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Sunday, January 22nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – WaterAid Nigeria in partnership with a non governmental organization NGO, South- Saharan Social Development Organization SSDO, and Enugu State Ministry of Health have trained 111 Officers in charge of Primary Healthcare Centers and Facilities across Enugu State on infection prevention and control. The capacity of the participants drawn from various local government […]
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Sunday, January 22nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the renewal of the tenures of Mr Aliyu Abubakar and Mr John Asein as Directors General of the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACON) and the Nigerian Copyright Commission, respectively. This is contained in a statement issued by Mrs Modupe Ogundoro, Director, Press and Public Relations Federal Ministry […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Sunday, January 22nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 Governorship ambition of the people’s Democratic party PDP flag bearer in Enugu, Dr. Peter Mbah has received further boost, as a highly revered first class Monarch in the State, Igwe Charles Egbo Nwoye, endorsed him. Our Correspondent reports that Igwe Nwoye, who is the Traditional ruler of Amuri Ancient kingdom […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Sunday, January 22nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Apex Igbo socio-cultural body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council has hailed the Federal High Court ruling vacating the interim forfeiture order against a former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu. Justice Inyang Ekwo, while vacating the order, said the court discovered that it was fraudulently obtained by the EFCC. Reacting to the court […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Sunday, January 22nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media are reacting to the video of the son of Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu arriving at an event in a convoy. The African Examiner writes that Ikpeazu’s son, Chinedu, arrived at the event with a convoy and the video of his arrival has since gone viral. Reacting to […]
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Saturday, January 21st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has advised market traders and business operators in Kwara to embrace use of Point of Sale (POS) machines for transactions to beat the old Naira notes submission deadline rush. The CBN, Ilorin Branch Controller, Mr Najim Lamidi, gave the advice at the Day Two of the […]
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Saturday, January 21st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Obong Umana Okon Umana, has charged that the members of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to establish a template for effective take off in the task to make a positive impact on the lives of the people of the Niger Delta […]
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Friday, January 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Enugu Chief Magistrates’ Court Grade 1, presided over by Mrs. U.I. Jideofor, on Thursday remanded Mrs. Ujunwa Ugwuoke, in the Enugu Correctional Centre, for allegedly killing nine year-old Miss Precious Korshima, her house help. The charge No. MEN/14C/2023 – Commissioner of Police vs Ugwuoke was explained to her in Igbo language. […]
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Friday, January 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)Popular Musician Innocent Idib2Baba urges NDLEA to strengthen fight against drug abuse during elections Popular Musician Innocent Idibia, also known as 2Baba, has called on the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to strengthen its fight against drug abuse as the country prepares for the forthcoming elections. He gave the call when he led […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Friday, January 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has again insisted that the candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, should get the votes of all patriotic Nigerians as only the unpatriotic ones would vote for his opponents. Obasanjo, while asking Nigerians to support Obi, Obasanjo stated that Peter Obi has good character, which his fellow […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Friday, January 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Kingdom Government has opened call for proposals for its funded Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) Nigeria programme. CFA Nigeria is a climate finance country platform designed to directly respond to the urgency and scale of the climate crisis in Nigeria by mobilising finance for the country’s just transition to a resilient, […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Friday, January 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said there can be no development without peace, stressing that the two are complementary A statement issued by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina said Buhari spoke on Thursday at the Presidential Villa while granting audience to the Director General of […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Thursday, January 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State was noticeably absent when the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar campaigned in the South-West state on Thursday. At the rally, Atiku, however, commended Makinde in absentia, for providing an enabling environment for the campaign. The former Vice President also said his […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Thursday, January 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday threatened to sanction commercial banks in Ogun State dispensing the old naira notes. The apex bank introduced new naira notes – N200, N500, and N1,000 – and gave a January 31st deadline for the phasing out of the old notes. With less than two […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Thursday, January 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, struck out a suit seeking the disqualification of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Bola Tinubu over the nomination of Muslim-Muslim candidacy for the 2023 presidential election. Delivering judgment, Justice Ahmed Mohammed, struck out the suit which was instituted by an Abuja based lawyer, Mr […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tunde Bakare, the overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, has stated that having zero votes with his true identity in the presidential primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was an honour to him. Bakare stated this on Tuesday after comments credited to Femi Fani-Kayode, director of new media of […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has reacted to a recent claim by Dr Oby Ezekwesili, a former Minister of Education, who worked under the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration that Atiku Abubakar was not in charge of the economy during his time as vice president. The African Examiner writes that Ezekwesili had […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has invited the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele to a meeting over the redesigned naira notes and the timeline to fade out old notes. The invitation which was sent out by the Director-General of the Forum, Asishana Okauru noted that the agenda of […]
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police command in Kebbi has confirmed the death of 18 persons following an accident involving a truck conveying passengers and cows. Nafi’u Abubakar, spokesperson of the Kebbi police command, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday. According to Abubakar, the accident occurred around 11pm on Sunday at Malisa village in […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has refuted claims that he ordered the removal of Peter Obi’s campaign billboard. The African Examiner writes that the Labour Party had alleged that the state government took down the campaign billboard of its standard bearer located at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University temporary site flyover. Reacting, […]
