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Saturday, February 25th, 2023
BREAKING – It’s Official: Bola Tinubu Wins Nigeria’s Presidential Election (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu has emerged the winner of Nigeria’s Saturday Presidential election. The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Mahmouh Yakubu made the declaration today (Tuesday) in Abuja at the […]
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Saturday, February 25th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has won his polling unit in Lagos. The former Lagos governor polled 33 votes, Labour Party got 8, while PDP and YPP got one vote each Tinubu voted at Ward 3, Polling Unit 85, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, around 10:20am. […]
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Saturday, February 25th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some voters desirous to vote in Pikkolo Guest House polling unit, New Nyanya Nasarawa State provided power banks to power the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines. Some of the voters, who faulted the late arrival of materials and ad hoc staffers, ran to their various homes and brought their power banks […]
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Saturday, February 25th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari says he openly displayed his ballot paper, with thumb print for the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) Presidential Candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu, as a rare show of loyalty and support. According to Buhari, after campaigning for the political leader in many parts of the country, he has reaffirmed his preferred […]
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Friday, February 24th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will soon conclude the process of moving all the sensitive materials for Saturday polls to the 17 local government areas of Enugu State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC has fixed Feb. 25 for the Presidential and National Assembly elections, as […]
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Friday, February 24th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A top UN human rights official, Ms Ilze Kehris, has called on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to redouble efforts at promoting intercommunal trust amid series of deadly attacks targeting civilians. Kehris, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, made the call after concluding a 10-day visit to […]
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Friday, February 24th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria and 140 Member States on Thursday demanded Russia to immediately and unconditionally withdraw its troops from Ukraine, marking the one-year anniversary of the war with a call for a “just and lasting” peace. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ukraine got strong backing in a […]
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Friday, February 24th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The author and global lead pastor of The Elevation Church, Godman Akinlabi,have stated that Nigerians should not give up on the country if their preferred candidate loses in the forthcoming elections. His statement comes days after Paul Adefarasin, the senior pastor of House on the Rock church, came under fire after he […]
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – This year, 23 African countries will hold elections – ranging from local to parliamentary and presidential. Considering that election seasons are known to come with many digital rights violations, including internet shutdowns, digital platform clampdowns, privacy breaches and other digital restrictions, it is essential to pay attention, anticipate likely infringements and work […]
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Tuesday, February 21st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ade Omole, Director, Directorate of Diaspora, All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) says more than 1.6 million Nigerians with Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) are in the diaspora. He said this on Monday in Abuja while speaking with newsmen at the party’s national secretariat. Omole, who is also the leader of […]
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Monday, February 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, has purchased the All Progressives Congress (APC) Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to contest the forthcoming Bayelsa governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the forms were purchased for the minister by a group of his friends at the […]
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Monday, February 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police Command in Kwara have paraded a 36 year-old medical doctor, Abass Adeyemi, over an alleged killing of four persons in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Paul Odama, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on Monday at the headquarters of the command in Ilorin. He said one of […]
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Monday, February 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some opposition candidates in Democratic Republic of Congo have raised the alarm over delays and alleged irregularities in a voter registration drive that they say is being conducted to their disadvantage ahead of a general election in December. Over 50 million Congolese voters are meant to be registered by March 17, but […]
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Monday, February 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Ade Omole, Director, Directorate of Diaspora, All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC} says more than 1.6 million Nigerians with Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) are in the diaspora. He said this on Monday in Abuja while speaking with newsmen at the party’s national secretariat. Omole, who is also the leader […]
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Monday, February 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pioneer and mainstream members of the Enugu state chapter of the All progressive Congress APC, have thrown their weight behind the recent 1 billion naira libel suit filed against the Embattled State Chairman of APC, Chief Ugochukwu Agballa, by the people’s Democratic party PDP Governorship Candidate, Barr. Peter Mbah. The PDP Governorship […]
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Sunday, February 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tragedy struck in Abeokuta on Saturday as a middle-aged woman, popularly known as Mama Dada, set herself ablaze in her rented apartment at Oke-Keesi, Itoko area of Abeokuta. An eyewitness, Rasheed Aina, who spoke with newsmen on Sunday, said that the woman was burnt beyond recognition, as the entire building was also […]
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Sunday, February 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Japanese government on Friday announced that it would establish a new, simplified track for granting special visas to high-income earners and graduates of high-ranking foreign universities. It said this was necessary as the global race for talented workers intensifies. The government said the new method for highly-skilled professionals would be implemented in […]
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Sunday, February 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economist has stated that the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is the best choice for Nigeria. The publication in a recent article titled ‘Nigeria desperately needs a new kind of leadership’, stated that Obi x-rays the country’s failings with more precision than his rivals. However, the London-based newspaper stated […]
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Sunday, February 19th, 2023
…Says He’s Aware Of Hardship Nigerians Are Facing Over Naira Scarcity (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday sent a message to Nigerians from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, saying he was fully aware of hardship some policies of government, “which are meant to bring overall improvement to the country” had caused and appealed for further […]
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Sunday, February 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) says the party’s Presidential Candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu, is committed to improving access to quality healthcare services, when elected. Spokesperson for the APC PCC, Festus Keyamo stated this at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) flagship progamme, NAN forum in Abuja on Sunday. […]
