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Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the notice submitted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for its upcoming 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, citing a violation of procedural guidelines. In a letter dated 13 June 2025 and addressed to the party’s national chairman, the Commission noted that the notification […]
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oil marketers under the auspices of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) have cried out to the Federal Government and industry regulators including the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to curb the expansion moves by the Dangote Refinery to distribute petrol and diesel freely to […]
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has presented essential relief materials to victims of June 13 attacks on Yelwata community in Guma Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that scores were killed, houses were razed, and other properties were destroyed by the attackers. NEMA Director […]
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has refuted claims that the party has fallen apart in Lagos. George made this announcement on Monday when he addressed journalists after a PDP stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos, saying that the party’s structure in Lagos and Nigeria can be […]
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has pushed forward the training of credible youths across Benue State as vigilantes working under the supervision of the military, as was done in Borno State, to defend local communities against terrorist attacks. The CDS stated this call at a meeting with traditional […]
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Association of Securities Dealing Houses of Nigeria (ASHON) has expressed concern over the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) recent circular temporarily suspending dividend payments by banks. Mr Sam Onukwue, Chairman of ASHON in a statement on Tuesday, said that the directive, issued June 13, was said to ensure compliance with regulatory […]
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenyan Police fired teargas at protesters in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday after the death of a blogger in police custody cast a spotlight on alleged extrajudicial killings by security forces. Reuters witnesses also reported that clashes also broke out in downtown Nairobi as unidentified motorcyclists beat up protesters, dispersing them. Local […]
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Monday, June 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Global superstar, Davido, has officially pulled out of 50 Cent’s anticipated concert at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on July 3, where he was slated to share the stage with hip-hop heavyweight and R&B legend, Mary J. Blige. The Afrobeats star broke the news via his Instagram story, stressing that his decision was not […]
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Monday, June 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Musa Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, rejected an application by the Federal Government to have Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan arrested for failing to appear for the start of her defamation trial. The government is prosecuting Akpoti-Uduaghan on behalf of Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi Governor, Yahaya […]
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Monday, June 16th, 2025
AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A pro-PDP group, Bala Agents’ Mandate, has called on former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to return to their political roots in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and join forces with Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State to rebuild a strong and united opposition. […]
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Sunday, June 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has temporarily suspended ongoing renovation work at its Iyana-Ipaja Orientation Camp in Lagos State. The Lagos NYSC Coordinator, Mrs Christina Salmwang, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday that the halt was necessary to avoid disrupting the 2025 Batch ‘A’ Stream II […]
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Sunday, June 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former vice president and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the recent attack in Yelwata, Benue State, that left many feared dead and called on Nigerians to hold their leaders accountable. Atiku, in a statement posted on his X account, said the killings underscored the […]
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Sunday, June 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ECOWAS Court has pledged to deepen its engagement with the subregion’s youths and academic institutions to ensure a robust legal culture of justice, human rights and rule of law. The President of the Court, Justice Ricardo Gonçalves, said this at the end of the maiden edition of the Moot Court competition […]
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Sunday, June 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President Donald Trump pocketed more than $57 million from token sales by the crypto venture he and his sons helped launch last year, according to federal financial disclosure forms released by the White House. The more than 230-page document issued by the Office of Government Ethics, dated Friday, lists the US […]
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Sunday, June 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hundreds of youths in Benue on Sunday took to the streets to protest the continuous attacks, killings, and displacement of people in the state. The protest followed the killing of scores at Yelwata community in Guma Local Government Area on Friday night. The protesters who converged at the Wurukum Roundabout in Makurdi […]
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Sunday, June 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Donald Trump warned Iran on Sunday that it would experience “the full strength” of the US military if it attacks the United States. He reiterated that Washington “had nothing to do” with Israel’s strikes on Tehran’s nuclear and intelligence facilities. Israel’s operation, which began early Friday, has targeted Iranian nuclear and military […]
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Sunday, June 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers State, have arrested a 44-year-old businessman for ingesting 53 wraps of pellets of cocaine. The suspect was said to be on his way to Tehran Khomeini, Islamic Republic of Iran, when he was arrested. The suspect, identified […]
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Saturday, June 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN Security Council convened an emergency session on Friday over the Iran-Israel conflict, amid strikes and counterstrikes. The Council adjusted its original schedule to address the rapidly evolving crisis and also heard from the head of the UN-backed international nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Overnight from Thursday into […]
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Saturday, June 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi Government has rued the performance of its contingent to the recently concluded 22nd National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun. Ebonyi placed 28th on the final medals table with one gold in cricket and two bronze medals in cricket and kick-boxing. Richard Idike, the state’s Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports, […]
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Friday, June 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bello El-Rufai, a member of the House of Representatives representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency, has publicly apologised to former President Goodluck Jonathan for criticising his administration in the past, stressing that his past views were because of his youthful inexperience. El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, made his apology […]
