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Tuesday, October 31st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Monday warned government officials and family members against attending the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting without invitation. Tinubu issued the warning before the commencement of FEC meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. “Last week, I noticed people sneaking in and out of this council. People had access to […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The recent happenings in oil-rich Rivers State have thrown many political spectators at the edge of their seats as they anticipate the next moves by the various political gladiators. The African Examiner writes that the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, who was the immediate former governor of Rivers State, has selected […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Monday, October 30th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Monday, accused the police of shooting at him on his way to inspect the State House of Assembly Complex that was gutted by fire last night. Fubara named a senior officer in the Rivers State Police Command as the leader of the team that was deployed […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Monday, October 30th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25, 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, says he will not leave the political arena despite the Supreme Court verdict of October 26, 2023 that affirmed the electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu. “As for me and my party, this phase of […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Monday, October 30th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Foremost human rights group, International Society For Civil Liberties and Rule Of Law (Intersociety), and South-East Based Coalition Of Democracy and Human Rights Organizations have raised the alarm over alledged plot by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to harvest and write results in favour of the incumbent governor of Imo state, […]
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Sunday, October 29th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Unions Action Committee (JUAC) of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) say workers have nothing against the Minister of FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, over alleged salary cut. JUAC President, Mr Matilukuro Oluwakorede stated this in Abuja on Saturday, while reacting to a social media […]
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Sunday, October 29th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunny and thundery weather conditions from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja predicted sunny skies over the northern region on Monday with prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Taraba during the afternoon and evening periods. According to […]
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Sunday, October 29th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to boycott its meeting with the Federal Government on Monday, October 30, 2023, should the Minister of Labour Simon Lalong attend it. The President of NLC Comrade Joe Ajaero issued the threat while fielding questions from journalists in Abuja on Sunday after briefing them on […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Sunday, October 29th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Ali Ndume has called on President Bola Tinubu to sign an executive order on unexplained wealth. Ndume, who is the lawmaker representing Borno South under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), made the remark in the wake of a comment by retired Supreme Court Justice Musa Muhammad Dattijo over the level […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Sunday, October 29th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari says the country would have lost $15bn if it did not win the case with Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) on 23 October. He said this in an article he shared on his X handle on Sunday, days after the Nigerian won the case. “Rarely in modern […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Sunday, October 29th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lamidi Apapa-led group in the Labour Party (LP) has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his victory at the Supreme Court, saying the affirmation of the election of the then candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 25, 2023 presidential poll is well-deserved. The Apapa-led group mocked the LP […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Saturday, October 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has reopened the Alaba International Market and some markets in the Trade Fair Complex, all located in the Ojo Local Government Area of the state. The state government had days ago ordered the closure of the markers for improper waste disposal and other environmental infractions. However, on Saturday, […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Saturday, October 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Adamawa State Governorship Election Tribunal on Saturday affirmed the re-election of Umaru Fintiri as duly re-elected Governor of the state in the March 2023 governorship election. After the Adamawa governorship election which dragged into a supplementary poll and some controversial moments. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared incumbent Fintiri […]
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Saturday, October 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some Nigerians on social media on Saturday took to their X formerly known as Twitter to slam former Rivers State governor and former minister, Rotimi Amaechi, who stated that Nigerians are docile and tolerant of the terrible politicians in the country. The African Examiner recalls that Amaechi said this while speaking as […]
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Saturday, October 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian actress, Iyabo Ojo, has claimed that James Aloba, the father of late Nigerian rapper, Ilerioluwa Olademeji Aloba, better known as Mohbad, is not happy d because his deceased son bought some property with the name of his six-month-old son, Liam’s name. Ojo disclosed this on Friday when she was interviewed by […]
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Saturday, October 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abubakar Aliyu Madaki has told a Federal High Court in Lagos how a former minister of state for defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, handed over the sum of N1,219,000,000 in cash to former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose. Fayose and his firm […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Saturday, October 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, says that Thursday’s judgment of the Supreme Court in the presidential election case has all but ended any contest, but maintained that it is not ideal for the judiciary to decide winners of elections. Falana, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, […]
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Saturday, October 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said it recovered two bodies of victims on board a capsized boat crossing from Olorunsogo to Isawo on Friday. The rescue service in a statement signed by its Deputy Affairs Public Affairs, Ololade Agoola, on Friday, said the bodies recovered were of two females identified […]
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Friday, October 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday was in the Presidential Villa to congratulate President Bola Tinubu on the Supreme Court judgement which declared that he was duly elected. The African Examiner writes that Jonathan’s visit is coming barely 24 hours after the Supreme Court rejected appeals filed against Tinubu’s election by Atiku […]
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Friday, October 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The acting Inspector General of Police, IGP, Olukayode Egbetokun, has instructed medical personnel across the country to treat gunshot victims without seeking for police report. Egbetoku disclosed this in a memo as he tasked health workers to sensitize Nigerians about the issue. The IGP’s directive was based on the Compulsory Treatment and […]
