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Friday, September 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police tactical operatives, in collaboration with other security agencies, have repelled a large number of armed bandits (in their hundreds) with intent to attack Shinkafi town, the headquarters of Shinkafi local governments area of Zamfara state. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Friday by the Police Public […]
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Friday, September 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has branded the Lekki area of Lagos State as the center of cybercrime in Nigeria. The antigraft agency said this in a post titled, ‘Lekki now hotbed of cybercrime – EFCC’, on its Facebook page on Friday. Data released by the agency showed that 402 suspects […]
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Friday, September 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State PDP Chairman Ambassador Desmond Akawor said the party chairman was ousted because of his refusal to pay his dues in the last four years. Suspended People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman Prince Uche Secondus defaulted in paying his party dues Akawor, who stated this in Port Harcourt, He said Secondus […]
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Friday, September 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Wife of 2face idibia, Annie Idibia and brother in law, Charles Idibia, have been exchanging words over the former’s allegation of infidelity against the popular singer. The crisis blew open on Thursday evening when Annie accused her husband of infidelity on social media. In the post, she accused her singer husband of […]
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Friday, September 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court of Appeal Abuja Division, has declared Mr Valentine Ozigbo as the validly elected governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) for the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra. Delivering judgment, the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban- Mensem who led a three- man panel of justices […]
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Friday, September 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has frozen assets and funds put at N19,178,253,050 allegedly kept in 24 banks by a convicted former bank Managing Director Francis Atuche. Justice Lateefat Okunnu made the order, following an August 17 application by counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Kemi […]
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Friday, September 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ambassador of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Libya on Thursday expressed the bloc’s support for the upcoming elections in the African country. Jose Antonio Sabadell voiced the support during a meeting with Emad Al-Sayeh, Chairman of the Libyan Higher National Commission of Elections. The meeting “covered developments of the elections […]
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Friday, September 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has departed Abuja on Thursday for Arusha, Tanzania, on a short visit. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. The vice president will be received in Arusha by his Tanzanian counterpart, Dr […]
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Access Bank Plc has posted a profit before tax (PBT) of N97.49 billion in six months as at June 30. This was stated in the bank’s interim financial statement signed by the Company Secretary, Mr Sunday Ekwochi, posted on the website of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Ltd. on Thursday in Lagos. The […]
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has announced diversion of traffic to Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere ahead of preparation for the FIFA 2022 World Cup qualifying match between Nigeria and Liberia. African Examiner reports that the qualifying match between the two countries will be played by 5p.m on Sept. 3. A statement issued by […]
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has appealed to the people of the state to intensify prayers for God’s intervention to end banditry in the state. Matawalle made the call during a special prayer session organised by the Ulamau Consultative Committee (UCC) which was held all over the state. The governor who attended […]
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, has stated that the sacking of two ministers and the reshuffling that followed is a way of President Buhari to reinvigorate his administration. Adesina disclosed this while speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme on Thursday, saying that the ministers were not removed because of weak or […]
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Atiku Abubakar, former Vice-President of Nigeria, has frowned at the abduction of students of Government secondary schools in Kaya, Zamfara State. African Examiner recalls that gunmen suspected to be bandits on Wednesday attacked a secondary school in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State and abducted 73 students. Reacting to this development, […]
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite has assured Nigerians that the conduct of the next Airborne Geophysical Survey will be very beneficial to the country. The minister gave the assurance on Thursday, when he inspected the two aircrafts at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, which have been […]
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Uche Secondus, National Chairman, People’s Democratic Party (PDP), says only National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party has powers to discipline him or any member of the National Working Committee (NEC). Secondus stated this in a statement by his Media Aide, Mr Ike Abonyi, in Abuja while reacting to his suspension […]
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – THE Presidency alleged that the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has amassed a substantial stockpile of weapons and bombs across the country. The allegation was contained in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu in Abuja. The Presidency in a statement […]
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress has endorsed the expulsion of the party’s Caretaker Chairman of Yola South Local Government Area, Adamawa State, Sulaiman Adamu. His expulsion takes immediate effect. This was contained in a statement titled, “APC Expels Yola South LGA Caretaker Chairman, Alhaji Sulaiman Adamu,” signed […]
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oba Jimoh Titiloye, the Olu of Igbo-Ora in Oyo State, has announced that the 2021 edition of the World Twin Festival would hold Oct. 3 to Oct. 9 in the ancient town. Oba Titiloye disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement he made available to the media in Lagos. He said that […]
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, has appointed Jean Damascene Bizimana, Minister of the newly created Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement. This is contained in a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s office. Until Tuesday, Bizimana was the executive secretary of the National Commission for the Fight against Genocide (CNLG), where he […]
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Divisional Police Officer of Igarra Police Station in Akoko-Edo Local Government of Edo State, Suleiman Muhammed, has been reportedly shot by suspected kidnappers along the Auchi-Igarra-Ibillo road. The incident, which happened a few metres before Sasaro around 7 pm, resulted in scarcity of commercial vehicles and commuters were stranded. The local […]