Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Friday, July 14th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenyan President William Ruto vowed on Friday that protests planned next week would not be allowed following two rounds of demonstrations that have left at least 15 people dead. Opposition leader Raila Odinga’s party called earlier in the day for three more days of protests from next Wednesday against tax hikes that […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Friday, July 14th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal Capital Territory High Court has dismissed the case against former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court described the EFCC’s charges of fraud and abuse of office as an abuse of judicial process. The presiding judge, Justice Yusuf Halilu, premised […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, July 14th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eleven successor electricity companies have applied for a review of their respective electricity tariffs, the Federal Government has disclosed. Disclosing this through a notice published by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Friday, the Federal Government said the request for rate review is premised on the need to incorporate changes in […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Friday, July 14th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma on Thursday said South East Governors are seeking the intervention of President Bola Tinubu in a state of insecurity. The governor, while briefing State House Correspondents on the purpose of his visit to the Presidential Villa, explained that it has to do with the security situation in […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Friday, July 14th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has declared a State of Emergency on Food Security in the country. Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy while briefing State House correspondents on Thursday said the Presidential Intervention On Food Security, Food Pricing and Sustainability was to ensure that the most vulnerable are […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Thursday, July 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has assured women in the country that his administration is committed to ensuring that Nigeria is retrieved from the vested interests that have stifled her development. He also assured the women that issues of security, healthcare system and industrialisation would be top on priorities of his administration. Tinubu spoke […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Thursday, July 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday said that for Nigeria and the rest of Africa to make genuine progress and development, democracy must be nurtured and sustained. The President stated this on Wednesday in Abuja when he received leaders of the Senate, led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who were at the Presidential […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Thursday, July 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT) sitting in Abuja on Thursday imposed a fine of N120 million against Stanbic-IBTC Bank over the bank’s failure to complete a transfer request for a customer. In a split decision of two to one, the tribunal convicted the bank for contravening the provisions of Section […]
Posted by Oludare Fase
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Thursday, July 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Everton’s Dele Alli says he was sexually abused as a child and used drugs before he was adopted by an “amazing” family who helped him to turn his life around. Alli, a former England international, also said in an interview that he recently spent six weeks in rehab as a result of […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Thursday, July 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has disclosed a plan by the Federal Government to transfer N8,000 to 12 million poor households in Nigeria for a period of six months. This was contained in a letter the President wrote to the House of Representatives regarding the 800 million dollars loan request of the Buhari administration […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Thursday, July 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has amended the 2022 supplementary appropriation act and approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to source for 500 billion naira from the approved budget to provide palliatives for Nigerians following the removal of petrol subsidy. This amendment comes 24 hours after the president’s request and was speedily taken through […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Thursday, July 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A high court in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja has issued a one-week ultimatum to the Department of State Security Service (DSS) to either charge the detained suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele to Court or release him. Justice Hamza Muazu gave the order while delivering a […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has stated that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar is angry because he was rejected by the G5- governors. Ortom made this known on Wednesday as he reacted to a statement made by Atiku through his media […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has requested the National Assembly to approve N500 billion for palliatives to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians. This is contained in a letter addressed to the House of Representatives and read by the Speaker, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas at plenary on Wednesday. “I write to the […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Lagos State says a day-old female baby has been found dumped near a septic tank in Gowon Estate, Ipaja, Lagos State. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday. Hundeyin said that a member of the public found the baby […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former presidential spokesperson, Reno Omokri, has tasked Igbos to convert the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) into a political party. Omokri, who was a media assistant to former president, Goodluck Joanathan, took to his Twitter account on Wednesday saying that Nigerians would vote for IPOB if it were converted into a […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday assured Nigerians that the framework for palliatives to remedy the effects of fuel subsidy removal is being worked out, explaining that the decision to phase out the subsidy was taken in the best interest of the country. He said the decision would guarantee future prosperity. Tinubu gave […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
NPA Bags Most Outstanding Agency Of Government in Africa
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
…Accuses Hospital Boss Of Abuse Of Office, Corruption (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Irked by the flagrant and unlawful continued closure of the School of Mental Health Nursing, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Enugu by its Medical Director, Dr. Monday Nwite Igwe, despite a directive by the permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health to reopen the institution, a lawyer, […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Tuesday, July 11th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Igbo umbrella organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has accused the self-styled separatist, Simon Ekpa, of playing the script of enemies of Igboland, having allegedly collected huge sums of money to destabilise the region and undermine its progress. It accused the Finland-based Ekpa of using the pro-Biafra struggle and Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s name to enrich […]
