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Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in collaboration with the Nigerian Government has launched a cash and food assistance programme in the three urban COVID-19 hotspots of Abuja, Kano and Lagos. The Nigerian Government has released 2,000 metric tons of food from its Strategic Grain Reserve (valued at US$1 million), while […]
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has successfully treated and discharged 357 patients, who have recovered from the Coronavirus (COVID-19), reporting 118 fresh infections in the country. A report in its official twitter handle on Tuesday, indicated that 357 patients were discharged in the past 24 hours, raising the number of […]
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The deregulation of the downstream sector of the oil and gas industry in Nigeria will increase investment in the refining business and facilitate exponential growth in the nation’s refining capacity. This was the submission of the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, at the opening […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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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) – Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, says he does not have the power to bring back the 14 un-inaugurated in the State House of Assembly. Obaseki disclosed this on Monday while speaking with reporters after he paid a visit to the National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). According to […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Incumbent Governor of Ondo State and candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu has declared that the Saturday, October 10, 2020 Governorship election will be peaceful and the last poll he will contest in the south west State. Governor Akeredolu made the declaration Tuesday in Akure, the Ondo […]
Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian singer, Davido, has terminated his contract with Lil Frosh over alleged domestic violence against his girlfriend. The Fem singer noted in the press statement that his organisation does not condone domestic violence and the contract termination takes effect immediately. In a statement posted on his Instagram account, Davido said: “In […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 46 year old man identified as Michael Nwoha, from Uzuakoli in Bende Council area of Abia state, South- East Nigeria, is now cooling off in police net in Anambra state for allegedly having carnal knowledge of three under aged boys repeatedly. The suspect according to the police, resides at No. 10, Uke […]
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South Sudan, in collaboration with the UN Children Agency (UNICEF), on Monday launched a campaign aimed at ending rampant child marriages in the east African young country. The campaign, which was launched under the slogan “some things are not fit for children, marriage is one of them”, will see UNICEF highlight how […]
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 120 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the country. NCDC’s announcement of the new infections on its official twitter handle late on Monday takes the total number of infections in the country to 59, 465. According to the agency, no death has been recorded […]
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Monday, October 5th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 11 political parties have merged and collapsed their structures to support the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede ahead of Oct. 10, governorship elections. Speaking with newsmen on Monday in Akure, the Chairmen of the political parties, who spoke through the State Chairman of the Social […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Monday, October 5th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A non-governmental organization (NGO), Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), has begun the training of instructors and personnel of the Correctional Training school Enugu for the effective implementation of non-Custodian measures in the institute. The organization explained that the objective of the week long training of trainers workshop is to build the capacity […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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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 […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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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 […]
Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Monday, October 5th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says he is concerned and angry that young men and women who are arrested, are in some cases, maimed or killed by men of the Nigeria Police Force. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement, said the Vice President expressed this view on Sunday in Abuja. The Inspector-General […]
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Monday, October 5th, 2020
Photo: Founder, Zimbabwe Industrial Hemp Trust (ZIHT), Dr Zorodzai Maroveke (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwe has finally legalized growing, production and supply of industrial hemp also known as cannabis for industrial and medicinal purposes. For years there has been debate in the country as some argued that legalizing cannabis production would open the country to further […]
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Sunday, October 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A shambolic Manchester United suffered a club record-equalling defeat in the English Premier League (EPL) era as they crashed to a 6-1 loss at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Son Heung-min and Harry Kane each scored twice for Spurs while Manchester United’s Anthony Martial was sent off in the 28th minute. […]
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Sunday, October 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to succumb to pressure to renege on his resolve not to interfere in elections, especially in the Saturday governorship election in Ondo State. Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, Chairman, Publicity Sub-Committee of the PDP National Campaign Council for Ondo Governorship Election, made the […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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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 […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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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 […]
