Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barring any last minute change of plans, the National Caretaker Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Yobe state governor Alhaji Mai Mala Buni has resolved to dissolve all the states executive committees of the party across the country. According to our sources, the sacked state executives of the […]
Posted by Oludare Fase
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has agreed to slash the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), known as petrol, by N5 from Monday next week. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the end of a closed-door meeting with the organised labour on Tuesday in Abuja. […]
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its ad hoc staff who went missing during the Dec. 5, Bakura State Constituency by-election in Zamfara have been found. INEC Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Mr Nick Dazang, confirming their return while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Monday. Dazang said that the […]
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, says if given the chance to lead the party again, he will not take it. The former governor of Edo State disclosed this in a statement on Monday saying that he is proud of his achievements of the party’s national working […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two officers of the electoral commission of Ghana have been nabbed for allegedly tampering with ballot papers during the country’s presidential election. African Examiner reports that it is a tight race between incumbent, Nana Akufo-Addo and former president, John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). 12 total candidates are particpating in […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, December 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The #EndSARS protesters have started another wave of demonstration in Lagos and Ibadan. The protesters have gone back to the Lekki toll plaza which is the scene of the military shooting which is currently under probe. However, security is tight around the area as policemen and soldiers are present to avoid a […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Monday, December 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State have rejected the outcome of the December 5th, Isi Uzo State Constituency election as the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC declared Mrs. Amaka Ugwueze of the People’s Democratic party PDP winner. The conduct of the bye election followed the demise of the […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, December 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Seriake Dickson of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of Dec. 5, Bayelsa West senatorial by-election. INEC Returning Officer Prof. Okechukwu Okeke, of the Federal University Otuoke, (FUO) said that Dickson polled 115,257 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr Peremobowei Ebebi […]
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Monday, December 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ghana is set to elect a parliament and president in a race dubbed the battle of two giants. Incumbent Nana Addo Akufo-Addo of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) faces off against former president John Dramani Mahama, leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). It is the third time Akufo-Addo and Mahama […]
Posted by Oludare Fase
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Monday, December 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sundaydeclared Mrs Amaka Ugwueze, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of Isi-Uzo State Constituency by-election in Enugu State. Declaring the results at Isi-Uzo council headquarters in Ikem, INEC Collation Officer for the election, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwachukwu, said that Ugwueze polled 11,041 votes […]
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Monday, December 7th, 2020
By Emmanuel Aziken (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – When Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State last Thursday travelled more than 290 kilometers to attend the valedictory court session in honour of the retiring Justice Tinuade Akomolafe-Wilson in Benin, it again reminded many of the governor’s proclivity towards the wellbeing of judicial officers. Honouring a retiring judicial officer […]
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Sunday, December 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), in its commitment to ensure that residents at the grassroots have access to affordable, effective and quality healthcare, has partnered with First Bank of Nigeria Limited to utilise its over 13,000 Firstmonie Agents as payment channels for the Lagos State Health Scheme (LSHS). The General […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Sunday, December 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two ad hoc officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recruited for the Zamfara state house of assembly bye-election have been reportedly declared missing. According to NAN, A’isha Bawa, registration area supervisor of Bakura ward 001, made the announcement while she was presenting her report. Bawa said she did not receive […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Sunday, December 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Violence by political thugs alleged to be working for the ruling peoples Democratic party PDP on Saturday marred the Isi Uzo House of Assembly bye election in Enugu state. Our Correspondent who monitored the exercise reports that there were skirmishes at various polling units, particularly Umaram, Ogo Ikem, Obegwu and Community secondary […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Sunday, December 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In a bid to address the deplorable state of unskilled artisans in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, the Federation of Construction Industry (FOCI) in partnership with Julius Berger Nigeria (JBN) Plc has inaugurated a training academy for artisans in the country. Over the years, the construction industry has been faced by many […]
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Sunday, December 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) Tokunbo Abiru winner of Saturday’s Lagos East senatorial by-election in Ikorodu division. Dr Andu Akala, INEC Local Government Collation Officer for Lagos East Senatorial poll for Ikorodu, declared the result at the INEC collation centre in Ikorodu on Saturday. […]
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Sunday, December 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The total confirmed COVID-19 infections in the country jumped to 68,937 on Saturday as Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), reported 310 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The NCDC made this known via its verified website. Reports that the country has conducted about 791,539 tests since […]
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Sunday, December 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States government has announced the removal of visa reciprocity fee for the nonimmigrant visa categories or any visa class for Nigerian nationals effective from Dec. 3. The Public Affairs Department of the U.S. Embassy in Abuja, which disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, said that reciprocity fees paid before […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Sunday, December 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwean police briefly detained a former finance minister and top opposition official late Friday on a charge of assaulting a Russian national last month, his party’s spokeswoman said Saturday. Tendai Biti, 53, was freed on $10,000 bail after a night behind bars, after having been charged with assault. Provincial head magistrate in […]
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Saturday, December 5th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 324 new infections of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC, on its verified website on Friday, stated that the new infection were reported from 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It said that Friday’s infections bring the total […]
