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Friday, October 30th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has enjoined President Buhari to issue a “diplomatic offensive” to Trump to clear every obstacle and enable the emergence of Nigeria’s former finance minister, Okojo-Iweala as the director general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). African Examiner had earlier reported that Okonjo-Iweala was nominated as the […]
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Friday, October 30th, 2020
By Dr. John Nkengasong and Amira Elfadil Mohammed Elfadil Everyone knows by now that due to a combination of leadership, environment, social ecology, demographics and as yet unknown biological and other factors, Africa has been spared the worst of the havoc that COVID-19 has wreaked on other parts of the globe and was predicted to […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, October 30th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Southeast governors forum (SEGF) and other leaders of the geo-political zone comprising National Assembly members, ministers, religious and traditional rulers, late Thursday night rose from a closed-door meeting in Enugu, with a resolve to raise funds to assist victims of the violence protest. They equally agree to engage youths of the […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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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) – Follow The Money, an initiative of Connected Development (CODE) has declared that the discovery of government storehouses for COVID19 palliatives and the looting spree of the items across the country by hoodlums have further exposed the rot and persistent corruption in the Nigerian system. The cardinal mission of Follow The Money is […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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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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Thursday, October 29th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria, has granted Leave to a human rights organization, “Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN)” to apply for an Order of Mandamus to compel Enugu State Government to supply the establishment records and documents in respect of the contract for the purchase of medical […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Thursday, October 29th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command has paraded a total of 23 suspects arrested in connection to the violent protest that engulfed the state, as a result of the hijack of the #EndSARS demonstration by criminal elements who wreaked havoc on the state. Parading the suspects on Wednesday at the state Command headquarters, […]
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been elected Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). She was elected in the final two-man race. She polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat South Korea’s Trade Minister./The Nation
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has sacked Illiya Ibrahim, corps assistant, for participating in the looting of a warehouse in the federal capital territory (FCT). African Examiner recalls that a mob attacked a warehouse at Gwagwalada area council of Abuja on Monday taking away food items according to reports, […]
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday that freedom of expression should stop if it offends more than 1.5 billion people, following the display of images in France of the Prophet Mohammad that Muslims see as blasphemous. Al-Sisi said this during an address to commemorate the Prophet Mohammad’s birthday on Wednesday in […]
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINR) – The Federal Government says 10 new airports will be constructed across the country to boost civil aviation. The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, announced this on Tuesday in Abuja when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Aviation for the 2021 budget defence by the ministry and its agencies. Sirika said […]
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa Development Bank (AfDB) and its partners have announced the establishment of a new women initiative aimed at promoting ethical leadership in Africa. Dubbed, “Women in Ethics and Compliance in Africa network (WECA)”, it is an initiative geared towards creating a membership group for women executives and management leading the fight against […]
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 113 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), with three additional coronavirus-related deaths in 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Tuesday. The public health agency said that the new infections bring the nation’s total […]
Posted by Daniel Jones
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Zimbabwean High Court judge who was suspended for misconduct and conduct inconsistent with being a judicial officer has dragged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to court challenging the setting up of a Tribunal to investigate her. Justice Erica Ndewere filed an urgent chamber application citing President Mnangagwa, Chief Justice Luke Malaba, Judge President […]
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former presidential aspirant and former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has informed President Muhammadu Buhari that the blood of the dead #End SARS protesters shot at the Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos State is crying for justice. Ezekwesili disclosed this on her Twitter handle on Tuesday morning She tweeted: “It is 7 days […]
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2020
photo: Zimbabwe Miners Federation President Henrietta Rushwaya (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prominent Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya was arrested Monday afternoon at the Robert Mugabe International Airport here as she attempted to smuggle more than 6kg of gold to Dubai. Rushwaya (53) of Number 1 Garlake Close, Gunhill in the capital is not new to […]
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwean authorities are investigating a case where one died while another is missing and two others injured after a small aircraft contracted to carry out an aerial wildlife survey crashed last Friday. The aircraft, a Cessna 182 was carrying two South African wildlife experts and two Zimbabwean rangers who were doing the […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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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. […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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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 […]
