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Wednesday, November 1st, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja Wednesday dismissed the applications by the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan and his National Security Adviser NSA, Col Sambo Dasuki (retd), against the subpoenas served and compelling them to appear before the court as witnesses in the N400m money laundering case against a […]
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Wednesday, November 1st, 2017
Photo: Sayfullo Saipov BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Five Argentine Friends and three others have been killed in a truck attack which occurred in New York Tuesday. All together, eight people were killed while 12 injured when the driver of the truck hit people on a cycle path in Lower Manhattan. The victims, all men […]
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Wednesday, November 1st, 2017
Photo: Chief Olabode George …Vows to Uphold Justice, Fairness, Equity in the Party if Elected Exclusive Interview By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, Nigeria Bureau, Lagos LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former National Vice Chairman (South West) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George has blasted a group named the Oodua PDP Alliance, which recently […]
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The premier financial institution and Nigeria’s most valuable bank brand, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has been named the first financial institution in Nigeria and the West Africa sub-region to issue 10 million cards to customers across the country. This makes FirstBank the second bank in Africa to achieve this feat. With […]
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2017
Photo: Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun …To Extend Tax Compliance to Private Sector (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Revenue from Value Added Tax (VAT) grossed N797.51 billion into the Federation Account between January and October 2017, the Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, revealed on Tuesday. The non-oil revenue represents 46.15 per cent of […]
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2017
…I’m glad the Ecumenical Centre came through me, says Dickson (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), on Tuesday came hard on elites, including religious leaders across Geo-political zones for their inability to assist in the fight against corruption in Nigeria. He accused the political, business and religious leaders of selfishness, saying they refused […]
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Monday, October 30th, 2017
Photo: Governor of Zamfara state, Abdulaziz Yari (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Director-General of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Asishana Okauru, said on Monday that despite the recession, 23 States in the country recorded overall growth of 20% in internally generated revenue (IGR) last year – from N687 billion in 2015 to N821 billion in 2016. Okauru, […]
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Monday, October 30th, 2017
Photo: Boss Mustapha By Ayo Balogun, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir David Lawal, and the Director General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayo Oke. The president action follows the recommendation of the probe panel headed by the Vice President, Prof […]
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Monday, October 30th, 2017
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite having some aspirants in the South West zone of the country, a pan socio-cultural group, the Oodua PDP Alliance, has declared its support for a former lawmaker Uche Secondus, for the position of PDP National Chairmanship seat. The group in a statement issued by Hakeem Ogunsola, advised aspirants from […]
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Monday, October 30th, 2017
Press Release In the last two months, startling revelations emanating from government circles particularly in respect to breaches of service rules, insubordination, allegations and counter allegations on act bordering on corruption and malfeasances is worrisome as well as embarrassing. In a nation deserving a quick fix and clear departure from impunities that led us where […]
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Monday, October 30th, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government (FG) has called on the various tiers of government in the country to take adequate measures to protect school children while they are on the road to and from school. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the call in Abuja Friday when he […]
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Monday, October 30th, 2017
From Ignatius Okpara ENUGU NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely a week to the forthcoming Enugu State local government election, the opposition All Progressives Congress APC, has filed charges against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the Enugu State Independent National Electoral Commission ENSIEC, over the poll. The controversial election is scheduled to hold on […]
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Saturday, October 28th, 2017
England Under-17s are world champions thanks to an inspired second-half performance in which they overturned a two-goal deficit with five unanswered goals. A talented Spain team were 2-0 ahead just past the half-hour but England, a side packed with attacking talent, recovered to win 5-2 thanks in large part to Manchester City’s Phil Foden and […]
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Friday, October 27th, 2017
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two white farmers in South Africa who forced a black man into a coffin have been convicted and sentenced to over 10 years in jail each. The convicted, Theo Martins Jackson and Willem Oosthuizen were first convicted in August for attempted murder and kidnapping. The two men accused Victor Mlotshwa […]
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Friday, October 27th, 2017
Photo: President Muhammadu Buhari (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the President Muhammadu Buhari led government as one that is rotten and covered with scandalous corruption, saying; “within the last one month, Nigerians have been confronted with messy revelations that gave credence to my earlier position that President Buhari is […]
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Friday, October 27th, 2017
By Niyi Adeyi LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Lagos State High Court has fixed Friday, November 10, 2017 to rule for or against fresh charges including murder and illegal sales of firearms filed against the alleged notorious kidnap suspect, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly called Evans. The counts were filed by the Lagos State Directorate of […]
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Thursday, October 26th, 2017
Photo: Ibrahim Shekarau (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau, has indicated interest to run for the presidency in 2019 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. His spokesperson, Sule Ya’u Sule, said Mr. Shekarau, who is also a former Governor of Kano State, sent a notification letter to the PDP […]
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Thursday, October 26th, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Mohammadu Buhari has approved the 2018 budget estimates draft. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, confirmed this Thursday, while briefing the State House correspondents at the end of FEC meeting at the presidential villa, Abuja. […]
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Thursday, October 26th, 2017
Photo: President Uhuru Kenyatta BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amid tight security, voting is under way in Kenya in a re-run of the recent Presidential election. However, the exercise is being boycotted by the main opposition in line with its leader, Ralia Odinga. Contrary to Odinga who had vowed to disrupt the vote, by calling for […]
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Thursday, October 26th, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As one of the few states that have fully operated the Open Governance Initiative, Kogi State has continued to show a New Direction of accountable governance and transparency. This was contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner of Finance and Economic Development, Idris Asiru. According to Asiru, the Kogi State Ministry […]
