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Saturday, December 25th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A frontline financial institution in Nigeria, Fidelity Bank Plc has expressed its delight in partnering with the the Akwa-Ibom State government to host this year’s Christmas Carol Festival. The Akwa-Ibom Christmas Carols Festival has once again lived up to its billing as one of the most delightful Christmas experiences in Nigeria as […]
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Friday, December 24th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue has signed the 2022 budget of N155.6 billion into law. Ortom signed the budget on Friday in Makurdi. The governor promised to adhere strictly to the provisions of the budget. “I will not do anything outside of the provisions of the budget. “Even if the state needs […]
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Friday, December 24th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state police Command has paraded a total of 120 criminal suspects arrested between the months of August and December 2021 in parts of the state for various crimes. Some of the criminal offences includes, kidnapping, murder, armed robbery, rape, arson, unlawful possession of firearms and Ammunition, amongst others.. Commissioner […]
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Friday, December 24th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The internal crisis bedeviling the Imo State House of Assembly took a new Twist, as the lawmakers slammed indefinite suspension on three of its members. Our Correspondent reports that the action took place in the hallowed chamber of the house following announcement made by the Speaker, Hon Kennedy Ibeh. The three members […]
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Friday, December 24th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zamfara Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs, Hajiya Rabi Shinkafi, has resigned her appointment to take up another commissionership appointment in Imo. “I resigned my appointment as commissioner in Zamfara to enable me to pick another appointment as commissioner in Imo,’’ Shinkafi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau […]
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Friday, December 24th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Primate Elijah Ayodele, the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has cautioned Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos State, that nobody wants him at the federal level ahead of the 2023 general election. Ayodele cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) leader to fight for his soul and remain in the southwest; […]
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Thursday, December 23rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Men of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested Mr. Arinze Ogba,son of Senator Obinna Ogba representing Ebonyi Central senatorial district in Nigeria’s National Assembly (NASS) for driving his father’s official vehicle. African Examiner reliably gathered from a Source close to the Command’s headquarters in Enugu that “Arinze was arrested while driving […]
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Thursday, December 23rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four persons have been arrested in connection with illegal mining activities at Oketegbe area of Dangbala in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo. The Special Adviser on Security to Gov. Godwin Obaseki, Mr Haruna Yusuf, told newsmen in Benin on Thursday that they were arrested by vigilantes at the mining site. He […]
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Thursday, December 23rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The queen of Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola Ogunwusi has announced her separation from the monarch, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. Queen Naomi announced the decision on her verified Instagram page citing irreconcilable differences between the duo. She writes, “I bless the Lord almighty for His faithfulness in the last 3years of my marriage. […]
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Thursday, December 23rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the rumored separation by Queen Naomi from the Ooni of Ife, Ooni Enitan Ogunwusi, the palace has faulted the claim saying “it is not true.” When contacted, the Ooni’s Director of Media and Public Affairs, Moses Olafare told Vanguard that “this is not the first time such rumours had been peddled. […]
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Thursday, December 23rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FRSC arrested 113 traffic offenders in Bauchi State in the last one week. Its Sector Commander in the state, Yusuf Abdullahi, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Bauchi on Thursday that 52 of the offenders failed to install Speed Limiting Device in their commercial vehicles. A lot of crashes in the […]
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Thursday, December 23rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Her Majesty Queen Silekunola Naomi has announced her divorce from the Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II. In a statement posted on her verified Instagram handle on Thursday, she said announced an end to the three-year marriage. She wrote, “Today I announce the beginning of a new dawn and the […]
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Thursday, December 23rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II has stated that he once attempted to commit suicide but had to change his mind after he listened to a series of inspirational music. The monarch stated that music is a key component of human existence, a symbol of cultural expression and the […]
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Thursday, December 23rd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has tasked Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State to swear he is innocent about the election ethnic cleansing of non-Fulani communities in Southern Kaduna. IPOB stated that no amount of cover-up would exonerate him from the genocide in Southern Kaduna. The separatist group disclosed this as […]
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Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hundreds of residents and business owners have been thrown into confusion following their inability to ply the Magodo Phase 2 estate gates to navigate their destinations in and out of the estate located in the Shangisha area of Lagos State. Our correspondent gathered that the Magodo Residents Association closed the estate gates […]
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Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Leader of an Orji Kalu pro-group in Abia, Mr Josiah Kalu, says the group is mobilising other affiliate groups in the country for a one-million-man march to persuade the Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Kalu, to declare for president in 2023. Kalu said this in Umuahia on Wednesday during a news […]
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Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021

…..Urges Motorists To Obey Traffic Rules, Officials (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measure to address the problem of heavy gridlock often associated with the Christmas/new year festivities in parts of the country, the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA), has flagged of this year’s operation Eagle eye, in South East Nigeria. Speaking Wednesday while flagging […]
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Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Elder statesman, Prof Wole Soyinka, has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to ensure the exposure of killers of a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, to reinstate what he termed “the broken lines of justice.” The playwright wondered what happened to the President’s […]
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Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has stated that the term “repentant bandits” is a misnomer and does not exist. Governor El-Rufai disclosed this on Tuesday shortly after meeting with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. According to him, the goal of the Kaduna State […]
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Tuesday, December 21st, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former National president of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, and Commissioner for Information in Abia State, Comrade Bonnie Iwuoha is dead. A family Source said he died Monday evening in Umuahia, the Abia State capital during a brief illness. The former Commissioner was at the 7th NUJ triennial delegate conference held […]