(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 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) led by elder stateman Pa Edwin Clark has faulted the Federal Government over the scrapping of the Ministry of Niger Delta. In a communique issued at the end of a meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on October 24, 2024, the Forum’s General Assembly noted with “serious […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Saturday, the internet was set abuzz after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) awarded three points, and three goals to Nigeria for the missed Libya return game. The African Examiner had earlier reported that the Nigerian Super Eagles accused the Libyan authorities of deliberately diverting their flight and this made the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo has confirmed the helicopter accident that happened near Port Harcourt on Thursday, October 24 which involved a Sikorsky SK76, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean at around 11:22 am. It could be recalled that the helicopter, operated by East Wind Aviation, was on its way from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South-South leader and elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has berated President Bola Tinubu for scrapping the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs as he said that the people of the region will not allow that. The African Examiner writes that President Tinubu and the Federal Executive Council, FEC, announced the scrapping of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Workers of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) have stated that their strike will continue until their demands are met. Adetoboye Ayodeji, chairman of the NAFDAC branch of the Medical and Health Union Workers of Nigeria, stated this when he spoke with NAN on Saturday. Ayodeji enjoined the agency’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER – The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has stated that there is a need to have power grids in different regions or states to stop the unending grid collapses. Adelabu made this known on Wednesday when he unveiled Hexing Livoltek which is an electricity meter manufacturing company in the Lekki area of Lagos […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA), has stated that some Rogue police officers and soldiers after getting their arms from their security formations sell them to criminals. Ribadu made this known on Thursday in the arms destruction exercise organised by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Adedeji Adeleke, the father of the award-winning singer, David, better known as Davido, has opened up on how he got the license to get the environmental permit for his power plant worth over $2 billion. The billionaire industrialist stated this while speaking as a Layperson from the West-Central Africa Division during the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Wednesday, a petrol tanker explosion in the Ibafo axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Wednesday damaged lots of properties. The African Examiner writes that the petrol tanker explosion triggered a fire which damaged vehicles and houses. Also, some persons reportedly were injured from the explosion. According to the Punch, an eyewitness […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media are reacting to the news that the chairman and CEO of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, is now facing new charges after he was indicted for allegedly obstructing justice. According to news reports, Onyema was accused of presenting false documents to the government as he tried to shut down […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress has berated a former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, for his comments that Nigerians should protest over the present economic situation in the country. The African Examiner had reported that Amaechi, in an interview with ABN TV, frowned at the manner Nigerians are responding to the nation’s present […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former minister of transportation and former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has stated that he is disappointed in Nigerians for their nonchalant attitude to the present economic hardship facing the country. Amaechi stated this while speaking on ABN TV, as he lamented about the increase in the rising cost of living in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A grandmother and her four grandkids were reported dead under mysterious circumstances after they finished a meal of pap and fish in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The incident happened a few days ago in the Gaga Area of Oke-Aro, Akure South Local Government and has thrown the community into mourning and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hannatu Musa Musawa, minister of art, culture and creative economy, has stated that there is nothing wrong accepting a ministerial position in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet while passing through the compulsory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. Musawa stated this on ‘Sunday Politics’, a Channels Television programme.In the chat, the minister […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The new audio leak of controversial cross-dresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky, has sparked social media reactions. The African Examiner writes that on Monday, social media influencer, Martins Otse better known as VeryDarkMan, VDM, uploaded a audio which has since gone viral which Bobrisky claimed he paid 5 Million upfront […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles caretaker coach, Augustine Eguavoen, has released his 23-man squad for the Super Eagle’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying doubleheader against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya. Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen and Orlando Pirates defender, Olisa Ndah did not make the list due to injury. Captain William Troost-Ekong, Wilfred Ndidi, Stanley […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Action Peoples Party (APP) in Rivers has swept 22 of the 23 Chairmanship positions contested in Saturday’s Local Government Elections. The Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Justice Adolphus Enebeli, described the elections as free and fair. Announcing the results, Enebeli said that the winners secured two-third majority […]
