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Wednesday, July 14th, 2021
By Obinna Akukwe (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nnamdi Azikiwe, Odumegwu Ojukwuand Aguiyi Ironsi gave us the ‘One Nigeria’, which Igbos claim is suffocating them today, therefore, the misplaced aggression towards Obafemi Awolowo, Ahmadu Bello, Tafawa Balewa, Ibrahim Babangida and Muhammadu Buhari for their perceived woes should first be directed at their kinsmen. It is therefore foolishness […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, (SAN) says the formation of a legal team by Ohanaeze Ndigbo to monitor proceedings at the trial of Nnamdi Kanu is a welcome development. A statement issued by Umar Gwandu, Special Assistant to the minister on Media and Public Relations, Malami said it was in […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, has announced Aug. 2 as the commencement date of the two-week 2021 edition of the Osun Osogbo Festival, and the other activities lined up to mark the event. A statement signed by Mr Toye Arulogun, the Managing Consultant for the festival and made available to […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – To address challenges related to the ease of distribution and availability of cement across the country, especially among its value-chain service providers, Dangote Cement Plc has rolled out over 2,000 trucks for distribution services. With an investment of $150 million, the company took delivery of trucks, trailers, bulk tankers, tippers, cargo trucks […]
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Monday, July 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Family Court in Ilorin, on Monday, ordered the remand of one Oyefeso Saheed in Oke-Kura Correctional Centre, Ilorin, for allegedly giving out his 12-year-old daughter in marriage. Magistrate Shade Lawal also ordered the remand of the victim’s purported husband, Ismail Lawal, 32, before adjourning the case till Wednesday, for further mention. […]
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Monday, July 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested five men suspected of engaging in homosexuality at Sheka Barde in Kumbotso local government area of Kano. The Commander General of the Board, Dr Harun Ibn-Sina confirmed the arrest in a statement issued in Kano Monday,signed by Malam Lawal Ibrahim, Public Relations Officer of the […]
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Monday, July 12th, 2021
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has stated that COVID-19 third wave has hit the state. In an address on Sunday, the governor directed that religious, event centres and other enclosed places are to henceforth operate at 50 percent capacity. According to him, since the end of March 2021, the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic […]
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Monday, July 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gareth Southgate took full responsibility for England’s failure from the penalty kicks spot as Italy secured Euro 2020 glory at Wembley on Sunday. Following a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes, after Leonardo Bonucci had cancelled out Luke Shaw’s second-minute opener, it was a familiar spot-kick outcome for the Three Lions. Marcus Rashford, […]
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Monday, July 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday said the state is experiencing a steep increase in the number of daily confirmed COVID-19 cases. Sanwo-Olu made this known on the Update of the Coronavirus pandemic situation in the state. He said that the test positivity rate went up from 1.1 per cent […]
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Sunday, July 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Football went to Rome from Wembley in London on Sunday, thanks to an astonishing penalty kicks shootout which ended 3-2 in Italy’s favour against England in the Euro 2020 final. After a 1-1 draw following 120 minutes, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho, brought on at the death just to take penalty kicks, […]
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Sunday, July 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos House of Assembly has commenced an audit exercise for all the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and the 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state. The Chairman, House Committee on Public Account (Local), Mojeed Fatai, made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday. Fatai said […]
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Sunday, July 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressive Congress (APC) Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) has dissolved the party’s executives in Zamfara. Sen. John Akpanuodedehe, National Secretary of the CECPC, announced the dissolution in a letter dated July 9, 2021 and addressed to the dissolved Caretaker Chairman, Alhaji Lawal Liman. “I write to please inform you […]
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Sunday, July 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Mai Mala-Buni of Yobe and Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee has promised to reconcile aggrieved members of the party in Kwara. Mala-Buni stated this in a statement by his Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, on Saturday in Damaturu. The statement said the governor […]
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Sunday, July 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Argentina ended their 28-year wait to lift the Copa America after Angel Di Maria’s first-half goal clinched a 1-0 victory over Brazil in Saturday’s final at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana. Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) midfielder Di Maria, who was promoted to the starting line-up for the final match, coolly lobbed over Brazil goalkeeper […]
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Sunday, July 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined the military to have a “crushing response” in the wake of bandits’ abductions and killings in Kaduna and Zamfara respectively. Recall that at least 35 people were killed on Thursday when five communities in Maradun LGA of Zamfara state. Reacting, the president in a statement signed by […]
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Sunday, July 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 27 people died in two road accidents in Algeria overnight, including when a bus smashed into a truck, local media reported Saturday. In one crash on Friday night, a bus and truck collided on a road connecting Constantine to the Mediterranean port of Jijel in the northeast of the country, […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Ondo State counterpart, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, on Friday eulogised the late Prophet T.B. Joshua as he was laid to rest in Lagos. The governors, who were at the burial ceremony of Joshua, Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Ikotun, Lagos State, said […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Johannesburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo has died of complications after contracting COVID-19. The provincial government announced this on Friday as South Africa’s economic hub is undergoing a severe third wave of the pandemic. Makhubo had recently been transferred to hospital after falling ill. South Africa, a country of almost 60 million, is increasingly […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State on Friday disclosed that the state government had secured a N1.7 billion bank loan to boost livestock production and dairy in the state. Bagudu stated this at the commissioning of the new Kara ultramodern livestock market in Jega Local Government Area of the state towards boosting […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Plateau Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed the escape of four inmates from the Jos Custodial Centre. Mr Samuel Aguda, the Controller- in-Charge of the command, confirmed the development to newsmen on Friday in Jos. Aguda, who said the incident occurred in the wee hours of Thursday, attributed […]
