president from achieving quick results. Ezekwesili disclosed this when she appeared on Channels TV’s Political Paradigm, scheduled to air on Tuesday noon. In an excerpt of the interview, the former education minister […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says one-year imprisonment or a fine of N500,000 awaits whosoever is found guilty of buying votes in the forthcoming 2023 elections. The INEC Commissioner in Jigawa State, Professor Muhammad Lawal Bashar, made this known during an interview with newsmen. The Commissioner stated that the electoral commission […]
