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 […]
Posted by African Examiner
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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
Posted by African Examiner
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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 […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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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 […]
Posted by African Examiner
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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 […]
Posted by Daniel Jones
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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 […]
Posted by Daniel Jones
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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 […]
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Monday, October 26th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabweans held isolated demonstrations countrywide on Sunday calling for removal of sanctions imposed on the country by America and European Union countries. Zimbabwe has been under sanctions for the past two decades following an embargo that was imposed after the country implemented the land reform starting in 2000. The country is divided […]
Posted by Daniel Jones
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Monday, October 26th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)-The Zimbabwe government believes the launch of the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) will attract the much needed foreign direct investment and reposition the country in the global market. Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube launched the bourse on Friday and said VFEX marks the beginning of a journey towards establishment of an offshore financial […]
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Monday, October 26th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kaduna State Government, says it will trace, arrest and prosecute those who looted COVID-19 items in Kaduna on Saturday. The state Acting Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe said in a state-wide broadcast on Sunday. She said that security agencies had already arrested some of those involved. “There can be no other word but […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, October 26th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has debunked allegations that he has a hand in the shooting of protesters in Lagos state. He disclosed this in a statement on Sunday saying that if he has the powers to deploy soldiers he could have sent them to protect his […]
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Sunday, October 25th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South-West governors and ministers visited Lagos on Sunday to commiserate with Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Lagosians over the EndSARS protest mayhem in the state. The visitors, who also called for peace to reign, went round some of the property that were destroyed during the mayhem. Sanwo-Olu, in company of state government officials, […]
