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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The minister of justice and Attorney General of the federation, Abubakar Malami, have come under criticism concerning his statement on open grazing. It will be recalled that southern governors banned open grazing due to the security concerns surrounding it as reports of Fulani herdsmen killing residents continue to dominate media space. Reacting, […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has returned to Abuja after a four-day official visit to Paris, France, to attend the African Finance Summit. Buhari left Abuja on Sunday and met with French President, Emmanuel Macron, and other world leaders at the event in Paris. The summit focused on reviewing the […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Osun has debunked reports that protesters carried AK47 riffles unchallenged during Tuesday’s protest, by some youths in Osogbo. African Examiner reports that some youths in Osogbo protested the raid and arrest of some suspected internet fraudsters in Osogbo by officials of the EFCC in the early hours of […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least two people have died as a gas explosion occurred at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Thursday morning. African Examiner gathered that the explosion occurred around 11:am at the Marcque event centre within the Presidential Library. According to technicians, they were topping up gas into an […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Non- governmental organization NGO, Parent – Child Intervention Centre (PCIC), has faulted Nigeria’s House Of Representatives move to legalize the use of Indian Hemp in the country for economic benefit. House of Representatives Spokesman, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, had recently disclosed to the media on the benefits and opportunities of Cannabis […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cross Rivers State Governor Ben Ayade has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Ayade announced his decision on Thursday morning in a meeting with six APC governors who visited him at the Government House. African Examiner reports the APC delegation was led by Yobe […]
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Asia, Featured, Latest Headlines
Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – India’s federal health ministry has announced deferring the COVID-19 vaccination by three months in four specific situations including patients recovering from the COVID-19 infection, officials said . The ministry said individuals with lab tests proven that they have tested positive for the virus should defer their vaccination by three months after recovery. […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Normalcy has returned to Kaduna after the Nigerian Labour Union (NLC) called off its five-day warning strike to protest the sack of over 4,000 workers by the state government. African Examiner reports that banks, schools, markets, and other businesses, including public offices, have been open for business. Also, petrol stations and cooking […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Military President Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) is not dead as widely reported by some online media on Thursday morning. One of his media aides, Mahmud Abdullahi, who spoke to our correspondent said death cannot be hidden in the north. According to him, if the former President is dead, the news would […]
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, says that those who disrupt the 2023 elections will be denied UK visa. She said this during her maiden visit to Rivers State where she had a meeting with Governor Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt, the state capital. Laing, also enjoined Governor Wike and […]
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N805.7 million for the purchase equipment to enhance security at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters, Abuja. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, briefed State House correspondents after a virtual FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at […]
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool’s late-season charge continued as they moved into the English Premier League’s top four thanks to a 3-0 win away at Burnley. The Reds claimed a fourth successive win to further boost their hopes of sealing UEFA Champions League qualification. Roberto Firmino and Nathaniel Phillips got goals either side of halt-time at […]
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Patients seeking medical services at University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan have expressed frustrations over the indefinite strike currently being embarked upon by Association of Resident Doctors (ARD). African Examiner reports that the strike entered 19th day on Wednesday. Our correspondent, who visited the tertiary hospital on Wednesday, saw the frustration visibly written […]
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three-time African champions Nigeria will clash with CONCACAF Gold Cup-holders Mexico in a friendly at Los Angeles on July 3. Ademola Olajire, the Director of Communication of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), in a statement on Wednesday said the match would hold at the Memorial Coliseum in the State of California, U.S. He […]
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government Special Task Force on Land Grabbing restored lands to 159 residents from April 2020 to April 2021. The lands were illegally diverted by grabbers popularly known as “Omo Onile”. The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), made the disclosure on Wednesday during the […]
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Europe, Featured, Latest Headlines
Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in Berlin conducted a mass raid on suspected users and producers of child pornography. According to the police more than 40 apartments and other rooms in the German capital were searched from early Wednesday morning. The police said that the raids was in connections with the suspected use and distribution of […]
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Ebonyi State have been set ablaze by unidentified persons. The offices are located in Ebonyi and Ezza North Local Government Areas of the state. No casualties were recorded but there were extensive damages to the building and facilities. The incident is happening a […]
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Alfred Diette-Spiff, the traditional ruler of the Twon Brass community in Bayelsa, hosts to Agip’s Crude Export Terminal, currently protesting against a lingering power outage in the settlement has fled as the protests turned ugly. African Examiner learnt that Diette-Spiff had addressed the protesters and urged them to disperse and leave the […]
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations on Tuesday, said that the regional troops deployed to combat terrorists in Africa’s Sahel region had scaled up the tempo of their operations in recent months. Lacroix briefed the UN Security Council on Peace and Security in Africa and the activities of the Joint Force […]
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu Police Command has announced the arrest of one Ejike Okeke, who specialises in rail track vandalism, and recovered one locally-made pistol with one live cartridge from him. Okeke 18, of Nkwubor-Nike Village, Enugu East Local Government Area of the state, identified as a member of a syndicate of rail track […]
