(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has visited victims of the accidental military air strike at the Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital in Kaduna. The African Examiner recalls that on Sunday, December 3, 2023, the Nigerian Army accidentally bombed some villagers in Tudun Biri in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Sunday, the General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, sparked social media debate after he made a prophecy concerning his death. Pastor Adeboye speaking during the ongoing annual Holy Ghost Congress of the church in Ogun State, stated that he intends to die similarly to his uncle. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The founding Bishop of the Living Faith Church, David Oyedepo, has stated that running for president is like a demotion to him. Bishop Oyedepo disclosed that the Bible has shown him that he’s on top of the nation and that is why he can’t run for president. The cleric disclosed this after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command says it has arrested a young man who allegedly killed his mother, Mrs Charity Orji, and his sister, Miss Ukamaka Orji, and buried them in a shallow grave in their backyard in Enugu. According to the police, the suspect, identified as Somadina Orji from Igboariam in Anambra […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, has stated that Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church prayed for her to become a minister in Nigeria. Edu disclosed this while recounting her Shiloh 2022 experience during the church’s annual programme in Ota, Ogun State. The minister disclosed this […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria has warned Nigerians against counterfeit Naira banknotes in circulation. The apex bank gave this warning on Friday in a notice titled ‘Beware of Counterfeit Naira Banknotes in Circulation’. The Bank tasked all Deposit Money Banks, Financial Houses, Bureau de Change and the general public to be on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe, also known as Hajia Meenah, has opened up on why she converted from Christianity to Islam. Speaking in an interview in Your View talk show, a programme on TVC, the actress disclosed her admiration for her husband Kazim Adeoti, saying that her love for him made it less […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has stated that the statement by the Defence Headquarters, DHQ, on the Tudun Biri airstrike is careless. The African Examiner recalls that an Army drone had bombed villagers of Tudun Biri in Igabi Local Government Area of the state which led to the death of several […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian transgender, Daniel Anthony Nsikan, aka Jay Boogie, has stated that he wished for death after he suffered complications after a botched cosmetic surgery. Jay Boogie made this revelation concerning his health condition in a recent chat with media personality, Chude Jideonwo saying that his health got bad to the point that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Thursday, a group of seven opposition political parties formed a new coalition as they strive to strengthen democracy in the country and wrestle power away from the ruling ALL Progressive Congress (APC). The movement tagged the Coalition of Concerned Political Parties was established in Abuja during a meeting attended by leaders […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen and Super Falcons forward, Asisat Oshoala have been shortlisted in the CAF Player of the Year final three-man list for the men and women categories, respectively. Osimhen, who plays for Italian side, Naples, finished as the top scorer in the 2023 African Cup Nations qualifiers will slug […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that the Chief of Staff to President Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, will get from the budget a whopping sum of 10 billion naira to renovate his official residence has sparked reactions on social media. The African Examiner writes that on Wednesday, a publication stated that the former speaker of the House […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, says it has intercepted nine trailers of parboiled imported rice worth over N872 million. The NCS also disclosed that its Federal Operations Unit intercepted 5,459 bags of 50kg of foreign bags of rice in one month. Addressing journalists, the comptroller of the unit, Mr. Hussaine Ejibunu, stated that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Tuesday, lamented that most departments and units in Nigeria’s public universities were short-staffed because of the resignation of lecturers looking for greener pastures. The Chairman of the University of Ibadan Chapter of ASUU, Prof. Ayo Akinwole, who made this known in Ibadan, Oyo State, stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kaduna State Government has stated that the Nigerian Army has accepted responsibility for dropping a bomb on Tudun Biri in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State which killed no less than 30 villagers on Sunday. The African Examiner recalls that scores of villagers in Tudun Biri in Igabi LGA of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Debt Management Office (DMO), on Monday, offered two Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) savings bonds for subscription at ₦1,000 per unit. The first offer is a two-year FGN savings bond due on December 13, 2025, at an interest rate of 12.287% per annum. The second offer is a three-year FGN savings […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media have berated the federal government’s large delegation to COP28. The African Examiner had earlier reported that the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as COP28 which is the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, is presently […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The inclusion of Toke Makinwa, IBD Dende and Seyi Tinubu as just “item 7” on President Bola Tinubu’s list of 1,411 participants for the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai has sparked reactions among Nigerians. The African Examiner writes that COP28 also known as 28th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In view of the trending letter asking the Igbo to vacate Lagos, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has enjoined Nigerians to support the Igbo people against the bitter experience of wrong profiling and threat to their lives and property. Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, President of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, stated this in a news conference as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Controversial Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, is not happy with Mohad’s father, Aloba and expressing her sadness she took to her social media account on Thursday saying that the father of the late singer should concentrate on the issue at hand instead of chasing frivolities. Dikeh, posting a picture of the late singer, […]
