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Monday, May 19th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has expressed deep concern over a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Lagos State Government and the Belstar/ENKA consortium. African Examiner reports that the MoU is to rehabilitate and expand the state’s water infrastructure, saying the entire process and the outcome lack transparency. In […]
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Saturday, May 17th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has restated his administration’s resolve towards countering the insurgency in parts of the country, stressing that he would not condone any form of evil against the citizenry. A press release issued by Director, Information and Public Relations in the State House, Abiodun Oladunjoye, said the President stated this on […]
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Saturday, May 17th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has said traditional institutions remain integral to the country’s development and called for more support in implementing policies that directly impact people’s livelihoods. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga in a press release issued on Friday, said Tinubu spoke when he received the 46th […]
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Friday, May 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A serious crisis is brewing at Isiagu Akpawfu autonomous community in Nkanu East Council Area of Enugu State over alleged moves by some people to impose a traditional ruler on the community without election in line with its edict. Investigation revealed that the Igweship tussle is currently pending before the Court of […]
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Friday, May 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate President, Godwill Akpabio, on Friday, declared that there will be no more political parties in the state come 2027 general election. Akpabio stated this in Akwa Ibom, saying that the umbrella of the People’s Democratic Party has been torn into pieces and it can no longer protect the people. The […]
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Friday, May 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), the 2023 PDP Governorship Candidate in Lagos State and Lead Visioner of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, says his assignment presently is working towards the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Adediran said this during a rally to announce his return to the APC in Ojo area of Lagos […]
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Friday, May 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Finnish prosecutors on Friday said they had charged a man with inciting terrorism online who a media report identified as Nigerian separatist leader Simon Ekpa. Finland’s National Prosecution Authority said in a statement that it had charged “a Finnish individual in a case involving suspected public incitement to commit crimes with terrorist […]
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Friday, May 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Caretaker Committee Chairperson of the Labour Party (LP), Nenadi Usman, has dared Julius Abure over his threat to expose Peter Obi, Alex Otti and other high-ranking members of her faction. Abure, a factional LP National Chairman, had on Monday challenged Obi and Otti to name party members who allegedly received funds […]
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Friday, May 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, on Friday assured Nigerians that the military is committed to addressing the recent surge in insecurity. He disclosed that President Bola Tinubu has approved the acquisition of additional air assets to strengthen the fight against insurgency. General Musa made this known while briefing the […]
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Friday, May 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was some drama in Port Harcourt on Friday when supporters of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike and those of the suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, clashed in Port Harcourt. The incident occurred during a town hall meeting which had supporters of both sides as well as other Rivers natives […]
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Friday, May 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of State Services (DSS) has sued Professor Pat Utomi over his alleged plan to establish what he calls “a shadow government” in the country. In a suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, the DSS prayed the court to declare the move an attack on the constitution. Professor […]
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Friday, May 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja for Rome, Italy on Saturday at the invitation of Pope Leo XIV. This was contained in a press release issued on Thursday by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga. Accompanied by top Catholic leaders, Tinubu would attend a solemn mass marking […]
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Thursday, May 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Less than one year after the National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) made the incumbent Vice Chairman of the Enugu state chapter, Barrister Steve Oruruo, Caretaker Committee Chairman of Ebonyi state branch, the party has given him another assignment to serve as Chairman of its South East Zonal Disciplinary Committee. […]
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Thursday, May 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The house of representatives says it will look into the technical error that affected the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The lower house on Thursday passed the resolution in a plenary after the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance which was sponsored by Adewale Adebayo, a […]
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Thursday, May 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has opened up concerning the misunderstanding that recently happened between him and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed and his Deputy, Muhammad Auwal Jatau. The African Examiner had earlier reported the incident, which reportedly took place on April 19 during Vice-President Kashim Shettima’s visit to Bauchi […]
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Thursday, May 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra State Government on Thursday prohibited the distribution of food items and other gifts to street beggars in public areas especially under the Aroma Bridge in Awka, the state capital, and other locations. The state government also placed a ban on all forms of public begging, loitering, and street trading under […]
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Thursday, May 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Russia and Ukraine traded insults on Thursday as negotiators were due to meet in Turkey for the first direct peace talks in more than three years. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky slammed Russia for sending a “dummy” delegation, as he touched down in Ankara for a meeting with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. […]
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Richard Montgomery, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, has urged Nigerians to remain vigilant against visa fraud. He made the call while speaking to journalists at the UK-Nigeria Economic Growth Conference on Wednesday in Abuja. Montgomery advised applicants to use official channels and submit accurate documentation when applying for a UK visa. […]
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A law professor at the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Joy Ezeilo, has faulted the manner in which the leadership of the joint Admission and Matriculation Board Jamb introduced and implemented a new Technology that students were unfamiliar with during it’s just concluded examination which led to mass failure. According to the […]
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has admitted that errors affected candidates’ performance during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, which was held across different centres in the country. The Registrar of the board, Ishaq Oloyede, who disclosed this during a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, also broke down in tears […]
