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Tuesday, April 20th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says that Amotekun is not yet in Lagos because the operatives of Lagos Neighborhood Safety Corps are presently doing their work in the state. He disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television at the Lagos House. According to the governor, aside community policing, operatives of the […]
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Monday, April 19th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has released its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31st, 2021, showing impressive double-digit growth across most of its major income lines. The bank leveraged on modest growth in both interest and non-interest income as well as increased efficiency to […]
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Monday, April 19th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have reportedly attacked and burned down a police station in Uzoakoli, Bende local government area of Abia State. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday. While details of the attack were still sketchy at the time of filing the report, it was gathered the gunmen overpowered the policemen on […]
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Monday, April 19th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have shot dead 54-year-old Ifeanyi Godfrey during an attack on the office of an All Progressive Congress chairmanship aspirant in the Ijede area of Ikorodu Lagos State, Oluwatosin Onamade. African Examiner gathered that Oluwatosin and his workers, including his brother, Oluwafemi, were at the office when the gunmen suddenly stormed the […]
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Monday, April 19th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Delta State government has arrested a 50-year-old woman and rescued 22 orphans after a raid on an illegal orphanage in Ashaka, Ndokwa East Local Government Area. It said the erring orphanage Foster Paradise which was shut down, breached the Child Rights Bill. Commissioner for Women Affairs, Community and Social Development, Mrs […]
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Monday, April 19th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has inaugurated 25 power bikes procured by the Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA) to control traffic. He Inaugurated the power bikes on Sunday in Kano, Ganduje said the bikes would be used to ensure that road users comply with traffic regulations. He said the bikes would […]
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Monday, April 19th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Twelve top European football clubs have agreed to found a Super League as soon as possible, the clubs announced in a joint statement late on Sunday The founding clubs of the mid-week league were listed to include English Premier League clubs Manchester United and Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea. The […]
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Monday, April 19th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – six people have died in a rival cult clash in Ikere Ekiti, Local Government Area of Ekiti. The clash started on Saturday when a cult suspect Ojuale was shot dead near Ikere City Hall in Odo Oja area of the town. It was gathered that Ojuale, an indigene of the town, […]
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Sunday, April 18th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER – No fewer than five persons lost their lives while some others sustained injuries in a road accident that occurred along Akure-Ondo Expressway on Sunday. The crash involved a commercial Toyota Hiace Bus with registration number Lagos AAA 859 AC. The bus plunged into a river on the road. However, the real cause […]
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Sunday, April 18th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ondo Government has said it would henceforth auction any cow seized for destroying farms in any parts of the state. It said it would no longer give room for negotiation with farmers for compensation when herders destroy their crops through illegal grazing. Ondo State Commander of the State Security Network known as […]
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Sunday, April 18th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum has enjoined the All Progressives Congress (APC) to heed to the advice of Godwin Obaseki, Edo state governor, on Nigeria’s monetary policies, instead of attacking him. The PDP governors berated their APC counterparts under the Progressive Governors forum (PGF) for being “partisan” in their response […]
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Sunday, April 18th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Goodluck Jonathan has berated former governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, saying that his claim that northern People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governors worked against him in the 2015 elections. African Examiner writes that on Friday Aliyu had stated that PDP governors in northern states opposed Jonathan’s bid for a second […]
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Sunday, April 18th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammad Buhari has reacted to the recent attack on Kwapre community in Hong Local Government Area (LGA) of Adamawa by Boko Haram insurgents. African Examiner writes that Boko Haram insurgents had on Friday invaded the Adamawa community, destroying lives and property. Buhari, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the […]
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Sunday, April 18th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has grounded a private chopper belonging to Pastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God at the Lagos Airport. It was gathered that the aircraft, AgustaWestland AW139 chopper, with registration number 5N-EAA, was suspended from flying over two weeks ago, following […]
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Sunday, April 18th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians are intensifying pressure on Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Pantami to resign over some controversial comments he made in the past in support of global terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda and Taliban. African Examiner had reported Pantami renounced his past controversial comments on terrorist groups, including Taliban and Al-Qaeda. […]
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Sunday, April 18th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide (aka Winners’ Chapel) Bishop David Oyedepo has declared that he would not take COVID-19 vaccine jab because he is not a guinea pig. The cleric expressed his disapproval for the vaccine during the church’s Covenant Hour of Prayer programme at Faith Tabernacle – Canaanland, Sango […]
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Sunday, April 18th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Indigenes of Oma- Eke Community in Udi Council Area of Enugu state, have dragged the Permanent Secretary, Ecological funds office, a contracting firm, Flab Engineering Services Ltd, and others to court over alleged Non- execution of a 3.8 kilometer Ecological Fund Road Project valued over 429 million naira awarded by the Ecological […]
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Sunday, April 18th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Police orderly attached to Mr Shoban Tikari, Chairman of Takum local government council of Taraba, was on Saturday killed by suspected bandits who opened fire on the chairman’s vehicle in Dogo-Gawa village in Takum LGA. The deceased policeman was of the 67 Mobile Police Squadron, located in the area. Tikari, who […]
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Sunday, April 18th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Atiku Bagudu says his administration has secured a 70 million dollars World Bank Grant to strengthen Adolescent Girl-Child Education. Bagudu disclosed this at the 5th Kebbi State Women Ramadan Lecture Series held in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital on Saturday. Bagudu said with the grant, women in the state, especially adolescent […]
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Sunday, April 18th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has renounced his past controversial comments on terrorist groups including Taliban and Al-Qaeda. According to the Punch, the minister reportedly said he was young when he made the radical comments, adding that he is now mature and knows better. The minister spoke while answering […]