Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, March 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former minister of education, Oby Ezekwesili, says that Nigeria is falling apart and the political leaders are becoming mere spectators in the scheme of things. Ezekwesili disclosed this on Monday as she reacted to the recent abduction of thirty nine students in Kaduna. According to the ex-minister, Nigeria celebrates citizens who […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Monday, March 15th, 2021
…. Or Face Mass Action (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As sharp Criticism continues to trail plans by the Enugu state House of Assembly to enact a law that would provide life pension for former governors of the state and their deputies, a socio political group, the Save Enugu Group (SEG) has issued a 21-day ultimatum […]
Posted by Oludare Fase
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Monday, March 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The deputy speaker of the house of representatives, Idris Wase has come under heavy attack for questioning the eligibility of Nigerians living abroad to submit petitions to the National Assembly. Wase, who presided over house plenary session on Thursday, rejected a petition from “Mutual Union of the Tiv in America,” saying Nigerians […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, March 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army says the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole, have eliminated scores of Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Borno. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Yerima said the encounters, which took place around the […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, March 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ex-militant leader, Asari Dokubo, declared himself the leader of the new Biafra defacto Customary Government (BCG) The Head of Information and Communication of the customary government, Uche Mefor announced this in a statement on Sunday According to the statement, George Onyibe will be the Secretary, while Emeka Esiri will take care of […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, March 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kelechi Iheanacho hit a hat-trick as Leicester thrashed doomed Sheffield United 5-0 to move into second place in the Premier League, while Brighton improved their hopes of avoiding relegation with a vital win against Southampton on Sunday Leicester showed no mercy to bottom-of-the-table United in the visitors’ first match since Chris Wilder’s […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, March 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Femi Falana, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has stated that the federal government frustrated the trial of former governor of Delta State, James Ibori in the United Kingdom (UK) but now intends to receive the recovered loot. It was earlier reported that the UK government made a pledge to return £4.2 million […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Monday, March 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State Government on Sunday, hinted that it has concluded plans to vaccinate all health workers and others in the state against the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic. The Executive Secretary of Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ENS-PHCDA), Dr George Ugwu disclosed this to newsmen in Enugu. The state government had taken […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, March 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some Nigerians have taken to the micro-blogging platform to express contrary views concerning calls for Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, to head a fresh protest against the purported increase in the price of fuel. Although, the Federal Government had apologised and refuted claims that there are plans to increase fuel price “for […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, March 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Another attempt by bandits to kidnap aviation workers in the staff quarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) at Kaduna Airport has been thwarted by the military. The incident occurred barely two weeks after the kidnap of about 13 staff, including a staff of NAMA and his entire family when […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, March 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 307 students were rescued when bandits attacked Government Science Secondary School, Ikara in Kara Local Government Area in Kaduna in the early hours of Sunday. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the attack. According to him, “307 students were rescued unhurt” by troops who […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, March 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A diplomat and chieftain of the PDP, Dr Orefo Onochie, has advised the Federal Government to consider the option of negotiating with insurgents, presently terrorizing Nigeria, if that would make the bandits to sheathe their sword Speaking in an interview in Abuja , Onochie said that negotiating with the bandits would prove […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Sunday, March 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite the assurances by the federal government of Nigeria, that it has not increase the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) petrol, Independent markers of the product in Enugu state, have hiked the price to above 200 for a litre. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator. Chris Nwabueze Ngige, had on […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Sunday, March 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former River State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has sparked social media reactions concerning his statement that he is more Igbo than the senator representing Abia South in the National Assembly, Enyinnaya Abaribe. It all started when Amaechi who is now the minister of transportation in an interview while reacting over Abaribe’s criticism […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, March 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has advised state governments to convert unoccupied public land to ranches to stop the lingering crisis between the farmer-herder He also enjoined the Federal Government to organize a meeting of all state governors, security officials, traditional and religious leaders, including representatives […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, March 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 39 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, who were abducted by bandits on Friday, seems to be having it rough at the hands of their captors, according to videos released by the gunmen yesterday. In the videos, the students are half naked, made to sit on […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, March 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A low bed trailer carrying an excavator coming from Ijebu Igbo and heading to Ibeshe, has damaged three flyover bridges on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Olaseni Bakare, the Federal Controller of Works in Ogun, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview. Bakare noted that the height of the trailer carrying the excavator was […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, March 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – French actress Corinne Masiero stripped naked on stage during a scaled-back Cesar Awards ceremony in Paris to protest the government’s months-long closure of theatres and cinemas during the coronavirus pandemic. She had “no culture no future” written on her chest and “give us art back Jean” on her back, in a message […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, March 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has declared war on criminals and assailants under his administration and will no longer negotiate or grant amnesty to criminals under any pretext in the state. He stated this on Saturday in Anyiin, Logo Local Government Area of the state at the burial of Mr Terkura Suswam, […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Saturday, March 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Lagos, Bola Tinubu, has enjoined the federal government to convene a stakeholder meeting to resolve the issue of farmer-herder crisis in the country. The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) made this known on Saturday in a statement he issued to the press saying that farmers and herders […]
