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Sunday, August 25th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy activities across the country from Sunday to Tuesday. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Saturday, forecast thunderstorms over parts of Borno, Jigawa, Taraba, Adamawa, Bauchi, and Gombe States in the northern region during Sunday’s morning hours. According to the agency, thunderstorms are expected […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Saturday, August 24th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug law Enforcement Agency NDLEA Enugu state command has vowed to fight drug abuse in the state through traditional rulers and town union president Generals (PGs) across the 17 local government areas in the state. State commander of the Agency, Mr. Abel Sanu Wadashi who stated this noted that the […]
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Saturday, August 24th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra Government has banned all social events, weddings, shows and entertainment on public school premises. Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, state’s Commissioner for Education made this known in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Ifeoma Agbaizu, in Awka on Saturday. Chuma-Udeh said the move was to protect school premises and infrastructure […]
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Saturday, August 24th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Ahmed Abubakar, Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), tendered his resignation to President Bola Tinubu on Saturday. Abubakar submitted his resignation to the President, after a routine briefing which was graciously accepted. The NIA D-G, speaking to State House correspondents, expressed gratitude to the President for the opportunity to serve […]
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Saturday, August 24th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the controversy surrounding the seizure of three Nigerian presidential jets by a French court, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has been accused of being the brains behind the fraud. In a viral video trending on social media platforms, one, Abisoye Oshodi, popularly known as ‘Balogun Eko’, urged Governor Abiodun to […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Saturday, August 24th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Enugu-based non governmental organization NGO, Custos Care Foundation, (CCF), founded by Wife of the state Governor, Mrs. Nkechinyere Mbah, is set to host the biggest youth Boot Camp event in Enugu State under its Enugu Youth Aspire (E-ASPIRE) Project. The project is targeting 100 youths from across the state, made up […]
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Friday, August 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government is about to relaunch the Home-Grown School Feeding Programme, an initiative that gives food to students so that school attendance can be increased . The Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, made this known in a meeting with the House of Representatives Committee […]
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Friday, August 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tragedy struck on Friday in Ogun State as a woman and her granddaughter were crushed to death by an Iveco truck in the Papalanto area of Ogun State on Friday. According to sources, the truck with registration number KJA166 XJ overtook a tricycle with registration number TRE 627 VP which was ferrying […]
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Friday, August 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ukpor Community, the headquarters of Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Friday, embarked on a protest over more than six years of power outages in the town. The protesters, who trooped out to the office of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company in the area in their numbers, chanted […]
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Friday, August 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A State High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has barred the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from conducting ward and local government congresses. Ruling on a motion ex parte brought before him, presiding Judge, Justice Godwin Ollor, restrained the defendants, APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje; Secretary, Surajudeen […]
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Friday, August 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu on Thursday inaugurated the disbursement of N1.85bn capitalisation empowerment support for 37,000 women petty traders across Nigeria. Speaking at the event in Asaba, Delta, Mrs Tinubu said the empowerment is an initiative of her pet project, the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Programme She said 1,000 pre-selected […]
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Friday, August 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a billionaire, Hyginus Nkwocha, for alleged internet fraud and money laundering in Abuja. The Commission’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, that Nwokocha was arrested on Wednesday. “Nkwocha, 35, was arrested at Ever Green Estate, Lugbe, Abuja, following […]
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Thursday, August 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The First Lady, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, has said that her pet project, the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), disbursed N50 million grant to 1,000 women petty traders in Ebonyi. She said this on Thursday in Abakaliki, pointing out that the grant of N50,000 each to 1,000 women was part of her economic empowerment […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Thursday, August 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Determined to rid the state of criminal elements, the Enugu State Police command has disclosed that it apprehended a total of 123 suspects between July and August 2024. The state commissioner of police CP, Kanayo Uzuegbu who made this known while briefing newsmen at the command headquarters on Thursday, said the operational […]
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Thursday, August 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, on Wednesday denied appointing suspected terrorist and gunner, Bashir Hadejia, as a Special Adviser in his government. Hadejia was arrested on Monday last week over alleged treason and subversion against the state. The suspect was a special adviser to the current Minister of State for Defence, Bello […]
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Thursday, August 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied reports suggesting that its officials shared forfeited assets linked to the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele and his associates. In a rebuttal statement issued on Wednesday, EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, faulted an online publication alleging that the […]
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Thursday, August 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amid recent petrol scarcity in the country, the President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Festus Osifo, says periodical queues will not stop until the country do what is right. Osifo, who doubles as the President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), said that […]
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Thursday, August 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has vowed not to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the internal crisis in the party. He spoke on Wednesday in Abuja during a media briefing to mark his first year in office as the FCT Minister. Despite being a PDP […]
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Wednesday, August 21st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Government, Wednesday, demolished properties used by kidnappers for detaining their victims in the outskirts of Enugu, the state capital. Among the properties were an uncompleted storey-building with an underground tunnel at Nkwubor Layout in Emene Nike where a large cache of arms and ammunition were recovered and a large […]
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Tuesday, August 20th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says it has cut down expenditures for the upcoming COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, riefing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, the Special adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said that the measure would save the government about N10 billion from the 11-day event. “Many […]
