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Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President Godswill Akpabio has expressed optimism for a better Nigeria, calling on Nigerians to remain patient, hopeful, and to belief in the President Bola Tinubu-led administration for a better future. In a congratulatory message to Nigerians to mark the nation’s 64th independence anniversary, Akpabio commended the indomitable spirit of Nigerians over […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fellow Nigerians, as I address you today, I am deeply aware of the struggles many of you face in these challenging times. Our administration knows that many of you struggle with rising living costs and the search for meaningful employment. I want to assure you that your voices are heard. As your […]
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Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Segun Sowunmi has faulted the Federal Government’s policies, saying President Bola Tinubu is confused about what to do. Tinubu had declared an end to the subsidy regime on petrol upon assumption of office and later floated the naira, triggering a hike in the cost […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Monday, September 30th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Monday, sentenced an 80-year-man, Ya’u Abdullahi to seven years imprisonment for sexually exploiting an eight-year-old girl. NAN reports that the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Kano Command, arraigned Abdullahi of Layin Gidan Mai Unguwar Brigade Quarters Nassarawa Local Government […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Monday, September 30th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will make a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, October 1 at 7a.m. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga in a Press Release issued on Monday said the broadcast is part of activities to commemorate the 64th Independence Anniversary of the nation. Television, radio stations and […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Monday, September 30th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Kudirat Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun took the oath of office as the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) on Monday, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reaffirming his administration’s commitment to upholding the judiciary’s independence and sanctity. Kekere-Ekun, the second female CJN in Nigeria’s history, was sworn in following her confirmation by the Senate. […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Monday, September 30th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Families of the two indigenes of Akpawfu Community, in Nkani East Council area of Enugu state, recently murdered in cold blood in the locality have accused a traditional ruler in the area, Igwe Christopher Nnamani, and a human rights group, of facts distortion and Misrepresentation. The families insisted that the Monarch and […]
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Monday, September 30th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has dismissed the behaviour of individuals seeking societal recognition as trivial and unworthy of prestige. He said those who place undue emphasis on public acknowledgment have “lost it,” stressing that, by the grace of God, he requires no such introduction. The governor made these statements during an […]
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Sunday, September 29th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, to obey court judgement on electoral offences committed during 2023 general polls. SERAP made the call in a statement on Sunday by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare. He said Justice Obiora Egwuatu […]
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Saturday, September 28th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded the names of members of the inaugural Governing Board of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) to the Senate for confirmation. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga on Saturday, the step follows President Tinubu’s signing of […]
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Saturday, September 28th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara has exonerated President Bola Tinubu from the removal of subsidy on petrol. Tinubu had declared an end to the fuel subsidy regime during his inauguration last year. But Dogara said even though the president made the “subsidy is gone” pronouncement, Tinubu was […]
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Saturday, September 28th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima, has stated that its presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, would have made a better president than Bola Tinubu. Galadima stated this when he appeared on Channels Television lamenting on the poor level of development in the country. Galadima said: “Rabiu Kwankwaso would […]
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Saturday, September 28th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Kashim Shettima has welcomed ExxonMobil’s proposed $10 billion dollar investment in Nigeria’s deep-water oil operations, describing it as a clear testament to the administration’s economic reforms and investment-friendly policies. This is coming just as the international maritime giant, DP World, has announced plans to develop a multibillion-dollar port project in […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Saturday, September 28th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Government says it has taken steps to introduce Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses as part of the efforts to preserve the environment and also make transportation affordable for citizens. It said the state government has equally created the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to oversee and catalyse investment […]
Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Saturday, September 28th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has threatened to kick out non-performing contractors executing projects in the FCT. Wike made the threat in Abuja on Friday, after inspecting the ongoing construction of the 15-kilometre left wing service lane of the Outer Southern Expressway, from Ring Road 1 […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Saturday, September 28th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has detained the proprietors of four private schools in Rivers in connection with alleged book piracy. The Director of NCC, Port Harcourt Directorate, Mr Abdul Babatunde, disclosed this to newsmen on Friday, shortly after an anti-piracy operation within the GRA, Rumuibekwe; Rumukurusi and East-west Road axis in […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Saturday, September 28th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – WaterAid Nigeria, in partnership with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, have handed over a modern motorised borehole with a 20,000-litre storage capacity, powered by a 25 KVA soundproof generator to Mboshi-Aji community, as well as a solar-powered motorized borehole and two blocks of female friendly toilets (FFT), to Eke […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Saturday, September 28th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of seven Executive Directors for the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). According to a press release issued on Friday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the Executive Directors are: 1. Ayo Adewuyi — Re-appointed Executive Director, News. 2. Bar. […]
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Friday, September 27th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom, has suspended its local government election campaigns following the death of Mrs Patience Eno, the wife of the state governor. Mr Edwin Ebiese, the Publicity Secretary, said in a statement in Uyo on Friday that the decision was a mark of respect for the […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, September 27th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the excesses of Oriokpa masqueraders, which have reportedly resulted in two fatalities and commotion in parts of Nsukka Local Government Area (LGA) of Enugu State, the state government has summoned the traditional rulers and Presidents-General of the affected communities. The state government has equally directed a full-scale investigation into the activities […]
