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Friday, December 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Super Eagles player, Tijjani Babangida, has opened up concerning the lost of his family in a car accident that happened in early 2024. Babanginda spoke in an emotional documentary issued by his former club, Ajax Amsterdam, on Thursday. The African Examiner recalls that on May 9, the former footballer was travelling […]
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Thursday, December 12th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has called for the immediate deployment of personnel to strategic locations, and key areas, and other identified hotspots across the country to reduce traffic and highway robberies and also other criminal activities. The initiative is about ensuring the safety and protection of lives and property during […]
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Wednesday, December 11th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rubbished the importance of a potential alliance between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra Governor Peter Obi, saying that it would not prevent the re-election bid in 2027 of President Bola Tinubu. The ruling party’s National Publicity Director, Bala Ibrahim, described the alliance as […]
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Wednesday, December 11th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has stated that politics should be about meeting the needs of people no matter where their loyalties or allegiances lie. Fubara stated this during the inauguration of Okocha road in Rumuolumeni community, Obio Akpor LGA. The African Examiner writes that Nyesom Wike, the present minister of […]
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Wednesday, December 11th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Tuesday, a former Central Bank Governor and Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, sparked social media reactions after he stated that he always tells his daughters when they are getting married that if their husbands slap them, he expects them to return the slap. Emir Sanusi, who is the 16th emir […]
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Tuesday, December 10th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Arewa Consultative Forum and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, coupled with some stakeholders have berated the Presidency for commenting that President Bola Tinubu would stay in power till 2031. The ACF had stated that President Tinubu should concentrate on delivering the dividends of democracy instead […]
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Monday, December 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has stated that Ghana’s decision to decentralise its electoral system was a system copied from Nigeria which resulted in a seamless election result announcement. The INEC chief stated this as he heaped praises on the smooth conduct of the General Election […]
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Sunday, December 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Benue state have stated that the state governor, Hyacinth Alia of the APC, is running the state like a Catholic Church parish. The PDP, in a statement by its State Publicity Secretary, Tim Nyor, alleged that Governor Hyacinth Alia-led administration is undermining the tenets of democracy […]
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Sunday, December 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some South Africans on social media are expressing their disdain with President Cyril Ramaphosa after his announcement of a simplified five-year visa process for Nigerian nationals. The African Examiner writes that Ramaphosa in the 11th Session of the South Africa-Nigeria Bi-National Commission in Cape Town on Tuesday, has generated reactions as many […]
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Friday, December 6th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission on Friday approved the dismissal of 18 senior officers and the demotion of 19 others because of different acts of misconduct. Head of Press and Public Relations at the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, stated this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. According to the statement, the Commission, […]
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Thursday, December 5th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, has enjoined Nigerians to join a “nationwide/global protest” against the judiciary concerning the prosecution of Dele Farotimi, a human rights activist. The African Examiner writes that on Tuesday, Farotimi was arrested by the Ekiti police command concerning allegations of defamation and cyberbullying. Also, Farotimi, on Monday […]
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Thursday, December 5th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has called for the release of Dele Farotimi, a human rights activist from police custody. The African Examiner had earlier reported the arrest of Farotimi on Tuesday by police officers from Ekiti State over allegations of defamation and cyberbullying. Farotimi, who had been outspoken against some of the […]
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Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Wednesday stopped action on the tax reform bills presently before it. It also directed the Committee on Finance to stay action on the public hearing until the time the agitation in the public space is resolved. The Senate also constituted a special committee to liaise with the executive branch […]
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Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Pan Niger Delta Forum has warned proponents of the Biafra Republic against putting communities in the Niger Delta or South-South geopolitical zone in their secessionist plans. PANDEF gave the warning in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, signed by its National Youth Leader, Donben Donyegha. The group distanced itself […]
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Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has debunked claims that some men seen in trending video damaging water bags in factories and trucks are its officials. The African Examiner writes that there were rumours of Lagos state government banning sachet water, better known as pure water, after […]
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Sunday, December 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, better known as Davido, has disclosed that he has a rich contact list. Davido, speaking at the ‘Elevate Africa’ programme, stated that he has 14 presidents’ phone numbers. According to him, his music has paved the way for his family. He said: “Aside from my dad’s businesses and […]
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Saturday, November 30th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Population Commission (NPC) has stated that there is no plan to conduct the next census in 2025. The African Examiner had earlier reported that Nasir Kwarra, NPC chairman, reportedly disclosed that 2025 is the next date for the upcoming census. Kwarra stated this during the 2024 anniversary of the International […]
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Thursday, November 28th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the National Population Commission, Nasir Kwarra, has stated that Nigeria will conduct its population and housing census in 2025, nearly two decades after the last census in 2006. Kwarra stated this in the 2024 anniversary of the Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development held in […]
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Thursday, November 28th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Finnish district court has scheduled May 2025 for the prosecution to file charges against separatist leader, Simon Ekpa. The African Examiner recalls that the pro-Biafra agitator was arrested last week Thursday by security operatives in the northern European nation and he was taken to prison by the district court of Päijät-Häme […]
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Monday, November 25th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have arrested a 50-year-old businessman, who allegedly ingested 90 wraps of cocaine at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, (AIIA), Enugu. The Director, Media and Advocacy, (NDLEA), Femi Babafemi made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the suspect […]
