Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, November 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi led government in Enugu state, has raised alarm over series of illegal connections of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) lines feeding government establishments to private offices and homes by unscrupulous individuals. A statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Information, Barrister Steve Oruruo made available to […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Friday, November 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former governor of Edo State, Lucky Igbinedion, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. According to available information, Igbinedion who finished his tenure as governor in 2007 is being grilled at the Abuja headquarters of the EFCC for allegedly diverting public funds to the tune of N1.6 billion. […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, November 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Anambra Governorship election, Senator Andy Uba, has rejected the outcome of the vote as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Uba also has decided to contest the election outcome in court. According to African Examiner, Uba, who came third after […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, November 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The non-teaching staff in University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) under the aegis of Joint Action Committe (JAC) on Thursday staged a peaceful protest demanding arrears of minimum wage and earned allowances. The Committee threatened to shut down UNN by embarking on an indefinite strike after Nov. 15, if their members failed to […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, November 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has demolished alleged illegal property in Kuchibedna Community, Gwarinpa District, Abuja. The property, which included brothels, worship and trading centres were demolished over alleged encroachment on right of way for major road infrastructure. African Examiner reports that other structures affected included makeshift open markets, residential buildings, […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, November 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police on Thursday paraded 14 suspects involved in the raid of Justice Mary Odili’s Maitaima residence in Abuja. The police found out that the team who stormed the apartment were not security operatives. The men were said to have been led by a fake Chief Superintendent of Police, Lawrence Ajojo, who admitted […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, November 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A house wife, Mrs Ifebuchukwu Onyeishi has narrated how her husband, Chidi Onyeishi in connivance with a nonagenarian pastor, allegedly killed their seven-year-old son for money ritual in Enugu. Narrating the incident on Thursday at her residence in Enugu, Onyeishi said she was heartbroken and in disbelief that her beloved husband could […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, November 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has confirmed the arrest of 10 staff of the Local Education Authority (LEA), for allegedly diverting school bags donated by UNICEF in the state. SUBEB’s Chairman, Dr Salihi Ateequ, disclosed this at a news conference, in Yola. Ateequ said the board would not rest […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, November 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Edo Command on Thursday said it arrested 20 suspects in connection with illicit drug trafficking. Mr Buba Wakawa, State Commander of the agency disclosed this in an interview in Benin. Wakawa said the suspects who were arrested in October included 18 males and two females. […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, November 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Police Command has announced the arrest of 108 Merchant Navy personnel over alleged operation of illegal military training camp. Parading the suspects before newsmen in Ikeja , the Commissioner of Police in Lagos, CP Hakeem Odumosu, said that they were arrested during a raid. According to Odumosu, the command […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, November 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in Kaduna State have foiled a kidnap attempt on the Kaduna-Abuja Highway. Police spokesman in the state, ASP Muhammad Jalige, stated that on Nov. 9, at about 7.45 p.m., the Commissioner of Police, Mr Mudassiru Abdullahi, was on an official tour. “The commissioner intercepted a large group of marauding bandits on […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, November 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 22 persons were killed in Kaduna, Katsina and Taraba communities by suspected bandits and herdsmen. Eight natives were killed by suspected herdsmen, who invaded two villages of Kibori and Atagjah, in Atyap chiefdom in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. This came as suspected bandits raided two […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, November 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor-elect of Anambra State, Professor Charles Soludo, says he has enough experience as he is not coming on the job to learn. Soludo, who emerged as the next governor of Anambra State on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, disclosed this during an interview on Arise TV. According to […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, November 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Victor Oye, national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has stated that the Vice Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in 2019 election, Peter Obi “cannot achieve anything” unless he comes back to the party where he was elected as Governor of Anambra state in 2006 and also ended […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, November 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State says the security situation in the State is now back to normal, following skirmishes witnessed last week. Fielding questions from State House Correspondents on Tuesday, the Governor blamed a former Governor of the State, Danjuma Gole, who is a serving Senator representing Gombe Central for […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, November 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Wednesday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s External Borrowing (Rolling) plan for the Federal Government to the tune of $16,230,077,718, €1,020,000,000 and a grant component of $125,000,000.00 under the 2018-2020 External Borrowing (Rolling) plan” for the Federal Government. Senate’s approval was sequel to the consideration of the report of the Senate […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, November 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned trial of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu till January 19. The adjournment came on a day Kanu’s team of lawyers, staged a walk-out over refusal of operatives of the Department of State Services, […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, November 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Onitsha the commercial city and Nnewi the industrial town of Anambra State, were completely deserted on Wednesday, as residents and traders observed another sit-at-home in solidarity with the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB who appeared in court today. As usual, reminisce of the IPOB’s suspended Monday weekly sit-at-home, markets, […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, November 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government told a Federal High Court, Abuja that a team of lawyers of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on a Wednesday, staged a walkout before the trial opened. Counsel to the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Abubakar, told Justice Binta Nyako, following non-appearance […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, November 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former presidential candidate, Kingsley Moghalu, has congratulated the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo after the victory of the latter at the 2021 governorship election in Anambra State.The African Examiner recalls that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters, on Wednesday announced Soludo, winner of the election.APGA got a total of […]
