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Wednesday, June 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday remanded the former Vice Chairman of Lagos Island Local Government Area (LGA) Asekun Sakiru Kehinde in prison custody following his arraignment for allegedly exporting 1.000 kilogrammes of cocaine. Justice Ayokunle Faji made the order after Kehinde pleaded “not guilty” to a one-count charge […]
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Wednesday, June 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 40-day prayer was observed for the repose of the soul of late Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt,-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other officers who died in the ill-fated Beach Craft King Air 350 crash in Kaduna on May 21. Others are the Chief of Military Intelligence, Brig.-Gen. Abdulrahman Kuliya, Army Provost […]
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Wednesday, June 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Giants in Nigeria music industry has taken to their social media handle such as Tiwa Savage, Perruzi, among others to pay their last respect to Obama DMW, a close associate of popstar, Davido. In a tribute posted on her verified Instagram page, iconic singer, Tiwa Savage stated that the whole 30BG squad […]
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Wednesday, June 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There are Indications that IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, was arrested in a South American country after he was trucked by a Nigerian Lady working undercover with Nigerian security agencies A source who did not give details of what Nnamdi Kanu was doing with the lady in the South American country, confirmed […]
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Wednesday, June 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A member of the Zamfara House of Assembly, Mohammed Ahmed, has been shot dead by bandits along Sheme- Funtua Road in Katsina State. Announcing his death, the Clerk of the Zamfara House House of Assembly, Saidu Anka, said Ahmed was traveling to his town when he was killed by the bandits His […]
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Wednesday, June 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 400-level student of the Department of Political Science, University of Benin, Austin Izu, has been shot dead by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in his friend’s off-campus hostel room on the Federal Girls College Road, Ugbowo. Our correspondent gathered that the deceased, who sat his final examination last week, was alleged to have come […]
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Wednesday, June 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, says it is yet to issue any public statement on the re-arrest and re-arraignment of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB). Chief Alex Ogbonnia, the National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Enugu. […]
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Wednesday, June 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – EBONYI State Governor, David Umahi said academic activities would take off in September 2021 at the new state-owned Medical University, Uburu, in the Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state. Umahi, who stated this during the flag-off of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund and State Health Insurance Scheme in Abakaliki on […]
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Wednesday, June 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), has charged Nigerians to ensure that all the meters being installed in their various home or public places are in line with the approved metering code. The Managing Director and Chief Electrical Inspector of the Federation, Mr Peter Ewesor, gave the charge at a seminar […]
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Wednesday, June 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has officially defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Matawalle announced his defection to APC in Gusau on Tuesday at a special grand rally to receive him to the party, organised by the National Caretaker Committee of the APC led by […]
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has sacked all members of his cabinet. Though, details of the dissolution were not given, African Examiner gathered that he has instructed the commissioners to hand over to their directors. The Chief Press Secretary, Mr Taiwo Adisa confirmed the dissolution but did not give further details.. […]
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Onsi Sawiris, the patriarch of a family of billionaire businessmen who launched a group of multinational companies under the Orascom umbrella, died on Tuesday at the age of 90. Chairman of Coptic Christian General Authority Sherif Doss announced on Facebook. Sawiris received an engineering degree from Cairo University and started his construction […]
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yann Sommer’s save in the penalty shootout against France’s superstar Kylian Mbappe in Bucharest has turned Switzerland into a gigantic party mile. The country’s first quarterfinal appearance in over 67 years at the European Championship has triggered incomparable emotions among most of the 8.5 million inhabitants. Packed streets in all regions with […]
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has been arraigned at the Federal High Court in Abuja. African Examiner had earlier reported that the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, announced the arrest of the IPOB leader on Tuesday afternoon. Malami said Kanu […]
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The late founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet TB Joshua, will be buried in the church premises on July 9, 2021. Head of the burial committee, Dr Gary Tonge, disclosed this on Tuesday at a briefing. He said burial activities for the renowned cleric will hold from July […]
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Wife of the Odogwu (War lord) of Ogwash-Uku kingdom, Aniocha South LGA, Mrs. Ohai, was at the weekend stripped and raped by irate youths over chieftaincy tussle. African Examiner gathered over three houses, poultry and two vehicles worth over N500 million were destroyed during the attack. Also, over 12 persons were injured […]
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Monday said flights to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are yet to resume due to discriminatory nature of protocol introduced by the UAE. The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, made the remark during the briefing by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 in Abuja . Sirika, who […]
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), in collaboration with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Forum on Detention and Corrections in Nigeria, has called on other CSOs in Nigeria to stand up for humanity, especially for victims of torture. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by PRAWA and 16 CSOs. It […]
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imo State governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has flagged-off Imo-CARES, the state’s version of the Federal Government’s NG-CARES programme meant to cushion the devastating effect of the novel Covid-19 pandemic on the citizens. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary/Media Adviser, Oguwike Nwachuku, made available to African Examiner said “It was another laudable […]
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Government has approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to July 26. The earlier deadline would have lapsed tomorrow, June 30. The deadline date has now been shifted for about seven times. The first deadline was December 30, 2020, two weeks after the exercise started in the […]
