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Monday, June 17th, 2019
By Rotimi Fadeyi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that the opposition members would be carried along in the composition of chairmen for the various committees. Speaking with State House Correspondents after meeting with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Gbajabiamila said the chairmen of the […]
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Monday, June 17th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tony O. Elumelu, Founder Tony Elumelu Foundation and Chairman UBA Group and Heirs Holdings charged everyone to join hands to lift Nigeria’s youth from poverty to prosperity. He made this statement while receiving an Honorary Doctor of Business (Hon D.B) degree by one of Nigeria’s foremost universities, Bayero University, Kano. According to […]
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Monday, June 17th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have killed 17 people in Kodunga, Borno State, North Eastern Nigeria. Emergency services confirmed the sad incident Monday. Reports said three suspected bombers detonated their explosives outside a location where football fans were watching a match on TV Sunday evening.
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Monday, June 17th, 2019
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state chapter of All progressive congress APC, has condemned in strong terms the shooting of its youth leader in Enugu West senatorial district, Mr. James Nwajoku, Saturday evening by unknown gunmen, calling on security agents to carry out thorough investigation on the attack with a view to […]
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Saturday, June 15th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ogun state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has approved the appointment of Mr. Olatokunbo Joseph Talabi as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and Alhaji Shuaib Afolabi Salisu as the Chief of Staff. The new SSG comes to the job with a rich private sector background as a business development professional. The […]
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Friday, June 14th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to blacklist firms caught involving in sharp practices such as smuggling and dumping banned goods into the country. Also asked to be sanctioned are the owners and top management of such firms dealing in 43 banned products from entering Nigeria. The CBN […]
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Friday, June 14th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has expressed optimism that he would return as governor for a second term in office According to him, he would secure the nomination ticket of his party and emerge victorious in the November 16 gubernatorial election in the state, stressing that all his opponents should prepare for defeat. Speaking […]
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Friday, June 14th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – James Hope College (JHC) has reaffirmed its impressive stance on academic excellence with its recent award for the Cambridge Immerse Scholarship. Just a few months after the college published its outstanding IGCSE result, recording 100% score in 14 subjects (A* – C), one of JHC’s students, Akajiugo Amucheazi won the highly sought-after […]
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Wednesday, June 12th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ‘’For Nigeria to progress, a collective resolution to address corruption and foster broad-based prosperity is required to create a country that is not only for a few privileged, but for all Nigerians.’’ This challenge was handed down Wednesday at the pioneer 2019 Democracy Day in Abuja by President Muhammadu Buhari. The charge the […]
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Wednesday, June 12th, 2019
Photo: Adeleke (PDP), Oyetola (APC) By Richard Luke, LLM (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – I was in Nigeria last year as part of an advanced Commonwealth group preparatory to the general election this year. We were in Osun state at a time the election was conducted late last year. The memory of what happened between September 22 […]
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Tuesday, June 11th, 2019
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER)- A total of 35 newly promoted officers of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Enugu State Command were on Tuesday decorated with their new ranks, with a charge on them to be Ambassadors of the establishment. Addressing the newly promoted officers shortly after their decoration at the state command office of the service, Acting Comptroller of NIS […]
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Tuesday, June 11th, 2019
By Niyi Adeyi/Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Majority Leader Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has emerged the Speaker of the 9th Nigeria’s House of Representatives. Gbajabiamila is rated to be the most experienced House member. He is representing Surulere constituency 1, Lagos State. The Lawmaker was elevated to the exalted position with a total of 281 […]
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Tuesday, June 11th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Ahmed Lawan from Yobe state has been elected as the Senate President of the 9th Senate. Lawan polled 79 votes to defeat his challenger Senator Ali Ndume who polled 28 votes. While the winner was supported by the ruling APC, Ndume was backed by PDP Lawmakers. The election of the Deputy […]
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Tuesday, June 11th, 2019
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Voting has commenced in the Senate to elect new Leadership of the Senate in Abuja. Senator Ahmed Lawan and Ali Ndume are the two leading contenders in the election for the post of Senate President. Earlier, there was disagreement among the Senators-elect with regard to mode of voting – […]
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Tuesday, June 11th, 2019
Photo: Senator Ali Ndume (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed support for Sen. Ali Ndume for the position of the President of the Senate of the 9th National Assembly (NASS). The party in a statement issued by its National Secretary, Sen. Umar Tsauri, early on Tuesday also […]
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Tuesday, June 11th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Mohammed Ali Ndume Campaign organization has expressed concern over Court injunction stopping the inauguration of the 9th National Assembly. A statement issued by Ndume’s camp reads: “We are appalled by the media report of a court order stopping the Inauguration of the 9th National Assembly. “The National Assembly is a separate […]
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Tuesday, June 11th, 2019
From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Immediate past governor of Imo state, South-East Nigeria, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has tongue lashed the incumbent governor, chief Emeka Ihedioha, over his style of leadership, saying rather than settle down to his responsibility of governance, he had been setting up committees as if he was still a member of the […]
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Monday, June 10th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of today’s (Tuesday) elections for presiding officers of the 9th Assembly, Abuja High Court presided over by Justice O.A.Musa, has granted an interim injunction restraining the clerk of the National Assembly, the Clerk of the senate and the Sergeant At Arms to the senate and others from relying or enforcing the […]
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Monday, June 10th, 2019
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ooni of Ife, Oba Babatunde Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II has applauded His royal Majesty, Igwe Cyprian Maduabuchukwu Nevobasi, Ezeani (111) of Agunese Mmaku in Awgu council Area of Enugu State, South- East Nigeria, for strengthening relationships among traditional institutions across Nigeria. He spoke weekend when Igwe Nevobasi paid him a courtesy […]
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Monday, June 10th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely 48 hours to the second phase of his inauguration, President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Public Holiday (Amendment) Bill, including June 12. The new law henceforth accommodates June 12 as a public holiday in Nigeria. It replaced former May 29 as the country Democracy Day President Buhari’s aide on the […]
