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Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Local Government Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Enugu has adjourned to September 14th, 2020 for ruling on a petition brought before it by the councillorship candidate of the All Progressive Party in the last council polls held in the state, just as the opposition party expressed hope for victory. African Examiner […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Osun State Government has directed principals and heads of public elementary schools to revert to the old names of their various schools before the ‘’re-classification’’ introduced by the administration of the immediate past Governor Rauf Aregbesola. The directive was contained in a circular signed by the Coordinating Director, the State’s Ministry […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Comrade Adams Oshiomole, a former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, has escaped death by the whiskers as truck ran through his convoy at Oluku Junction in Edo State. According to report, the accident happened as the APC was preparing for its campaign rally on Tuesday at Usen, ahead of the […]
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Plateau state has continued to lead in Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 239 new infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Tuesday. The health agency said that 10 deaths were recorded in country. It said that […]
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Federal Government has assured religious bodies in the country that the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (CAMA) does not target churches, mosques and other religious bodies, as had been wrongly portrayed. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Ita Enang, gave the assurances on Tuesday during an […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kogi State Government has announced Monday, September 14, 2020 as the reopening date for all schools – starting from primary to tertiary levels in the North central State. The State Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Mr. Wemi Jones, announced this Tuesday in Lokoja, the state capital. Jones disclosed that the government […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the “war” between Daily Trust newspaper and ex-Aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, continues, the former minister has threatened a N6 billion defamation suit against Media Trust limited, the publisher of Daily Trust newspapers and the columnist, Iliyasu Gadu, concerning an opinion article. African Examiner had reported that the ex – minister verbally […]
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Spokesman of the senate, Ajibola Basiru, has said no member of the Nigerian senate got N20 million as COVID-19 palliatives. Basiru stated this while reacting to a statement made by the executive director of projects at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Cairo Ojugboh. Ojougboh had stated that senators and members […]
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2020
By Niyi Adeyi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Secretary to the Ondo State Government (SSG), Mr. Ifedayo Abegunde has reunited with Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. The Ondo State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Donald Ojogo confirmed the development. Ojogo said: “The former SSG never said he was leaving APC even when he resigned his position. The return to […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu zonal office of Nigeria’s Anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has nabbed 14 suspected internet fraudsters in Awka, the Anambra State, capital, South- East Nigeria. This was disclosed to African Examiner in a press statement made available to our correspondent in Enugu Tuesday by Spokesman of the […]
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye-Ogunwusi Enitan, has called on the Federal, state governments and law makers to provide legislation, policy and funding to promote African Traditional Medicine (ATM). A statement by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) explained that Enitan made the appeal in Lagos at […]
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 143 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the nation’s total infections to 54,008. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Monday. The health Agency said that 143 cases were confirmed from 17 states and the Federal Capital […]
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Monday, August 31st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, said It has paid $5,910,000 to 197 scholarship beneficiaries of 2019, while payment processes for 94 beneficiaries of 2018 are ongoing. Among the 197 beneficiaries are 43 scholars for Doctor of Philosophy, PhD, comprising 12 for 2016 and 31 for 2019. This category got $30,000 each, amounting […]
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Monday, August 31st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed door with the General Overseer Redeemed Christian Church of God pastor Enoch Adeboye at the State House, Abuja. The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari were at the meeting which lasted for about an hour. The […]
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Monday, August 31st, 2020
By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER)- The Lagos state commissioner of health, Akin Abayomi, has recovered from the dreaded Coronavirus. This was disclosed by the state’s commissioner for information and strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, saying Abayomi’s test on Sunday indicated negative and the commissioner will return to his duties soon. He said: “It is with gratitude to […]
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Monday, August 31st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Kogi Chapter, says it has accepted in good faith, decision of the Supreme Court dismissing its appeal against election of Gov. Yahaya Bello. The Party, in a statement by the state Publicity Secretary, Bode Ogunmola, on Monday in Lokoja, said it accepted in good faith the ruling […]
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Monday, August 31st, 2020
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court has upheld the election victory of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, North central Nigeria. The seven-man panel of the apex court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Monday in a unanimous ruling dismissed the appeal by the opposition Peoples Democratic […]
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Monday, August 31st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the transfer of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. The NIMC reports to the Presidency through the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. A statement signed by the Minister ‘s Spokesperson, Mrs Uwa Suleiman, on […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, August 31st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It appears the event that occur between ex-minister, Femi-Fani Kayode and Daily Trust reporter, Charles Eyo, is not going away as the Newspaper on Sunday wrote an editorial about the event and the former minister. African Examiner had reported how the ex-minister had verbally assaulted the reporter at a press conference in […]
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Monday, August 31st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 138 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the nation’s confirmed cases to 53,865. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Sunday. The 138 fresh cases were the lowest COVID-19 number in months in the country. Till date, 53,865 cases […]
