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Saturday, May 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Sunday, go to Ghana for an emergency summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) . Femi Adesina, Buhari’s spokesman, stated that the one-day summit will discuss the recent political developments in Mali. Mali’s interim President, Bah N’Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane were arrested […]
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Saturday, May 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has dissolved all boards and commissions in the state with immediate effect. He announced this during his 2021 anniversary day address to the people of the state. Also sacked are management Committee members, liaison officers and local government advisory committee at all the 64 local government areas […]
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Saturday, May 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bashir Magashi, minister of defence, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari considered national interest above ethnicity in the appointment of Faruk Yahaya as the new chief of army staff. It will be recalled that President Buhari had appointed Yahaya a major-general, on Thursday to replace Ibrahim Attahiru, the army chief who died […]
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Saturday, May 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Hope Uzodinmma of Imo state, has urged the predominantly Christian community to ignore the sit at home order and attend Church Services on Sunday. It noted that as predominantly Christians, nobody has the right to stop them from worshipping God or even abridging their rights to freedom of worship and movement. […]
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Saturday, May 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC in Anambra State have arrested and paraded a 48-year-old man, identified as Thomas Igbo, for allegedly defiling his three daughters. The suspect who hails from Enugu State but resides in Enugwu-Ukwu, in the Njikoka Local Council Area of Anambra State with […]
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Saturday, May 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imo state governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has reassured indigenes of the state of their safety, saying they are well protected from any form of violence, incursions, unwarranted, molestations, and harassment of residents because “God has taken control.” He stated this Friday while Speaking during the funeral service of late Madam Selina Ozioma […]
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Saturday, May 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The local government primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will be held today across the 377 wards in 57 council areas in Lagos State. About 338 chairmanships and over 1, 200 councillorship aspirants had appeared before the Screening Committee, while the Appeal Committee chaired by a former Deputy Governor Olufemi Pedro […]
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Saturday, May 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City and Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea are in Porto as tension builds towards Saturday’s all-English Champions League final showdown in the Portuguese city which was named as a last-minute host for the match. It is the third final of Europe’s elite club competition to be played between two Premier League […]
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Saturday, May 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office, has arrested a 43-year-old company executive for allegedly defrauding people of over N128 million, in a fraudulent investment scheme. This was contained in a statement signed by the EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, and made available to newsmen on Friday, in Ibadan. African […]
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Saturday, May 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imo State Police Commissioner, Abutu Yaro, has warned members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), who directed residents in the Southeast zone of the country to sit at home from May 29 – 31, against disturbing public peace and order in the state. The Commissioner stated that operatives of the […]
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Friday, May 28th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Olu Advisory Council of the Itsekiri kingdom in Delta state says that August 21 is the date for the crowning of the Olu-designate, Prince Utieyinoritsetsola Emiko in Ode-Itsekiri, Warri South council area of the state The acting chairman of the Olu Advisory Council and Iyatsere of Warri kingdom, Chief Johnson Amatserunleghe, […]
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Friday, May 28th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – French President, Emmanuel Macron has publicly acknowledged France’s role in the 1994 genocide of Rwandans but stopped short of apologizing. In a statement on Thursday, May 27, following a visit to the Gisozi memorial in the Rwandan capital Kigali, Macron acknowledged France’s “overwhelming responsibility” in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and said […]
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Friday, May 28th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, says that 41 of its offices have been attacked in 14 states since 2019. Mahmood made this known at the emergency meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES), held at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Thursday. According to […]
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Friday, May 28th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has urged disputing parties in the ongoing political crisis in Mali to solve their differences and unite for the peace and unity of the country. Buhari disclosed this at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday when he received his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, who is presently serving as a Special […]
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Friday, May 28th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, says that the All Progressives Congress, APC, would not win the Anambra governorship election. The prophet however stated that the APC can only win the election if the party “robs the people of their rights”. In a statement on Friday, the clergyman […]
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Friday, May 28th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), Friday, donated assorted Educational Relief as well as Small and Medium Enterprise SME materials valued several millions of naira to the Enugu State government. It explained that the educational materials is aimed at assisting the Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi led administration in the advancement of […]
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Friday, May 28th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than seven people have been killed by gunmen on Thursday evening along Makurdi-Naka-Ankpa road, Benue state. The Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) Kate Anene, a DSP confirmed the attack and said investigation has commenced to fish out the perpetrators. Eye witness said the victims were mostly travellers in commercials and […]
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Friday, May 28th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian Instagram comedian, Mercy Mmesoma Obi Nnadi, fondly referred to as Ada Jesus, has been buried today. Her burial comes a month and seven days after her death. The comedienne died two days after celebrating her birthday as she had been battling kidney disease, which left her incapacitated before her death. […]
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Friday, May 28th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Against the backdrop of protest against Ex- Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani, by some Stakeholders of the All progressive Congress in Enugu states, Dr. Ben Nwoye, the state Caretaker Committee Chairman, has call for calm. The concerned members of the party had in a statement kicked against a Stakeholders meeting convened by […]
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Friday, May 28th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, on Thursday, berated President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing a northerner as the Chief of Army Staff yet again. The National Coordinator of HURIWA, Emmanuel Onwubiko, in a statement stated that the President’s refusal to appoint a COAS from the South-Eastern zone of […]
