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Friday, July 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari will inaugurate the construction of Kano -Kaduna rail project in the next weeks, the Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi disclosed on Friday in Abuja. The minister, who was speaking at the weekly Presidential Media briefing organised by the State House Media Unit, said already all contracts for the projects […]
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Friday, July 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Police Command on Friday began show of force in the state to warn agitators and Yoruba nation separatists against any form of rally slated to hold in the nation’s economic capital on Saturday. Following Thursday raid of Yoruba rights activist Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho by the […]
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Friday, July 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yorubas in Diaspora has condemned the attack and invasion by department of state services (DSS) on Chief Sunday Adeyemos aka( Igboho) residence which led to a protest on Friday at the Nigerian Embassy in United Kingdom African Examiner observed that the protesters chanted different solidarity songs, and also displayed placards. They condemned […]
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Friday, July 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court Abuja, has fixed Sept. 20 for judgment in the suit by former Abia governor, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu challenging his retrial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on alleged money laundering charges. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date on Friday, after counsel to Kalu Prof. Awa […]
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Friday, July 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hajiya Sadiya Umar- Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, says the Federal Government will enrol about five million pupils into the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) by 2023. Farouq made the disclosure during a stakeholders meeting for the enumeration of beneficiaries and scaling up of the […]
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Friday, July 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said the way bandits and Boko Haram terrorists operate is different from that of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra led by Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking to BBC Pidgin, El-Rufai stated that bandits are not calling for the break- up of Nigeria but are just […]
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Friday, July 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite the Department of State Security (DSS) raid on residence of Yoruba Nation Agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, the Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos will go on as planned. But Lagos Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu warned Igboho and other agitators not to stage any rally in Lagos. He […]
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Friday, July 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –Fear was palpable in the air as residents of a community in Nkanu East council area of Enugu State have fled their homes following the reported invasion of the community by soldiers. The reporter’s attempts to visit the village, Agudene, were abortive as transporters avoided the area due to the soldiers’ reported presence. […]
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Friday, July 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to swiftly sign the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) as soon as he received the document. The bill was passed by the National Assembly on Thursday. The Executive Director of the group, Ms Faith Nwadishi made the call in a statement in […]
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Friday, July 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says over 60, 000 Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) are yet to be claimed in its Gombe state office. Alhaji Umar Ibrahim, the state’s INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) said this in Gombe on Thursday at a news conference. Ibrahim said INEC had put in place mechanism […]
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Friday, July 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Catholic priest and founder of Adoration Ministry Enugu, Rev. Fr Ejike Mbaka, has criticized some unnamed governors for the arrest of the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The cleric did not mention any names of any governor, nor did he directly mention Kanu’s name throughout the […]
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Thursday, July 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has opened up on where its leader, Nnamdi Kanu was arrested. African Examiner had earlier reported on the arrest of the secessionist leader and there have been many theories regarding the location he was arrested. However, in a statement by IPOB’S media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade […]
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Thursday, July 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of the State Security Service (DSS) has confirmed that its operatives stormed the home of a leader of the Yoruba separatist group, Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a. Sunday Igboho, in Ibadan in order to arrest him. Addressing journalists at the headquarters of the SSS on Thursday, Peter Afunanya, the service spokesperson, said […]
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Thursday, July 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Host communities will receive half a billion dollars annually, as funding from the three per cent approved for Host Communities Trust Fund in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), the Senate has said. Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream, Sen. Mohammed Sabo said this when he briefed newsmen on Thursday shortly after the […]
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Thursday, July 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Ferry Service Company (LAGFERRY) has distributed 100 cowry cards to encourage customers as it starts a promo to woo Lagos residents to be travelling by water. The Managing Director of LAGFERRY, Mr Ladi Balogun, made the distribution at the Day One of the Sailing’ N Smiling Promo raffle draw in […]
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Thursday, July 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Transcorp Energy Limited, a subsidiary of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading power producers, announced an alternative energy solution to Nigeria, as part of its broader integrated energy strategy. Unveiling Transcorp’s alternative energy plan at a meeting with the Honourable Minister of Science & Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Peter […]
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Thursday, July 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pan African financial Institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has emphasized its unwavering commitment to the support of businesses and financial inclusion in Africa through its array of consumer lending products. There has been clear evidence that credit remains a major economic stimulant and growth driver; but this has been largely […]
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Thursday, July 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Paradigm Initiative, a social enterprise that works to connect underserved young Africans with digital opportunities and ensures protection of their rights, is currently galvanizing support for digital rights and freedoms in Tanzania. Paradigm Initiative connects under-served African youth with improved livelihoods through its digital inclusion and digital rights programmes. Its other programmes […]
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Thursday, July 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives on Thursday passed for third reading the Petroleum Industry Bill 2021. Chairman of the House Adhoc Committee on the PIB, Rep. Mohammed Tahir Mongunu moved for the consideration of the motion at about 1.00pm on Thursday. The report was laid before the House at plenary on Wednesday. Mongunu […]
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Thursday, July 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The French Institute in Nigeria, also known as Institut Français du Nigéria, has announced the reopening of its rehabilitated and fully equipped library. The reopening of the library is coming after the completion of the renovation work in the building which started a year ago. The Press Officer of French Embassy in […]
