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Friday, November 20th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Speaker of the house of representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has stated that he has handed his security aide, Abdullahi Hassan, who killed a newspaper vendor, to the Department of State Services (DSS) for discipline. African Examiner had reported that a newspaper vendor, Ifeanyi Okereke, was shot by Hassan on Thursday evening, near the […]
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Friday, November 20th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva has said that Nigeria will soon begin to import fuel from the neighboring Niger Republic. The minister who disclosed this in a statement explained that the two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Thursday for petroleum products transportation and storage. He added that Niger […]
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Monday, November 16th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former chairman of the Federal Internal Revenue Service, FIRS, Babatunde Fowler, on Monday returned to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to answer more questions. According to reports, Fowler reported at the Lagos State office of the EFCC concerning FIRS’s involvement in alleged financial misappropriation during his time in office. African […]
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Monday, November 16th, 2020
(AFRICANEXAMINER) – South Africa has issued an arrest warrant for a controversial millionaire preacher, Shepherd Bushiri, who faces fraud charges after he fled to his native country, Malawi. Shepherd Bushiri has skipped bail in South Africa and fled the country to Malawi, with his wife Mary. Earlier this month they were released on bail after […]
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Friday, November 13th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) conspired to eject former President, Goodluck Jonathan from office. He disclosed this while he played host to some members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who decamped to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). According to Gov. Wike, despite taking Jonathan […]
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Thursday, November 12th, 2020
Former President of Ghana Jerry Rawlings has died at the age of 73. According to reports from Ghana, the former president died in hospital in the capital, Accra, after a short illness. He died of COVID-19 complications African Examiner writes that Rawlings ruled Ghana from 1981 to 2001 He led two coups, first in 1979, […]
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Monday, November 9th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barcelona legend, Samuel Eto’o, was involved in a car accident around Nkongsamba-Douala road in Cameroon but he is in stable condition. According to reports, the ex- Inter Milan star coming from a wedding celebration when his car was hit by a public transport bus on Sunday morning. The car was badly damaged […]
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Monday, November 9th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Monday enjoined that 2021 budget which is still being analysed by the National Assembly to put into consideration the rate of youth unemployment in the country. Lawan stated this in Abuja due to the just ended End SARS protests in the country, during a public […]
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Sunday, November 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Spanish giants, Real Madrid, have disclosed that Eden Hazard and Casemiro have both tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus. The Brazilian midfielder and the Belgian winger were part of a group of players and staff who were tested on Friday morning. Their tests came out positive, while other players and members of […]
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Sunday, November 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated presidential elect of the United States Joe Biden. In a statement issued on Saturday the Nigerian president stated that the emergence of Joe Biden was crucial “at a time of uncertainty and challenges in world affairs”. He said: “Your election is a significant reminder that democracy is the […]
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Monday, November 2nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has berated President Muhammadu Buhari and the military after the United Sates rescued one of her citizens abducted in the Nigeria at the weekend. African Examiner had reported that the US forces had rescued an American, 27-year-old Philip Walton, who was abducted in Nigeria by armed men. […]
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Saturday, October 31st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen had kidnapped 27-year-old Philip Walton in Niger on October 26 and moved him to northern Nigeria where he was held captive. The Pentagon disclosed that the operation was executed on Saturday. “U.S. forces conducted a hostage rescue operation during the early hours of 31 October in Northern Nigeria to recover an […]
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Saturday, October 31st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian movie star and politician, Desmond Elliot, has come under severe criticism on social media regarding his proposal to regulate the social media. Elliot, who represents Surulere constituency in the Lagos Assembly was seen in a video that went viral championing for his colleagues at the Lagos Assembly to regulate the […]
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Saturday, October 31st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, says that she now receives ill-treatment from fellow Muslims due to her participation in the just ended #EndSARS protest. The co-convener of the BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, advocacy group made this known on her Twitter handle on Friday. She wrote: “Heard I am being cursed in mosques! People finish […]
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Saturday, October 31st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector-General of police, Mohammed Adamu, has enjoined officers of the force to protect themselves against attacks of hoodlums. The African Examiner recalls that the IGP had embarked on an assessment tour of the federal capital territory (FCT) police command to boost the morale of officers of the force. According to Adamu, […]
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Thursday, October 29th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Aggrieved Nigerians have taken to social media to berate the government of President Donald Trump for opposing former Nigeria’s finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the consensus candidate for the post of director-general of the World Trade Organisation. Lots of Nigerians expressed joy when it was announced that Dr Okonjo Iweala will […]
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Thursday, October 29th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that Nigeria must do all it takes to avoid a second wave of Covid-19 infections. Buhari disclosed this on Thursday on his Twitter account on Thursday saying the country’s economy is too weak to afford another round of lockdown. “Looking at the trends in other countries, we […]
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has stated that footage from the Lekki Toll Gate indicated that the Nigerian military is responsible for the shooting of peaceful #EndSARS protesters. African Examiner recalls that last Tuesday men in military uniform opened fire on unharmed protesters demonstrating against police brutality, harassment and extra-judicial killings […]
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Reactions have trailed the news report of the discovery of a hidden camera in Lekki toll gate by the minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola. According to the report, the former governor of Lagos State discovered the camera while on a tour to ascertain the level of carnage in the area. […]
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Monday, October 26th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has debunked claims that state governors hoarded relief materials meant for distribution to Nigerians during the COVID-19 lockdown. The African Examiner recalls that COVID-19 palliatives were handed down to the states by the federal government to help individuals curtail the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The palliatives […]
