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Tuesday, May 10th, 2016
By Ayo Balogun, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it has begun investigation into questionable financial transactions in some commercial banks. A statement issued by the bank’s acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okorafor, on Monday, said the apex bank is working in collaboration with law enforcement agencies […]
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Tuesday, May 10th, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara, Ayo Afolabi BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Heavily armed policemen Monday took over the premises of the crisis-ridden Edo State House of Assembly to avert possible breakdown of law and order by the lawmakers. Our Correspondent observed that no fewer than 10 police Hilux patrol vans as well as an Armoured Personnel […]
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Monday, May 9th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There is anger in the land. The horrific massacre of people in the Ukpabi Nimbo Community in the Uzo-Uwani, Enugu State has put the country on the boil. Coming on the heels of similar attacks in parts of the country, Fulani leaders in the area had alerted the inhabitants that […]
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Monday, May 9th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UEFA President Michel Platini will soon resign his position as the Head of European Football’s governing body after failing to have a six-year ban from football upturned. A Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) panel reduced the ban to four years on Monday. Following the judgement, the 60-year-old football star […]
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Monday, May 9th, 2016
By Niyi Adeyi LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the man; Lekan Shonde who allegedly killed his wife, Ronke. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Dolapo Badmos, Monday confirmed that the suspect has been tracked down and will be subsequently transferred to the State’s Department of […]
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Monday, May 9th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Impeachment plot against the embattled Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has taken a confusing dimension. The new twist is on the account of the acting Speaker of the Brazilian Lower House, Waldir Maranhao’s annulment of a vote in the House on April 17, 2016 which allowed the impeachment proceedings to extend […]
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Monday, May 9th, 2016
By Seun Adebosin PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Police Command has confirmed killing of five of its men by some unknown gunmen early Monday morning. The State’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Ahmad Muhammad who made the confirmation, explained that the late Policemen were ambushed around 3.00am, along the popular East-West […]
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Monday, May 9th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate was on Monday told by the Director – General of the National Emergency Management Agency ( NEMA), Alhaji Sani Sidi that not less than 800 repentant Boko Haram militants are currently undergoing vocational skills training in form of amnesty under the supervision of the office […]
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Monday, May 9th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State on Monday uncovered plots by some powerful members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to arrest and abduct some of its major stakeholders in Nembe constituency One, Nembe Local Government Area of the state. The acting chairman of the party, Mr. Cleopas […]
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Monday, May 9th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government generated a total revenue of N101.69bn in the first quarter of 2016 out of which a surplus of N4.85bn was realized as against an expected N29.92bn deficit, the State’s Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Akinyemi Ashade said on Monday. Speaking at the ongoing Ministerial […]
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Sunday, May 8th, 2016
Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh was sworn in for a fourth term in office Sunday in a ceremony attended by several regional heads of states and dignitaries. Guelleh took the oath of office at his presidential residence in the capital, Djibouti City. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, the President of Rwanda Paul Kagame, Somali President Hassan […]
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Sunday, May 8th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The lingering leadership crisis rocking the South- east Governors forum has worsened,as governors Rochas Okorocha of Imo state and his Anambra state counterpart, Willy Obiano, for the second time in a week, shunned their meetings held in Enugu. AFRICAN EXAMINER recalled that the two governors, elected under the platform of All […]
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Sunday, May 8th, 2016
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force has smashed a notorious kidnapping syndicate operating in Kaduna State by the Nigeria Police Force Intelligence Response Team. This is in line with the resolve to make the country safe and secure for the citizens of Nigeria, Six members of the syndicate […]
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Sunday, May 8th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has disclosed that the execution of national railway projects contained in the recently assented N6.06 trillion 2016 National Budget is one of the priorities for the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. While recalling that 30 per […]
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Sunday, May 8th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson at the weekend joined other governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-South geo-political zone to fine-tune plans for the forthcoming national convention of the party to be held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Other governors who attended the meeting hosted by […]
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Sunday, May 8th, 2016
Manchester City’s top-four bid is no longer in their own hands as Alexis Sanchez’s equaliser spoiled Blues boss Manuel Pellegrini’s final home game. Sergio Aguero fired City’s early opener into the bottom corner from 18 yards. Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud headed in the equaliser within two minutes, but Kevin de Bruyne’s solo effort restored City’s […]
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Sunday, May 8th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lucy Muthoni Kibaki was buried yesterday, 9.12 am, Nigerian time, in Othaya, Njeri County, Kenya in the presence of about 300 guests and family members, after a requiem mass attended by over 3, 000 dignitaries and 20, 000 mourners. She was the wife of President Mwai Kibaki, the third President […]
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Sunday, May 8th, 2016
YENAGOA, BAYELSA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Government has restated its determination to carry out far-reaching reforms in the service, towards eliminating payroll and other fraudulent activities. The decision was line with its ongoing efforts at repositioning the State public service for effective service delivery. Governor Henry Seriake Dickson, in a statement issued on Sunday […]
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Sunday, May 8th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former spokesman of the Nigeria police force, Emmanuel Ojukwu, has officially assumed duty as the new Enugu state Commissioner of police CP. The state police public Relations officer, PPRO, Ebere Amarizu, disclosed this on saturday to AFRICAN EXAMINER in Enugu. According to Amarizu, before the new […]
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Sunday, May 8th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Angered by the recent attack on Ukpabi-Nimbo Community, in Uzo-Uwani council Area of Enugu State by suspected Fulani herdsmen, members of the Enugu State House of Assembly, have asked President Mohammadu Buhari, to redeploy all the security chiefs in the state. The lawmakers made the call […]
