Posted by Samson Kankan
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Sunday, March 5th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There is an air of uncertainty among Deposit Money Banks as they await further instruction from the Central Bank of Nigeria over the recirculation of old N500 and N1,000. The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that the old naira notes should be allowed to circulate along with the new notes until December […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Sunday, March 5th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, has stated that the presidential polls of February 25 failed to meet the expectations of Nigerians. Leonard acknowledged that there are many Nigerians who are angry and frustrated with the results and some are celebrating their victories. She made this known in an […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, March 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Government said it would oppose exhumation of the corpse of Miss Whitney Adeniran, the 12-year-old student of Chrisland Schools, Opebi, Lagos, who died during the school’s inter-house sports, in February. The government made the disclosure in a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs in the state’s Ministry of […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, March 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr Shehbaz Sharif, has felicitated the Nigerian President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu on his victory at the Feb. 25 presidential poll. This is contained in a statement from by the Pakistan High Commission in Nigeria and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Saturday, March 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has given reasons why Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress won the state in the presidential election that was held last Saturday, February 25. The governor expressed happiness to be part of the process that “redrew the electoral map of Nigeria.” Makinde, who […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Saturday, March 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal recovered from conceding the second-fastest goal in Premier League history as Reiss Nelson’s stoppage-time strike gave the Premier League leaders a thrilling 3-2 win over Bournemouth after title rivals Manchester City beat Newcastle 2-0 on Saturday. Mikel Arteta’s side was trailing by two goals with just over half an hour left. […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, March 3rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr Dumebi Kachikwu says the victory of Sen. Bola Tinubu of All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Feb. 25 election was a case of consistency, preparation and opportunity. Kachikwu said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. “The victory of Tinubu in […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Friday, March 3rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday granted the request of Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, request to inspect the election materials used during last Saturday’s presidential poll. The African Examiner earlier reports that Atiku and Obi refused to concede defeat […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Friday, March 3rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Daura, Katsina State, said sacrifices of the Armed Forces remain appreciated by Nigerians, commending the patriotic role they played in maintaining law and order at the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections. Buhari, who virtually commissioned 700 Ashok Leyland Troop Carrying Vehicles assembled in Lagos, […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Friday, March 3rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele on Thursday said South Africa will host the BRICS Summit in Gauteng Province on Aug. 22-24. Gungubele said this while briefing the media about the cabinet meeting on Wednesday. According to the minister, this year’s summit will be held under the theme: “BRICS and Africa: Partnership […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Friday, March 3rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the just ended election, Peter Obi, has filed a suit at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Abuja, against the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the winner by the Independent National Electoral commission. The petition which has since gone […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, March 3rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court on Friday has directed that old N200, N500, N1,000 notes remain in circulation till December 31, 2023. Also, the apex court nullified the Federal Government’s naira redesign policy saying that it is an affront to the 1999 Constitution. Justice Emmanuel Agim, who read the lead judgement, stated that the […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will conduct supplementary polls after the governorship and state house of assembly elections. Guber and assembly elections will take place next weekend, two weeks after the conduct of the presidential and National Assembly polls. “The Commission is aware that in some Senatorial Districts and […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States has congratulated Nigerians and the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over the successful conduct of the Saturday, February 25, 2023, presidential election. This was contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson for the State Department, Ned Price, who also tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to address all […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the Saturday, February 25, 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has rejected the outcome of the exercise in its totality. Atiku stated this as he addressed a press conference on Thursday saying that the presidential and national assembly elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP) in Nigeria’s just-concluded presidential election, Peter Obi says he won the poll and he will explore all legal options to reclaim his mandate. “We will explore all legal and peaceful options to reclaim our mandate. We won the election and we will prove it […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dele Momodu says the flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi won in Lagos State in the just concluded presidential election because of the “preponderance of the Igbo people in Lagos”. “What transpired last Saturday, the major factor was ethnic: the Labour […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President-Elect, Bola Tinubu has set up committees to meet aggrieved presidential candidates to start the “healing process”. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and a member of the committees disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde. He said a Committee of Elders of the […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has tasked Lagosians to re-elect Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Fayose stated this when he appeared on Arise Television as he talked about the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. The former Ekiti governor tasked Lagosians to reelect the state governor, Babajide Sanwoolu even though his party, […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Wednesday, March 1st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It is not the best of times for five aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) known as the G5 as three of the ‘Integrity Group’ failed in their quests to cross over to the Senate after their two-term tenure of eight years each. The G5 is made up of five […]
