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Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday maintained that former Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Adamu should become the next national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The President also rejected the renewed attempt by three governors to change the zoning formula, which was agreed upon last week by the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF). A […]
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Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Japan is closing its embassy in Kiev until further notice amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo said on Wednesday that it would operate a liaison office in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv near the border with Poland. Japanese citizens in Ukraine could seek support there, […]
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Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has rejected a bill for life pension for principal officers of the National Assembly. The lawmakers rejected the proposal during Clause by Clause electronic voting on the amendment of 1999 Constitution at Tuesday’s plenary. A total of 190 lawmakers voted against the bill, while 162 voted in its […]
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Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has lifted the ban on tricycle, motorcycle and tipper earlier restricted in some parts of the state. The ban was lifted during a security meeting between him and leaders of the Association of Tricycle Riders Transport Union (ATRTU), Enugu State, Motorcycle Transport Union of Enugu State, […]
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Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said it had received 128 Nigerian returnees from Libya. The Director-General of the Agency, Alhaji Mustapha Habib told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos that the returnees were received through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Habib, represented by the Acting Coordinator […]
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Tuesday, March 1st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari is proceeding on an extended foreign trip that will last beyond two weeks with a four-day stop in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya to participate in the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP@50), scheduled for 3rd – 4th March, 2022. A statement by his Special Adviser […]
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Tuesday, March 1st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), says its members will not lift products for depot owners selling Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) above official depot price of N148.77. NUPENG’s Secretary General, Mr Afolabi Olawale stated this in an interview on Tuesday in Lagos. “One of the lines of action […]
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Tuesday, March 1st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government will start evacuating from Wednesday over 2,000 Nigerians who have fled the war in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who disclosed this in an interview on a Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme, revealed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had approved funds […]
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Monday, February 28th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bishop Emmanuel Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo has advised Christians to use the 2022 lenten practices such as: self-examination, fasting, prayer, almsgiving and reconciliation to make the world more peaceful, charitable and harmonious. Badejo stated this in his lenten message he gave ahead of the Christian lenten period that would […]
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Entertainment, Latest Headlines
Monday, February 28th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Actor Lateef Adedimeji has braced up to confront every situation that will arise following his decision to play the character of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Tinubu. In an interview , the 36-year-old film star explained he rejected the role at the first instance because he was to […]
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Monday, February 28th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to block all federal government roads in Oyo from Tuesday, if the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike continues. African Examiner reports that a section of NANS members from Zone B made the threat on Monday. The members spoke while protesting at […]
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Monday, February 28th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mock examination will now hold on April 9, and not April 16 as earlier scheduled. The board made this known in its Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar on Monday in Abuja. JAMB said that […]
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Monday, February 28th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Atah of Ayede-Ekiti, Oba Afeleye Orisagbemi, narrowly escaped death in the hands of suspected kidnappers on Sunday. African Examiner reports that Oba Orisagbemi is the fourth Ekiti State traditional ruler to suffer similar fate in the last one year. The first ruler victim was kidnapped; the second one escaped kidnapping after […]
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Monday, February 28th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In response to the decision by multiple countries to close their airspace to Russian aircraft, Russian aviation authority, Rosaviatsiya, on Monday announced that it was closing Russian airspace to 35 countries. Countries affected by the indefinite ban include all EU member states and Canada. The EU took the decision to ban Russian […]
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Monday, February 28th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) says that the states under its franchise will experience prolonged power outage due to low weekly power allocation to its network by Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). This is contained in a statement issued by by IBEDC’s Senior Communication Officer, Kikelomo Owoeye, on Sunday […]
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Monday, February 28th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bandits have attacked over 10 communities in Niger State, killed eight persons, abducted a bride and left several others injured. The gunmen, who were said to have numbered over 100, invaded the communities in the Lavun Local Government Area of the state. According to a resident of the Ndakogitu community, who spoke […]
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Monday, February 28th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The world judo governing body (IJU) has taken personal action against Russian President Vladimir Putin following the invasion of Ukraine. “In light of the ongoing war (conflict) in Ukraine, the International Judo Federation announces the suspension of Mr. Vladimir Putin’s status as Honorary President and Ambassador of the International Judo Federation,” it […]
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Monday, February 28th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – World football’s governing body FIFA has decided that no international competition shall be played in Russia, with home matches being played on neutral territory and without spectators. FIFA disclosed its decision in a statement on Sunday, following international condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It also said Russia would have to compete […]
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Monday, February 28th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governments of Hungary and Romania have approved visa free access to all Nigerians fleeing Ukraine, the Federal Government has said. This is contained in a statement issued by the Nigerian Mission in Hungary. The federal government that arrangements are underway for transportation of Nigerian nationals to enable them stabilize, The government […]
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Sunday, February 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The publisher of Ovation Magazine International, Dele Momodu, has paid a visit to the graveside of his mother as he began his campaign for Nigeria’s president in 2023. Momodu uploaded the events which occurred this weekend on his Instagram page. It could be recalled that Dele Momodu’s mother, madam Gladys Arike Momodu, […]
