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Wednesday, April 30th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prof. Abdullahi Saleh, Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), on Wednesday expressed the commission’s readiness to provide seamless 2025 Hajj operations, beginning with the inaugural flight on May 9. Saleh said this at the National Hajj Stakeholders Summit, with the theme “Sustainable Hajj Financing: Developing a Resilient Model for Nigerian Pilgrims […]
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on his appointment to the World Bank’s Private Sector Investment Lab, a body tasked with promoting investment and job creation in emerging economies. In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr […]
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prominent Business Executive and Socialite, Aisha Achimugu, has declared “hunger strike” in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) custody following her arrest by operatives of the commission. A statement by the legal team of Achimugu, led by Mr Chikaosolu Ojukwu, SAN, on Tuesday in Abuja said that their client was arrested […]
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, says the National Assembly is set to give necessary legislative backing for the review of outdated laws. Akpabio stated this during the Police Service Commission (PSC) Board/Strategic session and four-day induction programme in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area on Tuesday. The Senate President, who […]
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The trial of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has resumed on Tuesday at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The court, led by Justice James Omotosho, granted the request of the Federal Government for witnesses to testify behind screens. At the resumed hearing, the Defence Counsel, […]
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Monday, April 28th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice I.E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered businesswoman Aisha Achimugu to appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, in connection with an investigation into allegations of fraud. Justice Ekwo, who gave the order in a ruling, also ordered the EFCC, upon the appearance of […]
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Monday, April 28th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A new batch of 52 trainee engineers have successfully completed their Dangote Petroleum Refinery Graduate Trainee Programme and are now set to be inducted into the refinery as employees. The trainee engineers in the field of Chemical Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering and Mechanical Engineering finished their training with presentation and defense of their […]
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Monday, April 28th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has opened up on why he and Governor Sheriff Oborevwori joined the All Progressives Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party. Okowa, stated this while speaking at a ceremony held at the Cenotaph in Asaba on Monday, where he and other defectors were formally received into the […]
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Monday, April 28th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a surprise three-day ceasefire from May 8-10, coinciding with Moscow’s World War II Victory Day commemorations, the Kremlin said Monday. Moscow said it expected Kyiv to issue a similar order, and that it stood ready to respond to any violations of the possible halt in fighting. […]
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Monday, April 28th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, has sentenced the husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi, Peter Nwachukwu, to death by hanging. Justice Nwosu-Iheme found him guilty of culpable homicide resulting in the death of the deceased on April 8, 2022. The judge […]
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Monday, April 28th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has distanced himself from reports circulating on social media suggesting that he, along with four other governors, were planning to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to join a coalition allegedly being formed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in collaboration with other politicians. Idris […]
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Monday, April 28th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its Rivers State Council to organise a peaceful rally on May 1, 2025, as part of activities to commemorate this year’s Workers’ Day. The rally is to be held within the premises of the council, involving all affiliate unions, and will focus on advocating for […]
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Sunday, April 27th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The South-South Zonal chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Sunday issued popular social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan, one week to issue an apology to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, concerning the way he addressed the former Akwa Ibom State governor. This was contained […]
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Sunday, April 27th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ned Nwoko, the senator representing Delta north, has enjoined Sheriff Oborevwori, governor of Delta state, to keep aside the “old habits” of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as he starts a new political journey in the All Progressives Congress (APC). Nwoko, in a statement addressed to the governor cautioned that the defection […]
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Sunday, April 27th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER – The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed that a cyclist died after colliding with a moving truck on Sunday. LASTMA’s General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, made the announcement in a statement in Lagos. Bakare-Oki explained that the tragic accident involved a cyclist and a heavily loaded truck (registration number BDG […]
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Sunday, April 27th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – With a 5-1 win against Tottenham FC on Sunday, Liverpool have won the 2024/25 premier league titles at anfield. The achievement which is the 20th league title draws Liverpool level with Manchester United as the winners of the most league titles in English football. Our correspondent reports that the club won the […]
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Sunday, April 27th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori was absent when the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) met in Abuja on Saturday night. The meeting was to welcome new entrants into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), but Oborevwori, who recently teamed up with the party, did not attend. Oborevwori, who swept to victory in 2023 […]
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Saturday, April 26th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, and a pastor, Edward Oluwasanmi, are facing possible prison sentences in the United States after pleading guilty to charges of COVID-19 relief fraud. Oba Oloyede, a U.S.-based accountant and information systems expert, was installed as the new Apetu in July 2019. He […]
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Friday, April 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has hailed the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal for its judgment in the appeal filed by Meta Platforms Incorporated (Facebook) and WhatsApp LLC. This is contained in a statement by the FCCPC Director Corporate Affairs, Mr Ondaje Ijagwu, on Friday in Abuja. Ijagwu said […]
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Friday, April 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has explained its decision to install solar panels at the Aso Rock Villa, the seat of power in the country. The Director General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Mustapha Abdulahi, said it is unsustainable for the Aso Rock Villa to continue to pay about ₦47 billion yearly in […]
