(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has debunked reports that she apologised to the Senate over the dispute that led to her suspension. In a statement on Monday, the Kogi lawmaker described the claims as false, adding that she will continue to stand by her truth and fight for what […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says democracy has failed in Africa, arguing that it is not delivering dividends to the continent. Obasanjo said this in Abuja on Monday during the 60th birthday colloquium of a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Emeka Ihedioha. “If you are talking about democracy failing in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South Sudan is suffering its worst cholera outbreak since it became an independent nation in 2011, the United Nations warned Monday, reporting almost 700 deaths in six months, including many children. The organisation’s children’s fund UNICEF said 40,000 cholera cases were reported from the end of September to March 18, “including 694 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has enjoined opposition figures, like former governors Rotimi Amaechi, Nasir El-Rufai, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and Aliyu Wamakko, to come back to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2027 so that they can mount a formidable challenge against President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenya Finance Minister John Mbadi on Monday said Kenya has applied for a new lending programme from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Mbadi said the programme will factor in unused money from the current programme, which both sides walked away from last week. The East African nation and the IMF earlier agreed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the minister of interior, has called for a probe into the prison break at the federal correctional centre in Koton Karfe area of Kogi state. The African Examiner writes that the Kogi state commissioner for information had earlier announced that at least 12 inmates escaped in the jailbreak. Fanwo disclosed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In continuation of its consultative engagement with key stakeholders across Nigeria, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Igbo umbrella body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide led by its President General, Senator John Azuta Mbata has held a meeting with the South East caucus of the Nigerian Senate. The Caucus is led by Senator […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has turned down claims to assess the President Bola Tinubu administration. It is worth recalling that on December 24, 2023, Soyinka stated that he would assess Tinubu’s government after the administration gets to one year in office. According to Soyinka, he usually gives a president one year to […]
…Solid core earnings drive growth in profitability and returns. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has released its audited financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2024, with all its major indicators witnessing significant improvement. The 2024 financials, filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGx) on Monday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Monday, netizens “attacked” popular Nigerian singer, Timi Dakolo, after he called out the Lead Pastor and President of Light Nation Church, Apostle Femi Lazarus. The African Examiner writes that Femi Lazarus, in a recent sermon he shared online, revealed how gospel musicians charge as high as 10,000 US dollars to perform […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane, said the concession of Nigeria’s major roads in deplorable condition would ultimately reduce inflation, increase productivity, and strengthen the nation’s wobbling currency, the Naira. Rewane is a member of the Highway Development and Management Initiative (HDMI), an initiative of the Federal Government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has ordered the immediate probe into the prison break incident at the Koton Karfe Correctional Centre in Kogi State. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, gave the order on Monday, according to his aide, Babatunde Alao. In a statement, the minister described the incident as unfortunate, and vowed to ensure […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced a $15 million grant to support 3,000 budding entrepreneurs from 52 African countries. TEF Founder, Mr Tony Elumelu, made this known in Abuja during the unveiling of the 2025 cohort of the foundation’s Entrepreneurship Programme. He said that each beneficiary would receive a $5,000 seed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Temitope Ajayi, has stated that President Bola Tinubu made the right call in declaring emergency in Rivers State. Ajayi was reacting to the comments of the emergency rule by former President, Goodluck Jonathan and Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka. It is worth […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ishienu Amofu people’s Assembly in Nkanu East Council area of Enugu state, has alleged that one Chief Michael Christian Ogbonnaya Agwu, currently parading himself as the Igwe elect of the autonomous Community is not eligible to contest for the position, because he did not meet the constitutional requirements. This was contained […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has intercepted a 42-year-old Indian lady at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, (MAKIA), Kano, with 72 parcels of heroin. A statement by NDLEA’s Director, Media And Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja said that the prohibited substances were factory sealed in wafer […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has stated that President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers state is against the spirit of federalism. It is worth recalling that Tinubu announced the rule in the state on Tuesday because of the political crisis in the state. Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pope Francis was discharged from hospital Sunday after more than five weeks being treated for pneumonia, waving to crowds gathered and thanking everyone for their support before heading for home. Looking tired and worn, the pontiff sat in a wheelchair on one of the hospital balconies, waving softly to hundreds of people […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The senator representing Bayelsa west, Seriake Dickson, has stated that he led a walkout from the red chamber before the senate approved President Bola Tinubu’s emergency rule in Rivers state. The African Examiner writes that the senate approved President Tinubu’s request with a voice vote on March 20 and evaded the constitutionally […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Insecurity, be it in an advanced, or advancing nation’s of the globe, such as Nigeria, the lamed acclaimed giant of Africa, remains a major threat and cog in the wheel of progress of development. The monster, which creates room for all manner of atrocities and criminalities affects, and devastates every sector of […]
