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Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Tuesday threatened the complete privatisation of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) if the agency continues operating at a loss. Chairman of the Joint Committee on Finance, Senator Sani Musa, issued the warning during the continuation of the 2024-2026 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) public hearing in Abuja, the nation’s capital. […]
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Monday, November 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – David Cameron, the former British Prime Minister, would be the country’s new foreign minister, the office of prime minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday. Cameron is also to be appointed to the British House of Lords, parliament’s upper chamber. His return to government is a big surprise. Cameron was prime minister from […]
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Monday, November 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has called on the Nigeria Labour Congress (TUC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to shelve their planned nationwide strike. Both unions had earlier in the day called on workers across the country to down tools at midnight as their standoff with the Imo State government takes a national undertone. […]
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Monday, November 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United could be without Rasmus Hojlund for a critical Champions League trip to Galatasaray, while Christian Eriksen will be sidelined for a month in the latest injury blow to the Red Devils. Despite Hojlund’s five goals in four Champions League appearances for the club, United are on the brink of elimination […]
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Monday, November 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of State for Police Affairs, Ms Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, on Monday, expressed her commitment to the implementation of President Bola Tinubu’s directive on the withdrawal of police personnel from VIP security duties, among other “key mandates”. Sulaiman-Ibrahim made the commitment during a two-day retreat for the directorate cadre in Abuja, according […]
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Monday, November 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Governors Hope Uzodimma of Imo, Douye Diri of Bayelsa and Governor-elect Usman Ododo of Kogi, on their victories in the November 11 governorship elections. He said that the outcomes of the elections reflected the wishes of the people, emphasizing that democracy thrives when voters reward competence, transparency, […]
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Monday, November 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – More than 48 hours after the Bayelsa governorship election, Governor Douye Diri has clinched a second term in office as the leader of the coastal state. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate fought off his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart Timipre Sylva in a fiercely contested exercise in the oil-rich state. Diri, […]
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Monday, November 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A driver evading arrest by traffic officials on Monday morning killed two road sweepers on the Gbagada-Oshodi Expressway in Lagos State. Our correspondent, who was at the scene of the accident, gathered that the driver, whose name is unknown as of press time, was chased by officers of the Lagos State Traffic […]
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Monday, November 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Harry Maguire says he feels vindicated over his decision to stay and fight for his place at Manchester United after forcing his way back into Erik ten Hag’s team. The 30-year-old England defender’s future appeared to lie away from Old Trafford after he lost his starting place last season and was stripped […]
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Sunday, November 12th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rerun off-cycle governorship election will hold in nine wards in Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi on Nov. 18, INEC declared in Abuja on Sunday. The decision followed the suspension of the Nov. 11 off-cycle governorship election in the wards. National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Mr […]
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Sunday, November 12th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed cautious hope for a deal to secure to release of more hostages held by the Islamist group Hamas, who have been held for more than a month after the brutal October attack. “There could be (an agreement), but I think the less I say about […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Sunday, November 12th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A stoppage-time penalty from ex-Manchester City player Cole Palmer snatched a well-deserved point for Chelsea against the Citizens in an enthralling 4-4 Premier League (PL) draw, with the flurry of goals providing a contrast to the 1-0 scoreline from each of the previous four league H2Hs. Buoyed by their memorable win against […]
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Sunday, November 12th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Aare onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams has tasked President Bola Tinubu on the need to restructure Nigeria. Adams disclosed that restructuring is the best solution to the foundational problems of the Nigerian nation. The leader of the Odua Peoples Congress, OPC, disclosed this in a congratulatory letter he sent to […]
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Sunday, November 12th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following a peace deal brokered on Sunday by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, between the Management of Total Energies, operator of the NNPC/Total JV, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association, (PENGASSAN) and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), the unions have agreed to suspend […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Sunday, November 12th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday, said some of its officials on election duty were held hostage in the Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. “The Commission is closely watching the situation in Brass LGA of Bayelsa State where our officials are held hostage,” the commission said in a […]
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Sunday, November 12th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 11, 2023 governorship election, Dino Melaye, lost his local government to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Melaye, who is from the Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State, polled 6,909 votes in the local government while Usman Ododo of the APC […]
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Sunday, November 12th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the November 11, 2023 governorship election in the state. The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Prof Abayomi Fashina, who was the state Returning Officer declared Uzodimma re-elected on Sunday morning […]
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Sunday, November 12th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Confederation of All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups has cautioned the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) leadership against using its membership for partisan political affiliation of the Labour Party (LP) and personal gains. Its Director-General, Dr Kailani Muhammed, gave the advice at a news conference in Abuja on Saturday. Muhammed recalled that […]
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Sunday, November 12th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won 20 of the 27 local government results announced so far in the November 11, 2023 governorship poll in Imo State Collation of results at the State Collation Centre started around 02:30am on Sunday in Owerri, the state capital, with the Vice […]
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Saturday, November 11th, 2023
AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal’s unbeaten Premier League (PL) home run against newly-promoted opposition stretched to 38 matches thanks to a relatively straightforward 3-1 victory over Burnley in a game where the Gunners netted their 1000th goal at the Emirates Stadium. The term ‘free hit’ probably no longer applies to Burnley in the predicament they find […]
