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Sunday, December 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mrs Hannatu Musawa, the Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy, on Sunday lit up the Christmas Village and other recreational facilities in the Enugu State capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister also toured the newly renovated International Conference Centre, Enugu Digital Museum, and equally lit […]
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Sunday, December 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview aired Sunday he would “have to” deport all undocumented immigrants in the United States, as he doubled down on his hardline campaign pledges including ending birthright citizenship. “You have to do it,” he said during an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” after being asked […]
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Sunday, December 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea roared back from two goals down to beat Tottenham 4-3 on Sunday, moving just four points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool. Spurs raced into an early 2-0 lead but Enzo Maresca’s men turned the match on its head, scoring four times, including two penalties from England forward Cole Palmer, before a […]
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Sunday, December 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ghana’s former president John Dramani Mahama won a historic comeback election victory on Sunday after voters appeared to punish the ruling New Patriotic Party over its management of an economic crisis. NPP candidate Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia on Sunday conceded defeat in the weekend presidential election after failing to shake off widespread […]
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Sunday, December 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Joe Biden on Sunday said the United States would engage with “all Syrian groups” over the political transition after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad. “We will engage with all Syrian groups, including within the process led by the United Nations, to establish a transition away from the Assad regime […]
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Sunday, December 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Sowunmi, says President Bola Tinubu is responsible for the stiff opposition that has greeted the tax bills introduced by his administration. Sowunmi faulted Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for appointing his tribesmen as finance minister, revenue boss, governor of the Central Bank […]
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Sunday, December 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has dismissed reports of the presence of the COVID-19 variant known as XEC in Nigeria, urging citizens to disregard misinformation circulating on social media. The ministry said this in a statement signed by Mr Alaba Balogun, Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations on […]
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Sunday, December 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City failed to win for the eighth time in nine games in a 2-2 draw at Crystal Palace on Saturday as high winds caused the Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool to be postponed. City had the chance to go second in the Premier League but failed to build on a […]
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Sunday, December 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority is encouraging aviation passengers to be more informed about their challenges while travelling via airports. NCAA Head of Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, made this call on Saturday during a road walk in Port Harcourt the Rivers state capital. He noted that this is the heavy travel season […]
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Sunday, December 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu is confident of an economic rebound and is asking Nigerians to keep faith in his administration’s reforms. Inflation levels in Nigeria have reached new highs, pushing the cost of basic commodities beyond millions of persons in Africa’s most populous nation. But at the graduation ceremony for the Executive Intelligence […]
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Sunday, December 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ghana counted ballots on Saturday after a tight election with the ruling party’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia trying to shake off anger over economic woes and rebuff a challenge by opposition party candidate ex-president John Mahama. Ghana’s struggling economy dominated the election, after the west Africa gold and cacao producer went through […]
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Friday, December 6th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Investigative journalist Fisayo Soyombo says he did not carry the Nigerian military along during his recent investigation into crude oil bunkering in the Niger Delta, claiming some security operatives collude with the bunkerers. Soyombo was recently detained by the Nigerian Army for three days, with the army claiming that the ace journalist […]
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Friday, December 6th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The NBA will stage two pre-season games in Macau next October, its deputy commissioner said on Friday, marking its return to China after being frozen out for more than five years. No NBA games have been held in China since two pre-season contests in 2019 after a tweet from then-Houston Rockets general […]
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Friday, December 6th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Thursday, the House of Representatives enjoined security agencies to caution their operatives at checkpoints along the Onitsha-Enugu expressway against “harassing and exploiting” travellers. The lawmakers passed the resolution in their plenary on Thursday after the adoption of a motion sponsored by Amobi Ogah, a lawmaker from Abia. Moving the motion, Ogah […]
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Friday, December 6th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Yemi Cardoso has acknowledged that Nigeria remains in a financial and economic crisis, a situation inherited by the current CBN administration. Speaking at the 14th Annual Bankers’ Committee Retreat in Abuja, Cardoso explained that the role of the bankers’ committee remains critical towards […]
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Friday, December 6th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Thursday held a mock emergency simulation exercise at the Murtala Mohammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, to assess real life emergency preparedness. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the exercise is an operational requirement of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for aerodromes. It […]
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Friday, December 6th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, on Thursday cautioned Nigerians against politicising the tax reform bills. President Bola Tinubu on October 3 presented the four bills to the National Assembly for deliberations and passage. Since then, the bills have pitched some state governors against the Federal Government, with the […]
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Friday, December 6th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will kick off FIFA’s new 32-team Club World Cup when the Major League Soccer side take on Egypt’s Al Ahly in the June 15 opener, the draw for the tournament revealed on Thursday. Brazilian team Palmeiras and Portugal’s Porto complete Group A alongside Argentina World Cup winner […]
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Friday, December 6th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bahamas on Thursday said it had rejected a proposal from the incoming Trump administration to take in deported migrants, as the next US president seeks to follow up on pledges to slash immigration. Donald Trump’s team has drawn up a list of countries to which it wants to deport migrants when […]
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Thursday, December 5th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senators from the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria have expressed support for the Tax Reform Bills presented to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu. The lawmakers under the aegis of the South-South Senators’ Forum stressed the importance of tax reforms in boosting national revenue and fostering economic stability. The bills are […]
