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Friday, December 16th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Over 2,000 landowners in Delta State have protested the acquisition and demolition of their property worth over N30billion even as 10 of them have reportedly died from a heart attack following the development. The land situated at the back of Asaba International Airport, was said to have been sold by Umuodafe Quarters, […]
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Friday, December 16th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Ismail Omipidan, Media Aide to former Osun Governor Gboyega Oyetola, on Thursday insisted that the administration of his principal never took any bank loan for the four years he served as governor. Omipidan, in a statement in response to Gov. Ademola Adeleke’s speech that Oyetola’s administration left behind a debt profile […]
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Friday, December 16th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The remains of Bamise Ayanwola, who was found dead after boarding a bus belonging to the Bus Rapid Transport scheme, in February, have been buried. She was buried at Atan Cemetery, Yaba, in Lagos on Friday. Ayanwola went missing after boarding a bus at the Chevron area of Lekki on her way […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, December 16th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of efforts towards sustaining the current operational and crime-fighting measures put in place by the Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Ahmed Ammani, Police Operatives of the Command have arrested a total of four (4) male criminal suspects for different offences and recovered one (1) AK-47 rifle with fifty […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, December 16th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu state Governor, Lawrence Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on Thursday presented to the State House of Assembly, the 2023 budget size proposal of One Hundred and Sixty-Six Billion, Six Hundred and Two Million, Four Hundred and Sixteen Thousand, Seven hundred and Seventy Naira (NGN166,602,416,770.00). Presenting the 2023 budget estimate Christened: “Budget of Consolidation and […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, December 16th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has said the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, (MICS), and the National Immunization Coverage Survey, (NICS) reports paints a true picture of Women and Children situation in Nigeria. The Planning and Monitoring Specialist, (UNICEF) Enugu Field Office, Maureen Zubie-Okolo stated this on Thursday during the MICS/NICS Dissemination […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, December 16th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In recognition of his outstanding performance especially exhibition of professionalism in the discharge of his duties, Lagos based Magazine, National Crime Watch, has conferred a life time achievement award in public Relations on the Head, press and public Relations of the police Service Commission PSC, Mr. Louis Ikechukwu Ani. He was recognized […]
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Thursday, December 15th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has commenced an investigation into the Thursday morning fatal train crash incident in Kubwa. Our correspondent gathered that an Abuja-bound train had crashed into a moving car at Chikakore, in the Kubwa area of Abuja, leading to a breakdown of the train. The train coaches were […]
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Thursday, December 15th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has disclosed that his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola, took N18 billion loan after he lost the July 16th, 2022 Osun governorship election. This is as he also revealed that the state is indebted to the tune of N407.32 billion as of November 30th, 2022. Adeleke disclosed this […]
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Thursday, December 15th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu on Wednesday had his campaign rally in Niger State. African examiner reports that the event happened at the Trade Fair Complex in Minna, the state capital and drew a crowd that gathered to catch a glimpse of the former Lagos governor. […]
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Thursday, December 15th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government of Nigeria temporarily opened the Abuja-Kano road ahead of Christmas and the New Year celebrations to ease traffic. Folorunsho Esan, the Director of Highway Construction and Rehabilitation at the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, stated this while inspecting the three sections road project. “The two lanes of over […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Thursday, December 15th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of seven hundred and forty five (745) Senior Police Officers. It also considered and approved proper placement for five Commissioners of Police and one Deputy Commissioner. The Commission equally treated 14 appeals and petitions and nine Pending Disciplinary Matters from dismissed and serving Police […]
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Thursday, December 15th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed disciple of the Indigenous People of Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has officially ended the five-day sit-at-home order in the South-East region of Nigeria. Ekpa in a video posted on YouTube on Wednesday night, announced the end of the five-day sit-at-home order, terming it “historic and successful” for Biafraland. […]
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Thursday, December 15th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the Finance Bill 2022 designed to support the implementation of the 2023 budget. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, briefed State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Mrs […]
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Thursday, December 15th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the five-day sit-at-home order that has led to the killing of many residents in the South-East recently, Nigerians all over the world are signing a petition appealing to the Finnish government, Nigerian government and the European Union to arrest Simon Ekpa, the brain behind the order. As of the time of […]
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lead counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has sued Simon Ekpa, a controversial Biafra agitator, over the declaration of sit-at-home in Nigeria’s South-east. Mr Ejiofor disclosed this in a Facebook post on Tuesday. Mr Ekpa, the leader of a pro-Biafra group, Autopilot […]
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N9.24 billion for the 2022/2023 Group Life Insurance cover for public servants. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this to State House Correspondents after the week’s Council meeting, which was presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 2023 general polls in Nigeria, foremost election monitoring and Civic Advocacy group, under the platform of Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), has assured the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC of its readiness to partner it in ensuring a free, fair, credible exercise. Chairman of the Organization, Auwal Ibrahim Musa (Rafsanjani), […]
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi State Government has directed all security agencies in the state, including Ebubeagu Security Network, to kill any miscreant found with a gun or dangerous weapon in the state. The Commissioner for Information in Ebonyi State, Uchenna Orji, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. African Examiner learnt that the decision […]
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A bill that seeks to limit the president’s powers to remove the chairperson of the anti-graft agency, EFCC, scaled second reading at the Senate on Tuesday. The bill seeks to amend the EFCC Act to subject the termination of the appointment of the chairperson of the commission to the confirmation of the […]