Posted by Eric Ojo
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Saturday, September 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa’s frontline civil society organization, Connected Development (CODE) has called for the inclusion of civil society organisations (CSOs) in the recently instituted Health Sector Reform Committee approved by the Nigerian President, Mohammadu Buhari. President Buhari’s approval of the Committee and appointment of Vice-President Yemi Osibanjo as Chairman offers an avenue for intersectional […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, September 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy will stand trial on rape and sexual assault charges on Jan. 24 after the Chester Crown Court set a trial date on Friday, British media reported. The 27-year-old, who was denied bail last week after he was charged with four counts of rape and one count of […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, September 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday signed the state Value Added Tax (VAT) Bill into Law. The State House of Assembly had on Thursday, Sept. 9, passed the bill for a law to impose and charge VAT on certain goods and services. Sanwo-Olu, who assented to the Bill at about […]
Posted by Oludare Fase
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Saturday, September 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Delta Government says it will not acquire any land for the purpose of of ranching in the state as reported in certain quarters. The State Commissioner for Information, Mt Charles Aniagwu, made the clarification in a statement he issued on Friday in Asaba. He said that ranching and livestock breeding, rearing and […]
Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Saturday, September 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Police, Ogun Command, says it has rescued three workers of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Farm, from their kidnappers’ den, three days after they were abducted. The Police Spokesperson, DSP. Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta, on Friday evening. NAN reports that […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Saturday, September 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on Friday ordered the Rivers Government, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Attorney-General of the Federation to maintain status quo, pending the hearing and determination of applications before it in respect of the Valued Added Tax (VAT). The Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, had […]
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Friday, September 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Queen and the royal family are supporters of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, one of Her Majesty’s representatives has said. Sir Ken Olisa, the first black Lord-Lieutenant for London, revealed to Channel 4 that he had discussed the topic of racism with members of the royal household in the wake […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, September 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Executive Secretary of National Land Development Authority, Mr Paul Ikonne says the establishment of 109 Integrated Farm Estate by the Federal Government has nothing to do with Ruga or ranches. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that President Muhammadu Buhari had directed NALDA to establish integrated farm estates in all the […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, September 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian local authorities have extended a telecom shutdown in northwest Zamfara state to a neighboring Katsina State as part of an ongoing military crackdown on gangs behind a series of mass kidnappings, an official said Friday. Nigerian security forces in Zamfara last week began one of their largest recent operations against the […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, September 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mrs Evelyn Joshua has been appointed by the Federal High Court as a trustee of the Synagogue Church of All Nations of the late Prophet Temitope Joshua. According to a statement by the church, Justice Tijjani Ringim, announced the judgment on Thursday at the Lagos Judicial Division of the High Court in […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, September 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the highest Igbo socio-cultural organization, has refuted claims that it endorsed the former Governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu for the 2023 presidential election in the country. The group in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Chika Temple, refuted […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Friday, September 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Akoko Edo Forum (AEF), an umbrella group of Akoko Edo sons and daughters in Nigeria and the diaspora, has called on the Edo State Government to urgently enact the Anti-open grazing law in the state as agreed by the Southern Governors. The group gave the charge in a communiqué issued at end […]
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Friday, September 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo State Police Command has arrested an evangelist Ugochi Orisakwe, 47, and four others for allegedly using a church premise as a baby factory. She was arrested by operatives of the Command with her suspected gang members, including Chidi Orisakwe 34; Pauline Nwagbunwanne 42; Elizabeth Uzoma 61; and Chibueze Joy 31. […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, September 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Controller General of the Federal Fire Service (FFS), Dr Liman Ibrahim has threatened to pull out firemen from states that cannot guarantee the safety of his men. This is a statement issued by the FFS’ Spokesperson, Mrs Ugo Huan, in Abuja on Friday. Ibrahim emphasised that he had continued to call […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, September 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on the global community to say with one voice that “attacks on schools must stop’’ and that schools be safe for schooling. Guterres made the call at a virtual event to commemorate the International Day to Protect Education from Attack globally celebrated on Sept. 9. “Schools must […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, September 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Aminu Masari says the victory of the All Progressives Congress in the 2023 general elections is a forgone conclusion. He made this declaration when he got the mid-term report of last Saturday’s Local Government Congress of the party from the National Working Committee chaired by Aliyu Kumo at the Government House, […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Friday, September 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Five more people have died from COVID-19 complications as Nigeria recorded 559 fresh cases on Thursday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said in its infections update published on its Facebook page on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the additional 727 COVID-19 infections, on Thursday, indicated an […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, September 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The German Government has reopened its Embassy in Libya after it was closed in 2014 when the North African nation descended into civil war. German Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas presided over the reopening of the Embassy in Tripoli, the capital city of Libya today, during his short visit intended to show support […]
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Featured, Lagos, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Thursday, September 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the Value Added Tax Bill, with Speaker Mudashiru Obasa directing the Acting Clerk of the House, Mr. Olalekan Onafeko, to transmit a clean copy to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for assent. The House also passed the bill that prohibits open cattle grazing in the […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, September 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Nasir El-Rufai says that with political will and right determination, electronic voting is possible in future elections in Nigeria. El-Rufai disclosed this during a statewide broadcast on Wednesday after the Council election in the State last Saturday. According to El-Rufai, the success recorded in the last Local Government election via electronic […]
