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
African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, North Africa
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 […]
Posted by African Examiner
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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 […]
Posted by African Examiner
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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 […]
Posted by African Examiner
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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
African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
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 […]
Posted by African Examiner
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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 […]
Posted by Daniel Jones
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The Zimbabwe High Court has granted bail to opposition leader and top journalist who have been languishing in remand prison for over a month. Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume was released on Z$50 000 bail and immediately barred from using his Twitter handle @JacobNgarivhume which the State alleges he was using to incite […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Akon has set his sights on building a sprawling $6 billion city in his Senegal homeland to welcome Africans in the diaspora to their “home back home.” The R&B star, who boasts two multi-platinum albums, told a news conference Monday he had laid the first stone for the city in the Atlantic […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Osun State Government has directed principals and heads of public elementary schools to revert to the old names of their various schools before the ‘’re-classification’’ introduced by the administration of the immediate past Governor Rauf Aregbesola. The directive was contained in a circular signed by the Coordinating Director, the State’s Ministry […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Plateau state has continued to lead in Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 239 new infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Tuesday. The health agency said that 10 deaths were recorded in country. It said that […]
Posted by Daniel Jones
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)-South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has given in to pressure from his country and “suffering” Zimbabweans to intervene in the neighbouring nation’s simmering human rights crisis as he is expected to send a delegation to engage both Zanu-PF and other stakeholders. This comes as the country is facing a possible new wave of demonstrations […]
Posted by Daniel Jones
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwe government plans to repossess black owned land and give it back to former white farmers who were once dispossessed through the chaotic land reform 20 years ago during the late President Robert Mugabe era. Just in July, President Mnangagwa signed a US$3.5 billion Global Compensation Deed to compensate white farmers who […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, Uncategorized, World News
Tuesday, September 1st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pope Francis on Tuesday, has stated the need for the cancellation of debt which is owed by poor countries due to the coronavirus pandemic, saying “It is a time for restorative justice”. “I repeat my call for the cancellation of the debt of the most vulnerable countries, in recognition of the severe […]
