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Monday, December 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ghana is set to elect a parliament and president in a race dubbed the battle of two giants. Incumbent Nana Addo Akufo-Addo of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) faces off against former president John Dramani Mahama, leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). It is the third time Akufo-Addo and Mahama […]
Posted by Oludare Fase
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Monday, December 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Monday it had deployed a 125-member mission to Ghana to observe the presidential and parliamentary elections. Polls across the Western African country opened on Monday morning. “A 125-member ECOWAS Observer Mission has arrived in Ghana to observe the presidential and parliamentary elections, […]
Posted by Oludare Fase
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Monday, December 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sundaydeclared Mrs Amaka Ugwueze, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of Isi-Uzo State Constituency by-election in Enugu State. Declaring the results at Isi-Uzo council headquarters in Ikem, INEC Collation Officer for the election, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwachukwu, said that Ugwueze polled 11,041 votes […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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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 […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Sunday, December 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Violence by political thugs alleged to be working for the ruling peoples Democratic party PDP on Saturday marred the Isi Uzo House of Assembly bye election in Enugu state. Our Correspondent who monitored the exercise reports that there were skirmishes at various polling units, particularly Umaram, Ogo Ikem, Obegwu and Community secondary […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Sunday, December 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In a bid to address the deplorable state of unskilled artisans in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, the Federation of Construction Industry (FOCI) in partnership with Julius Berger Nigeria (JBN) Plc has inaugurated a training academy for artisans in the country. Over the years, the construction industry has been faced by many […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, December 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) Tokunbo Abiru winner of Saturday’s Lagos East senatorial by-election in Ikorodu division. Dr Andu Akala, INEC Local Government Collation Officer for Lagos East Senatorial poll for Ikorodu, declared the result at the INEC collation centre in Ikorodu on Saturday. […]
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Sunday, December 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States government has announced the removal of visa reciprocity fee for the nonimmigrant visa categories or any visa class for Nigerian nationals effective from Dec. 3. The Public Affairs Department of the U.S. Embassy in Abuja, which disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, said that reciprocity fees paid before […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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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 […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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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 […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Saturday, December 5th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ex- Governor of Old Anambra state, and former Senator that represented Enugu East Senatorial district, Chief Jim Nwobodo, has been accused of sponsoring the leadership crisis presently rocking his native home Community of Amechi Awkunanaw, in Enugu South Council Area of the state. The community alleged that the one-time Minister of Youth […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Saturday, December 5th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a woman identified as Chinwe Odoemelam, before Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court, Umuahia, Abia State for obtaining by trick and falsely parading herself as contractor with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS). She was arraigned Thursday by the Uyo Zonal Office […]
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Friday, December 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of majority of American troops from Somalia, the Department of Defence said on Friday, In a statement, the Pentagon said the move was only a “change in force posture”, and not a change in U.S. policy in Africa. There are about 700 American troops […]
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Friday, December 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The statement credited to the Osun State commandant of the Amotekun security outfit, Amitolu Shittu, that the agency would not tolerate indecent dressing and bastardizing of Yoruba language by the youths, has set the social media blaze. According to Shittu, when the outfit begins full operation in March 2021, it will clampdown […]
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Friday, December 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of Arik Air has sacked 300 staff from their positions. The airline disclosed this in a statement on Friday as it blamed the impact of Covid-19 pandemic as the cause. According to Arik, a redundancy package would be given for the affected workers through the help of the aviation unions. […]
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Friday, December 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered that the arrested fugitive and former Chairman, the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, be remanded at a correctional centre, pending conclusion of his trial. Justice Okon Abang gave the order following counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mohammed […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Friday, December 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 343 new infections of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Thursday. The agency also reported two additional COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to 1,179. It said that […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, December 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some Civil Society groups in Enugu state, Southeast, Nigeria, and implementing partners of a foreign non-governmental organization, (NGO), ‘Solidaridad’ have stressed the need for women, youths, immigrants’ involvement in palm oil business. They also urged state actors in Enugu state to put in place policies that would assist in addressing problems relating […]
Posted by Daniel Jones
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Friday, December 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ZIMBABWE’S Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has launched a five-year strategic plan which it hopes to use to salvage an image battered by corruption and bad governance. The past few months have been darker for the commission which saw two High Court judges, one fired and the other suspended for acting in manner […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Friday, December 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has stated that the next president of Nigeria should come from the Southern part of the country. Shekarau, disclosed this on Thursday when he appeared on Channels Television saying that by 2023, President Buhari who is from the northern part of the country, would have […]
