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Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Wednesday confirmed 39 non career Ambassadorial designate and one career nominee for FCT sent by President Muhammadu Buhari for appointments as Ambassadors for the Nigerian foreign missions. Buhari had in a letter to the Senate sought the confirmation of the nominees for appointment as non career, and career ambassadors […]
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Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
By Nwa Diokpa The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Council Against Corruption, PACAC, Itse Sagay, has enjoined President Muhammadu Buhari to sack Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. African Examiner reports that Sagay speaking on Channels TV, stated that the president should let go of Akpabio as he is neck deep in the issues […]
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Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
By Nwa Diokpa President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, is seeking re-election and this would make him to rule the East African country for four decades. Museveni’s party stated on Tuesday that the 75-year-old freedom fighter has collected papers seeking nomination as the ruling party’s candidate in next year’s presidential election. “Yes, we can confirm he […]
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Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria presidency has disclosed why southern Kaduna killings have defiled many security solutions. The Senior Special Assistant to the president Garba Shehu stated this in a statement issued on Tuesday saying that the “insecurity in Southern Kaduna State is more complicated than many people are willing to admit”. […]
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Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti Governor Dr Kayode Fayemi has tested positive for COVID-19. The governor announced this Wednesday on his official twitter handle @kfayemi. “I took my third Covid-19 test yesterday and it came back positive. “I’m generally ok and I’m already self- isolating at home and receiving the best of care from my medical […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abike Dabiri-Erewa, CEO/Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), says Nigerians commended the efforts of the diasporas worldwide and establishment of the Commission to engage and utilise nation’s human, capital resources. The chairman said this on Tuesday at a news conference held ahead of the commission’s 2020 National Diaspora Day Celebration scheduled for […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
..Gives 3-Days Ultimatum For Retraction Of Publications With Apology …Demands N2b For Embarrassment, Losses, Damages (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chairman of Ocean Marine Solution (OMS), Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo (Capt, Hosa), has served notice on the Edo State Government of his intention to proceed against it in court for libelous and defamatory publications against him by […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Tuesday, at plenary, passed a bill to give legal backing to the establishment of the Nigerian Army University, Biu in Borno. Chairman of the Committee on Nigerian Army, Sen. Ali Ndume (APC-Borno South) said the passage of the bill followed a clause-by-clause consideration of the report of the committee. […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) said four persons died, while two others sustained injuries on Tuesday when a commercial vehicle plunged into Ososa River on Sagamu-Ijebu Ode Expressway. The Public Relations Officer of TRACE, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, on Tuesday, alleged that the suspended management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), misappropriated N48 billion. Ngige made the allegation at an investigative hearing at the House of Representatives on the alleged illegal suspension of the management of the agency. The […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 10 persons, including the village head were killed, while many injured, late Monday by suspected gunmen in Gora Gan village in Zango-Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, North west Nigeria. Reports said the gunmen invaded the village around 7 pm Monday and launched a deadly attack on the […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Google on Tuesday said it had launched its Sub-Saharan African website- `thinkwithgoogle.com/ssa’- to help marketers on the continent get the locally-relevant insights they need. Asha Patel, Head, Google SMB Marketing, Sub-Saharan Africa made this known in a statement. According to her, Think with Google Sub-Saharan Africa walks alongside marketers and business leaders […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency says President Mohammadu Buhari has noted the resolution of the Senate calling on the service chiefs to resign. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity stated this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. He assured that the president will do what is in […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday held a closed door meeting with his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan at the State House, Abuja. The agenda of the meeting was not immediately known, (as at the time of filing this report). However, it was learnt that the former President’s visit was meant to update Buhari on his […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, says the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, is angry with him because he prevented him from becoming a political godfather in the state. Obaseki stated this in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President and 2019 PDP presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, has mourned the passing of Alhaji Isa Funtua. African Examiner had reported the death of Funtua, who is a close ally of President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday night. Reacting, the Waziri of Adamawa took to his Twitter page and […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South Africa’s minister of mineral resources and energy Gwede Mantashe has been admitted to hospital days after testing positive for Covid-19, the government has announced. His wife, Nolwandle Mantashe, will continue to self-quarantine at home. The couple tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday last week. In a statement, the government said the […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has emerged the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Oct. 10 election. Akeredolu polled 2,458 votes out of the total 2,793 votes cast to defeat 11 other contestants. Recall that three aspirants– Ife Oyedele, Abraham Olusegun and Jimi Odimayo– had stepped down […]
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Monday, July 20th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Collins Oreruan, Chairman, Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Coalition of Political Parties (CPP) in Edo on Monday, denied collecting N65 million as inducement to endorse the State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki for a second tenure. Oreruan, who was reacting to allegation by the All Progressives Congress (APC), that the political parties […]
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Monday, July 20th, 2020
By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – For the first time since its inception in 1956, the 2020 Ballon d’Or will not be awarded this year because of the worldwide impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. The editor in chief of France Football magazine, Pascal Farre, confirmed this on Monday stressing that many conditions are yet to […]
