(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian stand-up comedian, actor, and writer, Abovi Ugboma, popularly known as Bovi, has said skit-making is not a threat to stand-up comedy. In an exclusive chat with Midweek Entertainment, Bovi said before the advent of social media, skit-making was used to promote stand-up comedy shows, adding that it made no sense for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actress, Nancy Isime, has spoken about a controversial scene in ‘ShantyTown‘, a newly released movie. ‘Shanty Town’ made its debut on Netflix on Friday. The project is about a group of courtesans (prostitutes) who want to break free from the control of an infamous kingpin. But they soon realize that doing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has stated that the apex bank will not postpone the deadline to stop the use of the old 200, 500 and 1000 Naira notes. Emefiele stated this in the CBN/Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) briefing in Abuja, on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kesiena Adjekpovu, the BBNaija season seven housemate better known as Kess, has “berated” Nedu Wazobia, the radio personality for disrespecting female BBNaija housemates. Kess took to his Twitter account on Tuesday to talk about the incessant name-calling directed at the female BBNija housemates after Nedu had spoken concerning the lifestyle of some […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Cameroonian police have arrested an unidentified woman whose child passed away after she allegedly gave the baby tramadol so that she could go clubbing with her friends. The African Examiner writes that an Instagram user, who uploaded the story with pictures of the lady and the dead baby, stated that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says the ongoing campaigns for candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State does not include the party’s presidential candidate. The reason, governor Wike gave, is that there is yet no understanding brokered for such level of support to be given by the State. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amidst lingering crises rocking the education sector globally, world leaders have been urged to fulfill their promise of providing quality education for all by 2030. This is coming as the world commemorates this year’s edition of the International Day of Education. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as International Day […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Community Sport and Educational Development (CSED) Initiative, a frontline Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has expressed its support for the development and promotion of Badminton, particularly at the grassroots level in Nigeria. This is coming to the heels of the just concluded three-day Badminton training for game masters, game mistresses, and secondary school students, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has said the newly inaugurated Lekki Deep Sea Port and the Imota Rice Mill are projected to create more than 300,000 direct and indirect jobs, and generate economic benefits valued at well over $200 billion. The President spoke at a State Dinner in his honour on Monday during his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UEFA are set to close the loophole which has enabled Chealsea to spread their record transfer fees up to eight years. A number of Chelsea rivals has accused Chelsea of cheating the FFP regulations by using amortization to spread the cost of Mykhailo Mudryk’s £88million fee over eight years for accounting purposes. FIFA […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) generated a record N10.1 trillion revenue in 2022, the agency said. This is the highest tax collection ever recorded in its history. The Service disclosed this in an “FIRS 2022 Performance Update,” report signed by its Executive Chairman, Mr. Muhammad Nami, and released to the public […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Bauchi restated that he has served Nigeria and Nigerians to the best of his ability, declaring that he had not disappointed anyone. Buhari, who was in Bauchi in continuation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential and Gubernatorial Campaign rallies, spoke during his courtesy call on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that the 2023 presidential election is not his personal ambition. Tinubu disclosed this on Sunday in a town hall meeting with Muslim leaders from the North East during his campaign tour to Bauchi State. The former Lagos state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bamike ‘Bambam’ Olawunmi, the 2018 BBNaija housemate, has opened up on how her nanny sexually abused her as a child. Bambam, the reality TV star disclosed this on her Instagram account as she went live saying that her nanny started abusing her at the age of 2 till she was 8. According […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Lagos for Senegal on Tuesday where he would attend the 2nd edition of Dakar International Conference on Agriculture. A statement issued on Monday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina said the high-level Dakar 2 Summit hosted by President Macky Sall […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dele Momodu, the Director of Strategic Communications of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council, has stated that the party’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, will be elected President of Nigeria in the next month’s election. Momodu in a statement on Monday, rubbished polls conducted by surveying agencies which predicted victories for either Bola […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Bauchi state led the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential and Governorship campaign rally for the 2023 general elections. Buhari, on arrival at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa airport, amid heavy security, was received by Governor of the state, Bala Mohammed. Before the campaign rally which held […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The abducted Sole Administrator of the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, Chris Ohizu, has been beheaded. The council boss was butchered on Sunday after his abductors allegedly received N6 million as ransom. Video of his beheading surfaced online on Sunday, where his killers insisted that there would be no […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Joe Biden on Sunday ordered all US flags at public buildings to be flown at half-staff to honor the victims of the mass shooting in Monterey Park, California. Biden directed that flags be lowered until sunset on January 26 “as a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – WaterAid Nigeria in partnership with a non governmental organization NGO, South- Saharan Social Development Organization SSDO, and Enugu State Ministry of Health have trained 111 Officers in charge of Primary Healthcare Centers and Facilities across Enugu State on infection prevention and control. The capacity of the participants drawn from various local government […]
