Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Thursday, September 19th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will not attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly session in New York this year. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday. The statement stated that the President has thus directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, September 19th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that registration for the National Identification Number (NIN) remains key to access Federal Government’s social services. The Director in charge of NIMC, Anambra Area Office, Mr Chika Ogbonna, said this at a ceremony to mark this year’s National Identity Day in Awka on Wednesday. […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, September 19th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says embattled former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, is not in its custody. In a statement on Wednesday, EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale said the ex-governor remains wanted “for alleged N80.2billion money laundering charges”. “Media reports today that a former Governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, September 18th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Rivers has rescued a teenager, who was kidnapped in Enugu and transported to Port Harcourt in a ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bag. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Olatunji Disu, announced this during a news conference in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Disu said that the teenager, aged 16, was repeatedly […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, September 18th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abdulsalami Abubakar, a former head of state, has urged the federal government to quickly put in measures in place to “soften” the hardship being experienced by Nigerians. Abubakar, speaking on Tuesday when he played host to a delegation of Campaign for Democracy (CD), a civil society organisation (CSO), in Minna, Niger state, […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, September 18th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Aviation workers in Nigeria have suspended their planned protest slated for September 18, 2024, over 50% deductions of the revenue of aviation agencies. Last week, aviation unions in the country blamed the Federal Government for its refusal to reverse its 50 per cent deduction policy from the internally generated revenues of agencies […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, September 18th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued an order to transfer regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Kogi State from the Commission to the Kogi State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC). A statement by the regulator on Wednesday said the move complies with the amended Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, September 18th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has warned Edo citizens against voting for an Alliance Progressive Congress candidate in the upcoming Edo State governorship election. Atiku made this known in a statement on his X handle on Wednesday titled ‘The clear choice for a prosperous Edo State’. He advised Edo voters to opt […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, September 18th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has finally bowed to pressure and has turned himself in to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. A statement by the Director, Yahaya Bello Media Office, Ohiare Michael on Wednesday, said Bello has honoured the invitation of the EFCC “after due consultations with his family, […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Tuesday, September 17th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The $550 million upstream gas project between the NNPC Ltd and TotalEnergies on the development of the Ubeta field has taken off, the Presidency announced on Tuesday. Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen, disclosed this during an inaugural US-Nigeria Strategic Energy Dialogue, hosted by the U.S. State Department in […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Tuesday, September 17th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 66-year-old Nigerian man, Salisu Ahmed, is now the fourth person in the world to be cured of HIV after a stem cell transplant. Ahmed speaking in a recent interview disclosed that he contracted the virus 31 years ago from his first extramarital affair. Speaking on his challenges, Ahmed talked about the […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Tuesday, September 17th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Lagos based Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned the harassment of the leader of a citizens group by the Department of State Services (DSS) for exercising their fundamental right to request information from the government under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011. It described the act of intimidation as unlawful […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Tuesday, September 17th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State Government and Jelfah Nigeria Ltd have signed a N40bn deal for the revitalisation of the long-moribund and state-owned Sunrise Flour Mills, Enugu. The deal, which was signed at the Government House, Enugu, Tuesday, saw Jelfah acquire a 60 per cent equity stake in Sunrise Flour Mills and is expected to […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Tuesday, September 17th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some netizens on Tuesday took to their social media accounts to lampoon the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, for unveiling the OneNigeria/UnityFabric, which she described as a symbol of national unity. The African Examiner writes that Oluremi Tinubu on Tuesday unveiled a national fabric designed by 25-year-old Miss Mofinyinfoluwa Bamidele, […]
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Tuesday, September 17th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Not less than seven persons have died as a result of a cholera outbreak in the Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State. A statement by the National Emergency Management Agency in a statement shared on its X.com page on Tuesday, also said a total of 71 others have been hospitalised. […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, September 17th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One person was killed with eight others “grievously injured” in an accident that occurred on Third Mainland Bridge on Monday. The accident occurred when two Mazda commercial buses (LND 624 YE and EKY 804 YH) had a head-on collision on the bridge, near Ilaje, en route Iyana-Oworonsoki. In a statement on Monday, […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Monday, September 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its contribution in enthroning credible Chairmen and Councillors in the upcoming Enugu state local government areas election slated for 21st, September, 2024, ActionAid Nigeria, in partnership with her implementing partner in the state, South Saharan Social Social Development Organization (SSDO) have trained 120 youths as election Observers ahead of […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, September 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Nollywood actor, Emmanuel France, has passed away. France, who is believed to be around 84 years old, has acted in films like Cross My Sin, She Is My Sister, The Director among others. Nigerian filmmaker, Femi Ogedengbe, confirmed the death of the deceased actor on his Instagram page on Monday. “Rest […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, September 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Edo State, Emmanuel Odigie, has explained the reason the party declined to sign the peace accord with other parties ahead of the September 21 governorship election in the state. He said, “The PDP has made demands, they never said they won’t sign. All they want […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, September 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to head the World Trade Organization, will seek a second four-year term when her mandate expires next August, her spokesman said Monday. “We can confirm that Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has officially announced her intention to seek a second term as Director-General of the WTO,” […]
