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Monday, August 18th, 2014
Nigeria has qualified for the final tournament of the Orange African Youth Championship – Senegal 2015, after Lesotho was declared losers for failure to show up for the third round first leg clash scheduled for Saturday, 16 August 2014 in Kaduna. CAF Secretary General, Hicham El Amrani in a letter addressed to the Lesotho Football […]
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Monday, August 18th, 2014
Agabus Pwanagba As the 2015 general elections approaches, the Fulani Community in Nasarawa State has endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan as their candidate for the presidential elections. The group also endorsed the Minister for Information, Labaran Maku as their candidate for the 2015 governorship of Nasarawa State. Alhaji Mohammed Hussaini Adamu who is the Spokesman for […]
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Monday, August 18th, 2014
Chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party PDP in Kwara and former senator, Gbemisola Saraki has condemned the high cost of University education in the state, saying it is one of the most expensive in the country. Saraki who addressed the youths in Ilorin on Sunday at the unveiling of the PDP billboards at some locations […]
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Monday, August 18th, 2014
…As 3 More Suspects Under Surveillance Ayo Balogun, Lagos It was a cheering news monday as another four Nigerians infected with the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) survived the disease and have been discharged from the Isolation Centre in Lagos, Nigeria. This brings to five the number of infected Nigerians that have so far been […]
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Monday, August 18th, 2014
Ignatius Okpara, Asaba Tragedy struck on Sunday evening in Boji Boji, area of Asaba, Delta state capital, South South Nigeria, as heavy flood swept away a nine year old girl. African Examiner gathered that the incident occurred at about seven in the night when flood over ran the popular Old Lagos-Asaba road. Narrating to African […]
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Monday, August 18th, 2014
As Nigeria heeded the World Football governing body – FIFA to reinstate the sacked President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Aminu Maigari, the embattled glass house resumed on Monday but not without mild drama. Report coming from African Examiner’s FCT Correspondent indicated that Maigari had expected to resume, with his office vacated by […]
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Monday, August 18th, 2014
A Nigerian woman who arrived on a flight to the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi and later died in the city may have been infected with the Ebola virus, said health officials. The health authority in the emirate said in a statement carried by the Emirati state news agency WAM that the 35-year-old […]
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Monday, August 18th, 2014
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos Following their purported sack by the Federal government last week, the Lagos state Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Monday filled out in protest against the decision which affected over 16,000 of its members. African Examiner Lagos City Correspondent reported that the doctors clad in their professional laboratory overall […]
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Monday, August 18th, 2014
The United States (US) authorities have approved dispatch of the National Guard to the Ferguson town of Missouri, as protesters raged against Saturday, August 9 police shooting of a black teenager, Michael Brown. According to Governor Jay Nixon, the endorsement was aimed at restoring peace and order as well as protecting innocent citizens of the […]
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Monday, August 18th, 2014
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the renewed plan by the Nasarawa State House of Assembly to impeach Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, accusing them of desperate move to upturn the Constitution to satisfy their political and personal interest. In a statement issued in Ilorin on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, […]
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Monday, August 18th, 2014
Chairman, House Committee on Diaspora, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has described as questionable the sack by the Federal government last week, of 16,000 resident doctors in the Federal owned Hospitals across the state of the Federation. The legislator representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Lagos, South Western Nigeria, in a press statement issued on Sunday, in Lagos, revealed […]
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Monday, August 18th, 2014
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu As part of precautionary measures to check the deadly Ebola virus, the Catholic Diocese of Enugu on Sunday banned indefinitely, shaking of hands during (mass) church service. Hand shake during mass is an aged long tradition of the Catholic church across the globe. In line with the Roman Catholic doctrine, while mass […]
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Monday, August 18th, 2014
Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala and Uchechi Sunday both scored twice to send the Super Falconets into the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 semi-finals at the expense of New Zealand with a 4-1 win in wet conditions in Moncton. Nigeria started quickly, just as Peter Dedevbo’s side did against Korea Republic in the group stage, […]
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Sunday, August 17th, 2014
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola on Sunday assured Lagosians of the resolve of his administration to contain the spread, overcome and defeat the deadly Ebola Virus which was imported into the State by the late Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer. In a State-wide broadcast, Fashola said the resolve was based on the courage so far shown […]
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Sunday, August 17th, 2014
One person was killed and some others injured as a passenger boat exploded in Lagos while trying to refill gasoline at Capital Oil Jetty. The boat belonging to Aquitien Oil and Gas exploded at Victoria Island area of Lagos, Nigeria on Friday, leaving many people injured and one dead, who was identified as Emmanuel Onu. […]
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Sunday, August 17th, 2014
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Forum has organized nationwide thanksgiving service today and this Friday over the defection from the party, the former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff to the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement by Chairman of its Abuja branch, Barrister Ismail Ahmed, the Forum said it received the […]
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Sunday, August 17th, 2014
Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has formally joined the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Adamawa State after dumping the party which offered him a Presidential ticket in 2011. Ribadu’s membership of PDP was confirmed today amid reports that he had formally registered in his ward as a […]
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Saturday, August 16th, 2014
Lagos State Government on has restated that there has been no reported case of the death of any person infected with Ebola Virus Disease at the Alimosho General Hospital, Igando or any of the other Government hospitals in the State. In a statement by the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Lateef Ibirogba, the […]
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Saturday, August 16th, 2014
An Ebola victim in Lagos, Nigeria has been discharged from the Isolation Centre after surviving the deadly disease, says the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu. The patient is said to be among those who were being treated at the Isolation Centre after contracting the disease from the late Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer. Chukwu, on Saturday […]
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Saturday, August 16th, 2014
Either of Super Eagles midfielder John Obi Mikel or goalkeeper Petr Cech is likely to be axed by Chelsea in order to free up space for new signing Mehdi Benatia. For this reason, one of Petr Cech and John Obi Mikel look certain to be leaving Stamford Bridge this summer. The Blues are thought to […]
