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Thursday, February 27th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Katsina State Branch of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), on Thursday, sealed five petroleum stations in the North-West state for safety violations and under-dispensing fuel. The routine operation led by the State Controller, Umar Muhammad, was aimed at ensuring compliance with industry standards and protecting consumers’ rights. […]
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Thursday, February 27th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 10th Prosecuting Witness (PW10), Udochukwu Okparache, in the ongoing trial of former Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has told Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja that he was not aware of a total sum of N860m lodged in his company’s account by the Anambra State Government. Okparache, a […]
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Thursday, February 27th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has petitioned the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, urging her to direct the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, to reassign his case to another judge with proper jurisdiction. In a letter […]
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Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Defending Champions of the Nigeria professional Football League NPFL Rangers International FC of Enugu, Wednesday humbled visiting Sunshine FC of Akure by 3 – 0 in the Week 26 of the League. The Flying Antelopes continued to maintain 3rd position on the league table, following the victory, as they now have 41 […]
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Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shell Nigeria has won the Best Upstream Company 2024 award at the Nigerian International Energy Summit (NIES) currently underway in Abuja. This was contained in a press release issued by Shell Media Relations Manager, Gladys Afam-Anadu. The award, received by Senior Vice President, Nigeria Marno de Jong celebrated the contributions of Shell […]
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Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Irked by the continued closure of the Onitsha drug market and it’s militarization, Human rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law InterSociety, has petitioned the Anambra state Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, Minister Of Health, Director General D- G, NAFDAC, Inspector General of police IGP, and the National Security […]
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Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has summoned MultiChoice Nigeria over its move to hike subscription rates for DStv and GoTVCustomers under the pay-TV company recently woke up to a notification of a hike in the subscription fees. The firm in a notice sent to them increased the DStv premium […]
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Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, has stated that the issue with voter turnout in the country’s election is that there are too many ghost voters on the electoral register. Jonathan made this revelation on Tuesday in Abuja during the YIAGA Africa reflection conference on democratic elections in West Africa. The former president […]
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Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senator representing Kogi Central in the Senate, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has taken the President of Nigeria’s Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio before the high court for alleged defamation. Sen. Natasha had voiced her concern following the reassignment of her seat because of a reshuffle caused by opposition members moving to the majority wing. […]
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Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Tuesday called for a full investigation into the death of Nigerian footballer, Abubakar Lawal, who died in Uganda. The African Examiner writes that Lawal is a professional player with Vipers Sports Club and it was reported that he fell down from the third floor of Voicemail Shopping Arcade […]
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Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In response to the growing complaints by Enugu State residents over the rising exploitation of tenants and prospective tenants by landlords, the Enugu State House of Assembly has introduced a bill to checkmate the alleged excesses. Entitled “the Bill for a Law to Amend the Landlord and Tenant Law, CAP. 101, Laws […]
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Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senator representing Abia North, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has asked former military president, Ibrahim Babangida, to call out names of those responsible for the annulment of June 12, 1993, election. In a memoir he launched last week, Babangida admitted that late MKO Abiola won the election 32 years ago. But Kalu […]
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Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has filed a lawsuit against Senate President Godswill Akpabio for allegedly defaming her The suit was filed before the Federal Capital Territory High Court on Tuesday with Akpabio and his senior legislative aide Mfon Patrick listed as second to third defendants. In the suit, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan through her lawyer, […]
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Monday, February 24th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has recommended the retention of the 7.5% rate of Value added Tax (VAT) in the Tax Reforms Bills. ACF’s submission was contained in a comprehensive set of observations and recommendations to the National Assembly on the Executive Tax Reforms Bills, meant to achieve a sweeping overhaul of […]
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Monday, February 24th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Five federal lawmakers from Rivers State who support Governor Siminalayi Fubara have called on the lawmakers loyal to former governor Nyesom Wike, led by Martin Amaewhule, to stop parading themselves as members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The lawmakers made this statement during a solidarity visit to the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led […]
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Monday, February 24th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Omowunmi, the wife of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, better known as Mohbad, has stated that Joseph Aloba, her father-in-law, knows that Liam, her son with Mohbad, is truly his grandchild. Omowunmi, in an interview with BBC Pidgin stated that Aloba is “100% sure” of Liam’s paternity. According to her, she […]
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Monday, February 24th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eniola Ojajuni, the kidnapped national president of the Afenifere Youth Council, has begged Nigerians for financial assistance to pay the ransom his abductors requested. In a video that has gone viral, Ojajuni is seen sitting on the ground as an unidentified gunman points an AK-47 rifle at him. Looking distressed, Ojajuni begged […]
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Monday, February 24th, 2025
…Seek N5 Billion Damages (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two employees of Rev. Father (Prof) Emmannuel Edeh, the spiritual Director of Catholic Prayer Ministry of the Holy Spirit, Elele, River state, has dragged his siblings to court over allegations of share theft. Rev. Sister Annette Ezekwem of the Ministry and Deputy Vice Chancellor (DVC), of Madonna University, […]
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Monday, February 24th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A prosecution witness, Segun Adeleke, on Monday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the name of the former Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello, was not on the documents of the two properties purchased from the company. Adeleke, who is also the General Manager of EFAB Properties Ltd, told Justice Emeka Nwite […]
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Monday, February 24th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian military has once again assured Nigerians that notorious bandits’ leader, Bello Turji, is being tracked and will be eliminated very soon. Major General Onumajuru said that the military is aware of Turji’s current location but said he will not discuss that further. “First, I need to let you know that […]
