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Sunday, July 26th, 2020
…Action Unconstitutional, Politically Motivated –Okwesili From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state branch Nigeria Medical Association NMA, has slammed suspension on the state chairman, Dr. Ike Okwesili, over alleged abuse Of Office and professional misconduct. It appointed thee deputy vice chairman, Dr. Onyekachi Ugwuonye, to act as chairman pending the determination of the […]
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Saturday, July 25th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, on Saturday said plans were underway to summon the Edo Council of Traditional Rulers and Chiefs to pray for a peaceful election in the state. The Oba made this known when Gov. Godwin Obaseki led some governors, senators and other top ranking officials of the […]
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Saturday, July 25th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor, Hope Uzodinma of Imo state, South-Nigeria, has sacked members of the board and management of the state-owned Nigeria’s premier league club, Heartland Football Club. Letter to that effect, which was made available to Sports writers in Owerri, the state capital weekend, was delivered through the State Ministry of […]
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Saturday, July 25th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anambra state born business mogul, Prince Arthur Eze, has lambasted former Senate president, and Secretary to government of the federation, (SGF) chief Chief Ayim Pius Anyim, who accused him of being a contract chaser, saying “you are the worst Senate president in Nigeria’s history” The billionaire oil […]
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Friday, July 24th, 2020
A three-storey building situated at 95 Abeokuta Street, Ebute-Meta, Lagos, collapsed on Friday while the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), rescued a 30-year-old woman alive from the rubble. Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Director-General of LASEMA, said this at the rescue operation site in Lagos on Friday. He said the agency received a distress call […]
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Friday, July 24th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira on Friday weakened marginally against the dollar at both the parallel market in Lagos and the investor’s window. The Nigerian currency traded at N472.5 to the dollar at the parallel market, down by 0.5 points from N472 exchanged on Thursday. The Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N582 and […]
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Friday, July 24th, 2020
By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidency has rebuffed claims that President Buhari and his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, are at loggerheads, describing those who hold such thought as bitter Nigerians. The spokesman of the president, Femi Adesina, stated this on Friday in an article titled: said some citizens are unnecessarily giving themselves sleepless nights […]
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Friday, July 24th, 2020
By Oluwakemi Makinde (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In the cesspool of corruption and continuous A-grade drama that is Nigeria, only a handful of names have stood out to tell a different story, not only in Nigerian circles but across global scenes, too. One very prominent name to reckon with is the iconic name of Dr Ngozi […]
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Friday, July 24th, 2020
By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian government has stated that gathering in places of worship still poses a threat to citizens. This was announced by the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, in Abuja. Ehanire revealed that large crowds in worship centers increase the transmission of the virus. He said: “The risk of crowding […]
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Friday, July 24th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fourteen lawmakers and 11 members of staff at the Zambian parliament have tested positive for COVID-19, an official said on Friday. This is coming, days after the assembly suspended sittings because a lawmaker had died of the respiratory disease. Speaking during a COVID-19 update, the Health Minister, Chitalu Chilufya, said none of […]
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Friday, July 24th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President of Tanzania Benjamin Mkapa has died, the presidency announced on Friday. “Mkapa, 81, died in hospital in the city of Dar es Salaam, where he was being treated for an illness,’’ incumbent President John Magufuli said in a statement without giving details. African Union Commission chair Moussa Mahamat tweeted his […]
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Five suspected gunmen Thursday stormed the Plateau High Court in Barkin Ladi Local Government and whisked away four kidnap and robbery suspects who were to be arraigned before the court. The rescued suspects; Umar Adamu, Bashir Mohammed, Musa Usman and Abdul Haruna – were to appear before Justice Nanpon Dadi when the […]
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Babagana Zulum has expressed shock and sadness over the killing in Borno of five aid workers who were killed by Boko Haram insurgents. Zulum, in a statement by his Special Assistant Media and Strategies to the governor, disclosed this in a statement released on Thursday in Maiduguri. The governor stressed that […]
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2020
By Nwa Diokpa The Ondo State deputy governor and aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded gubernatorial primary of the party, Hon. Agboola Ajayi, has accepted defeat in the race for the party’s ticket. Ajayi who stated this in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Allen Sowore, said the people […]
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2020
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Apparently overwhelmed by the implications of his earlier allegation against the National Assembly (NASS) members, the embattled Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio has reversed himself, replying the legislative Chambers with denial of accusing the lawmakers of involving in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) contract scams. Speaker […]
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabimila has directed the Clerk of the House to engage the services of a legal counsel to file a suit of perjury against the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio. The speaker made the announcement at the plenary on Thursday while […]
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has approved the appointment of five Assistant Comptrollers- General (ACG) of Customs and promoted 2,634 Officers. Mr Joseph Attah, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the service, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Attah said the newly appointed ACG of Customs were […]
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Wednesday appointed 18 civilian governors for the states, including two women for the first time. “Appointment of civilian governors for the states constitutes a completion for the structures of the transitional period,’’ said Hamdok at a press conference in the capital Khartoum. According to a prime […]
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to depart Abuja for Bamako, Mali, Thursday. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja and made available to journalists. The statement reads: “President Muhammadu Buhari will Thursday depart for Bamako, Republic of Mali on a […]
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Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
By Abdul Gafaar Bello, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was a mild drama on Tuesday as the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, and member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, Lagos State, James Faleke, exchanged words. The altercation occurred when the Minister appeared before the House Ad Hoc Committee on the Arbitrary Breach of Presidential Directives […]
