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Monday, June 24th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP), Gubernatorial candidate in the November 2024 election in Ondo state, Agboola Ajayi, has blamed the recent court ruling, against Local Council Development Areas, (LCDA) in the state, on the failure of the Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to provide viable leadership. Mr. Ajayi, a former deputy governor, absorbed the […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Sunday, June 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFRS) said that the fire that engulfed the main auditorium of Christ Embassy Church Headquarters, Oregun, Ikeja, has been put under control. Mrs Margret Adeseye, Director, LSFRS, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Adeseye said […]
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Sunday, June 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has directed that all civil servants who are drawing salaries from the government after relocating abroad should be made to refund the money. The President also directed that the supervisors and department heads of the culprits must also be punished for aiding and abetting the fraud under their watch. […]
Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Sunday, June 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has debunked the exposure of sensitive data of Nigerian citizens online even as it claims that allegations of their data breach were unfounded. A statement issued by Kayode Adegoke, the commission’s head of corporate commission, warned Nigerians to avoid giving their sensitive information to phishing websites. […]
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Sunday, June 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In yet another major step towards boosting nationwide gas supply to drive industrialization and economic growth, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) is set to deliver the Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben (OB3) Gas Pipeline project. Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Mr. Mele Kyari, confirmed this during an inspection tour of the […]
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Sunday, June 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy weather conditions from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja forecast morning thunderstorms on Sunday over parts of Gombe, Bauchi, Borno, Adamawa, Jigawa, Taraba and Kaduna states. It envisaged thunderstorms over parts of Zamfara, Kebbi, […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Sunday, June 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Health, they say, is wealth! Just as a clean environment promotes Healthy living. However, there is no gain saying the fact that a high number of human lives are lost annually across the globe, including sub Saharan Africa, Nigeria inclusive, owing to poor sanitation and hygiene related issues within the human environment. […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Saturday, June 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Comrade Frank Pius Onyeka, the National Coordinator, The Collective Movement (TCM), says the plan by the Federal Government to buy new aircraft for the presidential fleets amidst widespread poverty and hunger in the land is a provocative issue and misplaced priority that raises important questions about accountability posture of this government. He […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Saturday, June 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to supporting the socio-economic development of Nigeria, especially in its areas of operations in the Niger Delta. SPDC Director and Head of Corporate Relations, Igo Weli, made the statement in Port Harcourt on Friday at a dinner to celebrate […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Saturday, June 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Newly inaugurated Rangers International Football Club of Enugu Foundation has commenced its Community impact/Services with Cope and live mental health Awareness Foundation, CAPIO NG, Astric NG. The Engagement which took place at St. Patrick’s playing ground Coal Camp was For Coal Camp National Team( Community Team ) domiciled in the area and […]
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Saturday, June 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has announced the approval of N21 billion for 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to provide meters for customers. This announcement was made in NERC’s ORDER NO: NERC/2024/072 on The Operationalisation of “Tranche A” of the Presidential Metering Initiative Under the Framework of Meter Acquisition Fund. ”The […]
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Saturday, June 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Yobe State University (YSU) branch, has expressed worry over the proliferation of public universities without financial commitment to fund them. The Chairman of the branch, Ahmed Ibrahim Karage, who disclosed this while briefing journalists in Damaturu, said the public universities are facing […]
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Saturday, June 22nd, 2024
Kano Emirate Tussle: Gov Yusuf’s CPS, Lawyer Disagree Over Court Ruling (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the royal tussle in the ancient Kano Emirate lingers, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Abba Yusuf, Sani Bature and a legal practitioner Abba Hakeem have disagreed on the ruling of the Federal High Court in Kano on the matter […]
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Saturday, June 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The next Africa Cup of Nations will be played in Morocco from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026, Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe said on Friday. “I am confident that the CAF AFCON Morocco 2025 will be extremely successful and the best AFCON in the history of this […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Saturday, June 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Friday, disclosed that its militia arm, Eastern Security Network, ESN, has never taken part in any kidnapping or ransom demand. IPOB is making this statement on the allegations by a group in Taraba that some ESN operatives abducted some persons and asked for 20 million […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, June 21st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Great Achievers Football Club of Enugu, Thursday evening at Nnamdi Azikiwe Sports Stadium, Enugu, won the 2022/2024 Enugu State Football League, ESFL. The Amateur side lifted the coveted trophy after defeating the second winners, FC Inter by 3 -2. Our Correspondent who covered the match reports that the hard fighting opponents played […]
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Friday, June 21st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 24-year-old protester was shot dead during demonstrations against the taxation bill currently moving in Kenya. The man had taken part in a protest in the capital Nairobi on Thursday evening, as thousands took to the streets across the country. The protest was due to a parliamentary debate and vote on the […]
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Thursday, June 20th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a spike in cholera in several regions of the world, with almost 195,000 cases and over 1,900 deaths reported in 24 countries since the start of this year. The agency’s Eastern Mediterranean Region reported the highest number of cases, followed by the African Region, […]
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Thursday, June 20th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, the state capital, has declared the creation of the 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) by the late Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu as unconstitutional and illegal. According to the presiding judge, Justice A.O Adebusuoye, the LCDAs were not lawfully created. Akeredolu had in Spetember 2023 […]
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Thursday, June 20th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following Thursday’s Federal High Court’s ruling setting aside the steps taken in repealing the Kano Emirates Council Law, the state government has ordered deposed Emir Aminu Ado Bayero to vacate Nassarawa Mini Palace. At a press conference, the Kano State Attorney General (AG), Haruna Isah Dederi, emphasised the need for the renovation […]
