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Wednesday, July 24th, 2019
From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Quick intervention by the Anambra state Commissioner of police (CP) John Abang has prevented members of the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) to shut down the office of the mobile telecommunication giant, MTN in Awka . African Examiner gathered that students had planned to revenge the killing of Nigerians in South […]
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Wednesday, July 24th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leading social medium-Facebook Inc is billed to pay a record-breaking 5 billion dollars fine to resolve a government probe into its privacy practices. The sanction also extends to FB is restructuring its approach to privacy. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) disclosed the fine Wednesday in Washington. FTC voted 3-2 along party lines […]
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Wednesday, July 24th, 2019
…Takes A Bow During Screening; Akume, Nwajuba too (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has excused Mr Godswill Akpabio –Akwa Ibom state— from the screening as he was just asked to take a bow and go. Also on Wednesday during the screening, Mr George Akume from Benue and Emeka Nwajuba from Imo were also excused from […]
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Wednesday, July 24th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Delta All Progressives Congress, APC, Chieftain, Olorogun Ima Niboro, has said that the Delta State ministerial nominee, Barr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, could be the much-desired elixir to bond the different factions of the APC in the state. While congratulating Keyamo as well as Chief Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, on their appointments as ministers, […]
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Wednesday, July 24th, 2019
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn-in Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The Presidency in a verified Twitter handle announced that the swearing-in which took place Wednesday inside the Aso Rock Villa. It would be recalled that Justice Muhammad’s appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari as the […]
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Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The U.S. Government has imposed visa restrictions on “individuals responsible for undermining the Nigerian democratic process”. A spokesperson of the U.S. Department of State, Ms Morgan Ortagus, who announced this in a statement on Tuesday, said the action applied to those responsible for election-related violence. She explained further that: “In a Jan. […]
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Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has signed a 3.15 billion dollars Financing and Technical Services Agreement between Sterling Oil Exploration and other partners for the development of Oil Mining Lease (OML) 13. The corporation disclosed this in a statement signed by Mr Ndu Ughamadu, its Group General Manager, Group […]
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Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development and a frontline All Progressive Congress (APC) gubernatorial aspirant in Bayelsa State, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has congratulated Chief Timipre Sylva over his ministerial nomination to represent Bayelsa State in the Federal Execution Council. Lokpobiri in a personal message to Sylva immediately […]
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Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed displeasure over the reappointment of former Minister foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama describing it as a “terrible mistake”. It said going by Onyeama’s alleged abysmal performance during the president’s first tenure in office, such “character ought not to have […]
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Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Seven former governors and senators are among the 43 ministerial nominees whose names were sent to the Senate for screening and confirmation. The former governors who made the list are Rauf Aregbesola (Osun), Niyi Adebayo (Ekiti), George Akume (Benue), Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom), Timipre Slyva (Bayelsa) and Babatunde Fasola […]
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Monday, July 22nd, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu to not to allow any group to create breakdown of law and order Speaking on Monday after briefing the President on the violent protest by the members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (MNI) also known as Shi’ite group, Adamu said the […]
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Monday, July 22nd, 2019
By Rotimi Fadeyi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha on Monday met President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa over support on infrastructural development in the state. Speaking with State House Correspondents after the closed-door meeting, Ihediora said the infrastructure in the state has decayed and in deplorable state. The governor disclosed that […]
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Saturday, July 20th, 2019
From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Anambra state, South- East Nigeria, have arrested a 28-year-old man, identified as Mr Dubem Okeke for allegedly shooting his friend, Chinedu Okoye, to death for allegedly snatching his girl friend. According to the state police Command , Okeke, who was arrested alongside one Ikechukwu Okafor, […]
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Friday, July 19th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved acceleraued promotion of two Generals of the Nigerian Army as a reward for their gallantry and exemplary leadersiip. Acting Director, Army Qublic Relations, Col. Sagir Musa disclosed this in a statement he issued Tuesday in Acuja. The two senior officers according to him were: Maj.-Gen. L.O Adeosun, the […]
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Friday, July 19th, 2019
Muyiwa Bamidele, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measures to create employment opportunities, the Director General and Chief Executive of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Sir Joseph Ari has appealed to Nigerians to support government’s efforts to create jobs and reduce poverty through skills acquisition. The ITF boss made that appeal at the public presentation of 2019 […]
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Friday, July 19th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate ad hoc committee investigating the crisis in the Edo State House of Assembly Thursday met with the Lawmakers believed to have the backing of the National Leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The meeting held at the Senate New Building, of the National Assembly Complex Abuja, with 12 out […]
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Wednesday, July 17th, 2019
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has finally confirmed the appointment of Justice IbrahimTanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). During the screening, the new CJN answered questions relating to corruption, administration of criminal justice and the poor funding of the judiciary. He was accompanied to the upper Legislative chamber […]
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Wednesday, July 17th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) to combat Ponzi schemes and fraud in the capital market. SEC Acting Director-General, Mrs. Mary Uduk, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja Wednesday. She said the collaboration was necessitated by […]
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Tuesday, July 16th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has approved the appointments of Karage Mamman and Ola Awoniyi as his Deputy Chief of Staff and Special Adviser on Media, respectively. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Special Assistant to the president of the Senate on Media and Publicity, […]
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Tuesday, July 16th, 2019
By Ayo Balogun, Ibadan (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mixed reactions have greeted the N48 billion assets declared publicly on Monday by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state. African Examiner reports that following his campaign promises, the governor released details of his asset declaration form to media even as he encourages his appointees to do the same. […]
