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Friday, July 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has ordered television and radio stations not to divulge “details” of activities of bandits, terrorists and kidnappers in their reports. It specifically directed radio and television stations not to “glamourise the nefarious activities of insurgents” during their daily Newspaper Reviews. Broadcast stations review Newspaper headlines daily before […]
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Friday, July 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Strange disease has hit the New Artisan livestock market in Enugu, South East Nigeria, leading to the deaths of seven persons as at Friday afternoon. The development has thrown traders in the market and environ, as well as residents of the area into fear. A Cattle dealer and one of the leaders […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, July 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Yoruba Appraisal Forum has postponed its `Anti- Secession Agitations’ rally expected to hold at Gani Fawehinmi Park, Lagos State on Friday. The organisers said the rally was postponed after police intervention and a need to curb COVID-19 spread. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosun, in a […]
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Friday, July 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it would test run body and vehicle cameras to check assaults on officers and men during the Eld-el-Kabir special patrol nationwide. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Bisi Kazeem, in an interview on Friday in Abuja, said the new technology was […]
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Friday, July 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has restated commitment to check importation and circulation of substandard products in the country. Dr Farouk Salim, Director-General of the Organisation, told newsmen in Bauchi that the Organisation would not hesitate to prosecute importers of such products Salim decried the indiscriminate circulation of substandard products imported […]
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Friday, July 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The French and German Governments have boosted humanitarian support work in crisis-ridden North-East region of Nigeria with additional €400,000. The amount is aimed at supporting the continued operations of the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) operated by the World Food Programme (WFP) in the West African nation. The ongoing conflict continues […]
Posted by Oludare Fase
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Friday, July 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Contrary to insinuations of Nigeria being a hopeless state, the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has said that the country has the potentials of emerging as foremost nation of the world. The Chairman, NIPR Integration, Peace and Security Committee, Dr. Ike Neliaku, disclosed this today at the Committee’s meeting in Abuja. […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, July 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After spending over two years in the correctional service facility, the Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice Ngozi Emehelu, on Thursday discharged and acquitted three Senior Staff of Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, accused of killing the hospital’s Deputy Director and Head of Nursing Services, Late Dr. Maria Amadi. African Examiner reports that […]
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Friday, July 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army has announced the death of its Provost Marshal, Maj.-Gen. Hassan Ahmed, who was killed by gunmen on Thursday. The death was announced in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Friday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the incident occurred when the senior officer’s vehicle was […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Friday, July 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The French and German Governments have boosted humanitarian support work in crisis-ridden North-East region of Nigeria with additional €400,000. The amount is aimed at supporting the continued operations of the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) operated by the World Food Programme (WFP) in the West African nation. The ongoing conflict continues […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, July 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday assured that there was no indication of an imminent lockdown, as the nation braces up for COVID-19’s third wave. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, stated this in a briefing to State House correspondents after the virtual NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi […]
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Friday, July 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, has said that the decision of the Senate to subject INECs constitutional power to conduct elections to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and National Assembly is patently unconstitutional. Tambuwal, who is also the governor of Sokoto State, in a statement he issued in Abuja […]
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Thursday, July 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A resolution by the Senate empowering the National Communications Commission (NCC) to determine that a network is adjudged secured and approved by the National Assembly before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) can transmit election results electronically, on Thursday, led to uproar in the Upper Chamber. Deputy Chief Whip Aliyu Abdullahi had […]
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Thursday, July 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Viral reports on several news blogs and broadcast on social media platforms especially Whatsapp stated the Federal Government on Tuesday announced three-day Eid-ul-Adha holidays from July 20 to 22. This is false and misleading because the Federal Government is yet to make any official pronouncement or declaration for the Eid-ul-Adha holiday in […]
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Thursday, July 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Thursday passed the harmonised Petroleum Industry Bill which was produced by a conference committee of both chambers of the National Assembly last week. The harmonised version of the PIB was submitted for consideration by the federal lawmakers on Thursday at plenary. Prior to the approval of the proposed legislation […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, July 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A lady has lamented how Nigeria has failed her after she was abducted, raped daily and her relations were later made to pay N2 million for her freedom to the kidnappers. According to the lady with twitter handle @Blessedcindy0, in a twitter thread with her battered face stated that two of her […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Thursday, July 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Aloy Ejimakor, special counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, has alleged that his client was chained to the floor at a private detention center when he was arrested in Kenya. Speaking on Kanu’s ordeal in Kenya and how Kanu ended up in Nigeria, Ejimakor, in a statement […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, July 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senators in the upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly are poised for a showdown this morning as the Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission pushes for the confirmation of Prof. Sani Adams, whose nomination was stepped down on Tuesday. Adams and a presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie, were not cleared by […]
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Thursday, July 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party has named Senator Ibrahim Dambaba (Sokoto South) as the new Senate Minority Whip. He replaced Senator Sahabi Yau from Zamfara State, who defected to the All Progressives Congress recently. Details later…
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Thursday, July 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tension has enveloped Enugu state, following the killing of two Soldiers by unknown gunmen during a gun battle at Adani Community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu state, South East Nigeria. The deceased who are part of the troops posted to the area to checkmate activities of hoodlums were killed at […]
