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Friday, September 29th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman on Thursday in Abuja set up a nine-man committee to intervene in the impeachment crisis rocking Ondo State Government. Mr Edwin Olofu, Ganduje’s Chief Press Secretary announced this in a statement. He said the committee which would be under the leadership of Aminu […]
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Friday, September 29th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the current spate where civil governments are being overthrown across the African continent shows that democracy needs to be ”rejigged” and put in a proper direction. Jonathan made this known during a Democracy Dialogue 2023 organised by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) with theme: “Breaking New Grounds […]
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Thursday, September 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress has said that it does not have any agreement with the government to shelve its planned strike. NLC’s Head of Information and Public Affairs, Benson Upah said this in a statement on Tuesday. Countering a statement by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr Upah also said the […]
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Thursday, September 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has declared October 2nd a public holiday to celebrate Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Day. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made this in a statement signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade in Abuja. Dr Olubunmi acknowledged the global socio-economic hardship noting that Nigeria is not excluded. […]
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Thursday, September 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Hisbah Board has stated that over 4, 000 prospective couples have registered to participate in the state-planned mass wedding fixed for next month involving 8,000 men and women. The board disclosed that it had succeeded in getting 1,800 couples and plans are on the way for medical screening which […]
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Thursday, September 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has sacked heads of 21 parastatals, agencies and government companies of the FCT Administration. Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Director of Press, Office of the Minister, disclosed this in a press statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Ogunleye identified the affected heads of the […]
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Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Air Force has bombed camps housing members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its paramilitary wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN). Air Force spokesman Gabriel Gabkwet, in a statement on Wednesday, said several strikes were carried out on Tuesday at separate locations of the two eastern states. He […]
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Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In the midst of the most severe diphtheria outbreak in recent global history, UNICEF Nigeria has raised the alarm on the urgent need for widespread vaccination in the country. According to the Organization, the outbreak has so far resulted in over 11,500 suspected cases, more than 7,000 confirmed cases, and claimed the […]
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Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command on Tuesday paraded 92 suspects over their alleged involvement in various criminal activities ranging from kidnapping, armed robbery, murder, cutlism, among other offences. The state Commisioner of police CP, kanayo Uzoegbu told Newsmen at a press briefing held at the headquarters of the command in Enugu that […]
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Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has called on the Muslim Ummah in the state to continue to pray for the leadership of the country and the state. Makinde, according to a statement issued on Tuesday in Ibadan by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Sulaimon Olanrewaju, made the call in a message […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
— Urges Continent’s Anti-Narcotic Agencies To Consolidate Partnerships (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has implored heads of national drug law enforcement agencies in Africa to renew the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in their respective countries. Specifically, the Nigerian leader warned vehemently that the African continent would remain in chains till […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, on Tuesday have announced a nationwide strike due to the failure of the Federal Government to meet their demands. The Labour unions disclosed this on Tuesday that the action would begin on October 3, 2023. The African Examiner writes that both […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
—Says There’s Light At The End Of The Tunnel (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Muslims in Nigeria and beyond on this year’s Eid-el-Maulud celebration, charging them to live by the teachings of Prophet Muhammad. The President, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayo Onanuga, a former media aide to President Bola Tinubu, has berated supporters of the 2023 presidential candidates, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, concerning their position on the president’s certificate. Onanuga took to his Twitter account on Tuesday saying that Atiku […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate will on Tuesday screen former Chairman of the Board of Citi Bank Nigeria, Dr Olayemi Cardoso for the position of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The senate will also screen four nominees for the positions of CBN Deputy Governors, who will join forces with Cardoso to […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the alarming insecurity continues to ravage the entire nation, a former Enugu State Commissioner for Finance and Criminologist, Mrs. Adaonah Uyanwunne, has urged the three tiers of governments to domesticate peace and conflict resolution in various institutions to attain sustainable development. She made the call weekend at an event to mark the […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As African nations continue to fall to Military coups in recent times, the Director, Institute For Peace, Conflict, Development Studies IPCDS, Enugu state university of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu state, professor Felix Asogwa, has posited that such actions may continue, unless political leaders in the continent embraces accountable and purposeful leadership. […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A flyover bridge across the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway in Enugu New Artisan market, in the State capital on Monday collapsed with no casualty. African Examiner garered that the bridge caved-in affecting two lorries conveying goods which were on the bridge when the incident happened . An eyewitness said , drivers and conductors […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has reacted to the call by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) calling on President Bola Tinubu to probe the $15bn and N200bn missing oil revenues, insisting that the President must suspend the top management team of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) for effective […]
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Monday, September 25th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to conduct a mock accreditation for the forthcoming governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states. “The test run will take place simultaneously in the three States on Saturday 14th October 2023 from 8.30am to 2.30pm,” said a statement by INEC National Commissioner and […]
