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Thursday, July 22nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Emir of Karaye in Kano State, Alhaji Ibrahim Abubakar II, has directed Imams in the emirate to offer special prayers for rainfall and peace. The Emir gave the directive on Wednesday, through the emirate Information Officer, Haruna Gunduwawa, in a statement. He said that the Emir directed all District and Village […]
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Thursday, July 22nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oyo State Government says it has uncovered 41 employees classified as “No Show”, a euphemism for ghost workers. A statement issued on Wednesday in Ibadan by Mr Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Seyi Makinde, said the discovery was made by the consultants engaged to verify its workforce. According […]
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Thursday, July 22nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Wednesday disclosed that there was no “real quarrel” within the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state and he expressed optimism that he would be re-elected for another term. Oyetola, who spoke with newsmen in his Iragbiji residence, stated that he could win another term in […]
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Thursday, July 22nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for insinuating that President Muhammadu Buhari intends to perpetuate his stranglehold on power after his tenure ends in 2023, insisting that the incumbent will not act like ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo accused of plotting to amend the constitution to spend a […]
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Armed policemen have dispersed supporters of Chief Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, who staged a protest in Ibadan against the arrest of the Yoruba nation agitator. Igboho was arrested Monday night in Cotonou, Benin Republic on his way to Germany. His wife, Ropo, was with him and she was also arrested. Both […]
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has promised to unmask the unidentified Nigerian man who harassed the Super Falcons in Vienna, Austria, while they were on train Tuesday. The man had accused the senior team players of failing Nigerian Youths as they represented a terrorist government. In a viral […]
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The theme for the 2021 Olympic Day Celebration is “Stay Healthy, Stay Strong, Stay Active with the #OlympicDay workout on 23 June 2021. Olympism refers to the philosophy of the Olympic Games. Modern Olympism, which was conceived by Pierre de Coubertine in the late 19th Century, has evolved over time as the […]
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended the Government of Ghana for its proactive response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which mitigated its economic impact and contributed to a record fiscal deficit and increased public debt vulnerabilities. The pandemic had a severe impact on Ghana’s economy, with slower growth, higher food prices, and increased […]
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A new digital tool that will teach and sensitise African women from all walks of life on how to keep themselves and their devices safe both online and offline has been launched. The tool which was jointly inaugurated on Monday by its initiators, Pollicy and Paradigm Innovative, was kicked off with a […]
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 59 suspected cases of Monkeypox with 15 confirmed, its Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said on Tuesday in Abuja. Ihekweazu was reacting to the Dallas, Texas resident who recently returned from Nigeria and tested positive to the disease. The Dallas case was the first […]
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Ugandan athlete who went missing in Japan last week after failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics has been found in the Mie prefecture, local police said on Tuesday. Weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko was found in the town of Yokkaichi after being registered as missing from a team training camp in Izumisano […]
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police command in Zamfara has successfully rescued 100 kidnapped victims from bandits at Kabaro forest in Maru Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. This is contained in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Muhammad Shehu in Gusau on Tuesday. Shehu said that the rescue was done […]
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the ruling All progressive Congress APC, plans for its elective congresses nationwide, a University Don, and Chieftain of the party in Enugu State, Professor Martin Ikemuonso, has urged delegates for the exercise to vote the 2019 Coordinator of Buhari/Osinbanjo presidential Re- election Campaign in Awgu Council Area of Enugu, Hon. Chiedozie […]
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two frontline Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Connected Development (CODE) and OXFAM Nigeria, have jointly harped on the need to address the alleged marginalisation of host communities in the reviewed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) recently passed by the Senate. The two CSOs with focus on advancing the ideals of fiscal transparency, urged the […]
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, has appealed to a federal high court in Abuja for an order releasing his property documents which were used as bail bonds for Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT). The senator enjoined the court to remove him as Maina’s surety. It […]
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lawyer to Yoruba Nation Agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, Chief Yomi Aliu (SAN), has confirmed the arrest of his client and his wife a, German citizen in Cotonou, Benin Republic. Aliu said the duo was arrested by international police in the neighboring country but they cannot be extradited based on a […]
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Solicitor to Yoruba Nation Agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, Chief Yomi Aliu (SAN) has put on a defense why his client cannot be repatriated to Nigeria. Confirming Igboho’s arrest on Monday night with his wife, Ropo Adeyemo in Cotonou, Benin Republic, Aliu however stated they cannot be repatriated because of a […]
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Deteriorating economic conditions since 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic have fuelled an increase in domestic violence and forced marriage in Sudan, a UN-backed study has revealed. The study, Voices from Sudan 2020, published this week is the first-ever nationwide qualitative assessment of Gender-Based violence (GBV) in the country, where a transitional government […]
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi as Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the National Examinations Council (NECO). Wushishi replaces Prof. Godswill Obioma who died on June 1, 2021. A statement by NECO’s spokesman, Mr Azeez Sani, said that Wushishi’s appointment was contained in a letter signed […]
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jumoke Oyeleke, the salesgirl who was allegedly killed by a stray bullet during the Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos on July 3, died from gunshot injury. This was discovered by the report of an autopsy conducted on the remains of the 25-year-old on Monday. The report opposed the claim by the Lagos […]
