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Saturday, September 5th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigerians begin to feel the pinch of the latest increase in the price of fuel, some have reacted by taken to their social media account by asking for the whereabouts of popular Catholic Priest, Rev, Ejike Mbaka. African Examiner recalls that Fr Mbaka predicted the victory of President Buhari against incumbent […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Saturday, September 5th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, has assured Nigerians that the government will make sure that Nigerians do not lack the means to pay for the coronavirus vaccine. He stated this in a statement on Thursday appealing to Europe to work closely with Africa to ensure that when the vaccine finally comes it shouldn’t be […]
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Saturday, September 5th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano Youth Support Group, a non-partisan assembly of young Nigerians in the commercial City, has raised the alarm over what it described as clandestine social media attacks on Mr. Inuwa Waya, a prominent indigene of the state and Managing Director of NNPC Shipping, by some people apparently threatened by his rising […]
Posted by Oludare Fase
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Saturday, September 5th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ike Shorunmu, a former Super Eagles goalkeeper, on Saturday said late former Super Eagles defender Ajibade Babalade died because medical attention was late in coming his way. Shorunmu told newsmen in Ibadan that Babalade died at the University College Hospital (UCH) gate in Ibadan on Friday after he was denied treatment by a […]
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Saturday, September 5th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As countdown to Nigeria’s Diamond Jubilee begins, the Federal Government has called on Nigerians to submit creative ideas that can brand the anniversary. Dr Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, made the call on Saturday in a statement in Abuja as part of the activities to mark the celebration. […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Saturday, September 5th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lionel Messi has finally agreed to stay at Barcelona bringing speculations concerning his exit from the Catalan side to an end. Speaking with Goal on Friday, the Argentine captain disclosed that he is still in love with Barcelona and he will stay for another season. He said: “I told the club, especially […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, September 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A young man, and her fiancée (names withheld), have reportedly committed suicide at Okija in Ihiala council area of Anambra state, Southeast Nigeria, following the refusal of their parents to give approval to their resolve to get married. They were said to have drunk Sniper Insecticide on Thursday which led to their untimely deaths. […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Friday, September 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the gubernatorial election of Edo State draws near, the National Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress has alleged that there is a plan by the People’s Democratic Party to buy votes. Also, the APC has accused Governor Godwin Obaseki of taking approval from his own faction of the Edo State […]
Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Friday, September 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the country continues to record a low number of new confirmed cases, the Federal Government (FG) has received samples of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine. The Federal Ministry of Health made this known Friday. The Ministry disclosed that Russia’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Alexey Shebarshin, delivered the samples to the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie […]
Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Friday, September 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has again threatened to resume its suspended nationwide strike effective from Monday, September 7, 2020. The hint was contained in a statement signed by the NARD President, Dr Aliyu Sokomba; Secretary, Dr Bilqis Mohammad and the Publicity Secretary, Dr Egbogu Stanley. The statement explained that said […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, September 4th, 2020
(AFRIAN EXAMINER) – Despite the negative impact of the dreaded novel Covid-19 pandemic that has ravaged the economies of various nations across the globe, including Nigeria, the Enugu state government says it has concluded plans for the staging of huge assorted entertainment programmes including a carnival, and cultural fiesta before end of 2020. It said other programmes […]
Posted by Oludare Fase
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Friday, September 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yoruba communities in Ovia South-West Local Government Area of Edo have pledged their support for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu. The pledges were made by the heads of the two communities in Edo, Chiefs Rasheed Ogunwale and Tunji Ilesha of Ogunwale and Ijesha respectively. They […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Friday, September 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the search for safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines gather momentum, African countries are signing up to a new initiative, which aims to secure at least 220 million doses of the vaccine for the continent, once licensed and approved. All 54 countries on the continent have expressed interest in COVAX, a global […]
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two Nigerians and three other nationals were apprehended on Wednesday by the Surat Crime Branch for allegedly hacking into a bank account which belong to a builder and transferring Rs 1.71 Crore through net banking. The Nigerians are Raphael Yinka (38) and Kelvin Ozombe (38). Others are Nevil Shukla, who lives in […]
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Aviation authorities are now allowing arrivals in Beijing after serious Covid-19 precautions from Thailand, Cambodia, Pakistan, Greece, Denmark, Austria, Sweden and Canada, these are countries considered low-risk for cross-border infections. According to reports, authorities allowed arrivals in Beijing under as there were lots of footage from state broadcaster CCTV as an Air […]
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government said on Thursday that the country “is not ready for full-scale re-opening of the economy.” The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, who is also the Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 said this at the 63rd joint national briefing of the taskforce […]
Posted by Oludare Fase
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two clergies on Thursday appeared in Chief Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, over alleged criminal breach of trust and cheating. The police charged Joe Abraham, 39, and Afolabi Michael, 35, with criminal conspiracy, breach of trust and cheating. The Prosecution Counsel, Dabo Yakubu, told the court that the complainant, Sokwo Nyachi, who lives […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -A global pharmaceutical company, Novartis and the African Union (AU) through the Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP) have announced a new collaboration to facilitate the supply of medicines from the Novartis Pandemic Response Portfolio to the AU member states and Caricom countries. The collaboration aims to help alleviate supply and logistical constraints in […]
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mozambique has banned the importation of cultured fish from neighbouring Malawi, following the outbreak of a lethal disease in fish reared in captivity in Malawi. The decision was announced in Maputo by the Minister of Sea, Interior Waters and Fisheries, Augusta Maita, the country’s largest newspaper, Noticias, reported on Wednesday. Authorities, mainly […]
Posted by Daniel Jones
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Zimbabwean government has re-opened the tourism industry ending a five-months closure as a result of the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The country’s tourism minister recently said the sector has taken a painful nosedive as a result of the pandemic with arrivals expected to falls from around 2.5 million per annum recorded […]
