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Thursday, November 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has commenced another round of biometric verification exercise for no fewer than 21,000 bonafide pensioners who were not verified during the 2019 exercise held in the south-west. African Examiner reports that the five-day mop-up programme for workers who retired from the federal civil service under the Defined Benefit Scheme, […]
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Thursday, November 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in Adamawa has confirmed that suspected herdsmen killed seven villagers in a midnight attack on Negga village in Numan Local Government Area of the state. DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, police spokesman in the state confirmed the incident in Yola. He said seven other victims sustained injuries in the attack. Nguroje said that […]
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Thursday, November 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kaduna State Government has said that dozens of bandits had been neutralized and their camps destroyed by air strikes in parts of the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made the disclosure in a statement in Kaduna. Aruwan said: “Another successful outing has been reported […]
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Thursday, November 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some engineers have described the building collapse in Lagos State on Monday as “unfortunate and a pathetic national loss’’. Reuters quoted the National Emergency Management Agency Coordinator for Lagos State, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye via text message on Wednesday as saying that the death toll had climbed to 22 after several bodies were […]
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the procurement of 46 units of vehicles for operational and administrative use by the Nigeria Customs Service(NCS). The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, briefed State House correspondents after a virtual FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on […]
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in Ogun have arrested one Mojiyagbe Olamilekan, 24, resident of Oke Ola in Ode Remo for allegedly stabbing his wife to death with scissors. DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the State Police Public Relations Officer, made the disclosure in a statement issued on Wednesday, in Abeokuta. Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested following […]
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Enugu Depot Community, has advised motorists and those on election duty in Anambra to buy sufficient petrol as the government has declared Thursday and Friday work free day. Mr Chinedu Anyaso, Chairman of IPMAN in the zone made the call in an interview in […]
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The abductors of the six individuals that were kidnapped from the University of Abuja on Tuesday have reached out to their families demanding payment of 300m ransom. Sources familiar with the matter confirmed the new development to our correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday. “They demanded N50 million naira for each person, they […]
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER0 – The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba, has ordered the immediate posting of Bartholomew Onyeka to the Plateau State Police Command as the new Commissioner of Police. This followed the redeployment of CP Edward Egbuka to the Force headquarters for other national engagements. This is happening five days after the Speaker, Plateau […]
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rescue officials have recovered 20 bodies buried under the rubble after a 21-storey building collapsed on Monday in the Ikoyi part of Lagos, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said. The building, situated on Gerard Road, trapped about 50 persons under the rubble, witnesses said. Residents and family members of persons […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two policemen on stop and search duty were on Tuesday night killed by gunmen who opened fire on them at the Okija axis of Mile One in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The two officers were attached to the Mile One Police Station, Diobu in Port Harcourt. The circumstances leading to the attack […]
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely three days to the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra ,visitors in the state are lamenting the difficulty in securing hotel accommodations. African Examiner on Wednesday reports that some of the visitors revealed that they have been in search of accommodation for several hours without success. Ismaila Oke, an electoral observer […]
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fifteen people were killed and 10 others seriously injured when a passenger van fell into a ravine in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday, the Police said. Rizwan Younus, a policeman in the district, who was dispatched to the accident site, told Xinhua. He said the van carrying 25 people fell into a deep […]
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents of Awka, the Anambra State capital have expressed mixed feelings following the deployment of heavy security to the state ahead of Nov. 6 governorship election. The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) had earlier announced that it would deploy 34,000 personnel outside those serving in the state for the election. Apart from the […]
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), in collaboration with the Nigerian Mission in Tripoli, on Tuesday successfully repatriated 162 Nigerians stranded in Libya. Mr Kabiru Musa, Charge d’ Affairs of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. According to Musa, the 162 repatriated Nigerians are expected to […]
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Google has announced that Nigerians have surprisingly shown a growing interest in the holiday of Halloween, Father Christmas costumes and others in it search record. Google, in its October report, said that search queries in the week leading up to October 31, shows that search terms terms like, ‘When is Halloween?’, ‘Halloween […]
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has reportedly confiscated the passport of a popular socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, aka Obi Cubana, who was arrested on Monday for alleged money laundering and tax fraud. It was gathered that the seizure of his travel document was to prevent him from leaving the country […]
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The German Government has announced its plan to invest €700 million (810 million dollars) to support the phase-out of coal-fired power stations in South Africa. The funds are part of a new partnership with South Africa, which also includes Britain, the US, France and the European Union (EU). A total of 8.5 […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on Public Affairs, Dr Doyin Okupe, has tasked the Federal Government to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, if that would bring back peace in the South-East geopolitical zone. Okupe disclosed this when he talked with journalists at […]
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Enugu State High Court presided over by Honourable Justice Cyprian Ajah (PHD), has convicted and sentenced Mr. Anidiobi Oliver Chukwuka, a former Branch manager of Sterling Bank Plc, Enugu, to eight years Imprisonment for stealing the sum of 219 million naira deposits funds. He was found guilty of stealing and converting […]
