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Saturday, May 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned against any attempt by leaders to politicise the country’s increasing security challenges. The state Chairman of the congress, Mr Ikechukwu Nwafor, gave the warning, while speaking with journalists on the 2021 Worker’s Day celebration warning on Saturday in Abakaliki. Nwafor said […]
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Saturday, May 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has declared his intention to negotiate with bandits to ascertain their grievances and the way forward. Umahi made the declaration on Friday in Abakaliki at the presentation of 40 Toyota Sienna vehicles and 20 Hilux vans to security agencies for enhanced operations in the state. The governor […]
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Saturday, May 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Acting Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has ordered the deployment of Mr Christopher Owolabi, as the new Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the Police Command in Anambra. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. The […]
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Saturday, May 1st, 2021
A Kenyan doctor, Stephen Karanja, who became a vociferous opponent of the Covid-19 vaccine has succumbed to the virus, weeks after saying the jab was “totally unnecessary”. Dr Stephen Karanja, chairman of the Kenya Catholic Doctors Association, advocated steam inhalation and hydroxychloroquine tablets. He clashed with the Catholic church over the safety of the Covid […]
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Saturday, May 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The U.S. mission in Nigeria, on Friday announced plans to prioritise student visa applicants. This, the mission said in a statement, was to ensure that Nigerian students resuming in the fall of 2021 got visa interview appointments in advance of their programme start date. Susan Tuller, U.S. mission Country Consular Coordinator said […]
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Saturday, May 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – According to UN figures, 125 minors were among the refugees and migrants prevented from fleeing to Europe off the coast of Libya earlier. A total of 114 were travelling unaccompanied by adults, the UN children’s agency UNICEF reported in Geneva on Friday. Libya’s coastguard took most of those picked up to controversial […]
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Saturday, May 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Health officials say 44 people were killed in a stampede at a religious festival in Israel. The Health Ministry said on Friday 150 others were and have been taken to six different hospitals. The mass gathering was organised to celebrate the Lag B”Omer, an annual religious holiday marked with all-night bonfires, prayer […]
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Friday, April 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has explained why the Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry (AMEN), Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, turned against President Muhammadu Buhari after supporting him in 2015 and 2019. Mbaka, it alleged, wanted contracts for supporting Buhari but was rebuffed. The Presidency said rejection of Mbaka’s contract request was why the Enugu-based […]
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Friday, April 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has prohibited illegal occupation of abandoned buildings and properties under construction as part of measures to address security challenges. Dr Idris Salako, Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Lagos. Salako said the measure became necessary […]
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Friday, April 30th, 2021
…Pledges to Optimize Cost, Boost Remittance to FAAC The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has clarified that the revenue projection contained in the letter to the Accountant General of the Federation being cited in the media pertains only to the Federation revenue stream being managed by the Corporation and not a reflection of the overall […]
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Friday, April 30th, 2021
Dr. Adesola Adeduntan has since resumed work as CEO of the First Bank in line with the directives of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), a corporate statement issued by the Bank has stated. The statement reads in full as follows: “We refer to the Central Bank of Nigeria Limited (CBN) pronouncement on the reconstitution […]
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Friday, April 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Yekini Nabena has threatened to report Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Rev Fr. Ejike Mbaka, to the Pope and Vatican for committing acts capable of destabilizing the country. The APC leader alleged the recent call for impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari […]
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Friday, April 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Burna Boy the African Giant has hit the studio again to produce his first official single for 2021 titled ‘Kilometre’. With the song, the Grammy award-winning artiste reminds his contemporaries that he is way ahead of them. The singer uses the song to speak on the journey of his life in the […]
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Friday, April 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fear gripped staff of Ikeja Magistrate Court in Lagos as they vacated the court premises for dread of being pounced on by unionists. African Examiner reports that the staff of the court took to their heels after they heard that officials of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) were approaching the court […]
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Friday, April 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, says the current security challenge facing the country has political undertone. Akpabio said this on Thursday in Abuja at the APC National Secretariat when he spoke with newsmen. “I think most of the problems are politically motivated. “So, we must use our binoculars to […]
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Friday, April 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Capital Plc (“United Capital” or “The Group”), Nigeria’s leading investment bank and a foremost Pan-African financial and investment services group, announced its Unaudited Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2021 on April 28th, 2021, showing a Revenue of N3.12Billion, and Profit Before Tax of N1.97 Billion while delivering an […]
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Friday, April 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has expressed disappointment and sadness over accusations being levelled against President Muhammadu Buhari by Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue following recent killings of soldiers and innocent citizens in the state. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, stated this in a statement in […]
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Friday, April 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Experts from member states of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) met in Kampala on Wednesday to find ways to prevent a further escalation of conflict in the Horn of Africa. Present at the meeting were experts from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda under the Conflict Early Warning […]
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Friday, April 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FC Barcelona missed the chance to go top of La Liga with just five games left when they were stunned 2-1 by Granada at Camp Nou on Thursday night. Although Barca controlled most of the ball and had the majority of the chances, two defensive lapses did them in. They allowed Darwin […]
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Thursday, April 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, stated that the Lagos State new law on Anti-Cultism has made the state calm and reduced the activities of cultists. Odumosu said this while addressing newsmen at the Police Command, Lagos State Headquarters, Ikeja. African Examiner reports that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu signed […]
