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Monday, March 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Sunday that 483 illegal migrants had been rescued off Libya’s western coast. The UN migration agency said the illegal migrants were rescued in two separate operations by the Libyan Coast Guard. “While IOM teams were there to provide emergency assistance, including medical support, we […]
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Monday, March 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has lauded Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State for strengthening anti-corruption institutions. Tinubu gave the commendation on Sunday in Kano while inaugurating the Office of Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission. The APC leader, who lauded the governor for the restructured […]
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Monday, March 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A socio-cultural organization, the Save Enugu Group (SEG) has raised the alarm over what it described as “clandestine move by desperate and insensitive members of the Enugu State House of Assembly to resurrect the suspended amendment of the controversial Enugu Gubernatorial Pension law.” African Examiner recalls that the Enugu state House of […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, March 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A special investigative team of the Nigeria police force has been sent to Benue state to probe the recent attack on Governor Samuel Ortom, the Benue state governor. The team, which has arrived in the state, is spearheaded by a deputy commissioner of police and crack investigator, Abba Kyari. This was announced […]
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Monday, March 29th, 2021
By Sadou Jattu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Since last week when the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the sum of $1.5bn for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery, all hell has been practically let loose. Well-meaning Nigerians from all walks of life have been sharing their views on the issue and many of them have […]
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Friday, March 26th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mrs Funmilola Osalusi, widow of the late Ekiti State Surveyor-General, who was abducted last Saturday, has regained her freedom, five days after she was seized at her residence and taken to an unknown destination. ASP Sunday Abutu, the spokesman of the Police Command in the state, confirmed the development to newsmen in […]
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Friday, March 26th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has formally welcomed former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.- Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika. African Examiner writes that Ihejirika disclosed his interest in February to join the party. On Friday, Ihejirika met with Yobe Governor, Mai Mala Buni, Chairman APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee […]
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Friday, March 26th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UBA America, the United States’ subsidiary of Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has pledged its continuous commitment to facilitate trade and investment between North America and the African continent. Speaking on Thursday from the Bank’s office in New York, the Chief Executive Officer, UBA America, Ms. Sola […]
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Friday, March 26th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ghana’s Black Stars qualified for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tagged “Cameroon 2021” after holding their hosts South Africa to a 1-1 draw in Johannesburg on Thursday. Ghana raised their tally to 10 points, same as South Africa but led the Bafana Bafana on head-to-head rule. Sudan are third with […]
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Friday, March 26th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite has said that the country’s mining sector is endowed with highly skilled and dedicated professionals many of whom he has learnt a lot from since his assumed office. The minister disclosed this while receiving the Honorary Fellowship Award which was bestowed to […]
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Friday, March 26th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- An election observation mission from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is in Benin for the 11 April presidential election. The 10 experts, who are members of the ECOWAS long-term Election Observation Mission to be deployed throughout the country, arrived on Tuesday and will spend 25 days. Members of the team, […]
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Friday, March 26th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo, has reacted to the hijab crisis in Kwara state, describing it as “nasty development.” Recall that Kwara recently closed 10 schools following their refusal to allow Muslim female students to wear hijab as part of their school uniform. The refusal came after Christian […]
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Thursday, March 25th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Islamist terrorist group al-Shabaab has killed at least three civilians, including a mother, her infant, during an attack on the United Nations and African Union headquarters in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu The police disclosed on Thursday At least five others were injured during the mortar attack on the heavily fortified camp Halane, […]
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was wild jubilation by some residents of Maiduguri town following the restoration of electricity on Wednesday evening after two months of total blackout. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the two months blackout was caused by the destruction of some of the towers supplying electricity to the city from the […]
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African finance ministers have expressed their joint concern over the slowness in accessing Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines as they appealed funding for vaccine equity. In their joint communique issued late Tuesday concerning Special Drawing Rights (SDR) for low-income and middle-income countries, the ministers noted with deep concern the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic […]
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Morocco aanounced on Wednesday that it had suspended all flights to and from Mali, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, and Libya, to curb the spread of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) variants. The Moroccan National Airport Office (ONDA) disclosed this in a statement posted on its website. It added that […]
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2021
…It’s Pure Vendetta, Says Ani (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Less than a week after the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, ECTDA, demolished a residential building belonging to the Chancellor of Coal City university, Mr. Chinedu Ani, the Agency has completely withdrawn the building approval it issued to the (latter) in 2016, for erection of his residence […]
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Disturbed by the sorry state of facilities in Nigeria’s health sector, a non governmental organization, Millennium Center For Training, and Leadership, with headquarters in Lagos, has identified lack of political will and mismanagement of resources by those in authorities as the key factors responsible for the mess in the sector. It noted […]
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has blasted the style of government of President Muhammadu Buhari saying the President is too slow and Nigerians cannot wait for him to fix the county at his own pace. Baba-Ahmed stated this on Wednesday when he appeared on Arise Television saying […]
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON, has hinted that it destroyed substandard goods valued over eight hundred million Naira, N800,000,000.00, in Nigeria in the last five months. Director General/Chief Executive, of the organization, Mallam Farouk Salim, who disclosed this during the SON special day at the ongoing 32nd Enugu International Trade Fair, […]
