Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Thursday, October 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, has stated that his government has been asking the federal government to declare bandits as terrorists since 2017. El-Rufia disclosed when he received a Q3 security report on the state on Wednesday, saying that declaring bandits as terrorists would allow the military to “kill” them without having […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Thursday, October 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Over 30 passengers have been allegedly abducted by armed bandits at Garun-Gabas in Rafi Local Government Council of Niger State. According to available information, the victims were abducted Wednesday afternoon along the Zungeru-Garin-Gabas highway on three separate vehicles. The travelers were traveling in an 18-seater bus and two other vehicles when they […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A High Court in Maiduguri has sentenced 19 students to six years imprisonment each for cultism. Delivering judgment, Justice Umar Fadawu, held that there was sufficient evidence proving that each of the defendants committed the offence of conspiracy and management/membership of an unlawful society. African Examiner reports that the convicts were arrested […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) in collaboration with Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) on Wednesday raided some major bookshops in Ibadan metropolis and seized N8 million worth of pirated books. African Examiner reports that the bookshops raided in Ibadan are B&B Bookshop, Forward Bookshop, Mosebolatan Bookshop and Alanu Bookshop. Addressing newsmen after the exercise, […]
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Wednesday announced a six-hour planned outage in some communities in Badagry, Lagos State. The General Manager, Corporate Communications, EKEDC, Mr Godwin Idemudia, said in a statement, that the outage would start between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m on Saturday, Oct. 23. Idemudia said […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has demanded an apology from Amnesty International, CNN and DJ Switch for misleading the world that there was a massacre at the Lekki Toll Gate on Oct. 20, 2020. DJ Switch whose given name is Obianuju Udeh is a Nigerian disc jockey who is on self-imposed exile over 2020 […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The absence of EFCC star witness stalled a N200-million money laundering suit against one Embelakpo Apere, and his wife, Beauty, at the Federal High Court, Yenagoa, on Wednesday. Apere was aide on Sustainable Development Goals to Bayelsa’s former Gov. Seriake Dickson. The EFCC arraigned Apere and Beauty at the court on Oct. […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Uganda continues to receive Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine donations, the World Health Organisation (WHO) representative said donors needed to support the distribution of the vaccines to remote areas. Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam, WHO representative to Uganda, told reporters that developing countries need support to ensure that vaccines reach everyone including those in remote […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A mild drama ensued as some protesters fight over undisclosed sum handed over to one of them by a Nigerian artiste. The singer who came around to felicitate with protesters who are out to mark the one year anniversary of the ENDSARS movement. On getting the money from the artiste, a yet-to-be […]
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Asia, Featured, Latest Headlines
Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 13 people have been killed and three others wounded in twin blasts in the Syrian capital Damascus, state media reported on Wednesday. The state-run Syrian News Agency (SANA) said twin explosive devices were detonated in a terrorist attack while a bus was passing at the President Bridge in Damascus. Images […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday fixed Nov. 22 for the arraignment of ex-Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, over allegations bordering on fraud while she served in the office. Although Oduah, who currently represents Anambra North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, was scheduled for arraignment before Justice Inyang Ekwo on Tuesday, […]
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says it has recorded 159 additional COVID-19 infections, with zero deaths across 11 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Statistics obtained from the NCDC website on Wednesday morning shows that FCT had 71 infection cases. African Examiner reports that the 159 […]
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, has insisted that the claimed massacre of Nigerians during the nationwide mass protests against police brutality, was false. He stated this at a news conference in Abuja, Mr Lai said that most of the claims of killings were false and misleading as most of those who made the […]
Posted by African Examiner
Asia, Featured, Latest Headlines
Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Indonesia and China have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conduct a feasibility study of a $560-million-U.S. dollars coal-to-methanol plant, according to a recent statement released from Indonesia’s Industry Ministry. Held in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, on Monday, the signing ceremony was attended by Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita and representatives of […]
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular comedian Mr Macaroni and activist singer Falz are leading the car procession at the #EndSARSMemorial protest at Lekki tollgate in Lagos. They showed up at the procession waving Nigerian flags and shouting #ENDSARS. The process at the toll gate, which was the epicenter of the nationwide protests last year, was despite […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2019 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) Omoyele Sowore and activist, Deji Adeyanju are leading the Abuja #EndSAR anniversary protest. The protest holds at the Unity Fountain. Details shortly…..
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Featured, Imo, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has condemned the attack on traditional rulers in the state by gunmen. Three of the traditional rulers who were having a meeting at Njaba Local Government Area were killed during the attack while others suffered varying degrees of injuries. Among the monarchs confirmed dead were […]
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Sola Aiyepeku, on Tuesday expressed displeasure over the usage of over-aged athletes for the just-concluded National Youth Games (NYG) in Ilorin. African Examiner reports that Team Lagos came second behind Team Delta for the second consecutive time. Team Lagos had 19 gold, 25 silver and […]
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There are strong indications that security agents and protesters will clash in many cities across the country today (Wednesday) as activists and youths insist on gathering in public spaces to commemorate the first year anniversary of the #EndSARS protests, which rocked the nation last year. For instance, heavily armed police personnel, on […]
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday said it was alarmed by the humanitarian impact of the worst flooding in decades in South Sudan, as it affected more than 700,000 people across the country. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, disclosed this at a news conference at the UN headquarters in […]
