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Featured, Lagos, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Thursday, January 26th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Funke Akindele’s campaign team was chased out of Ikosi Fruit Market in Lagos by suspected thugs. The actress-politician is contesting in the 2023 Lagos governorship election as deputy to Abdul-Azeez Adediran. Adediran and Akindele have campaigned across Alimosho, Ojo, Ibeju-Lekki, Mushin, and Kosofe councils in Lagos. NAN reports that Akindele and her […]
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Thursday, January 26th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 27 persons have been reported killed after an explosion in Kwateri, a community between Benue and Nasarawa states. Rahman Nansel, police spokesperson in Nasarawa, announced this while speaking to newsmen on Thursday. “I can confirm that there was an airstrike at Kwateri village, Nasarawa/Benue border; 27 corpses have so far […]
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Featured, Imo, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Thursday, January 26th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2023 General Elections approach, the Imo State government has declared Thursday, January 26 and Friday, January 27, 2023, as public holidays to allow workers to collect their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) for the coming elections. Speaking to newsmen after the first Executive Council meeting this year on Wednesday, January 25, […]
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Thursday, January 26th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The campaign train of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Governorship Candidate in Lagos State, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), was again attacked by political thugs on Wednesday in Kosofe area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the latest attack was coming after Tuesday’s attack on his campaign team in […]
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Ignatius Okpara, Imo, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Thursday, January 26th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The current alarming insecurity in Imo state has continued unabated as unknown gunmen killed the ward chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Umuchoke ward in Okwe in the Onuimo Council area of the State This is happening less than one week after unknown armed men kidnapped and later beheaded the Transition […]
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Enugu, Ignatius Okpara, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Thursday, January 26th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The current worrisome insecurity and violence ravaging South East Nigeria on Wednesday reared its ugly head in Enugu state, as one person was reportedly killed and several others sustained various degrees of injuries as unknown gunmen attacked a campaign rally of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the State. African Examiner learnt […]
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Thursday, January 26th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has said President Muhammadu Buhari has support for the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Parry (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, stressing that his support was unquestioned While reacting to a statement credited to elder statesman, Tanko Yakassi, expressing doubt over the support of Buhari for Tinubu, Senior Special Assistant to […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Wednesday said it would enforce the relevant laws banning strikes by Aviation Workers in the country. Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, said this while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa. According to him, “aviation is an essential […]
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has berated the duo of the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu, adding that both of them are obsessed with Peter Obi, the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate. Ezekwesili’s statement was disclosed […]
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Wednesday prayed over the state of his health. Akerdolu, who stated that God has the power to heal and make him well, prayed to God to fill him with peace and take his pain away. The governor disclosed this in a post on his Facebook page […]
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in Abia state Prof Uche Ikonne, is dead. His death was announced on Wednesday in a statement issued by his son Dr Chikezie Uche-Ikonne. The statement reads: “I regret to announce the death of my dear father, Prof Eleazar Uchenna Ikonne, who died at […]
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says the ongoing campaigns for candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State does not include the party’s presidential candidate. The reason, governor Wike gave, is that there is yet no understanding brokered for such level of support to be given by the State. […]
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education, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Tuesday, January 24th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amidst lingering crises rocking the education sector globally, world leaders have been urged to fulfill their promise of providing quality education for all by 2030. This is coming as the world commemorates this year’s edition of the International Day of Education. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as International Day […]
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has said the newly inaugurated Lekki Deep Sea Port and the Imota Rice Mill are projected to create more than 300,000 direct and indirect jobs, and generate economic benefits valued at well over $200 billion. The President spoke at a State Dinner in his honour on Monday during his […]
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Bauchi restated that he has served Nigeria and Nigerians to the best of his ability, declaring that he had not disappointed anyone. Buhari, who was in Bauchi in continuation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential and Gubernatorial Campaign rallies, spoke during his courtesy call on […]
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Monday, January 23rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that the 2023 presidential election is not his personal ambition. Tinubu disclosed this on Sunday in a town hall meeting with Muslim leaders from the North East during his campaign tour to Bauchi State. The former Lagos state […]
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Monday, January 23rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Lagos for Senegal on Tuesday where he would attend the 2nd edition of Dakar International Conference on Agriculture. A statement issued on Monday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina said the high-level Dakar 2 Summit hosted by President Macky Sall […]
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Monday, January 23rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dele Momodu, the Director of Strategic Communications of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council, has stated that the party’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, will be elected President of Nigeria in the next month’s election. Momodu in a statement on Monday, rubbished polls conducted by surveying agencies which predicted victories for either Bola […]
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Monday, January 23rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Bauchi state led the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential and Governorship campaign rally for the 2023 general elections. Buhari, on arrival at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa airport, amid heavy security, was received by Governor of the state, Bala Mohammed. Before the campaign rally which held […]
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Imo, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Monday, January 23rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The abducted Sole Administrator of the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, Chris Ohizu, has been beheaded. The council boss was butchered on Sunday after his abductors allegedly received N6 million as ransom. Video of his beheading surfaced online on Sunday, where his killers insisted that there would be no […]
