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Saturday, October 31st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, says that she now receives ill-treatment from fellow Muslims due to her participation in the just ended #EndSARS protest. The co-convener of the BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, advocacy group made this known on her Twitter handle on Friday. She wrote: “Heard I am being cursed in mosques! People finish […]
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Saturday, October 31st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector-General of police, Mohammed Adamu, has enjoined officers of the force to protect themselves against attacks of hoodlums. The African Examiner recalls that the IGP had embarked on an assessment tour of the federal capital territory (FCT) police command to boost the morale of officers of the force. According to Adamu, […]
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Friday, October 30th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has enjoined President Buhari to issue a “diplomatic offensive” to Trump to clear every obstacle and enable the emergence of Nigeria’s former finance minister, Okojo-Iweala as the director general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). African Examiner had earlier reported that Okonjo-Iweala was nominated as the […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, October 30th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Southeast governors forum (SEGF) and other leaders of the geo-political zone comprising National Assembly members, ministers, religious and traditional rulers, late Thursday night rose from a closed-door meeting in Enugu, with a resolve to raise funds to assist victims of the violence protest. They equally agree to engage youths of the […]
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Thursday, October 29th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Follow The Money, an initiative of Connected Development (CODE) has declared that the discovery of government storehouses for COVID19 palliatives and the looting spree of the items across the country by hoodlums have further exposed the rot and persistent corruption in the Nigerian system. The cardinal mission of Follow The Money is […]
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Thursday, October 29th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that Nigeria must do all it takes to avoid a second wave of Covid-19 infections. Buhari disclosed this on Thursday on his Twitter account on Thursday saying the country’s economy is too weak to afford another round of lockdown. “Looking at the trends in other countries, we […]
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Thursday, October 29th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria, has granted Leave to a human rights organization, “Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN)” to apply for an Order of Mandamus to compel Enugu State Government to supply the establishment records and documents in respect of the contract for the purchase of medical […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Thursday, October 29th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command has paraded a total of 23 suspects arrested in connection to the violent protest that engulfed the state, as a result of the hijack of the #EndSARS demonstration by criminal elements who wreaked havoc on the state. Parading the suspects on Wednesday at the state Command headquarters, […]
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Thursday, October 29th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), said four COVID-19 related deaths and 147 new infections were recorded in the country from 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Wednesday. The country has so far tested 617,750 persons since the outbreak of […]
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been elected Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). She was elected in the final two-man race. She polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat South Korea’s Trade Minister./The Nation
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has sacked Illiya Ibrahim, corps assistant, for participating in the looting of a warehouse in the federal capital territory (FCT). African Examiner recalls that a mob attacked a warehouse at Gwagwalada area council of Abuja on Monday taking away food items according to reports, […]
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINR) – The Federal Government says 10 new airports will be constructed across the country to boost civil aviation. The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, announced this on Tuesday in Abuja when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Aviation for the 2021 budget defence by the ministry and its agencies. Sirika said […]
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 113 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), with three additional coronavirus-related deaths in 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Tuesday. The public health agency said that the new infections bring the nation’s total […]
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Social media have been set abuzz concerning the oath of secrecy issued to the representatives of the youths in the ongoing judicial panel probing the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). African Examiner recalls that the Lagos Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims was constituted by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Lekki […]
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu state Governor, Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi, has constituted a 9-member Administrative Panel of Inquiry to look into the recent loss of lives and other grievous bodily injuries to private citizens and security personnel, resulting from the hijack by miscreants of the otherwise peaceful #ENDSARS protests in the state. The panel will also […]
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former presidential aspirant and former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has informed President Muhammadu Buhari that the blood of the dead #End SARS protesters shot at the Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos State is crying for justice. Ezekwesili disclosed this on her Twitter handle on Tuesday morning She tweeted: “It is 7 days […]
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has stated that footage from the Lekki Toll Gate indicated that the Nigerian military is responsible for the shooting of peaceful #EndSARS protesters. African Examiner recalls that last Tuesday men in military uniform opened fire on unharmed protesters demonstrating against police brutality, harassment and extra-judicial killings […]
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hundreds of irate youths on Monday defied the 24-hour curfew imposed on Jalingo, invaded and vandalised the State Radio station. The state Commissioner of information and reorientation,Mr Danjuma Adamu, who visited the Taraba State Broadcasting Corporation (TSBS) premises to inspect the damage done to the station, condemned the action of the youths, saying […]
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Reactions have trailed the news report of the discovery of a hidden camera in Lekki toll gate by the minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola. According to the report, the former governor of Lagos State discovered the camera while on a tour to ascertain the level of carnage in the area. […]
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Monday, October 26th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has debunked claims that state governors hoarded relief materials meant for distribution to Nigerians during the COVID-19 lockdown. The African Examiner recalls that COVID-19 palliatives were handed down to the states by the federal government to help individuals curtail the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The palliatives […]
