Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Catholic pontiff, Pope Francis, has expressed optimism that new American President, Donald Trump’s presidency will pursue opportunities for all as the former United States president prepares to return to the White House. The African Examiner writes that President Trump was inaugurated yesterday as the 47th president of the US after he defeated […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has assured Ogoni leaders on Tuesday in Abuja that his administration would prioritise peace, justice, and sustainable development in the area. At a meeting held at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday, Tinubu passionately called for unity and reconciliation, urging the Ogoni people to set aside historical grievances […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, has expressed concern over the alarming rate of suspected ritual killings of women in Nigeria, blaming the ugly development on get rich quick syndrome and quest for power. She described the act as a heinous crime which constitutes a form of gender-based violence […]
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Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State experienced a big boost in revenue during the festive season and generated $71.6 from the end-of-year activities better known as “Detty December”. Idris Aregbe, the Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tourism, Arts, and Culture, said this during the review of the ‘Lagos State Detty December 2024/2025 Report’. “Lagos […]
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Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has said all visa applications will go online before March 1. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this on Monday when he was hosted on ‘X Spaces’ by an influencer, Dr Segun Awosanya. According to him, there is also now a centralised visa approval centre that has merged […]
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Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Telephone subscribers in Nigeria will pay more for data and airtime as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Monday approved a 50% tariff increase for telecoms operators in the country. In a statement, a spokesman for the regulator Reuben Muoka said the price adjustment, though lower than the “over 100% requested by […]
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Monday, January 20th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has fixed N8.7 million as the Hajj fare for the intending pilgrims from Southern States and N8.3 million for those from Borno and Adamawa Zone. The Executive Chairman of NAHCON, Prof. Abdullahi Usman, made this known in a statement by its Assistant Director, Information and […]
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Monday, January 20th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says his aggressive revenue drive has shot up the monthly earnings of the nation’s capital from about ₦9bn when he assumed office in August 2023 to an average of ₦25bn monthly. Wike, during a media chat on Sunday evening, said the nation’s […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, January 20th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Polytechnic workers in the country have announced a three-day warning strike from Wednesday, January 22 to Friday, January 24, 2025. The workers, under the aegis of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnic (SSANIP), accused the authorities of marginalisation of non-teaching staff members and denial of their deserved career progression. In a […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, January 20th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Sunday, Bashir Ahmad, a former Special Assistant on Digital Communications to former president, Muhammadu Buhari, stirred the hornet nest as he called for the continuous detention of Separatist leader and leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The African Examiner recalls that Nnamdi Kanu was re-arrested on June […]
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Sunday, January 19th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ogun Police Command has confirmed the shooting to death of a prophet of Celestial Church in Idiroko by gunmen during Sunday’s service. The command’s Spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident in a statement issued to newsmen in Ota. Odutola explained that “some unidentified gunmen entered into the church during Sunday’s […]
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Sunday, January 19th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The death toll in the Dikko tanker explosion has risen to 86, with 80 of the victims buried in a mass grave. Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, the Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Sunday. He said five of […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, January 19th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has called for accelerated efforts to increase food production and reduce the cost of food in Nigeria. Adesina made the call on Saturday at the inauguration of a soybean plant and refinery by the Called Servant to Service (CSS) Global Integrated Farms in […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, January 18th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Special Anti-Cultism Squad Enugwu Ukwu of the Anambra state police command while on morning patrol have intercepted three occupants of a black-coloured Lexus 330 SUV without a plate number at Kwata junction, Awka. The command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga disclosed this in a statement he made available to newsmen […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Saturday, January 18th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu state Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, immediate past Speaker, Chief Edward Ubosi, traditional rulers, and other notable personalities have poured encomium on the late Monarch of Enugunato-Ihe Community, in Awgu Council area of the State, Igwe (Amb.) Ephraim M.C Aniagu, the Ezeudo Shikeaguma V11, Ozuluigbo Ndigbo 1 They extolled the sterling quality […]
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Saturday, January 18th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A total sum of N 1.424 trillion, being Dec. 2024 Federation Account Revenue has been shared to the Federal Government, states, and the Local Government Councils (LGCs). This is according to a statement by Bawa Mokwa, Director, Press and Public Relations, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF). Mokwa said […]
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Saturday, January 18th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Seventeen days into 2025, it has ushered in a bit of hope as the prices of some food items have nosedived in Kaduna State. Checks by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) showed that the prices of grains and other staple food items were steadily coming down in markets across the state, […]
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Friday, January 17th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sequel to an outbreak of yet another communal misunderstanding between Ifon and Ilobu communities, the State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has ordered that a curfew be imposed in the two warring communities with immediate effect. The Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi made this known today in a Press […]
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Friday, January 17th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State government has facilitated a peace accord between the national executive members and Lagos State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). Mr Sola Giwa, Special Adviser to the Lagos State governor on Transportation, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday. He noted that facilitating the peace […]
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Thursday, January 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State on Thursday said it would not participate in the local government council elections slated for January 18. This was announced in a statement by the PDP Director of Media and Publicity in the state, Leye Igbabo. He said the party took the decision after […]
