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Thursday, December 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have again wreak havoc in another community in the state, killing some persons and injuring others. Many residents of Etekwuru community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, yesterday, began to leave the community in their numbers as armed men in motorcycle convoy invaded the community and allegedly killed many […]
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Thursday, December 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Saudi Arabia has barred all flights from Nigeria effectively dashing all hopes for those planning to attend the lesser hajj. Although the reason was not expressly stated, it said all non-citizens with history of travel to Nigeria would not be allowed into Saudi Arabia. This is according to a circular issued by […]
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Thursday, December 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ogun Government has banned with immediate effect the indiscriminate parking of vehicles along the Sagamu Interchange-Abeokuta expressway. This is contained in a statement issued in Abeokuta by Mr Kunle Somorin, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Gov. Dapo Abiodun. Somorin said the renewed enforcement of the ban would take effect immediately. […]
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Thursday, December 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a condolence message to the Oromoni family over the death of their son. The president condemned the killing of Sylvester Oromoni, a student of Dowen College, Lagos State, saying all those implicated in the murder case will not be spared. For several days now, the nation has […]
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Thursday, December 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Nigerian Medical Association, Prof. Innocent Ujah, has cautioned the public to be careful, saying being vaccinated doesn’t guarantee total immunity against COVID-19 infection. She stated this at the 11th Annual Symposium of the Health Writers Association Of Nigeria (HEWAN) themed; “Building Confidence In COVID-19 Vaccines”, and sub themed: “Addressing COVID-19 […]
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos-based forex training and capital investment company, MBA Capital and Trading Limited,has declared Maxwell Odum, wanted over alleged fraud to the tune of N213bn. The anti-graft agency in a notice on Wednesday appealed to members of the public with details of the whereabouts of Odum to report to any of EFCC offices […]
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -Brazilian football legend Pele has been hospitalised for treatment of a previously identified colon tumour, his doctors said Wednesday, the latest health issue for the 81-year-old icon. The three-time world champion was admitted to Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo “for follow-up treatment of the colon tumor identified in September this year,” his […]
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari will be visiting Lagos on Thursday, December 9, 2021. He will be attending the public presentation of ‘My Participations,’ the autobiography of Bisi Akande, a former interim national chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC). According to Tunde Rahman, media aide of APC chieftain Bola Tinubu, the event […]
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tottenham Hotspur manager, Antonio Conte, has revealed that players on his team and some of his backroom staff have contracted the COVID-19 virus. Conte, who was scheduled for an in-person pre-match press conference on Wednesday, was only able to take questions virtually due to the incident where he revealed that eight players […]
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with parents, relations and friends of Ojodu Grammar School students who lost their lives in a tragic accident on Tuesday, along Isheri Road, Ojodu, in Lagos State. The president’s condolence message was contained in a statement released by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Wednesday in Abuja. […]
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four students of Delta State University (DELSU) and five others abducted on Saturday, have regained their freedom. Spokesman of the Police Command in the state, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the release of the abductees in Warri . The victims were kidnapped on the Abraka-Eku Road in Ethiope East Local Government Area of […]
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to pay the Convener, #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, the sum of N2 million over unlawful seizure of his mobile phone in 2019 at the point of his arrest. Justice Anwuli Chikere, in a judgment, also ordered the DSS to […]
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, India-based Serum Institute, plans to reduce production of the AstraZeneca jab against COVID-19 by at least half, its chief executive said in a television interview. Serum Institute head, Adar Poonawalla said the failure of the Indian government to place any new orders was the reason for plans […]
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has shut down Bab Fafunwa Millennium School, Ojodu, formerly Ojodu Grammar School until January 2022. A trailer had on Tuesday crushed some pupils of the school. Some of the students died on the spot, while some others were injured. The incident sparked outrage among the students and inhabitants […]
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US tennis star, Serena Williams, will not compete at the Australian Open in January on the advice of doctors, organisers announced on Wednesday. The seven-time winner, 40, is still one behind the all-time record of grand slam tournament victories with 23. She said, “While this is never an easy decision to make, […]
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Maria Chike, on Wednesday revealed that she has been tested positive for COVID-19. She made this announcement via her Instagram page where she also appreciated her fans for showing concern about her well-being. Taking to her Instagram stories, Maria wrote, “My heartbeats, I heard […]
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was rampage in Idogbo Secondary School, in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, as students of the school in a viral video , went haywire, setting a section of the school ablaze, equally vandalizing the principal’s office. They were said to have also harassed a policeman on duty in the […]
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was great outburst of emotions as some mothers protested on Wednesday at the gate of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos where a 12 year old Sylvester Oromoni was allegedly beaten to death by some students of the school. In the video , monitored on BBC News Pidgin, the group also called on […]
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was under fire Wednesday after a video emerged of his senior aides joking about holding a Christmas party at Downing Street last year when social gatherings were banned under Covid rules. The government has been accused repeatedly of hypocrisy over breaches of lockdown rules and in a […]
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed financial sanctions on Uganda’s chief of military intelligence, Major General Abel Kandiho, over alleged human rights abuses committed under his watch. Uganda’s military said it was disappointed by the decision and would seek clarification from Washington, for whom Kampala has been a security partner against militancy […]
