(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned the public of a batch of “unwholesome” Sprite 50cl drink circulating in Nigeria. In a statement on Wednesday, the agency said the contaminated drinks have the batch number AZ6 22:32, manufacturing date of April 18, 2023 and an expiry […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yoruba actress, Sidikat Odunkanwi aka Iyabo Oko, is dead at the age of 61. One of the actress’s daughters, Bisi Aisha announced her death on Thursday on her Facebook page saying that her mother died on Wednesday. Aisha writes: “May ur soul Rest In Peace mummy.” Also, uploading the dead actress’s pictures […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima, has tasked President Bola Tinubu to sack the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu. Galadima disclosed this when he appeared on Channels Television on Tuesday saying that Yakubu allegedly conspired with some politicians to subvert the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has tasked Nigerians to seek God’s blessings to push Nigeria “to a path of peace, harmony, and prosperity”. In a statement felicitating Muslims on the Eid-el-Kabir festival, Abubakar stated that the importance of the celebration is about the “profitability of being patient with God in our affairs […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer, Ekenedirichukwu Ijemba, aka Humble Smith, has stated that he almost became a beggar in 2015 before God helped him. Humble Smith made this known in an interview with reality star, Kimoprah, saying that he had gone to a church in Lagos to ask for help but he later changed his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former Senior Special Assistant on Media to former President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, has opened up on why the former administration could not do away with fuel subsidy. Shehu took to His Twitter account on Monday saying that only a new administration with goodwill could attempt to remove fuel subsidy. According […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti, has opened up on how some people predicted that 12 of his family members would die in short spells after the deaths of his father, late Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, his sister, Shola Kuti, and a cousin at a stretch. Femi made this known during an interview […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, aka Wizkid, has stated that his footballer friends often get angry with him as he never contributes whenever they discuss football. Wizkid, made this known during an interview with Kiss FM, London. According to the ‘Essence’ crooner, he doesn’t watch football despite having a lot of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Oyo State have summoned comedian and skit maker, Abdullahi Maruf, the comedian better known as Trinity Guy, over a controversial child prank video. It could be recalled that the police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, had earlier directed for the arrest of the skit maker who asked a young girl “inappropriate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chairman of the Kano Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), Muhuyi Magaji, has stated that the agency will re-open its investigation into alleged corruption by Abdullahi Ganduje, the immediate past governor of the state. The African Examiner recalls that in 2022, Magaji was sacked by Ganduje on allegations that have to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ghanaian actress, Yvonne Nelson, has disclosed the reasons for severing her relationship with her biological mother. Nelson made this known in her book, I Am Not Yvonne Nelson, as she shared her struggles and experiences. The African Examiner writes that one of the revelations in the book was about the actress’s uncertainty […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actress, Bimbo Ademoye, has opened up on how movie producers wanted to exploit her body in the early stages of her career. Ademoye made this revelation during an interview with The Sun as she stated that filmmakers wanted to use her to play slutty roles in movies because of her sexy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Omoyele Sowore, the Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 general election, has opened up on the amount he spent to run his campaign. Sowore made this declaration in a statement signed by Femi Adeyeye, the National Publicity Secretary of the party on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, saying […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The RMAFC has urged the 36 States Houses of Assembly to hasten efforts on amendment of relevant laws to give room for upward review of remuneration packages for political, judicial and public officers. The Chairman, Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Muhammadu Shehu, made the call at the presentation of reports […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media are reacting to the news that they may brace up for tougher times as electricity tariffs may increase by over 40 per cent in the coming days. The African Examiner writes that in the present administration under President Tinubu, the federal government has already, has already ended the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER – Former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has opened up on the reason he supported Godswill Akpabio to emerge as the President of the Senate. Wike disclosed this on Sunday in his special thanksgiving service organised by his family at the St. Peters Deanery, Rumuepirikom, Obio-Akpor area of the state as he described […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former president of the court of appeal, Zainab Bulkachuwa, has refuted the claim that she compromised her office on partisan grounds. Bulkachuwa was reacting to recent comments made by her husband, Adamu Bulkachuwa. Bulkachuwa, while speaking at the 9th senate valedictory session on June 10, stated that he often used the influence […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actor, Sylvester Madu, has slammed movie lovers who looked surprised that he sells second-hand goods better known as ‘okrika’.The African Examiner recalls that on Friday, a video emerged on social media which showed the movie star selling the fairly used items in a market in Enugu. In the video, Madu, adorned […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The senior pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa, has tasked the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to look for something else to do rather than waiting for justice at the Election Petition Tribunal. Giwa disclosed this when he addressed members in Akure saying that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has stated that former militant leader, Asari Dokubo is a criminal and an economic saboteur. The African Examiner recalls that Dokubo has tasked President Bola Tinubu not to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB as […]
