Posted by Ignatius Okpara
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Saturday, September 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Health, Minister Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has urged traditional rulers to redouble efforts on Primary Health Care (PHC) services and penetration of COVID-19 vaccination in South-East zone of Nigeria. He made the appeal in Enugu Friday while inaugurating South-East Traditional Leaders’ Committee (SETLC) on Primary Health Care (Services) Delivery Our Correspondent reports […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Saturday, September 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested nine suspected internet fraudsters. According to Spokesman of the anti- graft agency, Wilson Uwajaren, in a statement made available to African Examiner, Friday, they were arrested on Friday, September 16, 2022 at the Transekulu and Monarch […]
Posted by African Examiner
Entertainment, Latest Headlines
Friday, September 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer, BNXN, formerly called Buju, has opened up about his struggle with social insecurity during the early years of his career. The singer disclosed this during an interview with Joey Akan, the music journalist. It could be recalled that the singer was born in Lagos but comes from Akwa Ibom state. […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Friday, September 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kashim Shettima, the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that Nigeria needs a leader that has “a dose of hospitality” like the former military head of state, Sani Abacha. Shettima made this known at the 96th anniversary of the Yoruba Tennis Club in Ikoyi, Lagos saying that Bola […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Friday, September 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Labour Party says the masses of Nigeria are the structure of the party for the 2023 general elections. This is contained in a communique jointly signed by Julius Abure, the National Chairman, and the National Secretary of the party, Alhaji Umar Ibrahim issued at the end of the party’s National Leadership Retreat […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Friday, September 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lawyers on Thursday asked a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State to stop the Labour Party, its candidates and supporters from conducting a rally tagged ‘#Obidatti23 Forward Ever Rally’ on October 1, 2022, or any other date in Lagos State. The 10 plaintiffs specifically urged the court to restrain the LP […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Friday, September 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)-The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, has said the Federal Government will continue negotiations with the abductors despite the negotiator’s arrest. This followed the appeal made by the victim’s relative, Yusufu Musa, Tukur Mamu who was picked by the DSS, that he should be released to aid negotiation with the bandits. Dingyadi affirmed […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Latest Headlines, Sports News
Friday, September 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United bounce back from Real Sociedad defeat with 2-0 win over Sheriff FC. The result showed that United moved up to second in their Europa League Group E behind Sociedad. Ten Hag men will next face Neil Lennon’s Omonia from Cyprus in the competition after the international break on October 6. […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, September 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Deputy National Chairman Chief Olabode George yesterday warned that the opposition party may lose next year’s presidential election to its crisis. He said the way and manner the protracted leadership crisis is resolved will determine the fate of the platform in the 2023 polls. George warned that […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, September 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Taskforce has auctioned 134 vehicles confiscated for various traffic offences. Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, the Taskforce spokesperson, said in a statement on Thursday that the enforcement team in collaboration with the Lagos State Ministry of Justice “auctioned 134 forfeited and abandoned vehicles at the Taskforce compound in Alausa, Ikeja.” Mr Abdulraheem […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Latest Headlines, U.S./Canada
Friday, September 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The United States government has announced a provision of $5 million grant to the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support efforts in abating methane gas emission, across Africa. Methane accounts about half of the net rise in global average temperature since the pre-industrial era. The grant, subject to the completion of US domestic […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Friday, September 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the resignation of the former Chairman of the Police Service Commission PSC, Alhaji Musiliu Adeola Kunbi Smith, on health ground, members of the Commission’s management, have nominated one of their colleague, retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice Clara Bata Ogunbiyi, as the Acting Chairman. The nomination is in pursuant to Schedule 2(4) […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Friday, September 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anambra State Command have confirmed the arrest of a man who allegedly uses charms to defraud point of Service POS operators in Awka, the state capital. The suspects, armed with charms, cuts plain white papers to the size of naira notes and hands them to POS operators to deposit in an account. […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, September 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday sentenced a 52-year-old man, Akin Isaac, to 21 years imprisonment for defiling and impregnating his 18-year-old daughter. The prosecutor said that the defendant had started having an unlawful sexual intercourse with his 18-year-old daughter while she was six years old, which resulted into at least […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, September 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says it will shut down Ladipo and Oyingbo markets till further notice over reckless waste dumping, refusal to pay for waste services, and general poor waste management. Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) LAWMA, said in a statement on Thursday in Lagos that the markets […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, September 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja awarded Nigerian citizenship to 286 nationals, urging them to be good citizens of the country to enjoy all the rights and privileges bestowed on them. ”You have pledged your allegiance to Nigeria. When you give your love and loyalty to Nigeria, she returns her love […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Thursday, September 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja has approved National Honours and cash rewards of N200 million for Team Nigeria contingents to the 2022 Commonwealth Games and World Athletics championships. According to a statement issued by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, Buhari spoke at a […]
Posted by African Examiner
Europe, Latest Headlines
Thursday, September 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The airport in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage in northern France is to be renamed after the late British Queen Elizabeth II, who died Sept. 8. It is not yet decided when exactly it will be renamed. Le Touquet-Paris-Plage is a popular holiday destination for British tourists. The coastal commune considers its airport the `most […]
Posted by African Examiner
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Thursday, September 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have suspended a strike ultimatum to the Federal Government to meet their demands, particularly the payment of the newly-reviewed Medical Residency Training Fund and implementation of the new hazard allowance, among others. NARD President, Dr. Godiya Ishaya, confirmed this to […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Thursday, September 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mrs Grace Akeredolu, the mother of Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, is dead. The death was confirmed in a statement by Mr Richard Olatunde, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, on Thursday in Akure. “She died peacefully in her sleep early this morning. Mama was 90 years. “She is survived […]
