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Friday, May 9th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has petitioned the Federal High Court in Abuja to order Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, to delete a satirical apology she posted on her social media pages. Akpabio in a fresh application filed by his legal team led by Kehinde Ogunwumiju asked the court […]
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Thursday, May 8th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has refuted claims that recent criticism accusing him of de-marketing Nigeria. According to Obi, speaking the truth or talking about the challenges of the country is important to national growth. He stated this on Thursday in a […]
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Thursday, May 8th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United States President, Donald Trump, has congratulated Robert Cardinal Prevost on his election as the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Prevost, who chose the name Leo XIV, became the first American pope in the church’s history. Leo was announced pope on Thursday evening, a few hours after white smoke billowed […]
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Thursday, May 8th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cardinal Robert Prevost has emerged as the first American Pope. The new holy father has taken the name of Pope Leo XIV. Cardinal Robert Prevost was born in Chicago, Illinois, a dual citizen, holding both U.S. and Peruvian nationality. He also lived and worked in Peru for many years.
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Thursday, May 8th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by MultiChoice Nigeria, owners of DStv and GOtv, challenging the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) intervention in its recent subscription price hike. Delivering judgment, Justice Omotoso ruled that the suit constituted an abuse of court process […]
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Thursday, May 8th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday warned against the creation of a one-party state, saying any nation that must practice it must do so carefully and with a well-planned process and projected outcome. He stated this in Abuja while paying tribute to the late elder statesman, Edwin Clark, at a memorial lecture […]
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Thursday, May 8th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) The Senate passed two of the four Tax Reform Bills on Wednesday. These are expected to reform Nigeria’s tax laws. Lawmakers approved the bills after considering and adopting recommendations from the Senate Committee on Finance, led by Sen. Sani Musa. The four key bills are: the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill, […]
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Thursday, May 8th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives is to investigate disbursement and utilisation of the N200 billion Naira Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) loan for National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) to Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) The Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Uchenna Okonkwo (LP-Anambra) made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, […]
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Thursday, May 8th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian economist and political activist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has created a shadow government that is composed of members from various opposition parties. According to Utomi, the “Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government,” established virtually on Monday evening, will serve as a credible opposition force which will highlight the failures of the present Bola […]
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A new report, christened Palm oil Barometer 2025: Procurement for Prosperity, developed by an international Civil Society organization, Solidaridad and co-signed by various smallholder representatives and experts has called for a fundamental shift in global palm oil procurement practices. The report emphasizes the need for equitable value distribution to support smallholder farmers […]
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Headquarters 82 Division, Nigerian Army, has dismissed a video circulating on the social media alleging that the 14 Brigade Ohafia in Abia state is issuing residential permits to individuals of a certain ethnic group. The army described the video as misleading, malicious and disingenuous. It says: “The attention of Headquarters 82 Division, […]
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The trial of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, continues before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the prosecution, tendering key exhibits linking the defendant to acts of terrorism. Led in evidence by the prosecuting counsel, and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, […]
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six members of the House of Representatives from Delta State have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Two Labour Party (LP) legislators also moved to the PDP. The notices of defection were read by the Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, during plenary on Tuesday. […]
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria loses more than N2 billion yearly because of poor power supply, the United Nations Development Programme announced. The UNDP Resident Representative, Elsie Attafuah, made this known on Monday in the “First National Legislative Conference and Expo on Renewable Energy’ done in Lagos. The event was organised by the House of Representatives […]
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has confirmed the arrest of Martins Otse concerning what it described as “grave allegations of financial malfeasance,” over its repeated refusal to honour several invitations given to him. The anti-graft agency on Tuesday, stated that Otse was invited in connection with a series of petitions it […]
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has paid a visit to President Bola Tinubu in Abuja, lauding him for what he described as assembling a “capable leadership team” at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. During the visit, Dangote highlighted the appointments of Bashir Ojulari as Group Chief Executive Officer and Ahmadu […]
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Monday, May 5th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the statistical analysis of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. The statistical analysis was released on Monday via the board’s official X handle. From the statistics released, out of 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the 2025 UTME, more than 1.5 million […]
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Monday, May 5th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Republic of Gabon, His Excellency, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, has conferred the nation’s honours – the Commander in the National Order of Gabonese Merit – on the Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr. Tony Elumelu. The distinguished […]
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Monday, May 5th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday ordered the remand of one Friday Audu at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre over alleged $2.6 million and N3.5 billion fraud. Justice Rahman Oshodi directed that Audu be held at the Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centre, pending a decision on his bail application. The judge adjourned the […]
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Monday, May 5th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has kicked against the arrest and detention of popular social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), describing it as “a blatant abuse of power” by the President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a statement issued on […]
