Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Monday, October 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An unnamed female police officer has been abducted and patrol vehicle as well as other items vandalized, after armed men attacked the Umulopka police Divisional headquarters in Uzo Uwani council area of Enugu state . According to the State Command, the hoodlums, had invaded the Station in the evening hours, during which […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, October 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has declared open, a two-day mid-term Ministerial performance review retreat in FCT, Abuja. Speaking at the formal opening of the retreat holding at the State House Conference Hall, President Buhari pointed out that he would stay throughout the two-day event to listen to all cumulative assessments over the last […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, October 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former governor of Anambra State and vice-presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the 2019 general elections, Peter Obi, has stated that he was a trader who went into banking before he became a governor. Obi disclosed this in an interview on The Morning Show, an Arise TV programme that aired […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, October 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has stated that Bola Tinubu is fit and ready for his next political move. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this during an event in honour of the All Progressives Congresses (APC) leader. He stated that he is assured of his predecessor’s “renewed vigor” as his return excites the people of Lagos […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, October 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Arsenal striker, Kevin Campbell has tasked Nigerian-born striker, Folarin Balogun, to leave the Gunners on loan. Campbell, speaking with Football Insider stated that Balogun needs a loan away from Arsenal to jumpstart his fledgling career. Campbell said: “He needs to learn his trade. Balogun needs to go out on loan and […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, October 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three school pupils, siblings, were feared killed when a commercial vehicle ran over them on Kajola/Igbominasi Highway in Ilesa, Osun State, on Monday. African Examiner reports that the siblings met their deaths on their way to school. Residents of the area consequently blocked the highway in protest. The blockage led to a […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, October 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the 11.9km Second Niger Bridge, 120 km Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and other key projects will be completed within the second term of this administration. The key projects are being executed under the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF). The president stated this at the opening of a […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, October 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, CP Hakeem Odumosu, on Monday has warned against any Commemoration protest in the state. A statement signed by the State Police Command’s Spokesperson, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, revealed that the command had received information of a planned protest to mark one year of the #EndSARS protest. Ajisebutu […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, October 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – American actor, Granville Adams, popularly known as the lead character Zahir Arif in the prison series, Oz, has died at the age of 58 after battling cancer. In a statement by his family via his Instagram page, the actor died with his wife, Christina, by his side. Though the family statement was […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, October 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development (FMYSD) has clarified that the scheduled National Youth Games in Ilorin had not been cancelled, rather only the arrival date was shifted by two days on the directive of the Mr Sunday Dare, the sports minister. The games had been billed for Oct 10 […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, October 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has called on the Federal and some state governments to pay outstanding arrears of the minimum wage to its members as contained in the Memorandum of Action (MoA). The union also frowned at the delays in the release of the approved N15 billion Revitalisation Fund, […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, October 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians to stop consuming and distributing infant formulas manufactured by Able Groupe, a US based company. The infant formulas from the company were said to have insufficient iron levels and did not meet up with other requirements of the […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, October 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXEMINER) – A Facebook executive said Sunday that the company would introduce new measures on its apps to prompt teens away from harmful content, as U.S lawmakers scrutinize how Facebook and subsidiaries like Instagram affect young people’s mental health. Nick Clegg, Facebook’s vice president of global affairs, also expressed openness to the idea of […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, October 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says God can give power to anyone he wishes to give. Tinubu said this in Lagos on Sunday, as he reunited with his political associates and proteges at a welcome-back event and prayer, hosted by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The event […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, October 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, stated that Governor Dave Umahi and his Cross River State counterpart, Ben Ayade, will be disappointed ahead of the 2023 general election. Primate Ayodele , in a statement issued by his media aide, Oluwatoyin Osho, stated that Umahi’s mission to become the […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, October 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party says it will begin the sale of nomination and expression of interest forms on Monday. This is coming ahead of its National Elective Convention scheduled for October 30-31 The party disclosed this in its revised, ‘Timetable and Schedule of Activities for Year 2021 National Convention,’ signed by its […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, October 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have attacked Ngurore police station in Yola south LGA of Adamawa and also kidnapped a nursing mother in the area. Sulaiman Nguroje, the state police spokesman, confirmed the development on Sunday. According to Nguroje, the gunmen attacked the station around 2am on Sunday, as a diversion to carry out the abduction. […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, October 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Attahiru Jega, berated the National Assembly for downplaying the relevance of the electronic transmission of results in general elections, adding that the lawmakers were doing so for self-interest. Jega disclosed this during a lecture organized by the Kwara Visioners Network for Rural […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, October 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen believed to be Bandits attacked Mailalle weekly market, in Sokoto state. They allegedly opened fire and killed nothing less than 20 persons and injured many. Eyewitnesses said, they saw the bandits carting away foodstuffs and setting houses ablaze. They allegedly stopped at the only petrol station in the area and filled […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, October 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- The Federal Government says there is no preferential treatment between groups advocating separation from the country and bandits, especially in the North West Zone. This clarification was made by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in an interview in Abuja. The minister described as misleading and erroneous the notion that […]
