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(AFRICAN EXAMINER)—- ndy Burnham has been elected leader of the UK’s governing Labour Party and will become the country’s next prime minister. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced Burnham’s victory on Friday, confirming that he would succeed Keir Starmer as Labour leader and be sworn in as prime minister on Monday. In his first speech as […] The post Andy Burnham Elected Labour Leader to…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his resignation following growing pressure from within the Labour Party. Speaking outside 10 Downing Street on Monday, Starmer said he would remain in office temporarily to ensure a smooth transition to a new leader. “Every decision I’ve taken has been about putting the country I […] The post Burnham Favourites to Replace Starmer as…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US Senator, Ted Cruz has accused some Nigerian government officials of being complicit in the killing of Christians in the country. Speaking on Tuesday at a US Senate foreign relations subcommittee hearing on counterterrorism in Africa, Cruz said more Christians are killed for their faith in Nigeria than anywhere else in the […] The post US Senator, Ted Cruz Alleges Nigerian…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A man in the U.S. state of Louisiana killed eight children aged one to 14 and wounded two women in Shreveport, a city in the state’s northwest. Christopher Bordelon, a spokesperson for the Shreveport Police Department said the event took place on Sunday. According to Bordelon, seven of the eight children killed […] The post Tragedy As Man Kills 8 Children In U.S, 7 His Own…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has sent a five-person delegation to represent him and the country at the final burial rites of Reverend Jesse Jackson, the American civil rights leader, activist and former presidential candidate. Jackson passed away at age 84 on February 17, 2026, in Chicago. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, […] The post Tinubu Sends 5-Member Delegation To…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 53 people have been killed and 63 others injured after an Israeli strike hit an elementary girls’ school in Minab, Hormozgan province, southern Iran, on Saturday. Rescue workers are still clearing debris from the site, according to Iran’s state media. The attack has heightened tensions in the region and is […] The post Israeli Airstrike on Iranian School Allegedly…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER – US President Donald Trump has claimed that the United States has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flown him out of the country following military strikes on Venezuela. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday, Trump said the US carried out a “large-scale strike” against Venezuela and that Maduro […] The post US Has Captured Venezuelan President Maduro…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, has refuted claims that the attacks in the north affect only Christians, saying that they affect Muslims too, as they stem from social causes. Parolin stated this on Tuesday in Rome while speaking on the sidelines of the presentation of a report on religious freedom, compiled […] The post Vatican Says Nigeria’s Killings Not One Sided…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) — Brussels, Oct. 10, 2025 (dpa/NAN) The European Commission is demanding information from U.S platforms Apple, Snapchat, Google and YouTube over allegations of insufficient child protection, European Commission Vice-President Henna Virkkunen said on Friday. European Union legislation “clearly says that when minors are using online services, very high levels of privacy, security,…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yemi Kale, former statistician-general of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has stated that approximately 89 million people, or 40 per cent of Nigeria’s population, are living below the poverty line. Kale, who is presently the group chief economist and managing director of research and trade intelligence at Afreximbank, stated this at […] The post Nigeria Now 2nd…