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Thursday, December 17th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Youths under the aegis of the Coalition of Northern Groups on Thursday embarked on a peaceful protest in Katsina State because of the abduction of students of Government Science secondary school, Kankara. African Examiner has earlier reported that over 300 boys were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents on Friday. Although, the federal […]
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Thursday, December 17th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has directed public and private schools to vacate on Friday. This directive was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the Director General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Ministry of Education, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni. The statement said: “The 2020/2021 first term academic session for public and private […]
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Thursday, December 17th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jubilation erupted at the Seme border as President Buhari on Wednesday directed that 4 Nigeria’s land borders should reopen immediately. The ecstatic residents of the border town celebrated with their motorcycles, vehicles, blowing of horns, and pouring of water on each other to celebrate the announcement. President Buhari had on Wednesday directed […]
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Contrary to reports that bandits orchestrated the abduction of over 300 schoolboys from the Government Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, Boko Haram insurgents have reportedly claimed they are behind the abductions. According to reports, the terrorist group released an audio recording claiming responsibility for the Kankara schoolboys’ abduction, because they wanted to […]
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Ugandan singer turned politician, Bobi Wine, has berated the Ugandan government for the arrest of Nigerian musician, Omah Lay saying that the arrest is an “act of shame by a corrupt regime operating double standards”. African Examiner reports that Uganda police on Sunday had arrested Omah Lay alongside fellow singer, Tems […]
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Monday, December 14th, 2020
Northern elders have lamented over insecurity in the northern part of the country, saying that the zone is no longer safe for habitation. The elders, under the aegis of Coalition of Northern Elders for Peace and Development, disclosed this in a statement by its National Coordinator, Engr Zana Goni and National Women Leader, Hajiya Mario […]
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Monday, December 14th, 2020
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has stated that his condemnation of the National Working Committee (NWC) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should not be misunderstood to mean that the crisis rocking the party is irredeemable. Governor Wike also disclosed that he won’t be decamping to another political party as he would continue to talk about […]
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Saturday, December 12th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Wike of Rivers State has berated the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Uche Secondus for his statement concerning zoning the party’s ticket in the 2023 election. African Examiner recalls that Secondus while responding to a question about zoning, stated that, “We can’t be talking of zoning when we have […]
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Saturday, December 12th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Bank has projected that the number of poor people in Nigeria will increase by 20 million by 2022. According to the bank’s Nigeria Development Update (NDU), an average Nigerian may experience setback due to setbacks of decades of economic growth and Nigeria could enter its deepest recession since the 1980s. […]
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Saturday, December 12th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Catholic priest, Ejike Mbaka, has opened up concerning the attack on BBC reporters at his residence in Enugu. According to the priest, the team of BBC reporters were attacked after they were suspected to be assassins. African Examiner reports that two journalists, Chioma Obianinwa and Nnamdi Agbanelo, were reportedly attacked by […]
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Friday, December 11th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has rejected the results of Monday’s general elections in Ghana, saying he is unwilling to accept the “fictionalised and flawed” results declared by the Electoral Commission (EC). Speaking at a press conference on Thursday night, Mahama accused the Electoral Commission (EC) and government of manipulating the results. […]
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Thursday, December 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has stated that the national assembly has no constitutional authority to invite President Buhari. African Examiner recalls that the House of Representatives had passed a resolution inviting President Buhari concerning the rising insecurity in the country. The president has scheduled to appear before […]
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Population Commission (NPC) has disclosed that there are about 206 million people living in Nigeria. The chairman of the commission, Nasir Kwarra, disclosed this on Tuesday at a press conference commencing the 11th phase of the Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD) in Abuja. According to Kwarra, the figure was arrived at […]
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, on Tuesday said that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) had last month agreed to end their strike before December 9. Ngige disclosed this in a statement issued by his media office, saying that the union has agreed to shelved the eight-month […]
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari has stated on Tuesday that Nigeria’s borders with other neighbouring countries in West Africa would soon be reopened. This was disclosed in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, during the security meeting with the 36 state governors held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President […]
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two officers of the electoral commission of Ghana have been nabbed for allegedly tampering with ballot papers during the country’s presidential election. African Examiner reports that it is a tight race between incumbent, Nana Akufo-Addo and former president, John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). 12 total candidates are particpating in […]
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Monday, December 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The #EndSARS protesters have started another wave of demonstration in Lagos and Ibadan. The protesters have gone back to the Lekki toll plaza which is the scene of the military shooting which is currently under probe. However, security is tight around the area as policemen and soldiers are present to avoid a […]
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Sunday, December 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two ad hoc officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recruited for the Zamfara state house of assembly bye-election have been reportedly declared missing. According to NAN, A’isha Bawa, registration area supervisor of Bakura ward 001, made the announcement while she was presenting her report. Bawa said she did not receive […]
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Sunday, December 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwean police briefly detained a former finance minister and top opposition official late Friday on a charge of assaulting a Russian national last month, his party’s spokeswoman said Saturday. Tendai Biti, 53, was freed on $10,000 bail after a night behind bars, after having been charged with assault. Provincial head magistrate in […]
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Saturday, December 5th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The East Carolina University (ECU), USA has debunked the report that it has appointed Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, as a visiting professor. According to the university, the said letter of appointment is from one of its faculty and was not authorised by the institution. African Examiner recalls that the Special Assistant […]
