Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Friday, July 23rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON) Osita Okechukwu, has stated that President Muhannadu Buhari did not reach an agreement with the party’s national leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu concerning the 2023 presidency. Recall that Senator Rufai Hanga, first chairman of defunct political […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Friday, July 23rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Joe Okei-Odumakin, President, Women Arise and Centre for Change, has tasked Benin Republic not to extradite Sunday Igboho to Nigeria. “Igboho will come to grief if he is extradited to Nigeria under the prevailing circumstances,” she said in a statement on Wednesday. It could be recalled that Igboho was arrested on Monday […]
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Friday, July 23rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yoruba nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo (Igboho) on Thursday appeared in a Beninoise court in Cotonou on immigration-related offences. He is expected back in court Friday, according to a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Yoruba report monitored in Lagos. Information about the nature of the “immigration-related offences” remained scanty last night. The charges against […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Thursday, July 22nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States Government has donated 453,600 doses of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to further support the fight against the virus in Ethiopia. This is coming in line with the U.S. government’s global efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The donated vaccines are part of the U.S. pledge to initially […]
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Thursday, July 22nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the forthcoming elective congresses of the All progressive Congress APC, the Enugu state Chapter of the party has warned its leaders and other Stakeholders against any attempt to compile delegate lists in private residences, saying such act may land them in trouble. Speaking during a stakeholders meeting at the party’s […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, July 22nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Emir of Karaye in Kano State, Alhaji Ibrahim Abubakar II, has directed Imams in the emirate to offer special prayers for rainfall and peace. The Emir gave the directive on Wednesday, through the emirate Information Officer, Haruna Gunduwawa, in a statement. He said that the Emir directed all District and Village […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, July 22nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oyo State Government says it has uncovered 41 employees classified as “No Show”, a euphemism for ghost workers. A statement issued on Wednesday in Ibadan by Mr Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Seyi Makinde, said the discovery was made by the consultants engaged to verify its workforce. According […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, July 22nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Wednesday disclosed that there was no “real quarrel” within the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state and he expressed optimism that he would be re-elected for another term. Oyetola, who spoke with newsmen in his Iragbiji residence, stated that he could win another term in […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, July 22nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for insinuating that President Muhammadu Buhari intends to perpetuate his stranglehold on power after his tenure ends in 2023, insisting that the incumbent will not act like ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo accused of plotting to amend the constitution to spend a […]
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The theme for the 2021 Olympic Day Celebration is “Stay Healthy, Stay Strong, Stay Active with the #OlympicDay workout on 23 June 2021. Olympism refers to the philosophy of the Olympic Games. Modern Olympism, which was conceived by Pierre de Coubertine in the late 19th Century, has evolved over time as the […]
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended the Government of Ghana for its proactive response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which mitigated its economic impact and contributed to a record fiscal deficit and increased public debt vulnerabilities. The pandemic had a severe impact on Ghana’s economy, with slower growth, higher food prices, and increased […]
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A new digital tool that will teach and sensitise African women from all walks of life on how to keep themselves and their devices safe both online and offline has been launched. The tool which was jointly inaugurated on Monday by its initiators, Pollicy and Paradigm Innovative, was kicked off with a […]
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 59 suspected cases of Monkeypox with 15 confirmed, its Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said on Tuesday in Abuja. Ihekweazu was reacting to the Dallas, Texas resident who recently returned from Nigeria and tested positive to the disease. The Dallas case was the first […]
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Ugandan athlete who went missing in Japan last week after failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics has been found in the Mie prefecture, local police said on Tuesday. Weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko was found in the town of Yokkaichi after being registered as missing from a team training camp in Izumisano […]
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police command in Zamfara has successfully rescued 100 kidnapped victims from bandits at Kabaro forest in Maru Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. This is contained in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Muhammad Shehu in Gusau on Tuesday. Shehu said that the rescue was done […]
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the ruling All progressive Congress APC, plans for its elective congresses nationwide, a University Don, and Chieftain of the party in Enugu State, Professor Martin Ikemuonso, has urged delegates for the exercise to vote the 2019 Coordinator of Buhari/Osinbanjo presidential Re- election Campaign in Awgu Council Area of Enugu, Hon. Chiedozie […]
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two frontline Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Connected Development (CODE) and OXFAM Nigeria, have jointly harped on the need to address the alleged marginalisation of host communities in the reviewed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) recently passed by the Senate. The two CSOs with focus on advancing the ideals of fiscal transparency, urged the […]
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Deteriorating economic conditions since 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic have fuelled an increase in domestic violence and forced marriage in Sudan, a UN-backed study has revealed. The study, Voices from Sudan 2020, published this week is the first-ever nationwide qualitative assessment of Gender-Based violence (GBV) in the country, where a transitional government […]
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi as Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the National Examinations Council (NECO). Wushishi replaces Prof. Godswill Obioma who died on June 1, 2021. A statement by NECO’s spokesman, Mr Azeez Sani, said that Wushishi’s appointment was contained in a letter signed […]
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A cholera outbreak in Jigawa has killed at least 30 people with more than 2,000 hospitalised in the past two months in the state. Dr Salisu Mu’azu, Permanent Secretary, Jigawa State Ministry of Health, who confirmed the outbreak, said that most of the infected cases were children recorded in nine local government […]
