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Saturday, August 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has received another Chibok Schoolgirl rescued by troops of the Operation Hadin Kai in Gwoza Local Government Area of the state. Malam Isa Gusau, the Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Communication Strategy, confirmed the development in a statement on Saturday in Maiduguri. Gusau said […]
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Saturday, August 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state has stated that President Muhammadu is “considerate and caring”. It could be recalled that Buhari paid a visit to Tinubu on Thursday in the UK. Tinubu, who has been away from the country for over a month, is reported to be undergoing treatment in the […]
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Saturday, August 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was commotion in Jos around Rukubba road as some youths in the Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State on Saturday clashed with Fulanis. The clash reportedly led to the death of many. According to available information, some buses were carrying Fulani heading towards Rukuba Road while Irigwe people and […]
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Saturday, August 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Raphael Varane was paraded as a new Manchester United player ahead of Saturday’s Premier League opener against Leeds after signing a four-year contract with the Red Devils on Saturday. “Manchester United is delighted to announce the signing of Raphael Varane, keeping him at the club until June 2025,” United said in a […]
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Saturday, August 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Big Brother recently lost his temper when BBNaija Shine Ya Eye housemates flouted his rules. Deputy head Of House Maria had invited Liquorose and Peace into the Head Of House lounge, flouting page 4 of the rule book, which says no one except the Head of house, deputy head of house are […]
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Saturday, August 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema took an early lead in the country’s presidential election over long-time rival and incumbent Edgar Lungu, according to first results issued by the electoral commission on Saturday. Lungu, 64 and in power since 2015, faces a potentially tight contest against Hichilema – known as “HH” – a […]
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Saturday, August 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) has suspended the weekly sit-at-home exercise it commenced this week in the southeast. Spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. IPOB had declared a weekly sit-at-home exercise to protest the arrest and detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu by the Federal […]
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Saturday, August 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced its sponsorship of the 5th edition of the Chief Olusegun Obasanjo golf tournament, organized by the Abeokuta golf club. The competition, which is scheduled to hold on Saturday, 14th August 2021 will have Chief Obasanjo perform the ceremonial Tee-off to the glamour of the 150 […]
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Saturday, August 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zambia on Friday began announcing results of the tight presidential election between top contenders President Edgar Lungu and main rival Hakainde Hichilema held amidst restrictions on internet access and violence in three regions. The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) said voting continued overnight in some areas with the last polling station closing […]
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Saturday, August 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Osun Police Command on Friday announced the dismissal of the police officer who shot and killed a man on a motorcycle in Osogbo. Sgt. Adamu Garba shot and killed Saheed Olabomi on July 27. In a statement by the Osun Police Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, the officer was dismissed after an […]
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Saturday, August 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Mission in Tripoli said on Friday that it was evacuating 100 Nigerians stranded in Libya, with another set of 100 stranded Nigerians to be returned home in the next 10 days. Mr Kabiru Musa, Chargé D’affaires en titre of the Nigerian Embassy in Libya, disclosed this in a statement made […]
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Friday, August 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Brentford announced their arrival in the English Premier League (EPL) in style on Friday as goals from Sergi Canos and Christian Norgaard secured a memorable 2-0 win over Arsenal. A below-par Gunners side missing captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and fellow striker Alexandre Lacazette were deservedly beaten in the 2021/2022 season opening game. The […]
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Friday, August 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Friday said 22 suspected arsonists were arrested in connection to massive wildfires that killed at least 69 people in the North African country. The fires broke out in 17 Algerian provinces on Monday amid scorching temperatures and authorities said evidence showed the fires had been started deliberately. […]
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Friday, August 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Princess, one of the Big Brother Naija, Season 6 housemates, says she is in love with a fellow housemate, Cross. Princess said on Friday during a Diary Session that she had not been able express her feeling to Cross because too many ladies were always around him. Earlier in the week, Cross […]
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Friday, August 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari and All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Tinubu met in the United Kingdom, at Tinubu’s London home. Details of their discussions were however not disclosed by the President’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, who confirmed the development. President Buhari travelled to the UK on July 26 […]
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Friday, August 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari will be back in Abuja today after an 18-day visitation to London, the United Kingdom (UK) capital. A police wireless message dispatched Thursday by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command to all Sector Commanders and Divisional Police Officers alerted of the President’s expected return. The wireless dispatch, which […]
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Friday, August 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Miss Gift Agenoisa, a JSS1 female student of Mary Immaculate Secondary School , Ado- Ekiti, has dragged the Ekiti Government, before a state High Court, seeking N15 million in damages for breach of fundamental rights. In a suit number HAD/01/CR/2021 and sworn to, at the Ado-Ekiti High Court, on her behalf by […]
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Friday, August 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Africa Center for Disease Control (AfricaCDC) has explained that the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccine was chosen for the continent because ‘it is a single shot vaccine, with a long shelf-life and partly manufactured on the African continent’. “First of all, as a single-shot vaccine, it is easier and cheaper to […]
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Friday, August 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Niger State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Muhammad Idris, who was kidnapped five days ago, has regained his freedom at about 9.30 pm on Thursday night, according to a statement by the family. A member of the family, Mr. Ado Ada, who issued the statement, expressed his delight over the victim’s […]
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Friday, August 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has announced the reopening of Eko Bridge, which had been under repairs, to traffic on Friday, Aug. 13. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, in a statement said the 10-week rehabilitation works on Eko Bridge was completed on schedule. He also said traffic would be […]
