Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, September 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission has approved the appointment of 4 substantive Commissioners of Police for Abia, Lagos, Ebonyi and Akwa Ibom state Commands A statement by the Commission’s Spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, made available to newsmen Friday said the appointments followed the recent promotion of some senior Police Officers by the commission which […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, September 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has declared Sept. 16 a public holiday to mark Eid-Maulud, the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. This is contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Magdalene Ajani on Friday in Abuja. Ajani stated that the Minister of Interior minister Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, September 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) and other electricity distribution companies are to pay different fines for over billing customers. The AEDC alone will pay N1.69 billion-fine, according to a publication of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The fine is detailed in Order NERC/2024/114 published on NERC’s website on Friday. NERC […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Friday, September 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Ebonyi State, Onyebuchi Chukwu, says the ruling party is not doing the right thing to assuage the sufferings of Nigerians occasioned by the removal of petrol subsidy. Chukwu, who was Nigeria’s Minister of Health under President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, made this comment on Inside Sources with […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, September 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Friday vowed that he wouldn’t support Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, in his political life again. He stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, accusing the governor of lying against him. More to follow…
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Friday, September 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ijumu chapter has debunked claims that it suspended Senator Dino Melaye. The African Examiner writes that there is a letter which has gone viral on social media stating the suspension of the former Kogi former governor aspirant. However, the PDP reacting stated that the letter is a […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Friday, September 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria`s women’s national team, the Falconets, Friday lost 1-2 to their Japanese counterparts in the round of 16 of the ongoing 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Bogota, Colombia The match played at the Estadio Metropolitana de Techo, saw the Japanese being a better side with their quick exchange […]
Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Friday, September 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Germany and Kenya are set to sign a migration agreement on Friday during a visit by Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto to Berlin. The deal is intended to promote the recruitment of skilled labour from Kenya and facilitate the repatriation of Kenyans without the right to stay in Germany back to the […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Friday, September 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has asked Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) to remit Value Added Tax (VAT) on the commission received from Remita between 2015 and 2022 to the Federal Government recovery account. The Chairman, Public Accounts Committee (PAC), of the lower chamber, Rep. Bamidele Salam (PDP- Osun), gave the directive on Thursday […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Friday, September 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ward Party Executive Committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ayetoro/lluagba Ward 1, says it has suspended Sen. Dino Melaye over allegations of engaging in anti party activities. Sen. Melaye is from Ayetoro/lluagba Ward 1 in Ijumu Local Government of Kogi. Melaye’s suspension was announced in a statement by the […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, September 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Partners for the eighth annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) have begun to emerge with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Emadeb Group and Dangote Group leading the train of partners for the event slated for Thursday, October 3, 2024 at the Reverton Hotel, GRA Lokoja, […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, September 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) In the face of the challenges in the oil sector, particularly the current tightness in the supply of petrol, it has become fashionable to blame the national oil company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC Ltd), for everything. Last week, it was Prof. Pat Utomi who railed and fumed at the NNPC […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, September 12th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Working Committee of the Labour Party, LP, has enjoined the National Security Adviser, NSA, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to probe Aisha Yesufu, Pastor Itua Ighodalo, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as well as the leaders of Afenifere concerning the alleged misappropriation of funds from […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, September 12th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Government of Anambra State has vowed to punish parents who use their children for street begging and prostitution. The state commissioner for information, Paul Nwosu, stated that irrespective of Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s free education programme in Anambra, some parents still insist on sending their children and wards to the streets begging […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, September 12th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says its President, Joe Ajaero, was not invited by the Department of State Services (DSS) before being arrested. NLC spokesman, Benson Upah, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. “Our attention has been drawn to a story (circulating in different media platforms) linked to “sources within the […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, September 12th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Umaru Bago of Niger says his administration will not hesitate to implement the N70,000 minimum wage as far as resources are available. He said this in an interview with newsmen after declaring open the 2024 quadrennial state delegate conference of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) in Minna on […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, September 12th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has directed all traditional chiefs and leaders in Benin Kingdom to perform the traditional “Bisusu” ceremony to ward off evil ahead of the Edo governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ceremony ensures a peaceful and hitch-free gubernatorial election in the […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, September 11th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo Government, on Tuesday, affirmed its commitment to a free, fair and credible Local Government Elections on September 21, saying it has no plans to rig the exercise. The government further declared that Gov. Hope Uzodimma’s popularity and the people-oriented projects across the state would guarantee overwhelming success for the ruling […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, September 11th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Assistant Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Dennis Amachree, says labour leader Joe Ajaero is under investigation for alleged terrorism financing and related offences and is not supposed to leave Nigeria. “For terrorism financing which he (Ajaero) has been accused of, and which is under investigation, he cannot […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, September 10th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said bank executives are complicit in aiding money laundering in the country, adding that it would commence prosecution soon. Speaking at the 17th annual conference of the Chartered Institute Bankers of Nigeria, the Chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede said the commission will soon […]
