Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, January 31st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Famous human rights group, WomenAid Collective (WACOL), and parents of a four year old girl who was brutally murdered while asleep by suspected drug addict in Nsukka area of Enugu state, South East Nigeria, have called on the Inspector General of Police to use his good office to ensure justice for the […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, January 31st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Wonder they say shall never end, as a Staff of the Federal Neuro psychiatric Hospital Enugu FNHE, Mr. Kazeem Mohammed, has allegedly raped and impregnated a 32 year old psychiatric patient, Miss Blessing Nzubechi Igwe, brought to the facility by her family for treatment. The said pregnant lady, according to the family, has […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, January 31st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur shrugged off their Premier League woes as they clinched last 16 berths in the Europa League. United defeated Romania’s FCSB, while Tottenham Hotspur overpowered Sweden’s Elfsborg, in their respective fixtures on Thursday. Ruben Amorim’s United failed to break through in the first half but Diogo Dalot slotted […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Friday, January 31st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has given the sum of N30 million to the family of the National Flag designer, late Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi two years after his death The Director General of the National Orientation Agency, Lanre Issa-Onilu, alongside the Oyo State Director of the agency, Olukemi Afolayan, presented the cheque on behalf […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, January 31st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has expelled former Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola for alleged anti-party activities. The African Examiner writes that Aregbesola was a two time governor of Osun State and was also a minister under immediate former President Muhammadu Buhari, all on the APC platform. Also, he is the leader […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Friday, January 31st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Paul Kagame, Rwanda President, has reacted to the claim by Cyril Ramaphosa, South African president that 13 soldiers from his country were murdered by the Rwanda Defence Army (RDF) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Ramaphosa, in a post on X on Wednesday, claimed that M23, a rebel group, and the […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, January 30th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it will continue to engage with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, in spite of their formal withdrawal from the bloc on Wednesday. Dr Omar Touray, the President of the commission, made this known at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday. Touray said […]
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Thursday, January 30th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Headies, Nigeria’s biggest music award, is set to return home with the hosting of two separate editions of the annual show in 2025, its organisers have said. In a video shared on Headie’s X page, Ayo Animashuan, founder of The Headies, said the 17th edition of the award would take place […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, January 30th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared plans to embark on a nationwide mass rally on Feb. 4 over the 50 per cent hike on telecom services by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC). Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President, said this in a communique issued at the end of the Congress’s National Administrative […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, January 30th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – )The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said that stringent measures are in place to ensure that states and employers implement the national minimum wage and the consequential adjustment before the end of March. Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, President Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) said this at its one day National Leadership Retreat […]
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Thursday, January 30th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira further appreciated at the official market on Wednesday, trading at N1,510.72 to a Dollar. Data from the FMDQ Security Exchange official forex trading platform revealed that the local currency gained N11.96. This represented a 0.78 percent gain, compared to the trading figure on Tuesday, when the Naira closed trading at […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, January 30th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has sought collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to enhance tax compliance in the territory. The acting Executive Chairman of the Service, Mr Michael Ango, solicited for the partnership when he visited Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Olanipekun Olukoyede, in […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, January 30th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority on Wednesday assured Nigerians that the nation’s airspace is safe despite a recent incident involving an aircraft at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport Kano. “The Nigerian airspace is very safe, I can assure you,” he said during the programme. The Max aircraft crash landed at the […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited said it uncovered a total of illegal refineries and pipelines in one across the Niger Delta. Nigeria recorded over 589 oil spills in 2024, most of which were caused by oil theft. A breakdown of the figures showed that 58 illegal refineries and 19 illegal pipeline […]
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Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was chaos at the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja on Wednesday when supporters of Samuel Anyanwu, the embattled National Secretary of the party, and those of Udeh Okoye, who is also laying claim to the office of the national secretary, clashed during the party’s Board of […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, has clarified his stand on coalition ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Obi in a statement on his X account stated that he is not against the idea of a coalition as his earlier position was misunderstood. The […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress, APC, has slammed former presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi of the Labour Party and former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai. The APC in a statement by its spokesperson, Felix Morka on Wednesday stated that Atiku, Obi, and El-Rufai have demonstrated grass […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle, has stated that the three – time African champions are ready to go all the way at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Nigeria is in the same group with Tunisia, Uganda, and Tanzania. Chelle, who was appointed as the Super Eagles head coach […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has stated that the Federal Government is prepared to welcome deported Nigerians from the United States. The Director of Media and Corporate Affairs of the commission, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, stated this during an interview with Vanguard Newspaper on Tuesday evening, saying that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira appreciated at the official market on Tuesday trading at N1,522.68 to a Dollar. Data from the FMDQ Security Exchange official forex trading platform revealed that the local currency gained N10.95. This represents a 0.7 per cent gain when compared to the trading figure on Monday when Naira closed trading at […]
