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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
By Eze Chukwuemeka Eze PREAMBLE My good friend and political leader, Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, who piloted with other great Nigerians the ousting of the last looting PDP Administration under the watch of Dr Goodluck Jonathan that ruined and brought our country to her knees, will by this Friday, May 27, […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
One of the major news items in circulation has been the scarcity of tomato. Incidentally, Nigeria is (was) the 14th largest producer of tomato in the world and the second largest producer in Africa, after Egypt, but our country hardly produces enough to meet the local demand of about 2.3 million tonnes, and lacks the capacity […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Airlines will stop flying to Nigeria next month, ending the carrier’s only route to Africa because of weakness in the energy sector and difficulties in collecting money from tickets sold in that country. The daily route from Houston to Lagos had underachieved for years but was kept alive because […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
Lusaka, Zambia, May 24 – At the 51st Annual meeting of the board of governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), African philanthropist Tony Elumelu, urged the private sector to tackle unemployment among African youths on the continent. Mr. Elumelu, the Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA) and pan-African investment company Heirs Holdings said during […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
…Says Conduct Portends Anarchy A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has berated the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the continued illegal detention of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s cousin, Azibaola Roberts for over 65 days without trial. EFCC had on March 23, arrested Robert over alleged diversion of $40 million through One-Plus Holdings, […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
…To save over N100 million monthly The Bayelsa State government has uncovered payroll fraud in the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), with the discovery of over 765 illegally employed teachers in the eight LGAs, including 50 dead persons in Ogbia Local Government Education Authority (LGEA). The discovery cuts across the eight local government areas […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigeria sets to join the rest of the world tomorrow to mark 2016 Children’s day, President Muhammadu Buhari has reassured Nigeria children and youth that his government remained fully committed to fulfilling its promise of a better Nigeria for all. Buhari in his anniversary message reaffirmed his belief that […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
At last, Manchester United, has confirmed the appointment of Jose Morinho as its new Manager. The former Chelsea Manager who succeeded Loius van Gaal who was sacked Monday, has engaged in talks with the English team since Tuesday. Morinho who lastly engaged with the team on image right report said signed a three years contract […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, said the National Assembly (NASS) will continue to give required attention to the fight against HIV/AIDS in the country. Saraki stated this when he received a delegation from the Champions for an AIDS-Free Generation in Africa, led by former […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate on Thursday slammed the Auditor- General of the Federation, Samuel Ukura for gross display of unprofessionalism on audited annual reports of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government (FG) from 2009 to 2014. It consequently ordered the Auditor- General to issue clearance certificates to government […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sweden striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has declined to confirm his likely transfer to Premier League club Manchester United. The 34-year-old, who is leaving Paris St-Germain after his contract expired, said he has decided on his next move, despite having different offers from around the world. He asserted that the future has […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja EKITI, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The industrial action declared by Ekiti State workers yesterday paralyzed governance, as all government offices were under lock and key. The workers, under the auspices of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Joint Negotiating Council (JNI) embarked on an indefinite strike on Thursday to press home for series of demands from the State […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 30 migrants have died, while 77 were rescued by EU naval units, after another boat capsized in the Mediterranean off the Libyan coast. The alert about the latest accident was raised by a Luxembourg reconnaissance plane which saw the sinking boat. After, ships from an EU task […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
By Ayo Balogun BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Family of the embattled former opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh has raised an alarm that the life of their son is in danger as he was not granted permission for treatment outside the country, saying that his health has aggravated. Speaking on behalf […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government (FG) has declared Monday, May 30, 2016 as a public holiday to mark the year’s Democracy Day. Minister of Interior, Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Dambazau (rted), made the announcement Wednesday on behalf of the FG in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Bassey Akpanyung. […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Afghan Taliban has announced its former Deputy Head, Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada as its new Leader. The announcement followed the killing last weekend, of its immediate past Leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansour who was killed in a US drone strike. Mansour was killed in a strike on his car in Pakistan’s […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, and Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Brigadier General Paul Boroh, has come under attack with the calls for his immediate removal and extensive probe of the amnesty programme under his leadership. The Ijaw Collectives, a group of Niger Delta Environmental Activists made the call in a […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
B Leo Igwe After reading Carmel Cassar’s article on Witchcraft Beliefs and Social Control in Seventeenth Century Malta, one could easily conclude that magical beliefs and occult claims are actually a thing of the past in this country. This is because Cassar analyzed witchcraft belief as if it were merely a phenomenon that manifested centuries ago, not […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
UNITED Kingdom (UK) and Australia yesterday jointly deported 40 Nigerians for immigration offences. The deportees, comprising men and women, arrived at the Hajj camp area of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at 7:25am on a chartered aircraft. It was learnt that the chartered aircraft with the registration number ZTA-4741 had on board 36 Nigerians – […]
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
By Eric Ojo, Abuja The government of France has reaffirmed its commitment to the psychosocial support and access the justice project for the people affected by the spate of insurgency and terrorism in the North East region of Nigeria. The French government pledged to fully support the project which is being implemented by the International […]
