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Sunday, October 8th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission on Saturday denied claims of either withdrawing from or abandoning the appeal process of the Kano State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal judgment. On September 20, the court sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who was the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate in the March 18 election, declaring […]
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Sunday, October 8th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has raised the alarm over the threat of rapid flooding along the River Niger and River Benue Basin, owing to the release of water from the Lagdo Dam in the Republic of Cameroon. The Director General of NEMA, Mr Mustapha Ahmed, issued the warning at a […]
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Sunday, October 8th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has responded to ticket racketeering allegations in its rail operations, saying it has suspended nine workers found culpable. This comes after some staff members of the NRC were alleged to be involved in fraudulent dealings, collecting cash from passengers which they do not remit […]
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Saturday, October 7th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Police Command has disclosed that the reports of the autopsy conducted on late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, are still being awaited. The singer died on September 12 at the age of 27 under controversial circumstances, leading to the police exhuming his remains and conducting an autopsy […]
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Saturday, October 7th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, CON has expressed shock and sadness over the death of Alhaji Tijani Adeyemi, who was the Senate Correspondent of Tribune Newspapers. In a statement issued on Thursday, October 5, 2023, through his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Hon Eseme Eyiboh, the Senate President lamented […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Saturday, October 7th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The opposition people’s Democratic PDP in Abia State, South-East Nigeria has rejected in its entirety Friday’s judgment of the state Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, upholding the election of incumbent governor Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) as winner of the gubernatorial poll, held on 18th, March 2023 Reacting to the verdict […]
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Saturday, October 7th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu says his administration is committed to modernising the nation’s education system in line with international best practices. NAN reports that the president spoke during the 2023 World Teachers Day celebration which was held on Thursday at the Eagle Square in Abuja. Represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Tinubu said the […]
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Saturday, October 7th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 32 suspected internet fraudsters in a simultaneous operations in Awka, the Anambra State capital and Enugu city, Enugu State. The suspects are, Stanley Okechukwu, Chukwudi Michael, Nnaife Onyedika, Nnamdi Christian, Pascal Akachukwu, Ekeme Christian Luke, […]
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Friday, October 6th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court has fixed December 15 to deliver its judgement on the appeal that is seeking to compel the Federal Government to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. A five-member panel led by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun fixed the date after counsel for both […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Thursday, October 5th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) claims the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar is suffering from multiple electoral losses over his push for the nullification of President Bola Tinubu’s win. Atiku – who lost in the 2023 election and also to Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 – had on […]
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Thursday, October 5th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Sowunmi, on Thursday weighed in on the controversy trailing the certificate of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying the development portrays the country as a nation of cheats. The PDP had claimed that Tinubu forged his credentials submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Thursday, October 5th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former president of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Olumide Akpata has declared his interest in the Edo State governorship election under the Labour Party (LP). He declared his interest in the 2024 exercise during a visit to the Edo State Secretariat of the party in Benin City on Thursday. “My interest […]
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Thursday, October 5th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has summoned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the ministers of Health and FCT Ali Pate and Nyesom Wike respectively over the death of Ms Greatness Olorunfemi at the Maitama General Hospital last Tuesday. Greatness Olorunfemi was a victim of ‘one chance’ criminals. They stabbed and threw her […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Wednesday, October 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Wednesday, inaugurated 23 new judges of the Federal High Court. The ceremony was held at the Supreme Court in Abuja. Justice Ariwoola charged judges in the country to always apply constitutional provisions in deciding each case assigned to them. He added that despite […]
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Wednesday, October 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has tasked Nigerians to focus attention on national development instead of dwelling on the unfolding certificate saga involving President Bola Tinubu. Tuggar made this known when he appeared on Channels Television programme on Wednesday arguing that President Tinubu has a long-standing political career, after […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Wednesday, October 4th, 2023
…..As Institution Has Produced Over 200,000 Graduates From Inception. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti is set to deliver the 63rd Founders day lecture of the University of Nigeria Nsukka UNN on Thursday, 4, October 20243, even as the institution says it has produced over 200,000 graduates since inception in 1960, which […]
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Wednesday, October 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Abia State government has called on President Bola Tinubu, the Inspector General of Police, the Chief of Army Staff and the National Security Adviser to carry out an immediate and thorough investigation into allegations by some groups against Governor Alex Otti. Some groups had in a press conference accused the governor […]
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Wednesday, October 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Benue State have arrested four persons in connection with the murder of a former President of the Customary Court of Appeal, Late Justice Margaret Igbetar, whose decomposing body was found on the 24th of August 2023. The Commissioner of Police in Benue, Bartholomew Onyeka, who disclosed this while briefing […]
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Wednesday, October 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A human rights Organization, Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN); has petition Chairman of police Service Commission (PSC), Dr. Solomon Arase, and Inspector General of police IGP over Assult and alledged attempt to assassinate one Barrister Desmond Kakaan, by policemen attached to Zone 13, Anambra state, who recently extorted 500,000 (five […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Wednesday, October 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says the new minimum wage may be negotiated to N100,000 or N200,000 owing to the rising cost of living. While the union and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had planned to go on strike on Tuesday owing to the impact of the fuel subsidy removal, they shelved […]
