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Monday, July 26th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 7,000 artefacts plundered from Benin Kingdom are expected to be repatriated by Germany to Nigeria not later than October, Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. The Permanent Secretary, Amb. Gabriel Aduda, disclosed this at the Inaugural Nigerian Cultural Show exhibiting Nigeria’s diverse cultural heritage, sites and traditional festivals […]
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Monday, July 26th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has applauded the Government of Côte d’Ivoire for its resolve and preparation of a new National Development Plan, which is aimed at promoting inclusive growth, structural transformation and private sector development. IMF gave the commendation at the conclusion of its 2021 Article IV Consultation with Côte d’Ivoire. […]
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Monday, July 26th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians, and by extension, their businesses, expend about N7 trillion annually on power generation, a Renewable Energy expert, Mr Stephen Ogboko, has said. Ogboko, also the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, Off Grid Tech Solutions Ltd., made this known at a virtual news conference in Lagos. He spoke on the theme: […]
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Monday, July 26th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The U.S lost an Olympic men’s basketball match for the first time in 17 years on Sunday when they started the Tokyo Games with a 76-83 loss to France. The American team led by eight points at half-time, but the French roared back in the third quarter where Kevin Durant ran into […]
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Monday, July 26th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has sent a delegation to Cotonou, Republic of Benin, to observe court proceedings in the case involving an activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho. Mr Adeola Oloko, Personal Assistant/Director of Media and Publicity to the Olubadan, made this known in a statement issued […]
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Sunday, July 25th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Twenty eight 28 more abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Maraban Damishi, in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have regained freedom. The Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna State, Rev. John Hayab, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Sunday, July 25th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Members of the University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA), have called on governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state, to prevail on the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Enugu (FNHE), to reinstate three of its members and Staff of the hospital recently discharged and acquitted of murder. The body which is a professional Association […]
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Sunday, July 25th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rio 2016 champions Brazil were held 0-0 by Cote d’Ivoire in Olympic football on Sunday while Egypt and South Africa lost to Argentina and France respectively. Germany, France and Spain also claimed first victories, and hosts Japan are the only side with the maximum points. Coming off an opening 4-2 win over […]
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Sunday, July 25th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressive Congress (APC) swept all the 20 chairmanship seats in Saturday’s local government elections in Ogun, Mr Babatunde Osibodu, the Chairman, Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) has announced. Osibodu, had earlier on Sunday morning announced results of 17 councils while the remaining three results and winners […]
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Sunday, July 25th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, may be released by the Cour D’Appal De Cotonou on Monday. This is according to Ibrahim Salami, one of the Benin Republic-based lawyers representing Mr Igboho. In an interview on BBC, Ibrahim Salami explained that Igboho has two more stages to undergo before he […]
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Sunday, July 25th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded one death and an additional 272 coronavirus infections in Nigeria as at July 24. The NCDC released the information on its official website early on Sunday. The latest infections figure shows a decline, compared with 317 cases announced on July 23, an 18-week high […]
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Sunday, July 25th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some bandits have attacked Government Secondary School, Ungwan Sarki in Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State and taking away National Examination Council question papers. According to available information, the hoodlums had followed a NECO supervisor from one of the new generation banks in town into the school. The hooded gunmen […]
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Sunday, July 25th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressive Congress (APC) has swept all the 17 chairmanship seats so far announced as counting of votes of Saturday’s local government elections in Ogun continues. The results were announced on Sunday morning by Mr Babatunde Osibodu, the Chairman of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGISIEC) at the commission’s head […]
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Sunday, July 25th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has stated that there is no hope of Nigeria continuing together as a country if the Federal Government does not do the needful. According to the elder statesman, Nigeria cannot continue as one country unless it is decentralised as a matter of urgency. Soyinka was responding to a […]
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Sunday, July 25th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has stated that some persons are working behind the scenes over the arrest of the Yoruba. nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho. The governor disclosed this on Saturday while addressing journalists at the Polling Unit 019 Ward 08, Ikoyi II, where he cast his vote […]
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Sunday, July 25th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC) has warned intending pilgrims against abscondment. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Rev. Yakubu Pam, gave the warning at the kick-off of the 2020 main pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Jordan. The event was held on Saturday at the Yakubu Gowon International Airport Heipang, near Jos, […]
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Sunday, July 25th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As results begin to trickle in, candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have won the council polls in Badagry, Epe, Agege local government areas of Lagos state. The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) declared Mr Olusegun Onilude, the incumbent APC Chairman of the Badagry Local Council, the winner. LASIEC […]
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Saturday, July 24th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Boko Haram militants overrun an army base in Cameroon’s Far North region on Saturday, killing at least seven soldiers and wounding several others, said military and local sources. They hit the base in Sagme locality of the region by 4.00 a.m. local time on Saturday, two soldiers and a local resident told […]
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Saturday, July 24th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Referees Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation NFF, has slammed indefinite suspension on 12 of its members over alleged misconducts while officiating different Matches in the ongoing 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League. The affected Referees have been summoned to appear before the Nigeria Football Federation Referees Committee to answer questions […]
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Saturday, July 24th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The embattled Yoruba nation campaigner, Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a. Igboho yesterday made good his threat to sue the federal authorities over the July 2 raid of his Sooka, Ibadan residence by operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS). Igboho filed a suit at the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, against the DSS […]