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Thursday, August 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A prominent Islamic cleric and Chief Imam of Atiba community in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Sheikh Mushafau Bakare, who was reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen, has been found dead. Relatives and close associates of the cleric had earlier raised an alarm that Bakare was abducted on Wednesday night. However, his lifeless body was […]
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Thursday, August 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a non-profit social enterprise that builds ICT-enabled support systems and advocates for digital rights and inclusion in Africa, has urged the Government of Zambia to respect the digital rights of its citizens during country’s general elections holding tomorrow. The group said the government must keep the internet on during […]
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Thursday, August 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Traditional Rulers Council has outlawed girl-child marriage and other forms of gender-based harmful practices in the state. This is contained in a communique issued at the end of a multi stakeholders’ strategic conference between the council and WomenAid Collective. The conference was organised in partnership with the Ford Foundation […]
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Thursday, August 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has allayed the fears of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) workers of any lay-offs as plans to franchise four major international airports in the country get underway. Aviation minister Hadi Sirika gave the assurance at a virtual meeting with aviation stakeholders in Lagos, on Wednesday, on the […]
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Thursday, August 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group of 31 lawyers from northern Nigeria on Wednesday volunteered to render free legal services to the former commander of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari. Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, is facing allegations of corruption leveled against him by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the […]
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Thursday, August 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Substitute goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga made two shootout saves as Champions League winners Chelsea beat Spain’s Villarreal 6-5 on penalties to add the UEFA Super Cup to their trophy collection on Wednesday. Extra time had ended 1-1 at Belfast’s Windsor Park ground, with Chelsea replacing goalkeeper Edouard Mendy with Kepa in the final […]
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave this update after the week’s virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Providing updates on the government’s negotiation with the micro-blogging site, the Minister gave more details of the conditions given […]
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has suspended the Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Mr Clement Nweke, over alleged insubordination and dereliction of duty. The commissioner’s suspension was announced in a statement issued by Secretary to the State Government/Coordinating Commissioner, Dr Kenneth Igwe, on Wednesday in Abakaliki. The suspension, according to the […]
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An inferno on Wednesday gutted a shopping plaza on llofa Road in the GRA area of Ilorin. The Director, State Fire Service, Mr Falade Olumuyiwa stated that the fire, which began at about 1am, destroyed valuables worth millions of naira. Olumuyiwa said the fire was immediately put out by men of the […]
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has stated that there are too many injustices in Nigeria under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Falana, disclosed this while speaking with BBC Yoruba as he made reference to the Federal Government’s quick decision to extradite Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, from Benin Republic to […]
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says its strict travel protocols are put in place to protect its citizens from being infected by COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known while speaking in Abuja on Wednesday. Mohammed said Nigeria had been tagged as a very strict country in […]
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over a virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari is in London, UK, for a medical check-up after participating in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021 to 2025. Before the […]
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Wednesday says consistent testing and non-compliance to non-pharmaceutical interventions are responsible for high reported cases of COVID-19 at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camps. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed in Abuja that scaling up of COVID-19 testing in various orientation camps […]
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ikeja Special Offences Court has adjourned until September 27, the trial of Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, alias Baba Ijesha charged with alleged defilement. African Examiner reports that the trial which was scheduled to continue on Wednesday did not hold due to the absence of the presiding judge, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, who currently […]
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Consul General of Nigeria to South Africa, Malik Abdul paid a solidarity visit to Nigerians affected by the recent unrest in Gauteng province. Mr Malik Abdul visited some of the business locations affected by the widespread rioting and looting spree at Jules Street in Johannesburg Central Business District. African Examiner reports […]
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 25 Algerian soldiers were killed on Tuesday as they attempted to extinguish wildfires raging in the northeastern provinces of Tizi Ouzou and Bejaia, the Algerian Defense Ministry said. Wildfires erupted simultaneously overnight on Monday across 14 Algerian provinces, killing at least seven civilians and injuring dozens of others, the ministry […]
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday held talks with visiting Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Roble, with the two leaders agreeing to reset Kenya-Somalia relations after months of strained ties. Kenyatta, who led the Kenyan delegation at the bilateral talks in Mombasa, spoke of the need to collaborate more in areas such as […]
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Tuesday, August 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Katsina State House of Assembly on Tuesday approved the replacement of the state’s logo as requested by the Gov. Aminu Bello-Masari. The assembly approved the request at its plenary on Monday presided over by the Speaker, Alhaji Tasi’u Maigari. The request, which was forwarded to it in a letter signed by […]
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Tuesday, August 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 200 political thugs on Tuesday invaded the Enugu state office of All Progressive Congress, APC to disrupt the State Caretaker Executive Committee meeting, just as the party has slammed indefinite suspension on Ex-speaker of the state House of Assembly, Barr. Eugene Odoh, and three other members of the party […]
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Tuesday, August 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo State Police Command on Tuesday said its operatives have arrested one Ikechukeu Umaefulem, the “Chief Priest” of the Eastern Security Network, the security arm of the Indigenous People of Biafra. The command’s spokesperson, Micheal Abattam, in a statement in Owerri, the state capital, said that the suspect was arrested in […]
