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Friday, April 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Air Force has dismissed claims by terror group Boko Haram that it gunned down the missing Alpha jet, which disappeared from radar on Wednesday, March 31. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for downing the aircraft in a viral video. But the Director Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore […]
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Friday, April 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has said that no office is worth shedding of blood not even the life of a chicken He disclosed this when Anambra State Police Command arrested five suspects and beefed up security around him. Soludo stated that he would be shocked […]
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Friday, April 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Niger have killed three suspected kidnappers and recovered firearms at Fapo village of Lapai Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement in Minna Abiodun said on March 14 at about 1500 hours, credible information was received […]
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Friday, April 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four new suspects have been arrested in connection with the reported attack on Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The command’s Spokeman, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the fresh arrest in a statement issued in Awka on Thursday. Ikenga gave the names of the four suspects as […]
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Friday, April 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Traders at the Bodija market in Ibadan, on Thursday protested the seizure of bags of rice worth millions of Naira by operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS.) Hundreds of traders took to the streets of Ibadan to protest against what they called invasion of their shops by men of the Custom […]
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Thursday, April 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state police Command under the watch of Commissioner, Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu, have arrested four (4) male criminal suspects Involved in various crimes. According to the Command, the offences ranges from armed robbery, unlawful possession of firearm, burglary, stealing and cultism. The state police public Relations officer, PPRO, Daniel Ndukwe, who […]
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Thursday, April 1st, 2021
AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three police officers, including a Chief Superintendent of Police, Ben Ajide, on Monday lost their lives when they clashed with suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra in Ikot Akpan community in the Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It was gathered that four others officers have been […]
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Thursday, April 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attempted coup in Niger Republic, according to a statement issued by Malam Garba Shehu, his spokesman, in Abuja, on Wednesday, “Any illegal effort to depose a democratically elected government is not only despicable, but also unacceptable to democratic governments around the world,” Buhari said, over the […]
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Thursday, April 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in Anambra have confirmed gun attack on a gathering being addressed by Prof. Charles Soludo, former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor in his country home in Isuofia, Aguata in Anambra. Soludo, a governorship aspirant of the All-Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the November 6, 2021 election, was said to be […]
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Thursday, April 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved over N19billion for various projects for the Ministries of Transportation, Aviation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Ministers of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; Aviation, Hadi Sirika and FCT, Muhammed Bello made these known at the end of the Council meeting which was chaired by […]
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Osun state government, has called on local and foreign investors to come and invest in the areas of Agro-business, Mining, Tourism among other sectors, saying the state is richly endowed with no fewer than 25 solid mineral resources. Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Cooperative and Empowerment, in the state, Dr. Olabode […]
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Supporters trooped out on Wednesday, as former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole officially registered as a member of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State. Bankole who recently joined the APC, validated his membership at his ward 10, Iporo-Sodeke unit in Abeokuta South Local Government Area of the state. […]
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has condemned the attack on some communities in Ishielu Local Government Area of the state by suspected gunmen. The attack took place on Monday night in Nkalaha, Obegu, Amazu, Nkalagu and Umuhuali Autonomous Communities. At least 15 persons were reportedly killed during the attack, allegedly carried out […]
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has guaranteed that the killers of Rev. Fr. Ferdinand Ngugban would be arrested and prosecuted. Ortom made the promise in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Terver Akase in Makurdi. Ngugban, the assistant parish priest of St. Paul Catholic Church, Aye-Twar village in Katsina-Ala Local […]
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Traders at the new Artisan livestock market Enugu, mostly made up of Nigerians of Northern extraction, have commended governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, for wading into the protracted crisis rocking the place and subsequently reopening it for business . Our Correspondent recalls that the market which was closed down last December had been characterized […]
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abia state Government has announced the death of Chief Ukpai Agwu, the Deputy Chief of Staff to Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu. According to a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Kalu, in Umuahia on Tuesday, Agwu passed on in the early hours of the day, following a brief illness. Kalu described […]
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Tuesday, March 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Mr Danladi Umar has reacted to the viral video on the social media, where he was captured assaulting a security guard at a shopping complex in Abuja. In his reaction, Mr Danladi, however, denied attacking the guard but stated that he was the one […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Tuesday, March 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite has said that there are ample opportunities for investors in the local development of bitumen sub-sector in Nigeria. The minister disclosed this while responding to the enquiry made by the Australian High Commissioner to Nigeria, John Donnelly who visited the ministry on […]
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Tuesday, March 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has sacked the State Commissioner for Environment, Dr Igbiks Tamuno. The Governor directed the sacked Commissioner to submit all Government Documents and Property in his possession to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment. A statement issued by the governor’s special assistant (Media) did not […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Tuesday, March 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State (CP) Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu has ordered the State Criminal investigation Department (CID) to carry out a full-scale investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of a young lady, identified as Orji Chiamaka Precious Gold aged 20, whose lifeless body was found in the gutter, […]
