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Saturday, November 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Government said on Friday that bodies recovered from the building that collapsed at Gerard Road, Ikoyi, are ready for identification by families. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, while giving update to newsmen at the site of the collapsed 21-storey building, said the bodies were ready for identification […]
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Saturday, November 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than five people have died while several other persons sustained varying degree of injuries as a kerosene-laden tank exploded at popular Kubwa Village Market in Abuja. The incident happened, Friday night, at the junction leading to the L.E.A Primary School, Jaji Street, and few metres away from St Luke Catholic […]
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Saturday, November 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr C. Don Adinuba, Anambra Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, has refuted a public report of people leaving the state in large numbers is false . Adinuba said that instead, the opposite is the truth as a large number of people, especially qualified voters, are pouring into the state to participate […]
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Friday, November 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of Ondo state security outfit codenamed Amotekun have arrested 18 suspects with dangerous weapons concealed in bags of tiger nuts and under the seats of three buses. The dangerous weapons intercepted include guns, 500 pieces daggers and different sizes of knives that were secretly concealed in bags filled with tiger nuts. […]
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Friday, November 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gombe State governor, Alhaji Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya has warned perpetrators of violence in the state of retribution, assuring citizens of his determination to protect the lives and property of citizens in the state. The warning is coming on the heels of violent attacks on the State capital on Friday by thugs allegedly […]
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Friday, November 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Friday handed over 56,000 feeding utensils to Niger state government for the benefit of pupils under the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in the state. Hajiya Sadiya Farouk, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, handed over the utensils to the government at the […]
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Friday, November 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Friday, called on the international community to raise awareness about tsunami threats and share innovative approaches to decreasing risks. The UN chief said this in a message marking World Tsunami Awareness Day. “We can build on the progress achieved, ranging from better outreach to tsunami-exposed communities […]
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Friday, November 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday stopped the Federal Government from executing its plan to deduct $418m from the bank accounts of the 36 states of the federation. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the restraining order against the Federal Government following an ex parte application argued by the lawyers to the […]
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Friday, November 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eighteen infants in Hanoi were mistakenly injected with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine instead of other immunisation shots, but no adverse effects have been reported. The city’s health authority made the disclosure on Friday. The rare event occurred on Wednesday at the Yen Son Commune Medical Centre in the Quoc Oai District of Hanoi, […]
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Friday, November 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu says 19 families have so far submitted names of those suspected to be trapped in the collapsed Ikoyi building. Sanwo-Olu said this while updating newsmen at the site of the collapsed Ikoyi building, adding that register had been opened for such purpose. The governor was at […]
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Friday, November 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Qatar side, Al Sadd have announced that Barcelona have paid the release clause which will see Xavi Hernandes return to the Spanish club as manager. The club made the announcement in a statement on their official Twitter handle on Friday. The statement read, “Turki Al-Ali: The #AlSadd administration has agreed on Xavi’s […]
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Friday, November 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police have reportedly rescued the six staff of the University of Abuja abducted by gunmen on Tuesday and reunited them with their families. Details of the rescue operation were sketchy but the Federal Capital Police Command spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, confirmed the development in a statement this morning. African Examiner had reported […]
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Friday, November 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Members of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Land and Marine Transport have questioned the federal government’s plan to construct a standard gauge rail line from Kano-Maradi, Niger Republic, while it plans to construct narrow rail lines for other rail projects in South-east, South-south and North-east. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, […]
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Friday, November 5th, 2021
(African examiner) – The Ondo State Police Command has deployed its men in the checkpoints on the highways following the withdrawal of soldiers from the roads. The state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party and the All Progressive Congress-led government had traded words over the alleged withdrawal of the soldiers. While the PDP accused the […]
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Friday, November 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has cautioned Nigerian youths to refrain from joining bad gangs of fraudsters, otherwise known as “yahoo boys”. Osinbajo gave the warning in Ibadan, while delivering the first convocation lecture of Kola Daisi University, Ibadan, Oyo State. He urged them to embrace integrity and good character in order to […]
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Friday, November 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali has ordered the restriction of non-essential vehicular movements in Anambra from 11:59pm on Friday to 11: 59pm Saturday. Akali said the measure was aimed at protecting the sanctity of the Nov. 6 governorship election in the state. CP Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer, […]
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Friday, November 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A frontline international not-for-profit organization, WaterAid has called on world leaders to meet their $100 billion climate finance commitment sooner than 2023. The call is coming as WaterAid’s message to the international community in the ongoing 26th session of the United Nations (UN) Conference of Parties (COP26) holding in Glagow, United Kingdom […]
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Thursday, November 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra has cancelled its one-week sit-at-home order it issued across the South-East. IPOB said it called off the order after consultations with elders, traditional, and religious leaders from the region. The group’s Director of Media and Publicity, Emma Powerful, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday after […]
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Thursday, November 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The body of the Managing Director, Fourscore Homes, Femi Osibona, has been recovered from the rubble of the collapsed Ikoyi building. Fourscore Homes is the firm constructing the 21-storey building which collapsed on Monday, on Gerrard Road in Ikoyi, Lagos. The National Emergency Management Agency confirmed this to TheCable on Thursday evening […]
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Thursday, November 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chairman of Cubana Group, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Details soon…
