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Saturday, May 22nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, has described as a rude shock the death of the 21st Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, barely four months in the saddle. Magashi said that the mishap that claimed the lives of the Chief of Army Staff, alongside others senior officers and […]
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Saturday, May 22nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Burial proceedings of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Late Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 6 other senior officers has been slated for Saturday in Abuja. The deceased lost their lives in an air mishap in Kaduna on Friday. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, said the event would commence […]
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Friday, May 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports Development on Friday said President Muhammadu Buhari has approved appointment into the National Governing Board of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). In a statement signed by Malam Muhammad Manga, the Director Press and Public Relations for the ministry, announced the appointment. The statement explained […]
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Friday, May 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, says the data of Nigerians is not safe with the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, who already has a record of sympathising with terrorists. Yesufu made this known when she spoke on Friday with The Punch as she reacted to a directive by […]
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Friday, May 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the dissolution of the Caretaker Committee for the Cross River chapter of the party. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. Ologbondiyan said that the decision taken by […]
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Friday, May 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army has announced the death of its Chief, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 others, in an ill-fated NAF aircraft near Kaduna International Airport on Friday. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, who did not disclose the names of the other victims, said the plane was en-route Abuja-Kaduna before […]
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Friday, May 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor Bababjide Sanwo-Olu has ordered a fresh selection process for the ninth Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Lagos State University (LASU). Sanwo-Olu, acting on recommendations of the special visitation panel on the appointment of the VC, ordered the immediate dissolution of the LASU Governing Council and removal of the Pro-Chancellor […]
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Friday, May 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Friday said it would not increase petrol price in June despite the recommendation by the Nigeria Governors Forum that the cost of the commodity is increased. A committee set up by the Nigeria Governor’s Forum had on Wednesday recommended a petrol price of between N408.5/litre and N380/litre, and […]
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Friday, May 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi state police Command says it will carry out thorough investigation into the recent attack on a Pastor and his Church, at Obubara junction area, in Izzi Local government Council of the state by angry youths who allegedly stripped the Cleric naked. Our Correspondent gathered that the said middled age pentecostal […]
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Friday, May 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Philip Obin, Technical Assistant to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on new media, says Gov. Ben Ayade’s defection to All Progressives Congress (APC) was long overdue. Obin said this when he spoke with African Examiner on Friday in Calabar. He congratulated the governor and welcomed him to the Progressive Governors’ fold. Obin […]
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Friday, May 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has identified Kwara and Plateau as the states with the highest population in open defecation. The Director, Water Quality Control and Sanitation, Ministry of Water Resources, Mr Emmanuel Awe, disclosed this at the 2021 First Quarter Lunch Time Seminar for Media Executives in Abuja. He called for concerted efforts […]
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Friday, May 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Police Command has explained that the embattled actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, is still in detention because he has not perfected his bail conditions. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Muyiwa Adejobi, made this known in a text message in response to an allegation […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Spain’s defence minister on Thursday accused Morocco of engaging in “blackmail” after thousands of migrants surged into the Spanish territory of Ceuta in North Africa. “We will not accept the slightest blackmail or questioning of the territorial integrity (of Spain),” Defence Minister Margarita Robles told Spanish broadcaster RNE on Thursday. The situation […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Command in Niger has confirmed that some gunmen on Thursday killed Alhaji Bashar Namaska, the son of the emir of Kontagora. The police said that he was shot on his way to his father’s farm located at Lioji village of Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger. Mr Adamu Usman, […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has berated the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, for condemning the ban placed on open grazing in the Southern part of the country. The Southern Governors had at a meeting in Asaba last week banned open grazing and enjoined President […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
…Tasks W/African Leaders On Youth Unemployment (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – West African Student’s Union (WASU) has commended the aggressive employment generation drive of the Aliko Dangote led companies, urging other wealthy West African leaders to invest in industries that will rid the region of high unemployment rate. President of WASU, Comrade Romans Pillah in a press […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has returned to Abuja after a four-day official visit to Paris, France, to attend the African Finance Summit. Buhari left Abuja on Sunday and met with French President, Emmanuel Macron, and other world leaders at the event in Paris. The summit focused on reviewing the […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Osun has debunked reports that protesters carried AK47 riffles unchallenged during Tuesday’s protest, by some youths in Osogbo. African Examiner reports that some youths in Osogbo protested the raid and arrest of some suspected internet fraudsters in Osogbo by officials of the EFCC in the early hours of […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Non- governmental organization NGO, Parent – Child Intervention Centre (PCIC), has faulted Nigeria’s House Of Representatives move to legalize the use of Indian Hemp in the country for economic benefit. House of Representatives Spokesman, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, had recently disclosed to the media on the benefits and opportunities of Cannabis […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cross Rivers State Governor Ben Ayade has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Ayade announced his decision on Thursday morning in a meeting with six APC governors who visited him at the Government House. African Examiner reports the APC delegation was led by Yobe […]
