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Thursday, June 2nd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian female basketball team, D’Tigress have been kicked out of the 2022 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup after the Federal Government withdrew all teams from international competitions. D’Tigress had qualified for the World Cup billed for Sydney, Australia, starting in September 2022, after defeating France and Mali in the final qualifying […]
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Thursday, June 2nd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Drivers, security officials and supporters of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday exchanged blows at the party secretariat over a cash gift from Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi. Umahi had breezed into the Secretariat to see the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, two days after he was screened by the John Odigie-led […]
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Thursday, June 2nd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 16 motorcyclists and passengers were arrested on Wednesday in various Local Government Areas of Lagos State. The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State command, SP Benjamin Hundyin, confirmed the figures . “About 16 riders and passengers were arrested and immediately taken to nearest mobile court. “Also, 140 motorcycles were […]
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Wednesday, June 1st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pupils and students in some schools in Onitsha and neighbouring communities, Anambra State, were yesterday chased out of their classrooms by hoodlums who claimed to be enforcing “Biafra Day” in the state. The miscreants were said to have also invaded markets and public places to chase traders and workers away. There were […]
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Wednesday, June 1st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The fresh ban imposed on operations of commercial motorcycles, popularly called Okada, in six Local Governments and nine local council development areas of Lagos State by the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, takes effect from Wednesday (today). African Examiner reported that Sanwo-Olu, had on May 18, 2022, announced the ban at a meeting […]
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Wednesday, June 1st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Rochas Okorocha, one of the presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday night, appeared before the party’s seven-man 2023 Presidential Screening Committee. African Examiner reports that Okorocha, the immediate past Governor of Imo represents Imo West in the Senate. He had been under the custody of the Economic […]
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A police officer, Insp Olakunle Oyedeji, on Tuesday told an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court how a pastor, Israel Phillip, allegedly defiled his neighbour’s 11-year-old daughter. African Examiner reports that Phillip is facing a two-count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration. Oyedeji, while being led in evidence by […]
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, admitted a former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, to bail. Mr Okorocha and his co-defendant, Anyim Nyerere, on Monday, pleaded not guilty to allegations of stealing N2.9 billion public funds while the former was in office. Subsequently, the defendants filed their separate bail […]
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An INTERPOL-led operation targeting malware cyber fraud across Southeast Asia has resulted in the arrest of three Nigerians suspected of engaging in global scamming. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arrested the suspects in a sting operation conducted simultaneously in a Lagos suburb called Ajegunle and in Benin City, Edo State capital. […]
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lionel Messi says there can be “no doubts” Karim Benzema will be a worthy Ballon d’Or winner after the Real Madrid star cemented his frontrunner status with Champions League glory. The France international is the favourite to succeed Messi as the next recipient of the game’s most prestigious individual prize after inspiring […]
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bola Tinubu, a frontline presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday appeared before the party’s John Odigie-Oyegun-led seven-man Presidential Screening Committee. According to a statement issued by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director-General Tinubu Campaign Organisation, the former two-term Lagos State governor answered questions bordering on his upbringing, educational and professional […]
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a former member of the House of Representatives, Marcellinus Nzeribe, wanted for jumping bail and evading trial. This was contained in a post via EFCC’s verified Facebook page on Monday. African Examiner had reported last week Monday the conviction of Mr Nzeribe in […]
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in Abia say the Prelate, Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence Samuel Uche, who was kidnapped on Sunday alongside three others, has been released. Police spokesman, SP Godfrey Ogbonna, confirmed the release of the clergymen in Umuahia on Monday. The assailants kidnapped Uche alongside the Methodist Bishop of Owerri, Rt. Rev. Dennis […]
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has arrested one Obinna Igbo, for allegedly importing fake malaria drug, Amanta Forte. The arrest of the suspect, a 32-year old businessman was made known in a statement signed by the agency resident media consultant, Mr Olusayo Akintola, on […]
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Monday, May 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has emerged as the presidential candidate of the Labour Party. He emerged at Labour Party’s Convention and presidential primary held in Asaba, Delta State. Earlier at the convention, Professor Pat Utomi stepped down for Obi. Utomi announced that Obi is a younger aspirant with […]
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Monday, May 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Journalists watch from the side-line as the ruling All Progressives Congress, on Monday, holds its rescheduled screening of the party’s presidential aspirants behind closed-door. The screening exercise is being held amid tight security at the Hilton Transcorp Hotel in Abuja ahead of the APC presidential convention slated for June 6. As of […]
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Monday, May 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the 2023 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has begun consultations with other aspirants who contested with him at the last Saturday’s primary in Abuja. African Examiner reports that Abubakar visited Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers in his Abuja residence on Monday. The candidate had earlier […]
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Monday, May 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), while appealing to President Muhammadu Buhari to order the release of Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Samuel Uche and two others condemned their abduction. In a statement on Monday title: “CAN asks Buhari to order immediate rescue of Methodist Prelate, two others’’ was signed by […]
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Monday, May 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The coming on stream of the 650,000 barrels-per-day Dangote Petroleum Refinery will guarantee availability of high quality environmentally compliant products in Nigeria, regional markets in West Africa, Southern Africa and inter-continental markets. The President/CE of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote made this disclosure on Tuesday at the Nigerian Content Midstream – Downstream Oil […]
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Monday, May 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has extended the registration period of the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for school based candidates to midnight of Monday, June 20. The extension was announced by the Head, Information and Public Relations Division of the council, Mr Azeez Sani and made available to newsmen in […]
