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Monday, September 30th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that the South African government had granted Air Peace’s request to commence commercial flights to Johannesburg, South Africa Mr Ferdinard Nwoye, spokesperson for the ministry made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform that the […]
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Monday, September 30th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has endorsed the election of a new Speaker for Bayelsa House of Assembly which took place under chaotic circumstances on Monday. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there was heavy shooting at the Bayelsa House of Assembly during a session of the assembly when hundreds of […]
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Monday, September 30th, 2019
Akintokunbo A Adejumo, akinadejum@aol.com (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Western Region was a subdivision of the Federation of Nigeria until 1967 and its capital was at Ibadan. It was established in 1939 under British rule as a subdivision of the Southern Nigeria colony. Upon independence of Nigeria in 1960, it became one of the members of […]
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Monday, September 30th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Police Command on Sunday said it had rescued 19 pregnant girls and four kids suspected to have been abducted by persons engaged in child trafficking. The Command, in a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer (PPRO) DSP Bala Elkana, on Sunday, said that it also had arrested two […]
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Monday, September 30th, 2019
From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Anambra state, command in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, weekend arrested a 20 year old lady, identified as Oluchi Faith Imo for hawking various denominations of naira currency notes. Commandant of the Corps in the […]
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Friday, September 27th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has insisted that former Ekiti State governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, must be held accountable for alleged stolen funds in Ekiti State. This was contained in a press statement issued on Friday, 27th September, 2019 by Professor Ishaq Akintola, Director of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC). The Islamic […]
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Friday, September 27th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Transcorp Hotels Plc, the hospitality subsidiary of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp) and owner of the iconic Transcorp Hilton Abuja and Transcorp Hotels Calabar, has retained its national scale ratings at A-(NG) and A2(NG) in the long term and short term respectively, with the outlook accorded as Stable. Concurrently, the national […]
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Thursday, September 26th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shocking details of the questionable financial dealings by the Lebanese partner of Setraco Nigeria Limited (SNL), Engineer Said Fayez Khalaf, which were allegedly calculated to shortchange his Nigerian partner, the late Alhaji Inu Umoru, have emerged. They form the grounds of the suit instituted by the family of the late construction mogul […]
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Thursday, September 26th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday approved N109.4billion for the construction of Ibadan – Ilesha–Ife and Kano–Katsina (Phase two) dual carriage ways. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this when he briefed State House Correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting […]
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Thursday, September 26th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mohamed Salah appears to have again fallen out with Egypt’s football federation. This was after the country’s votes for FIFA’s player of the year awards were deemed invalid and therefore did not count towards the striker’s overall tally. FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi beat Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk and five-times winner […]
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Thursday, September 26th, 2019
By Jideofor Adibe (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – This is not the best of times for the Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo. Since the beginning of Buhari’s second term in office, there has been speculations on whether the VP would continue to enjoy the sort of legroom he was allowed in the government during the regime’s first […]
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Thursday, September 26th, 2019
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu state governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has sworn in new Commissioners and Special Advisers just as he appointed a former Commissioner for information in the state, Mr. Chuks Ugwuoke as new Chief Press Secretary, CPS. Swearing in the appointees at the government, Ugwuanyi told them that performance will […]
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Wednesday, September 25th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – About four decades of systematic plot by a Lebanese partner, Engineer Said Fayez Khalaf, to assume the status of a majority shareholder in Setraco Nigeria Limited with a view to eventually taking over the company from his Nigerian partner, the late Alhaji Inu Umoru, has sparked off crisis in the top management […]
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Wednesday, September 25th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the appointment of Dr. Musibau Babatunde, an Economist from the University of Ibadan, as his Chief Economic Adviser. Mr Taiwo Adisa, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, said in a statement on Tuesday in Ibadan that the appointment was with “immediate effect”. The governor’s 4-point […]
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Wednesday, September 25th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has assured Nigerians and the international community that the domestication of the integrated Sustainable Development Goals (iSDG) simulation model in Nigeria was timely and would be used alongside other models to determine the size and scope of projects and programmes in the next national development plan. Minister of State […]
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Tuesday, September 24th, 2019
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Authorities of Rangers International FC of Enugu on Tuesday sealed a five year multimillion naira contract deal with a branding, development and management company, Desgraf & Mart Limited. (D&M). According to the deal, D&M is granted an exclusive right to use the Licence Marks in the manufacturing, distribution […]
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Tuesday, September 24th, 2019
From Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor David Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi state has sacked his Chief Press Secretary (CPS) Emma Uzor. He said he took the decision because the CPS misrepresented him and South East Governors in a statement he recently issued on the Controversial National Livestock Transformation Programme, describing the statement by […]
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Tuesday, September 24th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari, has on Tuesday moved the Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Festus Keyamo, to the ministry of labour. Disclosing this in a statement, the Director of Information at the Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, said Keyamo would replace Tayo Alasoadura as the […]
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Tuesday, September 24th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court on Tuesday,ordered the immediate release of Mr Omoleye Sowore, convener of the revolution now movement, from the custody of the Department of State Service. Recall that Sowore was arrested Aug. 3 for convening a nationwide protest, themed #RevolutionNow. Justice Taiwo Taiwo ordered that Sowore’s International passport be submitted […]
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Tuesday, September 24th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jeremy Corbyn is leading calls for Boris Johnson to resign after the Supreme Court ruled the PM’s decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful. The Labour leader said Mr Johnson should “consider his position” in a short statement to the party’s conference in Brighton. The SNP and some Labour MPs have said the […]
