(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tragedy struck on Monday morning in Anambra Central Senatorial Zone as unknown gunmen said to be enforcing the outlawed sit-at-home order attacked Abatete, Abagana and Ukpo and killed five persons. According to a source, the attack was done around 8am and 10am and the casualties were mostly men of the Anambra Vigilante […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) = Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has tasked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to sack the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and also other top officials of the commission. Obasanjo stated this at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum at Yale University, USA, as he lamented the conduct of the 2023 general […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President-elect Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he plans to declare a national emergency on border security and use the US military to carry out a mass deportation of undocumented migrants. Immigration was a top issue in the election campaign, and Trump has promised to deport millions and stabilize the border with Mexico […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday slammed President Bola Tinubu for giving the visiting Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, with the Nigerian second highest national honour of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger. In an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday, the Deputy National Youth Leader of the PDP, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Public Communication and Orientation, Sunday Dare, says Nigeria’s democracy endured lots of setbacks under former President Olusegun Obasanjo. In a statement Dare uploaded on his X account on Monday, where he alleged that successive administrations tried to salvage the damage done by Obasanjo and that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Consumer Product Index report released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Friday has stated that Nigeria’s inflation rate has increased to 33.88% in October 2024, up from 32.70% in September. According to the movement, a 1.18 per cent point increase month-on-month and on a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation rate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to the president, has slammed Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, for his continuous criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies. The African Examiner recalls that in May, Atiku stated that Nigeria’s economy has suffered under Tinubu. According to the former presidential candidate of the Peoples […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies, saying that they are worsening the hardships of Nigerians. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku refuted the accusation of jealousy aimed at him […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, called for an end to Israeli aggression in Gaza, warning “the conflict in Palestine has persisted for far too long, inflicting immeasurable suffering.” Addressing the extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit, convened to address the current situation in the Middle East, President Tinubu expressed deep concern […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Galatasaray coach, Okan Buruk, has stated that ts 3-2 victory over English side, Tottenham in the UEFA Europa League wasn’t just a win for the club but also a statement for Turkish football. “Tonight, we didn’t just play for Galatasaray; we played for Turkish football,” he said in a late Thursday statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – the national grid has collapsed again for the second time in 72 hours which has left Nigerians in total blackout. According to data obtained from the Nigerian system operator’s portal on Thursday the grid recorded zero megawatts (MW) as of Thursday. The African Examiner writes that the generation power reduced from 3,743MW […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated President Donald Trump on his re-election as the 47th President of the United States of America. This was contained in a Press Release issued on Wednesday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga. Tinubu said he looks forward to strengthening […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Yoruba actress and filmmaker, Eniola Ajao, has opened up on how fake news on social media made her almost kill herself. Ajao stated this when she talked about her experience in her recent interview with Nollywood on Radio. Speaking on her experience with fake news, Ajao stated that she faced severe […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Lady Oluremi Tinubu and Nuhu Ribadu, national security adviser (NSA), will be in charge of a national prayer on the numerous issues facing the country. Reports say the 7-day event which is titled “Seeking the Intervention of God in Nigeria’s Affairs”, is organised in collaboration with Christian and Muslim leaders. Segun […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has heaped praises on the efforts and collaboration of security agencies in aiding the realease of Dr Ganiyat Popoola and her nephew, Folaranmi Abdul-Mugniy, who were abducted 10 months ago. The African Examiner recalls that Popoola, a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has debunked the argument that the proposed bill from the Presidency seeking reforms in Nigeria’s tax collection processes is against the northerners. The African Examiner recalls that the Federal Executive Council, presided by Tinubu recently endorsed new policy initiatives targeted at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Not less than 10 persons were killed and seven others injured in a building collapse in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Thursday morning. A statement from the Oyo State Fire Services Agency stated that the incident happened at 2 am at Jegeda Oluloyo area in Ibadan in Ona Ara Local Government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday lamented that workers in Nigeria are now poorer than previous generations. Oshiomhole disclosed this in a lecture for members of the Executive Intelligence Management Course 17 at the National Institute of Security Studies in Abuja. According to him, the much discussed N70,000 minimum […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Asari Dokubo, a Niger Delta activist, has stated that he is disappointed in President Bola Tinubu for supporting Nyesom Wike, the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), against the Rivers state governor. The African Examiner writes that Rivers has been enmeshed in a political crisis because of the supremacy battle between […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has stated that 17 Nigerian women trafficked to Ghana have been rescued and repatriated and five suspected traffickers have been nabbed. In a statement on Sunday, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, NiDCOM spokesperson, announced that the operation makes the total number of Nigerian girls repatriated from Ghana since July […]
