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Saturday, April 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has further suspended Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in all 54 additional centres created to facilitate the registration of voters across Imo . Mr Festus Okoye,INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee,made the disclosure in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. Okoye said […]
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Saturday, April 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An ex-governor of Kaduna State, Col Abubakar Umar (retd.); a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ahmed Raji, SAN, and some civil society organisations have called for the suspension of the plan by the Federal Government to conduct a population census next year. They asked the government to focus attention on the insecurity in […]
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Saturday, April 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Lagos State has asked applicants that had been screened for recruitment into the force to come for its Computer Base Test (CBT) on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at 8. 00 a.m. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated this in a statement on Friday. “The Command invites the […]
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Friday, April 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There is heavy security at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge on Friday ahead of the resumption of toll payment on the bridge. African Examiner gathered that no fewer than five security vehicles and many policemen have been stationed on the bridge. The Lekki Concession Company had announced that it would resume toll operations […]
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Friday, April 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anglican Bishop, Diocese of Abakaliki, Bishop Monday Nkwoagu, has urged Nigerians to turn to God to ensure a desirable society. Nkwoagu made the call in Abakaliki on Friday, while fielding questions from journalists on the significance of Good Friday. The News Agency of Nigerian (NAN) reports that Good Friday, also known […]
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Friday, April 15th, 2022
Veteran highlife singer Orlando Julius is dead. Bimbo Esho of the Evergreen Music Company Limited confirmed the death of the 79-year-old highlife singer. The deceased’s wife, Lady Latoya, also confirmed the incident. Orlando Julius, a native of Ijebu Ijesha, was one of Nigeria’s fathers of Afro/Highlife music and a fine saxophonist. In her eulogy while […]
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Friday, April 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Council of State led by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the pardon of 159 convicts including a former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye; and ex-Governor Jolly Nyame of Taraba State, who were both imprisoned for stealing N1.16bn and N1.6bn respectively. Confirming Dariye’s pardon, the Commissioner […]
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Friday, April 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prince Harry and his wife, Megan Markle have reunited with the Queen of England, two years after stepping down as working members of the British Royal Family. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex both exited England with their son, Archie, early 2020, and relocated to the United States. Then followed their explosive […]
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Friday, April 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unidentified gunmen on Thursday attacked a voter registration center in Imo, killing a security guard on duty, Mr Anthony Nwokorie. The incident occurred at Nkwo Ihitte Polling Unit 004, Amakohia Ward in Ihitte-Uboma Local Government Area (LGA) at about 10:00 a.m. An eyewitness account said that the assailants on arrival seized and […]
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Friday, April 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has ordered intensive security patrols of all public spaces and critical national assets ahead of the 2022 Easter celebration. The Acting Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. The I-G directed Commissioners of Police (CPs)and […]
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Thursday, April 14th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has asked the Academic Staff Union of Universities to suspend its ongoing strike. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige made this appeal on Thursday in Abuja. This is as the minister also faulted the Nigeria Labour Congress’ ultimatum for ending the strike. The NLC had called on […]
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Thursday, April 14th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police in Lagos on Thursday said that they had arrested a 29-year-old man (name withheld) for allegedly smashing the head of his one-month-old daughter on the floor resulting to her death. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on Thursday while parading the […]
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Thursday, April 14th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential aspirant Nyesom Wike says he will never settle for vice-president position as the contest for the plum job heats up, ahead of the presidential election next year. “I’m not coming out to negotiate to be vice to anyone, I’m coming out to contest for the number one position in the country,’’ […]
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Thursday, April 14th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has taken into custody Eberechukwu, the wife of the immediate past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano. The former Anambra First Lady, who has been under investigation, is currently in the custody of the commission in Abuja. It was learnt that Mrs Obiano was being questioned […]
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Thursday, April 14th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Council of State has Okayed the national population census for April 2023 after the general elections. Director-General of National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Isa-Kwarra, disclosed this to State House Correspondents after a meeting of the Council of State presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday. Isa-Kwarra also said the […]
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Thursday, April 14th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has charged the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Iyiola Omisore, on progress and development of Ile-Ife Kingdom. Ooni gave the charge in his palace when Omisore led notable politicians and supporters on a courtesy visit to the palace in Ile-Ife on […]
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Thursday, April 14th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives on Thursday approved N4 trillion for fuel subsidy in the revised 2022 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) sent by President Muhammadu Buhari on April 7. The House also passed the sum of N182 billion as an increment for the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) salary, while it also passed N7.35 […]
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Thursday, April 14th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Alassane Ouattara on Wednesdays said that Ivorian Prime Minister, Patrick Achi, has tendered his resignation and that of his government. Speaking at the opening of outgoing Prime Minister Patrick Achi’s last cabinet meeting, Ouattara stated that he had accepted the government’s resignation and would “from next week appoint a new prime […]
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Thursday, April 14th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Barbadian singer Rihanna has disclosed her reason for constantly putting her baby bump on display. The expectant billionaire businesswoman in an interview during the shoot for her feature on the cover of May edition of Vogue Magazine said pregnancy should be celebrated and not hidden. Rihanna explained upon the confirmation of […]
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Thursday, April 14th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pastor Paul Enenche of Dunamis Gospel International Centre, Abuja, has finally spoken about the death of the late Nigerian gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu. The singer died on Friday at an Abuja hospital. Until her death, Osinachi was a lead singer at the Dunamis International Gospel Centre. She was 44. She was alleged […]
