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Thursday, April 22nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has dismissed the ongoing call for the sack of the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, saying the Buhari administration stands behind all Nigerians including the minister against unfair treatment. Reacting to calls in some quarters for Pantami to resign or be sacked over his past extremist […]
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Thursday, April 22nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has stated that there is a new feature in the ongoing registration for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The exam body disclosed this on Thursday in a statement issued by its Head of Media and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, saying the feature, ‘Know Your […]
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Thursday, April 22nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The gas development and commercialization programme of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) received a boost Thursday with the execution of the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 143 Gas Development Agreement (GDA) by the NNPC and its partner, Sterling Oil Exploration and Production Company (SEEPCO). A statement by the Group General Manager, Group […]
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Wednesday, April 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government has called for urgent consideration of dialogue among all the stakeholders in the Chad Republic. This is coming after the death of President Idriss Deby of Chad who was shot in battle against rebels in his country on Tuesday. According to a statement issued by the Minister of Foreign […]
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Wednesday, April 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A son of Chad’s slain leader Idriss Deby Itno is to take over as president in place of his father, according to a charter released Wednesday by the presidency. It said General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, 37, who on Tuesday was named transitional leader as head of a military council following his […]
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The jury has found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd last May. Chauvin, 45, was found guilty of second- and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The judge asked each juror if the verdict was correct, thanked them and dismissed them. “I have to […]
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The transitional period in Chad, which was imposed after the death of President Idriss Deby, will last for 18 months, the military council said on Tuesday, also announcing the closure of land and air borders. A transitional military council, led by the son of the late president, was established in Chad. “The […]
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno has died on the battlefield after three decades in power, the army announced on state television on Tuesday. The shock announcement came only the day after the 68-year-old was proclaimed the winner of a presidential election that had given him a sixth term in office. The army […]
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Katsina State Police Command has neutralised three suspected bandits and recovered 330 stolen animals. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Katsina. “Today, April 19, 2021, at about 04:00hrs, based on credible intelligence, DPO Kankara led a team of policemen to Mararabar-Gurbi, a […]
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
…Says Its Igbo’s Turn to Rule in 2023 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, George Obiozor, has stated that an Igbo presidency is the main agenda of the group as 2023 draws closer. Obiozor disclosed this on Monday when he appeared on Arise TV programme. According to him, it is time the wheel […]
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says that Amotekun is not yet in Lagos because the operatives of Lagos Neighborhood Safety Corps are presently doing their work in the state. He disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television at the Lagos House. According to the governor, aside community policing, operatives of the […]
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actress Mary Njoku says African men are not doing their wives or kids’ mums a favour when they pay their bills. The renowned actress, who is married to iROKO TV boss, Jason Njoku, took to her Instagram handle @maryremmynjoku to make this statement. Mar Njoku (pictured) said that marriage was built […]
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Somali National Army (SNA) and African Union Mission (AMISOM) forces arrested several al-Shabab fighters in a joint operation in southern Somalia on Sunday, the AU mission said on Monday. AMISOM said its Burundian contingent based at Gololey joined the operation, flushing out militants hiding in the Sayga forest. “A number of al-Shabab […]
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Egyptian police on Monday killed three terrorists who were allegedly involved in the execution of a Coptic Christian and two tribesmen in Egypt’s Sinai, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. After receiving a tip-off, the national security sector struck a hideout of some terrorist elements in al-Abtal area in North Sinai. […]
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenya on Monday launched a national information platform to help address the growing challenge of malnutrition in the country. According to Eric Wafukho, chief administrative secretary for the National Treasury, the project s designed to popularise data generation and dissemination of information in an effort to improve nutrition status among local communities. […]
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Sunday, April 18th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Police orderly attached to Mr Shoban Tikari, Chairman of Takum local government council of Taraba, was on Saturday killed by suspected bandits who opened fire on the chairman’s vehicle in Dogo-Gawa village in Takum LGA. The deceased policeman was of the 67 Mobile Police Squadron, located in the area. Tikari, who […]
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Sunday, April 18th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Atiku Bagudu says his administration has secured a 70 million dollars World Bank Grant to strengthen Adolescent Girl-Child Education. Bagudu disclosed this at the 5th Kebbi State Women Ramadan Lecture Series held in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital on Saturday. Bagudu said with the grant, women in the state, especially adolescent […]
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Sunday, April 18th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has renounced his past controversial comments on terrorist groups including Taliban and Al-Qaeda. According to the Punch, the minister reportedly said he was young when he made the radical comments, adding that he is now mature and knows better. The minister spoke while answering […]
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Saturday, April 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 41 migrants died after their boat sank off the Tunisian coast, the UN said on Friday. Three people were rescued. The boat sank off the coastal city of Sfax on Thursday evening, the International Organisation for Migration and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said. Initially, coastguard officials said 20 migrants […]
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Saturday, April 17th, 2021
By Farooq A. Kperogi, @farooqkperogi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – This is a difficult column to write because although scores of people have importuned me to intervene in the controversy regarding Communication and Digital Economy Minister Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami’s utterances before he came into government, my wife, who knows Pantami is my friend, pleaded with me […]
