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Tuesday, October 13th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Tuesday joined Lagosians in the End SARS protests. The governor protested along with the crowd that gathered at the Government House in Alausa, Ikeja. According to the governor, there is a trust fund set up to compensate families of victims of police brutality. “I joined […]
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, on Tuesday berated President Buhari for nominating his media aide, Lauretta Onochie as a Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The group described Onochie’s nomination as a direct “murder” of the electoral umpire. According to HURIWA, Onochie is renowned for peddling fake […]
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the protests against the scrapping of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) continue spread across different states of the federation, more than 100,000 persons have signed a petition enjoining the International Criminal Court (ICC) to arrest and prosecute the inspector-general of police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, for allegedly committing crimes against humanity. 105,000 […]
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Monday, October 12th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former finance minister and Nigeria’s candidate for the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, paid a visit on Monday to President Muhammadu Buhari in Aso Rock. Okonjo – Iweala, who was recently announced as one of the two final candidates in the WTO election with Yoo Myung-hee, the South Korean candidate. Okonjo-Iweala […]
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Sunday, October 11th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has suspended the Special Adviser on Media, Salihu Yakasai, for criticising the President Muhammadu Buhari. Yakasai had berated President Buhari for not speaking to Nigerians amid the nationwide protests against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force. Yakasai had tweeted: “I have never seen […]
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Saturday, October 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A non-profit organization, Yiaga Africa, says vote buying and other electoral malpractices marred the Ondo gubernatorial election. Yiaga Africa, who is one of the observers of the poll, disclosed this at a press conference after voting on Saturday saying that the security operatives looked the other way when these electoral offences were […]
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Saturday, October 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Frank Mba, on Friday says that the Nigerian Police cannot afford to scrap the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) because of their roles in helping the country to fight against Boko Haram insurgents and bandits in the Norther Nigeria. Frank Mba disclosed this while appearing on a […]
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Saturday, October 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As news emerged that former governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is allegedly involved in corrupt practices, Nigerians on social media are having fun with the story. A Nigerian chartered accountant, Dapo Apara, who use to be an ally to the former governor of Lagos state and presently the All Progressive […]
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Thursday, October 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Islamic human rights organization, Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, on Thursday has berated the Dapo Abiodun, the governor of Ogun State for gifting winner of Big Brother Naija, BBNaija Lockdown edition, Laycon a bungalow and N5 million cash. The governor had gifted Moshood Olamilekan Agbeleshebioba aka Laycon, the sum of N5m, a […]
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Thursday, October 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has opened up on what transpired at the PDP rally in Ondo state on Wednesday saying that he can’t be killed like the late Justice Minister, Bola Ige. African Examiner reports that shortly before the justice minister was killed on December 23, 2001, he was attacked […]
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari says that everything to make the October 10 gubernatorial election peaceful, transparent and credible in Ondo State has been put in place. The president disclosed this on Wednesday in video message to party faithful at the Grand Finale of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign for the Ondo Governorship […]
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has appointed Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli as the new Emir of Zazzau. This was announced by the Kaduna state government on Wednesday in a statement signed by Ja’afaru Sani, commissioner of local government affairs. “Until his appointment as Emir of Zazzau, Alh. Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli held the […]
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians have reacted to the decision of controversial musician, Naira Marley, to suspend the planned strike scheduled for Tuesday. The singer took to his social media account on Tuesday morning to shelve the planned strike after he has been persuaded by the Nigeria Police and the minister of youths and sports, Sunday […]
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The general overseer of Sotitobire Miracle Center, Akure, Babatunde Alfa and five others have been sentenced to life imprisonment over the abduction of Gold Kolawole, a one-year-old child, from the church. Other convicts handed the life imprisonment include Omodara Olayinka, Margaret Oyebola, Grace Ogunjobi, Egunjobi Motunrayo and Esther Kayode. The presiding judge, […]
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian rapper, Sanni Goriola, popularly called Lil Frosh, has been accused of beating up his girlfriend, Gift Camile. This was disclosed on Monday by her brother, Michael, who also doubles as her manager lamenting that Lil Frosh, who is signed by Davido since June this year. Michael too to his Instagram account […]
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Monday, October 5th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded Edo gubernatorial election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has disclosed that he will not be challenging his electoral loss defeat at the election petition tribunal. Ize-Iyamu made this known in a press statement on Monday saying that although the election was not free […]
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Monday, October 5th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the October 10 Ondo gubernatorial election draws near, the governors of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will arrive in Ondo State on Wednesday for grand finale of the campaign in Akure. Mr Eyitayo Jegede is the Ondo state PDP gubernatorial candidate for the forthcoming election in the state. Among the governors expected to […]
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Sunday, October 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Festus Keyamo (SAN), the minister of state for labour and employment, says that the man allegedly shot by security operatives believed to be members of the police’ special anti-robbery squad (SARS) in Delta state is not dead. African Examiner reports that there has been public outcry yesterday as video clips surfaced online […]
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Sunday, October 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The inspector-general of police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has banned operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), the Special Tactical Squad (STS) and Intelligence Response Team (IRT) from conducting routine patrols and stop and search duties. This directive was contained in a statement from police spokesman, Frank Mba, on Sunday. This development […]
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Sunday, October 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, says he never assaulted his former wife, Precious Chikwendu. The minister disclosed this on Saturday as he took to his Twitter account explaining that he caught he caught his estranged wife in bed with another man rubbishing the viral video that claimed he beat her up […]
