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Friday, March 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State House of Assembly on Friday passed three bills into law before immediately proceeding on an indefinite recess. The bills include the Rivers State House of Assembly (Powers and Privileges) Bill, the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) Bill, and the Rivers State Local Government Bill, 2025. Speaker of the […]
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Friday, March 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A yet-to-be-identified woman has given up the ghost after she jumped off the Third Mainland Bridge into the Lagos lagoon. The police spokesperson in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this on Friday. Hundeyin stated that the incident happened on Thursday and she was confirmed dead by a team of doctors. “On 13/3/2025 […]
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Thursday, March 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A delegation of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of apex Igbo socio cultural body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide led by its Deputy President General Prince Okey Nwadinobi, have met with the South East caucus of the House of Representatives in Abuja. The meeting, according to the organization, was recently held at the Maitama […]
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Thursday, March 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its efforts in promoting oil palm production across the globe, including Nigeria, Enugu state in particular, in line with global best practices, Solidaridad West Africa, an international Civil Society group has inaugurated the Enugu state Palm Oil traceability Inter-ministerial Committee. According to the organization, the Committee is to initiate […]
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Thursday, March 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of activities to mark the 2025 International Women’s Month, Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc held the quarterly edition of its Business Series event where trailblazing female leaders from diverse industries shared personal insights on overcoming systemic challenges, driving change, and redefining success. The hybrid event which […]
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Thursday, March 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, held a closed-door meeting with the Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, at the Ramat House in Bauchi State on Thursday. The purpose of the visit has not yet been disclosed. Both Obi and Mohammed are engaged in closed-door discussions and […]
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Thursday, March 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – This followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti), at plenary on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the motion was seconded by Deputy Minority Leader, Olalere Oyewumi (PDP-Osun). In his motion of urgent national importance, Bamidele, citing Orders 41 and 51 of […]
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Thursday, March 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has missed out on a return to the FIFA Council Seat. Pinnick lost re-election at the extraordinary general assembly held in Cairo on Wednesday, with FIFA president Gianni Infantino in attendance. Africa has seven seats at the FIFA Council, with CAF President […]
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Thursday, March 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday met with members of the Lagos State House of Assembly members, including Speaker Mudashiru Obasa and Deputy Speaker Mojisola Meranda in the State House. The lawmakers arrived in two white buses with Deputy Speaker Meranda while the Speaker Obasa arrived separately some minutes later. This meeting, which […]
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Thursday, March 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The complaint laid by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan at the United Nations Inter parliamentary conference in New York on Tuesday has continued to attract reactions. The Kogi Lawmaker had taken her case before the global institution for them to prevail over what she says is an injustice meted on her. After listening to […]
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Albania will on Wednesday block access to the video platform TikTok for one year, starting from Thursday, Albanian media reported, citing the Authority for Electronic and Postal Communications (AKEP). Prime Minister Edi Rama announced the TikTok ban in December, although he did not specify at the time when it would come into […]
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Libyan Illegal Migration Control Department on Wednesday said Libya deported 160 Bangladeshi migrants voluntarily to their home country. An officer with the department, Khalid al-Abyad, told Xinhua that “today, we deported 160 illegal migrants of Bangladeshi nationality to their country through a flight from Tripoli Mitiga International Airport to Dhaka, Bangladesh.” Al-Abyad […]
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is set to host its inaugural Business Series for the year to commemorate the International Women’s Day 2025. With the theme, “Against All Odds: The Impact of Women,” this edition of the UBA business series will highlight the remarkable journeys of women who […]
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has appealed to global investors to focus on Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, highlighting the government’s robust regulatory reforms and investment-friendly policies. The Executive Vice-President, Upstream, Mr Udy Ntia, made this appeal during a session with investors at the 2025 CERAWeek by S&P Global […]
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on media and policy, Daniel Bwala, has stated that Peter Obi, Labour Party’s (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, will soon leave the party and join the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). Speaking in an interview on TVC on Wednesday, Bwala stated that the former governor of […]
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Paris Saint-Germain progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday after beating Liverpool 4-1 in a penalty shoot-out to win an epic last-16 tie between the clubs. Trailing 1-0 from last week’s first leg in Paris, PSG levelled the tie on aggregate thanks to Ousmane Dembele’s early strike at Anfield. […]
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a public alert regarding the activities of 58 companies allegedly operating illegal Ponzi schemes under the guise of investment opportunities. The alert is contained in a statement issued by the EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, in Abuja. The commission said that the companies were neither […]
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has described as “useless”, the letter written to the Rivers State House of Assembly by Governor Siminalayi Fubara seeking an audience with the lawmakers over the implementation of the verdict of the Supreme Court on the political affairs of the state. Wike, […]
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One person has died with three others injured in a tanker explosion on the Otedola Bridge in Lagos. Loaded with Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol, the tanker burst into flames on Tuesday, a situation that forced residents and motorists to scamper for safety. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) […]
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has called for strict adherence to the rule of law to ensure lasting peace and prosperity in Rivers state. A press release issued on Tuesday by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, said Tinubu spoke in Abuja while addressing political leaders from the South+South […]
