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Friday, July 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amid continuing deterioration of worsening insecurity, the Nigerian Army has explained why it is playing catch-up with bandits, Boko Haram, and ISWAP terrorists. Specifically, the army stated that the federal government did not train its soldiers to fight asymmetric warfare. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, however, disclosed that […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Students and lecturers of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Zaria in Kaduna, kidnapped 31 days ago, have regained freedom, an official said on Friday. The institution’s Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Shehu, made the disclosure in Zaria. Shehu said that the two lecturers and six students regained freedom on Thursday night and had been reunited […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pope Francis will lead Sunday’s Angelus prayer from the Rome hospital where he is recovering from colon surgery, the Vatican said Friday. “The Angelus will be recited from the 10th floor of the A. Gemelli University Hospital,” spokesman Matteo Bruni said, adding Francis was continuing to improve following last Sunday’s operation. The […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredu, has stated that the Late Prophet T.B Joshua gave him and his wife money when he won his first election to become the governor of Ondo State. Akeredolu disclosed this at the funeral service of Prophet T,B Joshua at the Synagogue Church of All Nations, […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the people of South East- geo political zone of the country continue to clamour for a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction come 2023, some citizens from various parts of the country have called on a renowned philanthropist and All progressive Congress APC Chieftain from Enugu State, Emperor Chris Baywood Ibe, to […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to grant amnesty to both the leaders of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and the leader of the Yoruba nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho. This advice was given by a A Lagos-based socio-political activist and critic, Chief Adesunbo […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two members of Gombe State House of Assembly, Hon. Abdullahi Abubakar and Hon. Adamu Pata have dissociated themselves from the purported endorsement of a Gombe senator, Danjuma Goje for a fifth term in the senate. Hon Abdullahi Abubakar and Adamu Pata represent Akko West and Yamaltu constituencies respectively in the State House […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has detected a confirmed case of the SARS-CoV-2, known as the Delta variant in Nigeria. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu disclosed this in an interview in Abuja. African Examiner reports that the deadly Delta variant is recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operator of Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos Terminal Two (MMA2) in a swift response by its Spokesman, Mikail Mumuni has denied owing the Federal AirportsAuthority of Nigeria (FAAN) any amount at all. Ina statement on Thursday night, he said “ On the contrary, it is FAAN that owes […]
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Thursday, July 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi Government has flagged-off the planting of over five million trees across the state, to confront the adverse effects of climate change. Mr Sunday Ugwuocha, Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Dave Umahi, on Environment, made the disclosure in Abakaliki, on Thursday, during the flag-off. Ugwuocha said that the tree planting policy […]
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Thursday, July 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has warned admission seekers into the NAF College of Nursing (NAFCON) against activities of fraudsters. NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet gave the warning in a statement on Wednesday. Air Commodore Gabkwet said the attention of NAF has been drawn to a […]
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Thursday, July 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government on Thursday inaugurated the Board of Trustees (BoT) for the J.K. Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History to restore the lost glory of the centre. Speaking during the inauguration ceremony in Lagos House, Ikeja, Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, who is the Chairman of the Board, […]
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Thursday, July 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has reiterated the Nigerian Army’s commitment to prompt and adequate attention to the medical needs of wounded troops at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna. The COAS gave the assurance when he visited wounded personnel in the hospital on Thursday in […]
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Thursday, July 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director Africa Centre for Desease Control (CDC) on Thursday said that only 1.19 per cent of Africa’s population have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus as third wave hits. A paltry number that is worrying experts as the continent experiences a third wave of cases. The current rise in infections is […]
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Thursday, July 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Uganda has reopened the Central Corridor to transport cargoes across Lake Victoria from the Tanzanian town of Mwanza to the Ugandan capital Kampala, its transport authorities said on Wednesday. “The revitalisation of the Central Corridor after many years of inactivity is a clear testimony of Uganda’s commitment to strengthen our economy,’’ Fred […]
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Thursday, July 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lauretta Onochie, presidential aide, has stated that she is not a member of any political party. Onochie made this known when she appeared before the senate committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Onochie was on Thursday screened as an INEC commissioner. It could be recalled that Buhari nominated her for […]
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Thursday, July 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 24 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police. It however declined promotion of former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Commissioner of Police (CP), Ibrahim Magu. The Commission’s Head of Press and […]
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Thursday, July 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ex-South African President Jacob Zuma has been jailed. He will on Thursday (today), begin a court-ordered prison sentence despite days of protests by his supporters. The 79-year-old had long tried to resist, and veterans’ associations supporting him also threatened to destabilise the country if he was arrested. Dozens of them had posted […]
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Thursday, July 8th, 2021
Olubadan Refutes Claim Of Collecting N50m To Aid Sunday Igboho’s Arrest (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has refuted claims that he got N50million from the Federal Government to facilitate the arrest of Sunday Igboho. The monarch disclosed this as Yoruba Nation agitators embarked on a peaceful protest on Wednesday in […]
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Thursday, July 8th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) says five persons lost their lives in a traffic accident around Christopher University on Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Thursday. Mr Olusola Ojuoro, the Mowe-Ibafo Divisional Commander of TRACE, who disclosed this in Ota, Ogun, said that four other persons sustained various degrees of injuries Ojuoro […]
