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Saturday, September 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Olajide, the younger brother of Sahara Reporters’ Publisher and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has been killed. Sowore announced this in a Facebook post on Saturday, adding that the Divisional Police Officer of Okada Police Station confirmed the death to his family. The activist said his brother was killed by suspected herdsmen […]
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Saturday, September 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has recorded seven more Coronavirus (COVID-19)-related deaths and 444 new infections from 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in Nigeria. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Saturday morning. The 444 fresh cases reported on Friday, indicate a decline from […]
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Saturday, September 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Friday cautioned former president, Goodluck Jonathan on his political moves ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Primate Ayodele stated that Jonathan is ready to dump the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressive Congress, APC. In a statement by his […]
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Saturday, September 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles of Nigeria got their World Cup qualifier for Qatar 2022 campaign on a good start courtesy of in-form Leister City forward Kelechi Iheanacho’s brace in the first half of the game. The Day 1 Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifier played in a near-empty Teslim Balogun stadium, Surulere, Lagos, had […]
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Friday, September 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police tactical operatives, in collaboration with other security agencies, have repelled a large number of armed bandits (in their hundreds) with intent to attack Shinkafi town, the headquarters of Shinkafi local governments area of Zamfara state. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Friday by the Police Public […]
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Friday, September 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has branded the Lekki area of Lagos State as the center of cybercrime in Nigeria. The antigraft agency said this in a post titled, ‘Lekki now hotbed of cybercrime – EFCC’, on its Facebook page on Friday. Data released by the agency showed that 402 suspects […]
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Friday, September 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State PDP Chairman Ambassador Desmond Akawor said the party chairman was ousted because of his refusal to pay his dues in the last four years. Suspended People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman Prince Uche Secondus defaulted in paying his party dues Akawor, who stated this in Port Harcourt, He said Secondus […]
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Friday, September 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Wife of 2face idibia, Annie Idibia and brother in law, Charles Idibia, have been exchanging words over the former’s allegation of infidelity against the popular singer. The crisis blew open on Thursday evening when Annie accused her husband of infidelity on social media. In the post, she accused her singer husband of […]
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Friday, September 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court of Appeal Abuja Division, has declared Mr Valentine Ozigbo as the validly elected governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) for the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra. Delivering judgment, the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban- Mensem who led a three- man panel of justices […]
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Friday, September 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has frozen assets and funds put at N19,178,253,050 allegedly kept in 24 banks by a convicted former bank Managing Director Francis Atuche. Justice Lateefat Okunnu made the order, following an August 17 application by counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Kemi […]
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Friday, September 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United have confirmed that Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo will wear the number seven shirt on his return to the club. The 36-year-old completed a sensational move back to Manchester United on transfer deadline day, rejoining from Juventus on a two-year deal. During his first six-season spell at Old Trafford, Ronaldo wore […]
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Friday, September 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ambassador of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Libya on Thursday expressed the bloc’s support for the upcoming elections in the African country. Jose Antonio Sabadell voiced the support during a meeting with Emad Al-Sayeh, Chairman of the Libyan Higher National Commission of Elections. The meeting “covered developments of the elections […]
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Friday, September 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has departed Abuja on Thursday for Arusha, Tanzania, on a short visit. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. The vice president will be received in Arusha by his Tanzanian counterpart, Dr […]
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Friday, September 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The German Government has said that it is currently supporting the AfricaGrow initiative for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Africa with over €500 million. German Chancellor, Angela Merkel disclosed this in her address at G20 Investment Summit in Berlin last week. The meeting was held under the auspices of the G20 […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, September 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The crisis rocking the Enugu state Chapter of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) Thursday took a new twist, as some aggrieved members from various council areas, staged a protest over the exclusion of the State Caretaker Committee Chairman, Dr. Ben Nwoye, Director General of Voice of Nigeria VON, Mr. Osita Okechukwu […]
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UNICEF has condemned in strong terms over yet another abduction of 100 Students and a teacher of government Day Secondary School Kaya, in Maradun Council area of Zamfara state, North West Nigeria, describing the development as horrifying. It noted that “of the abducted students, 23 students escaped and returned home – two […]
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Access Bank Plc has posted a profit before tax (PBT) of N97.49 billion in six months as at June 30. This was stated in the bank’s interim financial statement signed by the Company Secretary, Mr Sunday Ekwochi, posted on the website of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Ltd. on Thursday in Lagos. The […]
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has announced diversion of traffic to Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere ahead of preparation for the FIFA 2022 World Cup qualifying match between Nigeria and Liberia. African Examiner reports that the qualifying match between the two countries will be played by 5p.m on Sept. 3. A statement issued by […]
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has appealed to the people of the state to intensify prayers for God’s intervention to end banditry in the state. Matawalle made the call during a special prayer session organised by the Ulamau Consultative Committee (UCC) which was held all over the state. The governor who attended […]
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, has stated that the sacking of two ministers and the reshuffling that followed is a way of President Buhari to reinvigorate his administration. Adesina disclosed this while speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme on Thursday, saying that the ministers were not removed because of weak or […]
