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Thursday, July 26th, 2018
Photo: Senate Majority Leader Sen Ahamd Lawal flanked by Sen Uchendu Andrews, Senator Hope Uzodima, and others senator brief State House Press after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Lanre Tejuoso, who Senate President Bukola Saraki claimed left the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday returned […]
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Thursday, July 26th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leading businessman and Chairman of Aliko Dangote Foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has challenged the government to muster the will to provide critical infrastructure that will make the nation’s environment conducive to commerce and industry. Dangote made this appeal while delivering the third Eminent Persons Business lecture and inauguration of the Aliko Dangote […]
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Wednesday, July 25th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebola virus outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been declared over by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Speaking from the country’s capital, Kinshasa, Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, hailed the “tireless efforts” of local teams in combating the deadly disease, which claimed 29 lives, and infected dozens more. […]
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Wednesday, July 25th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiohmole has reiterated that he would not lose sleep for a minute over Tuesday’s defection of some members of the National Assembly from the party. Recall that 15 senators on July 25 announced their defection from the APC to the opposition […]
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A House of Representatives member, Rep. Abdulrazak Atunwa, who with 36 others defected from All Progressive Congress (APC) on Tuesday, said more members would leave the party in the coming weeks. Briefing newsmen in company with some of the defected members, who moved to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atunwa said that […]
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2018
…Wishes Them Well In Their Political Undertakings (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed a total willingness to work with all members of the National Assembly, irrespective of their political party, for the benefit of the nation. In his reaction to the developments at the National Assembly, the President noted that none of the […]
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo has warned that nothing should happen to the Deputy Senate President Chief Ike Ekweremadu. Chief Nwodo said that the álarm has become necessary following some disturbing reports that operatives of the state besieged his house Tuesday morning for yet undisclosed motives. Ohanaeze […]
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government has set up a special committee to carry out a comprehensive compilation of all its policies and projects since the inception of the current administration in 2012. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson who inaugurated the 14 member committee said they have 60 days to […]
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2018
…Absolves Buhari of Any Involvement in the Raid (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has reacted to the invasion of the home of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu saying the president has no hands in the controversial raid. In a statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President […]
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2018
Photo: Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – 15 Senators of the All Progressives Congress, APC, party have defected to the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. Among the APC senators that defected to the PDP are Rabiu Kwankwaso, senator representing Kano central and senator representing Kogi west, Dino Melaye. Other senators are: Abdullahi Danbaba, Sokoto; Isa Misau, Bauchi; […]
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Senate Dr Bukola Saraki has said invitation by the Police to him in connection with investigation into Offa robbery was a ploy to stop mass defection of National Assembly members from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Saraki also added in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media […]
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Buruji Kashamu, has said that his expulsion from the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), by the National Executive Committee(NEC) of the party would not stand. “It is clear from the ill-advised decision that the Prince Uche Secondus-led National Working Committee is lawless and undemocratic,” Buruji said in a reaction to his expulsion by […]
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It is more than two weeks now since His Lordship Justice Ijeoma L. Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, gave clear, positive and unambiguous orders in the matter between Col Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) as applicant and three persons – the Director General, State Security Services, the State Security Services and […]
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu state Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS, has repatriated 75 illegal immigrants arrested in parts of the state. Comptroller incharge of the state, Madam Dora Amahian who disclosed this to newsmen Monday in her office, in Enugu said they were arrested in parts of the state during a raid operation […]
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Monday, July 23rd, 2018
By Sufuyan Ojeifo (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari, who went into the 2015 presidential election on the crest of a countrywide approbation as a man of integrity, could not have come better recommended by Nigerians for the task of clearing the nation’s Augean stables. On the force of his antecedents and credentials, he was […]
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Monday, July 23rd, 2018
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its humanitarian services to mankind, Rotary International, District 9142 Nigeria, says her intervention projects this year in the South East, and South- South regions will focus on Education, health, human empowerment via skill acquisition, amongst others. The District is made up of South-East and South- […]
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Sunday, July 22nd, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson has said that education remains one of the biggest investment of the restoration government of Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson. He said in the last six years the government has deliberately paid attention to the education sector by building and equipping public schools […]
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Sunday, July 22nd, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar said he would ensure Adamawa returns to PDP. Abubakar gave the assurance Saturday in Yola while speaking at a Mega Rally organized by the state branch of the party. Atiku said that Adamawa was a PDP state and he would […]
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Sunday, July 22nd, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Ademola Adeleke, representing Osun West Senatorial District has been declared the winner of the Peoples Democratic (PDP) governorship primary ahead of Sept. 22 election. Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, who is the Chairman of the election panel said Adeleke scored 1,569 votes. Dickson said that Adeleke’s closest rival, Mr Akin […]
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Saturday, July 21st, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr. Alex Otti, a former governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance ( APGA ) in the 2015 general elections in Abia on Friday declared his interest to run again in 2019. Otti, a former banker and renowned financial expert, told a mammoth crowd of his supporters at the Ngwa High […]
