(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has frowned at the process through which Sen. Godswill Akpabio emerged as the senate president. The African Examiner recalls that Akpabio was elected as Senate President on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, after he defeated the former governor of Zamfara State, Abdul-Azeez Yari. Akpabio was declared as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal aka K1 De Ultimate, has tasked President Bola Tinubu to forgive embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Igboho. K1 De Ultimate made the appeal in a live performance as he sang about the need for Nigeria to be at peace. The singer […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly called Davido, has stated that he still mourns his late son, Ifeanyi Adeleke who died last year. The African Examiner recalls that Ifeanyi drowned at Davido’s Banana Island mansion in October 2022. Speaking in a recent interview with Omega, Davido stated that he still cries anytime […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The national president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Emmanuel Osodeke, has stated that the signing of the student loan bill into law by President Bola Tinubu is discriminatory and ASUU ASUU would soon react to the development. The African Examiner recalled that on Monday, President Tinubu signed the student loan […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has stated that the Department of State Services (DSS) don’t have the legal backing to investigate and prosecute Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on charges of money laundering. Falana stated this in a statement saying that such prosecutorial powers are […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The First Lady of Ekiti State, Olayemi Oyebanji, has heaped praises on Chef Damilola Adeparusi, who aims to go after Hilda Baci’s record. The African Examiner recalls that Damilola began her cooking on Friday and she will be cooking for 120 hours to break Hilda’s record. Also, Hilda Baci cooked for 100 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, has placed curses on the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. The African Examiner recalls that President Bola Tinubu had in a statement by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has tasked Nigerians to consider electing a female president to accelerate the growth and development of the country. Obasanjo made this statement in the 5th edition of the Egba Dialect Debate and Choral Competition for Secondary Schools in Ogun state. The former Nigerian leader emphasised the need […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that an Ekiti-based chef, Damilola Adeparusi, has started a 120 hours cook-a-thon to break the Guinness Records has sparked social media reactions. The African Examiner writes that Damilola started the 120-hour cooking marathon in Oye Local Government Area in Ekiti State. Also, a few weeks back, chef, Hilda Baci, achieved […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has stated that Nigeria has no subsidy. The President of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, made this known on Wednesday when he spoke at the Alex Ekweme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo in Ebonyi State. Osodeke was perplexed that Nigeria would be exporting crude oil for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actress, Zainab Balogun, has opened up concerning her fight with endometriosis and the role it played in her marriage. In an intimate conversation with media personality Chude Jideonwo, the actress spoke about her experiences with the medical disorder that disturbed her for over two decades. Balogun talked about the challenges she […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The speaker of the Lagos house of assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has stated that the lawmakers will make laws in the areas of property and economy to protect indigenes of the state. The African Examiner recalls that on Tuesday, Obasa was unanimously re-elected as speaker after the proclamation of the state’s 10th assembly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Again, the spiritual director of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria, AMEN, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has come under criticism on social media following his alleged comments concerning the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi. The African Examiner writes that Fr. Mbaka, in a video that has since gone […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actress, Caroline Danjuma, has stated that she would love to reunite with her ex-husband, Musa Danjuma. The African Examiner recalls that Caroline and her ex-husband ended their marriage of nine years in 2016. However, in a recent interview with media personality, Innih Emah, Caroline stated that she would love to return […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The outgoing speaker of the house representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has stated that many Nigerian youths have lost faith in the country. Gbajabiamila made this known on Wednesday during the valedictory session of the ninth house of representatives. He stated that the country is losing some of its “best and brightest” brains to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe has stated that politics in Nigeria is not meant for the poor. Ogunlewe disclosed this when he appeared on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme on Wednesday. The former Minister of Works was speaking on the politics surrounding the race for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Wednesday, the former Governor of Kaduna State, El-Rufai came under attack after he stated that the Muslim/Muslim governorship ticket in the state and also in the nation will be sustained beyond 20 years, by the grace of God. The African Examiner writes that El-Rufai was addressing a group of Islamic scholars […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Government Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has increased the minimum wage for the state’s workers from ₦30,000 to ₦40,000 because of the increase in the cost of living as a result of the increase in the cost of transportation which was caused by the removal of subsidy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi has reacted to the removal of fuel subsidy by President Ahmed Tinubu. According to the former Anambra State governor, he supported the removal of subsidy rights from the former President Goodluck Jonathan era, when he was a member of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has handed popular Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo seven days to pay the sum of N18,640,092.00 as personal income tax or risk a jail term. The Lagos government disclosed this in a letter sent to the actress accusing her of owing N7,376,000.00 tax for the year 2022 and N11,264,092 […]
