Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The nationwide ongoing, All Progressive Congress (APC) membership registration/revalidation exercise has turned out to be a political blessing to the Enugu state chapter of the party, as it has reunited all warring groups who have resolved to work together for the interest of the party. Chieftains of the party who have […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As new cases of the dreaded Covid-19 pandemic continues to escalate in parts of Nigeria since the inception of the second wave, the Enugu State Government has urged all residents of the area to go for test for the disease for effective prevention and possible cure. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. […]
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has extended the ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) integration exercise by eight weeks, with a new deadline of April 6. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde on Tuesday. He said the extension was […]
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Monday, February 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the Unlawful Societies and Cultism (Prohibition) Bill 2020. The house passed the bill during the plenary session on Monday through a voice vote conducted by the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa. Obasa said the house had included punishment for parents of cultists found guilty of cultism […]
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Monday, February 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that all tankers and articulated vehicles should stop parking along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway especially at the popular Ogere along the same corridor. Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, FRSC Corps Marshal, Oyeyemi disclosed this on Monday while addressing stakeholders at Ogere Tanker and Articulated Vehicles Park in […]
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Monday, February 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An uproar arises in Abakaliki capital of Ebonyi state between the police and Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) at the party secretariat .This resulted in an attempt by the Fred Udogu led faction to take over the secretariat which has been under lock and key for a while following the fractionization of […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, February 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital and its environs have been hit by the persistent blackout following the destruction of one of the towers supplying electricity to the ancient city from the national grid. Reports said the blackout, which has lasted for a week, has grounded many businesses relying on power. Even those […]
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Monday, February 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Labour is pushing for a 40 per cent reduction following September’s increase by the Federal Government. There is a stalemate in the push for electricity tariffs reversal championed by Organised Labour. Labour’s argument is based on findings that gas, a major component of the Distribution Companies (Discos), should not be sold in […]
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Monday, February 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr Samuel Nzekwe, a former President of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), has implored the Federal Government to make concerted efforts toward decongesting the Apapa-wharf port. Nzekwe made the call in an interview in Ota, Ogun. He said the Federal Government needs to make concerted efforts to decongest the […]
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Monday, February 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has expressed concern over reports of non-compliance with the recently-signed Executive Order that makes mask wearing and observation of social distancing in the public mandatory. A statement issued by Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, in Abuja appealed to Nigerians to give their maximum cooperation for the success of the […]
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Monday, February 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has confirmed the completion of the Third Mainland Bridge casting and will be opened to vehicular movement by 12 midnight Sunday, Jan. 31. The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, disclosed in a statement in Lagos. The state government announced on Jan. 28 that the bridge would […]
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Monday, February 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that the demand for oxygen by coronavirus patients has increased to 400 cylinders per day. Sanwo-Olu made this known on Sunday in a statement in which he updated residents on the management of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. He reiterated that oxygen was free in […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Sunday, January 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ruling People’s Democratic Party PDP in Enugu state on Sunday suffered a setback, as a former Deputy state Chairman of the party Chief Emma Okenwa, alongside his ex- lawmaker son, Barr. Obinna Okenwa, and their supporters defected to the All-Progressives Congress (APC). African Examiner reports that Chief Okenwa was also a […]
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Sunday, January 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, on Sunday paid his first operational visit to the Theatre Command in Maiduguri. He was accompanied by the Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Isiaka Amao and the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Awwal Gambo. […]
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Sunday, January 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Association for Orphans and Vulnerable Children NGOs in Nigeria (AONN) has appealed to the Police to investigate alleged camping of under-aged girls for trafficking and prostitution Lokoja. Mr Nathaniel Abaniwo, Coordinator of the Kogi chapter of AONN, made the call in a press statement on Saturday in Lokoja. Abaniwo, who was […]
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Sunday, January 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 1,883 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total number of infected people in the country to 130,557. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website late Saturday. The country has so far tested 1,270,523 people since the first confirmed case of […]
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Saturday, January 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Ekiti governor, Peter Ayodele Fayose, says President Buhari should no longer be referred to as “Mr integrity” due to the recent report by the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2020 report published by Transparency International. According to the report, Nigeria occupies the 149th position out of the 180 countries surveyed as well […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Saturday, January 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Osun state, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, says former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, prevented former Lagos state governor and national chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu from being the running mate of President Buhari in 2015. Oyinlola disclosed this during an interview with The Punch saying that the idea of a […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, January 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Apex Igbo Socio cultural body, Ohaneze Ndigbo, has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari, for reorganizing the nation’s security Architecture, via changing the Service Chiefs After a prolonged outcry by Nigerians over the insecurity situation in the country, President Buhari, on Tuesday announced Major General Lucky Irabor, as the Chief of Defence Staff, […]
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Friday, January 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, has approved the appointment of 17 Permanent Secretaries in the state public service. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday by the Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, said that the appointments took effect immediately. He said that the appointments were made after a rigorous […]
