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Sunday, July 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ademola Adeleke, the winner of the Osun governorship election. The Returning Officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, announced that Adeleke got a total of 403,371 votes beating the […]
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Sunday, July 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Ademola Adeleke, has obtained the highest number of votes from 17 of the 30 local governments in Osun State. The results were officially declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission in the Saturday governorship election in Osun State. His closest rival, Governor Gboyega Oyetola of […]
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Saturday, July 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is to undergo surgery on a leg injury. His spokesman Laolu Akande, in a statement, explained the surgery became necessary because of recurrent pain in the leg from an injury possibly while playing squash. Akande, on his verified Twitter handle, said: ‘’VP Osinabjo is in the hospital today […]
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Saturday, July 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three persons have been arrested by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission for alleged vote-buying. The suspects are Jimoh Kazeem, Adeyemo Bahir, and Abidogun Ismail. They were arrested at Polling Unit 002, Ward 2, Ababu, Isale Osun, Osogbo. Meanwhile, CLEEN Foundation alleged that security agents deployed for Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State, […]
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Saturday, July 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Ademola Adeleke, won his polling unit in the ongoing governorship election in the state. He polled 218 votes to defeat his main contender, Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress. Oyetola scored 23 votes while Dr Akin Ogunbiyi of the Accord party had […]
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Saturday, July 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen in the early hours of Saturday, kidnapped a top official of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr Kingsley Okorafor,. Okorafor was kidnapped close to his residence in Umuadara Umulogho autonomous community in Imo. A Traditional Ruler of the community, Eze Patrick Uwalaka confirmed the incident to the News Agency of […]
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Saturday, July 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced uploading of results for the Saturday governorship election in Osun into the commission’s results viewing portal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the uploading of election results started shortly after the close of voting and sorting of votes in some polling units […]
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Saturday, July 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Lagos state on Saturday announced its resolve to enforce the ban on the use of Police Spy Number Plates. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, announced this on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday. African Examiner reports that the Inspector-General of Police (I-GP), on Wednesday ordered a ban […]
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Saturday, July 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court in Osogbo has restrained operatives of the Amotekun Corps from deploying officers to polling units for Saturday’s election. The People’s Democratic Party in Osun State had filed a suit before the court, seeking an order to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from seeking the assistance of […]
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Saturday, July 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Abuja on Friday ordered a substantial increment in the salaries of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and other Nigerian judges. The trial judge, Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae, gave this order in her judgment, saying “judges have been victims of great injustice” and describing their poor […]
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Saturday, July 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has charged all Muslim faithful in Osun State to vote for the incumbent governor, Gboyega Oyetola, to continue his tenure as governor for the second term because he is a Muslim like them. This is as he stated that Oyetola was the only Muslim governor in […]
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Saturday, July 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shtudy, a developer-focused career platform, co-founded by a 27-year-old African American and serial entrepreneur, Geno Miller, is demonstrably committed to helping minority software engineers land tech jobs in the United States. The platform is leading the charge for diversity in tech by connecting 10,0000 pre-vetted software engineers with job opportunities at companies […]
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Friday, July 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, on Thursday, sentenced a man, Michake Ogbar, to life imprisonment for defiling and raping his three daughters aged 10 years, 20 years and 24 years. African Examiner reports that Justice Abiola Soladoye held that prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt, the charge of defilement and […]
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Friday, July 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) at the ward level in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, following attack on its officials in the area. This is contained in a statement by Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, […]
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Friday, July 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Thursday in Casablanca qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup finals to be hosted by Australia and New Zealand. A lone goal by Rasheedat Ajibade against Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses steered the Super Falcons to the semi-finals of the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. […]
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Friday, July 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has harped on need for the political leadership in Africa to renew their commitment to national aspirations and consciously seek to bridge the gap between partisan considerations and the imperative of national development. Dr. Jonathan made the observation while speaking at the capacity building workshop for […]
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Thursday, July 14th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha has been sentenced to 16 years imprisonment by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Thursday . Baba Ijesha is facing six counts of child defilement that include indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault […]
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Wednesday, July 13th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba has banned the use of SPY number plates by vehicle owners nationwide. This he said was to forestall the continuous disregard for traffic rules. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The I-G said […]
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Wednesday, July 13th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Population Commission (NPC) on Wednesday said it would recruit three million ad hoc staff for the 2023 population census. Dr Abdulmalik Durunguwa, NPC National Commissioner representing Kaduna state, disclosed this during a town hall meeting on the trial census for 2023 in Kafanchan. Durunguwa said the website for the recruitment […]
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Wednesday, July 13th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Erik ten Hag enjoyed a winning start as Manchester United manager as three first-half goals set up his side for an impressive 4-0 success over rivals Liverpool in Bangkok yesterday. Jadon Sancho opened the scoring before Fred and Anthony Martial increased United’s lead against a Liverpool side that made 21 changes across […]
