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Wednesday, December 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police Operatives of the Enugu State Command have arrested eight suspects in connection with the Sunday’s shooting and murder of the traditional ruler of Adani Autonomous Community, in Uzo-Uwani Council Area of Enugu state, His Royal Highness, Igwe Ezugwu Patrick, in Akutara Village of the locality. The Monarch, was killed on 24/12/2023 […]
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Wednesday, December 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the Peoples Demicratic Party PDP in Enugu state, Prince Nnah Marcel, has applauded the recent judgment of the Supreme Court which upheld the election of governor Peter Mbah of the state, urging residents to give the administration all the support it deserves to succed. The Social Crusader, and political Scientist, […]
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Wednesday, December 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ondo State Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has now emerged as the state’s governor after Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s death. The African Examiner writes that the State Chief Judge, Justice Olusegun Odosola administered the oath of office at the Cocoa Conference Hall of the Governor’s office in Akure. Present to witness the swear-in ceremony […]
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Wednesday, December 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Users of the social media applications, X, and Facebook, on Wednesday expressed their sadness, well wishes over the death of the late Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu. The African Examiner writes that Governor Akeredolu according to sources, died on Wednesday and a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state […]
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Wednesday, December 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’Abba is dead. He was 65. Na’Abba reportedly died in the early hours of Wednesday in Abuja. He was speaker of the House of Representatives in 1999 during Obasanjo/Atiku administration. Na’Abba was born into the family of Umar Na’Abba, a businessman in Tudun […]
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Wednesday, December 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After long battle with cancer, Gov. Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu of Ondo State has passed away. Reports say Akeredolu died in Germany on Wednesday after a long battle with leukemia. The ailing governor had returned to the country in September following a three-month medical vacation in Germany. About two weeks ago, he again […]
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Tuesday, December 26th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three inmates have escaped from the Ijebu Ode Correctional Centre in Ijebu Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The inmates scaled the fence and bolted away in the early hours of Saturday. The spokesman of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Ogun State Command, Victor Oyeleke, confirmed the incident on Tuesday. The inmates […]
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Tuesday, December 26th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has stated that the death toll in the Christmas Eve attacks in the state has risen to over 115. Mutfwang made this known on Tuesday when he appeared on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. According to him, the attacks were unprovoked and he called on security agents […]
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Tuesday, December 26th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Daniel Bwala, has stated that the present administration of President Bola Tinubu may fold up like that of President Buhari, his predecessor. According to Bwala, this was exactly how Nigerians were told to be patient for eight years while the Buhari administration was doing […]
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Tuesday, December 26th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, on Monday assured Nigerians of stable power supply during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser, Strategic Communication and Public Relations to the Minister, in a statement in Abuja, said that Adelabu gave the assurance in a message entitled: “Fostering Unity and Progress”, […]
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Monday, December 25th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale says his principal President Bola Tinubu will continue to intervene in states battling political crises if such development will affect the country. The Nigerian leader has had to intervene in political crises in Ondo and Rivers State. Despite criticisms claiming Tinubu’s actions undermine the government of such states, […]
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Monday, December 25th, 2023
Civil Society Scaling-Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has lamented the poor nutritional status of children in Enugu state, saying the last National Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) revealed that “14.8% of children under-five are stunted, 6.1% are underweight, while 2.5% are wasted. The organization which called for improved funding of nutrition activities and promotion of the […]
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Monday, December 25th, 2023
The people of Obollo Community in Udenu Council Area of Enugu State, South East Nigeria, have raised the alarm over a brewing communal clash that could consume many lives if not urgently nipped in the bud. Our Correspondent reports that the community, which made this known through a petition written to the Inspector General of […]
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Monday, December 25th, 2023
On Sunday, NOBEL Laureate and elder statesman, Prof. Wole Soyinka, stated that he would keep all his observations about President Bola Tinubu’s administration until one year into his tenure, in May 2024. Soyinka stated that this is his policy as a one-year delay gives the President lots of time to “make up” for lost grounds. […]
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Monday, December 25th, 2023
Embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has rejected the allegations of stolen funds against him in the recently published report of the Special Investigator on the CBN and Related Entities. Emefiele, in a statement on Sunday titled, ‘Re: Emefiele, others stole billions, illegally kept Nigeria’s funds in foreign banks’ disclosed […]
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Sunday, December 24th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Group in Katsina State wants the Federal Government to uncover the “big masquerades” behind the actions of ex-Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele. A government investigator Jim Obazee had indicted Emefiele for financial and other crimes. But days later, the Executive Director of the Citizens Participation Against Corruption Initiative […]
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Sunday, December 24th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has blamed Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State for the political crisis in the state. Wike, who is the immediate past governor of the oil-rich state, has been at loggerheads with Fubara. Although President Bola Tinubu had intervened in the crisis, Wike […]
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Saturday, December 23rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Wife of President Bola Tinubu, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Saturday at the State House said the year 2024 would be glorious for Nigerians. The first lady said this in her Christmas message after she held an elaborate Christmas party for the children of Nana Berry Orphanage, Abuja. She also advised parents […]
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Friday, December 22nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu says he will always be fair to all Nigerians and his administration remains committed to advancing the unity of the country as well as ensuring the welfare and prosperity of all citizens. In the statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu, who joined the […]
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Friday, December 22nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has stated that the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, would have faced a firing squad had it been he is from China. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, stated that Emefiele and his gangs committed an atrocity that […]
