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Thursday, May 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in Anambra have confirmed the killing of two of its personnel by unknown gunmen who attacked and razed the Divisional Police Station in Obosi, Idemili North of the state. African Examiner gathered that the attackers had after burning down the station, moved to the quarters where they killed the two personnel […]
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Thursday, May 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate is currently holding a closed door session with the Chief of Defence Staff, the service chiefs, the inspector General of Police and heads of intelligence agencies in the country Those in attendance are General Lucky Eluoye Onyenucheya Irabor (Chief of Defence Staff), Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru ( Chief of Army […]
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Thursday, May 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Examinations Council on Thursday said 26,277 out of the 39,503 candidates who sat for its 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination for external candidates obtained five credits and above including in English Language and Mathematics. The board’s Registrar, Prof Godswill Obioma, disclosed this at the council headquarters in Minna, Niger State, […]
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Thursday, May 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pastor Dare Adeboye, the son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God Worldwide, Enoch Adeboye, is dead. African Examiner gathered that the 42-year-old, who was the third surviving child of the revered cleric, died in his sleep on Wednesday in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, where he was based […]
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Thursday, May 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A woman from Mali who gave birth to nine babies – known as nonuplets – is doing well despite complications during delivery. The babies will need medical care for up to three months, a spokesman from the Casablanca clinic where the woman gave birth told dpa late Wednesday. She had been transferred […]
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Thursday, May 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kaduna State Government said troops rescued 13 kidnapped persons from bandits after fierce gun duel in Chikun Local Government Area of the ctate. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan confirmed the development in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna. “Troops have reported the rescue of […]
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Thursday, May 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Organised Labour has condemned and rejected the plan by the Federal Government to slash the salaries of workers in the country. The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Waba, who said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, noted that the plan was tantamount to a “mass suicide” […]
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea set up an all-English Champions League final with Manchester City as goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount earned them a 2-0 win over Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge. The Blues deserved no less than a 3-1 aggregate win from both legs against the Spanish giants. Across the course of 180 […]
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The remaining abducted students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanization Afaka in Kaduna have regained their freedom after spending 55 days in captivity. The students were released on Wednesday and are currently undergoing medical examination at a health facility in Kaduna. The spokesman of the Police Command in Kaduna state, ASP Mohammed […]
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government says it has placed 4,000 unemployed graduates on N40,000 monthly salary for six months. The Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mrs Yetunde Arobieke, made this known on Wednesday during the 2021 Ministerial Press Briefing in Commemoration of the Second Year in Office of Gov. Bababjide Sanwo-Olu. Arobieke […]
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu residents on Wednesday trooped out in thousands to jubilate the reappearance of Spiritual director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), Rev Father Ejike Mbaka. African Examiner had reported there was tension in Enugu over his whereabouts on Wednesday. Many youths protested, alleging he had been picked up by security operatives or […]
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Protesting youths on Wednesday vandalised the official residence of the Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Bishop Callistus Onaga in demonstration of the alleged arrest of Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka. African Examiner reports that the irate youths suspected to be members of the Adoration Ministry and numbering over 1,000 stormed the residence of […]
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2021
(FRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) has advised that Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James (alias Baba Ijesha), should be charged with child molestation. According to a statement signed by the Attorney-General of Lagos State, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), and made available on Tuesday, a prima-facie case has been established against the […]
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has expressed concern over new paediatric HIV infections in children aged 0-4 years. He expressed his worry during a national dialogue on Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in Abuja. African Examiner reports that the dialogue was organised by the National AIDS/STIs […]
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Tuesday criticized the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for displaying gross ignorance that kidnapping and banditry are not federal offences. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed at a media briefing in Abuja, said it was shocking that PDP ruled the nation for 16 years, yet […]
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Tuesday, May 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City cruised into the Champions League final defeating PSG on Wednesday in the semifinals second leg, winning 2-0. Pep Guardiola’s team advanced on aggregate, 4-1, holding Neymar and company at bay for 90 minutes to make their first Champions League final. Riyad Mahrez scored in both halves, adding to his goal […]
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Tuesday, May 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Wakili Damina, chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of NigerIa (MACBAN) in Kogi state, has been abducted by gunmen. Adamu Abubakar, Kogi MACBAN secretary, said Damina was abducted on April 30 by some armed men dressed in army uniform. He said the abductors, numbering about eight, came in a white […]
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Tuesday, May 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jose Mourinho has made a surprise return to football after being announced as the new Roma manager for next season. He signed signed a three-year contract. Mourinho was sacked as Tottenham manager on April 19 but has made a quick return, the Serie A club confirmed on Tuesday. Mourinho said “Thank you […]
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Tuesday, May 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than six persons were confirmed dead in a Tuesday morning accident involving three vehicles on Sagamu-Benin expressway. Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Ogun, confirmed the incident in Abeokuta. Umar said that the accident involved a Mazda bus marked JJJ 862 XV , a Toyota […]
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Tuesday, May 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has urged Nigerians to disregard the publications on social media saying the administration had been printing money since 2015. Amaechi in a statement by his Media assistant, Mrs Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni, said that the news should be disregarded as it was false. On May 3, a publication […]
