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Thursday, February 18th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has responded to the statement made by the Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, urging Nigerians to defend themselves against bandits The African Examiner recalls that Magashi, in the wake of the abduction of 27 students in Kagara, Magashi has enjoined Nigerians to have the courage and defend […]
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minority caucus in the House of Representatives has urged Nigerians to use the period 40 days Lenten season to pray for peace and unity of the nation In a statement on behalf of the caucus, which was made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja, Rep Ndudi Elumelu, the Minority Leader […]
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government said all is set to begin repatriation of Nigerian refugees from Cameroon, Niger and Chad back home. Sen. Basheer Mohammed, Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) made this known in Abuja during the meeting of the Technical Working Group (TWG) on repatriation of […]
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tosin Ojaomo, Lawyer and counsel to suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, says justice has not been served concerning the probe of Magu. Ojaomo disclosed this when he appeared on a Channels Television programme saying that he was shocked by the recent appointment of a […]
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked the security agencies to make sure that the abducted students from Government Science College (GSC) Kagara in Niger State are rescued immediately. Gunmen invaded the school on Wednesday morning in military uniform and abducted the students. Reacting, the Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, […]
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has urged the Federal Government to declare a State of Emergency in the country due to security challenge. The Senate’s resolution was followed to a Point of Order during Wednesday’s plenary by Sen. Sani Musa (APC-Niger) on “The abduction of students of Government Science School (GSS) Kagara, Niger.” The upper […]
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Power, Mr Sale Mamman, says the Federal Government spends over N50 billion monthly on electricity. Mr Aaron Artimas, the Special Adviser, Media and Communications to the minister, disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement in Abuja. Artimas quoted the minister as saying this when he received the Guild of […]
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced a temporary closure of runway 18R/36L at Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, FAAN, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Yakubu said that the closure was due to a landing incident involving a Boeing 737 […]
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has Presented N18.5 million to 185 indigenes of the state who were victims of the Shasha market crisis in Ibadan. Alhaji Garba Mohammed, Kano State Commissioner for Information, who led the state government delegation, gave each of the victims N100,000 on Tuesday in Ibadan. Other members […]
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kaduna State Government on Tuesday, said that accidental detonation of an object injured seven children in Igabi Local Government Area of the state. Mr Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, confimed the incident in a statement issued in Kaduna. Aruwan said: “Security agencies have reported the accidental detonation […]
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress APC and Director- General of Voice of Nigeria, (VON), Mr. Osita Okechukwu has faulted the criticism of the ongoing revalidation/ membership registration of the party by two ex- national Chairmen of the party Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Pa Bisi Akande and it’s national leader, Asiwaju […]
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, has left the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Daniel, who was the campaign manager for PDP’s former Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, disclosed this on Tuesday. According to him, his decision to defect was due to his support for Governor […]
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Monday, February 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Primero Transport Services Ltd., operators of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Lagos State, said that no passenger sustained any form of injury when one of its buses got burnt in a fire incident on Monday. The Spokesman for the firm, Mr Mutiu Yekeen, made the remarks during an interview in […]
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Monday, February 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chairman of the Enugu state chapter, All Progressive Congress APC membership registration/ revalidation committee, Senator Jonathan Zwingina, has wooed civil servants and residents of the state and South- East zone in general to take advantage of the ongoing exercise to join the Nigeria’s ruling party. He said it is no longer news […]
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Monday, February 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ex-Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday. Omisore contested in the 2018 governorship poll on the platform of the Social Democratic Party but he later went into coalition with the APC in the rerun of the September 28 rerun. He […]
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Monday, February 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concerns over ethnic violence and clashes in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, which led to loss of several lives. A misunderstanding ensued between two men of different ethnic extractions at the Shasha market in Akinyele Local Government Area in Ibadan sparked off an ethno religious […]
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Monday, February 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), has congratulated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on her appointment as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The OPEC Secretary-General, Dr Barkindo Mohammad, disclosed this in a congratulatory message on Monday, in Abuja. Okonjo-Iweala, 66, was appointed director-general of the WTO on Monday by representatives […]
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Monday, February 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Diaspora Congress (ADC) said on Monday that the confirmation of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), a win not only for Nigerians in particular and Africans in general, but for women in the global community. Prof. Apollos Nwauwa, Secretary-General of ADC and Chairman of Nigerian […]
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Monday, February 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state, has explained himself over a comment he made about Fulani herdsmen carrying Ak-47 rifles for self defence, that he meant no harm in the statement. This was disclose in a statement issued by Mr Mukhtar Gidado, his Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on media The governor said […]
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Monday, February 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that his government would protect all religious and ethnic groups, whether majority or minority in line with its responsibility under the constitution. Malam Garba Shehu, one of the President’s spokesmen, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that Buhari made the assertion while reacting to reports […]
