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Saturday, May 7th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has called on the Federal Government to effect the resignation of the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Tambuwal, a Presidential aspirant on the platform of PDP, made the call on Saturday, in Jalingo, shortly after interacting with the party delegates ahead of PDP presidential primaries. The governor […]
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Saturday, May 7th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A member of the Bola Tinubu Campaign Organisation, says resignation of its Campaign Director General (DG) Alhaji Abdulmumin Jibrin from membership of the APC, has nothing to do with Sen. Bola Tinubu, a presidential aspirant of the party. The Source who spoke on the grounds of anonymity, said the former federal lawmaker’s […]
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Saturday, May 7th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, if he refuses to resign from his post. Mr Akeredolu made the demand in a statement on his Twitter handle on Friday after Mr Emefiele was reported to have obtained the All Progressives […]
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Saturday, May 7th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the African Development Bank and former minister of Agriculture, Dr Akiwumi Adesina, on Saturday, obtained copies of his Nomination and Expression of Interest forms to vie for the All Progressives Congress presidential ticket. This is as a coalition of 28 groups consisting of Youth Arise Movement, Nigerians in Diaspora […]
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Saturday, May 7th, 2022
The Director-General of the Tinubu Support Group, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has dumped the All Progressives Congress. The announced this via his Twitter handle on Saturday. The former federal lawmaker said he would announce his new party soon. Director-General of the Bola Tinubu Support Group Council “I have done my best for APC. Its time to move […]
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Saturday, May 7th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr Godwin Emefiele, has dispelled widespread rumours that he would be contesting for office of the president in the 2023 general elections . This is coming on the heels of widespread, diverse reactions to his purported purchase of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Nomination […]
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Saturday, May 7th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Todd Boehly’s consortium has signed an agreement to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich, according to the English club. This was announced by Chelsea on Saturday after Abramovich put the club for sale in March. According to available information, the deal is expected to be completed in late May after all necessary regulatory […]
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Saturday, May 7th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Nigerian actor Lere Paimo will return to the screen for the late Lamidi Adedibu’s biopic by Seun Oloketuyi. Oloketuyi, the founder of the Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards and Ultimate Communications, announced that the biopic entitled ‘Adedibu, Alagbara Ibadan’ is a story about the life and times of Chief Lamidi Ariyibi […]
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Saturday, May 7th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the South-West, on Friday, cautioned presidential aspirants from the zone to guard against their utterances. It was gathered that the meeting, which was held behind closed doors at the Lagos House, Marina, also resolved that name calling and other personal attacks should not be encouraged […]
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Saturday, May 7th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former governor of Lagos State and APC chieftain, Sen. Bola Tinubu on Friday, endorsed Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat for second term in office. Tinubu gave the approval as he raised the hands of Sanwo-Olu and Hamzat at an APC Stakeholders’ Meeting in Ikeja, Lagos. He said […]
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Saturday, May 7th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has pledged to tackle the insecurity plaguing the country. Amaechi made the promise on Friday when he visited Oba of Benin, Oba Ewaure II, in his palace. He further promised to give priority to education as his major focus if given the opportunity to serve […]
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Friday, May 6th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The South-west presidential aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will meet at the Lagos State House in Marina on Friday ahead of the party primaries which holds later this month. The meeting is expected to begin at 6 p.m. The aspirants billed to attend include Vice President Yemi […]
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Friday, May 6th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday, confirmed the death of third Ebola patient in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the latest fatality in an outbreak first reported in April. The first case was reported on April 23 and a total of three deaths have been confirmed so far. A 48-year-old man […]
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Friday, May 6th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Sani Yerima, a former governor of Zamfara has joined the 2023 presidential race on the platform of the APC, with a pledge to holistically address the country’s security challenges. Yerima spoke on Friday in Abuja, when Sen. Bala Adamu, Director-General Yerima Support Organisations presented the APC Expression of Interest and Nomination […]
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Friday, May 6th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Airline Operators of Nigeria is shutting down operations from Monday due to astronomical increase in the cost of aviation fuel. African Examiner had earlier reported that the airline operators had threatened to shut down their operations in March arguing that they had only three days of fuel left. The cost of […]
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Friday, May 6th, 2022
The United Kingdom is set to begin issuance of a new visa that allows holders of first degrees, masters, and doctorates to travel to the country and work in fields such as science, technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship by May 30. The visa – high potential individual visa, allows applicants to relocate to the UK without […]
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Friday, May 6th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu, has opened up on how he survived a spiritual attack. The veteran actor disclosed this in a video that has since gone viral as he displayed different items that were removed from his body. Among the things removed from his body include sea stones, bullets, pins, and a […]
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Friday, May 6th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, warned political parties pressuring it to extend the June 3 deadline to have a rethink because it will not be done. Reaffirming its commitment to adhering to its 2023 election timetable, INEC also warned political parties of the implications of flouting electoral timelines, adding that […]
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Friday, May 6th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has sentenced a 42-year-old prince, Ademola Omoniyi, to death by hanging for killing the traditional ruler of his community. Omoniyi was arraigned on one count of murder contrary to Section 316 and punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Cap. C16, Laws of […]
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Friday, May 6th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 1.7 million candidates are set to take part in the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide scheduled to run from May 6 to May 16. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) stated that the examination would be conducted for 1,761,338 candidates that successfully registered for the examination […]
