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Tuesday, May 10th, 2022
…Ex-President Will Run, Assures Associate (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Political associates of former President Goodluck Jonathan are divided over the decision of the former president to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). While some are favourably disposed to Jonathan throwing his hat in the ring, the other […]
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Tuesday, May 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An elder statesman and senior lawyer, Robert Clarke, SAN, Monday in Abuja, said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), should serve for an extra six months to give him enough time to address the country’s security woes. Clarke stated that with less than a year to the 2023 elections there was […]
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Tuesday, May 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen who abducted a Catholic priest, Alphonsus Uboh, on Sunday, in Akwa Ibom State have demanded a N100 million ransom for his release. Mr Uboh, a reverend father and parish priest of St. Pius X Parish, Ikot Abasi Akpan, Mkpat Enin, is said to have been abducted at his parsonage, within the […]
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Tuesday, May 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Candidates for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Enugu State were stranded following the sit-at-home order of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) observed on Mondays in the Southeast. The 2022 Computer Based Test (CBT), which began on May 6, was to end yesterday but an official of the […]
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Tuesday, May 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected the N100 million All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Expression of Interest and Nomination forms bought for him to contest 2023 presidential election by nomadic Fulani pastoralists and Almajiri communities. Mr Ikechukwu Eze, Jonathan’sMedia Adviser in a statement on Monday, said it was an insult for the […]
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Tuesday, May 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday, urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to investigate deadly armed group attacks in Djugu Territory, Ituri Province, on Sunday. At least 38 civilians, including women and children, were killed in the attacks carried out by the Coopérative pour le développement du Congo […]
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Tuesday, May 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s winger Jody Lukoki has died aged 29, with the cause of his death currently unknown. Lukoki came through the ranks at Dutch giants Ajax before spells with PEC Zwolle, Bulgarian club Ludogorets and Turkish side Yeni Malatyaspor. The 29-year-old, who won three Eredivisie titles with Ajax, signed for […]
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Tuesday, May 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Investment Officer in charge of Global Partners of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Moussa Nakoulima said the Bank successfully invested over €10 billion in Africa in the 2021 fiscal year. Nakoulima disclosed this while speaking in Abidjan at the capacity-building workshop on addressing land degradation and ecosystem restoration. The EIB which […]
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Monday, May 9th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress has received N100m for the presidential form of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. Our correspondent gathered that a serving governor credited APC Collection Account domiciled with Heritage Bank, with N100m. The account number of the party with the commercial bank was stated as 5600007616. Heritage Bank, in a letter dated […]
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Monday, May 9th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Northern group of the Fulani extraction Normadic Pastoralists and the Almajiri Communities has obtained the Presidential nomination and expression of interest forms for former president Goodluck Jonathan. The group stormed the International Conference Centre, Abuja, late on Monday to obtain forms for the former president. Details shortly…
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Monday, May 9th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities has rolled over its ongoing strike for another 12 weeks. A statement signed by ASUU president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said this was to give the government enough time to satisfactorily resolve all the outstanding issues. It also stated that the roll-over strike was effective from 12.01 […]
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Monday, May 9th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Local officials on Monday said Ethiopian security forces have seized 64 million Ethiopian Birr (1.25 million U.S. dollars) worth of contraband gold. In a press statement, Ethiopia Federal Police said the contraband gold haul was seized on Saturday through the joint efforts with the federal customs authority and the Oromia region militia […]
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Monday, May 9th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South Africa SANParks authority announced on Monday that Kruger National Park, one of the best-known safari parks in the world, would undergo thorough renovations. According to SANParks, despite high losses due to COVID restrictions, roads, observation platforms, lodging and restaurants are expected to be refurbished over the next three years at a […]
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Monday, May 9th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three civil society leaders on Monday confirmed the death of dozens of people killed by armed men. They said many people were also missing after the armed men raided a mining encampment near the town of Mongwalu in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Ituri province on Sunday. Army spokesperson Jules Ngongo […]
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Monday, May 9th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Over 40 cows were burnt and many persons injured as gunmen attacked a truck carrying cows in Anambra State yesterday. The incident took place at Uga in Aguata local government area. The truck was also set ablaze. An eyewitness disclosed that none of the cows came out alive, while the driver and […]
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Monday, May 9th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has called off its planned withdrawal of services over astronomical rise in aviation fuel. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by the operators and made available to newsmen in Lagos on Sunday. The airlines said they would start fresh round of dialogue with government with […]
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Monday, May 9th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Most filling stations in Abuja have been shut down following scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. African Examiner reports that the situation has caused long queues of vehicles at various filling stations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Our correspondent who monitored the petrol supply situation in […]
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Monday, May 9th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Max Air Ltd. will resume flight operations from Monday as it suspended all flights cancellations for 48 hours. “Further to our earlier release and on-going engagement with stakeholders, we have agreed to await outcome of various interventions for further 48 hours. “In view of this, our flights will resume to all destinations […]
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Sunday, May 8th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and one of its presidential aspirants has expressed confidence at winning the presidential ticket of the party. Tinubu made the statement shortly after he interacted with party delegates on Sunday in Jalingo. He explained that his chances of winning the presidential […]
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Sunday, May 8th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, will not join the 2023 presidential race, the commission has said. In a statement published on its Twitter handle Sunday morning, INEC said its chairman will definitely not join the presidential race. “It is a preposterous proposition. It will not happen,” […]
