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Monday, October 4th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Lagos State will on Monday start ‘Operation Show Your Driver’s License and Vehicle licence phase II’ in the state. The state’s Corp Commander, Olusegun Ogungbemide, stated this in a statement he made available to newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. Ogungbemide said a situation where drivers […]
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Monday, October 4th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation( NNPC) says it is not recruiting and urged the general public to disregard information circulating on social media saying that the corporation was recruiting. The corporation disclosed this in a statement signed by its spokesman, Garba Deen Muhammad, in Abuja. “This is to inform the public that […]
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Monday, October 4th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Archbishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, has declared that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is not sincere in dealing with terrorists killing Nigerians. Wondering why it is difficult for the government to release names of sponsors of Boko Haram terrorists, the cleric declared that “Nigeria is decomposing from within.” […]
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Monday, October 4th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Oladipupo Williams, was on Sunday reported to have died of COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated with the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine. Oladipupo was the first child of late legal luminary, Chief Fredrick Rotimi Williams. A Facebook post by Oladipupo’s son, Kunle, revealed that his father died on Sunday […]
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Monday, October 4th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have successfully foiled an attempted attack by the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists on a facility housing some surrendered Boko Haram members in Damboa, Borno state. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, in Abuja. He […]
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Whitemoney has been declared the winner of the Season 6 of the Big Brother Naija reality television show themed ‘Shine Ya Eye’, leaving Liquorose as the first runner up. At the grand finale on Sunday, housemates evicted were Emmanuel, Angel, Cross, and Pere; leaving Whitemoney and Liquorose as the top two housemates […]
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the process for the appointment of its new vice-chancellor begins, the University of Ibadan(UI) has called for nominations of Senate Representatives on the Joint Council and Senate Selection Board. This is contained in a statement signed by the institution’s Registrar, Olubunmi Faluyi, and made available to newsmen on Sunday in Ibadan. […]
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Big Brother Naija, BBNaija season 6 has evicted four housemates from the show. Emmanuel, Angel, Cross, Pere have been evicted. Remaining Whitemoney and Liquorose. Who’s going to be the winner of BBNaija season 6?
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, says that President Muhammadu Buhari has destroyed Nigeria. Ozekhome disclosed this during a lecture organized the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, with the theme: Nigerian School Children; Insecurity and Human Rights, held in Abuja. According to the senior lawyer, Buhari has failed in […]
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gabriel Suswam, former governor of Benue State, has stated that Nigeria may cease to exist in another 10 years if the leaders don’t rise up to free the country from its present condition. Suswam made this known at a book lunch in Abuja saying that the country is drifting apart and in […]
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Joe Igbokwe has accused the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, of setting his house ablaze in Anambra. Reacting to the news, Igbokwe via his facebook handle, stated : “IPOB invaded my house in Nnewi about now. The gunmen were also said to have set ablaze the offices of the Directorate of […]
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National petroleum Corporation (NNPC) started its weekly activities with assurance that it will deliver on the Maiduguri’s Power project on schedule. The Group Managing Director of the corporation Malam Mele Kyari gave the assurance at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Maiduguri & Environs Emergency Power Project (MEPP) He explained that […]
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unknown gunmen on Sunday, set ablaze the offices of the Directorate of State Service (DSS) and Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Nnewi, Anambra State, leaving two people dead on their trail. Also affected was the country home of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Joe Igbokwe who is […]
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) personnel have arrested a suspected fake soldier, Hayatu Galadima and his accomplice, Hamisu Adamu. They were in possession of hard drugs, ammunition and communication equipment suspected to be for use by bandits in Kaduna State. NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said in a […]
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Sao Tome and Principe is an important and strategic partner to Nigeria. The vice president said that Nigeria’s relationship with the twin-island Central African nation had been growing over the years and would be further strengthened. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement in Abuja, said the […]
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Zamfara on Saturday announced the rescue of five family members of Zamfara Assembly Speaker, Nasiru Ma’azu Magarya, abducted by bandits on Aug. 5.The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Ayuba Elkanah, confirmed this while presenting the rescued victims before reporters in Gusau. Elkanah said the 16 victims, including a […]
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Bayelsa has confirmed the release of Chief Gbalipre Turner by his abductors. The 70-year-old father of the Chairman of Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa, Mr Marvin Turner, was abducted on Sept. 5, at Kpansia, Yenagoa. In a statement on Saturday, the command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), SP […]
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Brighton & Hove Albion created a slew of chances but failed to get many of them on target as they were held to a 0-0 draw by a rudderless Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday. On a wet, blustery evening, Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka got the game off to a promising start […]
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – U.S. President Joe Biden has mourned the about 700,000 Americans who lost their lives to COVID-19. Biden, in his twitter handle on Saturday night, said: “Today, we mark another grim and heartbreaking milestone in this pandemic: over 700,000 Americans lost. “As we acknowledge the tragic scale of this death toll, we must […]
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Kwara State High Court in Ilorin has sentenced one Jamiu Isiaka to 28 years at the Mandala Correctional Centre, Ilorin, for impersonating presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, to commit fraud against a South Korean national. The prosecution claimed that Isiaka had presented himself as the Special Adviser to the President on Media […]