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Wednesday, November 25th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has stated that the country’s land borders may be reopened soon. African Examiner reports that the borders have been closed since August 2019. However, Ahmed, while speaking with State House correspondents on Wednesday disclosed that the presidential committee set up on the […]
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Monday, November 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF party’s most powerful man after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was rushed to hospital following suspected poisoning at a party rally outside the capital. Victor Matemadanda is the party’s National Political Commissar, a position that is responsible for determining fate of members, accepting or firing people as well as disciplining those […]
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Sunday, November 22nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has mourned the death of Phillip Shekwo, its chairman in Nasarawa State, who was murdered by unknown gunmen. African Examiner reports that Shekwo was abducted Saturday night from his residence in Lafia, the state capital, and was found dead on Sunday. In a statement on Sunday, the […]
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Saturday, November 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, says he won’t join political enemies to shoot down the former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu because of his role as the greatest builder of men in Yoruba land and in Nigeria. Fayose disclosed this in Ado Ekiti while speaking with journalists as […]
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Saturday, November 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the country’s official data agency, Nigeria has recorded a second recession in the Buhari’s administration. According to NBS, Nigeria slipped into recession at the end of the third quarter (Q3) which ended in September. African Examiner reports that Nigeria went into a recession in […]
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Friday, November 20th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least thirty-seven people died in violent clashes between Ugandan security forces and supporters of opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine this week, marking a particularly violent start to the country’s election season. Two days of protests were sparked by Wine’s arrest ahead of a political rally in the run-up to January 14’s […]
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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 […]
