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Tuesday, January 10th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The Nigerian Immigration Service ( NIS) on Tuesday said about 140,000 international passports are still uncollected nationwide. The service spokesman, Deputy Comptroller of Immigration Service ( DCI) Mr Tony Akuneme, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) , when he paid an official visit to Alausa Passport […]
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr. Hans Kluge, head of the World Health Organisation for Europe, says the ongoing COVID-19 surge in China is not expected to significantly impact the European region. Kluge, in a statement on Tuesday, explained that this was because the two variants circulating in China were already present in European countries, according to […]
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gareth Bale announced his retirement from club and international football at the age of 33 on Monday, bringing to an end one of the most decorated careers in British football history. Wales’ record appearance holder and goalscorer led his country from the international football wilderness to qualify for two European Championships, reaching […]
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Monday, January 9th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The founder of DAAR Communications Plc, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has been released after an “incident” which led to his delay at the London Heathrow airport on Sunday January 8, 2022. This was contained in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Monday morning by the DAAR Communications management. Giving details […]
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Monday, January 9th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday said it would schedule a special programme to honour a female lawyer, Mrs Omobolanle Raheem, who was shot dead on the last Christmas Day. Raheem was allegedly shot dead by a police officer while she was returning from an outing with her family. The alleged […]
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Monday, January 9th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Monday projected that by the first Quarter of 2024 Nigeria will put an end to the importation of petroleum products into the country. The Minister of state Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva said by the first quarter of 2024 the rehabilitation of the Port-Harcourt refinery would be partly completed […]
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Monday, January 9th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, got emotional concerning an insult at his family when he appeared on a television show. African Examiner writes that Baba-Ahmed on Sunday appeared alongside Peter Obi, his principal, on Channels Television for a town hall meeting. In a video, Baba-Ahmed is seen […]
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Business News, Featured, Latest Headlines
Monday, January 9th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria’s policy on restriction on daily cash withdrawal takes off across the country today, Monday, January 9. African Examiner reports that in this arrangement, the maximum weekly limit for cash withdrawals across all channels by individuals and corporate organisations is N500,000 and N5 million, respectively. Individuals or organisations […]
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Monday, January 9th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari says he looks forward to peaceful conduct of this year’s general elections, and retirement, since he has satisfied the constitutionally required two terms in office. The president said this at the State House, Abuja, when he hosted the Special Envoy of President Evariste Ndayishimiye of the Republic of Burundi, […]
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Sunday, January 8th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi on Sunday vowed to end petrol subsidy, describing it as an organised crime. He tweeted: “We are going to dismantle the confusion in ports administration and get this country to work. “Fuel subsidy is an organised crime and I will remove it immediately, if I […]
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Sunday, January 8th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Local media on Friday reported that Kenyan police have discovered the body of a prominent LGBTQ rights campaigner stuffed inside a metal box in the west of the country. Police sources said that motorbike taxi riders alerted the police after they saw the box dumped by the roadside from a vehicle with […]
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Sunday, January 8th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Officials on Friday said at least 22 people had died from heart attacks in one single day amid cold wave conditions in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The deaths were reported in Kanpur, about 88 km west of Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh. According to data released by […]
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Business News, Latest Headlines, Technology
Sunday, January 8th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – AT3 Resources, a communication and events consulting firm is set to inaugurate a digital marketing bootcamp for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) to mark its fifth year anniversary. The Chief Executive Officer of the firm, Tosin Adefeko,made this known in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. She said the digital marketing […]
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Sunday, January 8th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The equity market on Friday maintained a bullish trend, gaining N193 billion or 0.7 per cent to close at N27.899 trillion as against N27.706 trillion on Thursday. Also, the All-Share Index was up by 353.82 points or 0.7 per cent to close at 51,222.34 compared to 50, 868.52 on Thursday. The market’s […]
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Sunday, January 8th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN team in Zambia has described the decision by the country to abolish death penalty as “a historic milestone’, commending the move by the Zambian Government. The UN team, in a statement on Friday, noted that the move to abolish death penalty followed advocacy efforts by humanitarian and development partners. According […]
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Sunday, January 8th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Armed persons have attacked a train station in Edo State, southern Nigeria, and kidnapped many passengers. The spokesperson of the police in the state, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the gunmen were armed with AK-47 rifles. He said the exact number of people kidnapped could not be ascertained. Mr Nwabuzor described the gunmen as […]
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Sunday, January 8th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted illicit drugs hidden in a wooden statue and imported vehicles. Spokesperson of the Agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said the consignments were meant for export to the United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates. They were found at the Murtala Muhammed […]
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Sunday, January 8th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Railway Corporation on Sunday announced the closure of Ekehen Station in Edo State till further notice. The organisation said the decision became necessary following rising security challenges. The incident came barely one year after the March 28, 2022 attack by bandits on the Abuja-Kaduna train, resulting in the death of […]
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Saturday, January 7th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has stated that his major opponents in the forthcoming elections cannot be trusted with the future of Nigerians. According to Tinubu, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are Mr. Stingy […]
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Entertainment News, Featured, Latest Headlines
Saturday, January 7th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anna Banner, the baby mama to popular singer Flavour, has stated that being a single mum is not a “disease”. The beauty queen and pageant winner made this known as she reacted to an Instagram post by Soso Soberekon, the music producer, on Saturday. The African Examiner recalls that a music executive […]
