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Friday, October 21st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi State Government on Wednesday suspended the Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Power and Energy, Godwin Nwankwo, over alleged “persistent theft” of diesel meant for streetlights. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Uchenna Orji, made this known while briefing reporters at the end of the state Executive Council […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, October 21st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The youth wing of the apex Igbo Socio cultural body, Ohaneze worldwide, has expressed optimisms that the Supreme Court of Nigeria will uphold the verdict of the Appeal Court which recently quashed all the charges leveled against leader of the proscribed Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. It said although, […]
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Thursday, October 20th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, has explained why tear gas was shot at the #EndSARS memorial procession by men of the Nigerian Police Force, which took place at the Lekki toll-gate, on Thursday. Hundeyin explained in an interview on Channels TV that the procession […]
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Thursday, October 20th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A tanker laden with fuel exploded Thursday morning on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The explosion, which occurred at Araromi Town before the Interchange, is causing traffic gridlock. Some motorists close to the scene, it was learnt, have scampered to safety. According to the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Ogun Sector Command, efforts are […]
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Thursday, October 20th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The commemoration of #EndSARS second anniversary has taken a different turn as police operatives fired teargas canisters at protesters at Lekki tollgate in Lagos. What began as a peaceful procession turned into a rowdy demonstration as the security operatives shot teargas. This led to some of the protesters running helter-skelter. The youths […]
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Thursday, October 20th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 22-year-old primary school teacher, Margret Obano, for allegedly brutalising her two-year-old daughter and burning her buttocks. African Examiner learnt that the incident happened on Friday, October 14, 2022, in the Bariga area of the state. An Instagram platform, Instablog9ja, while speaking […]
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some physically-challenged persons on Wednesday staged a protest in the Surulere area of Lagos, causing a traffic gridlock which kept motorists on the roads for hours. Many who were on their way to work were forced to abandon commercial vehicles and trek long distances to beat the traffic, especially along Funso Williams […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of activities to Commemorate the 2022 global Hand washing day in Enugu State, WaterAid Nigeria in partnership with a non- governmental body, South Saharan Social Development Organization SSSDO, has donated hand washing stations and detergents to primary schools in Enugu North Senatorial district of the state. The two benefitting schools […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arewa Joint Committee has stated that the region has not endorsed any presidential candidate for the February 2023 general elections. Mallam Murtala Aliyu, the chairman steering committee of the Arewa group in a communiqué signed and made available to the press in Kaduna, stated that the interaction was not aimed at endorsing […]
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party, Lagos State chapter, has condemned the endorsement of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu by his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike. The endorsement was issued at the 22nd conference Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials, held in the state on Tuesday. Speaking at the event, Wike, a member of the […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra State police Command says it has commenced investigation into the mystery surrounding the death of a medical doctor, Dr Okpe Casmir Ikechukwu, who was murdered and dumped in his car last week Wednesday. The car was found at Ichi Girls secondary school bus stop in Ekwusigo Council Area of Anambra […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for an attack on a church in Kogi State. African Examiner recalls that at least two worshippers were killed and three others were injured as gunmen numbering about six attacked a Celestial Church located in Felele area of Lokoja in Kogi State. […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An organization, Civil Rights Realization and Advancement Network (CRRAN) has decried the current alarming rate of human rights violation in Ebonyi State, South East Nigeria. It said the area is fast becoming the most dangerous state to live in South East region, adding that “the events in Ebonyi state in recent times […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Monday, October 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The mainstream Chairman of Enugu State Chapter of the All progressive Congress APC, Comrade Adolphus Ude, has picked holes on the one year Anniversary celebration by the Embattled State Chairman of the party, Chief Ugochukwu Agballa, describing the action as ‘shameful and laughable. He said: “it is really funny that rather than […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, October 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has enjoined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to apologise to Nigerians after a “divisive and controversial” remarks of its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. African Examiner recalls that Atiku had said: “I know the whole of this country. I have built bridges across this country. I think what […]
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Monday, October 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Lagos said that four murder cases were reported and recorded in the state in the last seven days. The Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO) in Lagos, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to journalists on Saturday. Mr Hundeyin said that four persons were arrested in connection with the cases. He […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Sunday, October 16th, 2022
A non- governmental organization based in River state, Social Development integrated Centre SocialAction, has expressed dismay over the refusal of some state governments to pass the local government financial Autonomy bill almost ten months after it was passed by the National Assembly NASS. African Examiner recalls that both chambers of the Nigeria’s National Assembly, Senate […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Sunday, October 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The statement made by the 2023 presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, at the just concluded Kaduna Investment Summit has continued to spark social media reactions. African Examiner writes that the former Lagos State governor heaped praises on Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s “creativity and resiliency in turning a rotten […]
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Sunday, October 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has informed the people of Ekiti to reject the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party (LP) ), Peter Obi. Tinubu disclosed this while speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of Abiodun Oyebanji as the governor of […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Sunday, October 16th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2023 general election gathers momentum, a former Minister of information and Governorship Candidate of the All progressive Grand Alliance APGA in Enugu state, Mr. Frank Nweke (Jnr) has urged the Electorate to join hands with him in showing the ruling peoples Democratic party (PDP) in the state, the exit door […]
