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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, on Tuesday, alleged that the suspended management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), misappropriated N48 billion. Ngige made the allegation at an investigative hearing at the House of Representatives on the alleged illegal suspension of the management of the agency. The […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 10 persons, including the village head were killed, while many injured, late Monday by suspected gunmen in Gora Gan village in Zango-Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, North west Nigeria. Reports said the gunmen invaded the village around 7 pm Monday and launched a deadly attack on the […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency says President Mohammadu Buhari has noted the resolution of the Senate calling on the service chiefs to resign. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity stated this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. He assured that the president will do what is in […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following his shocking allegations at the investigative hearing Monday, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, has given the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, 48 hours to unravel the lawmakers who he alleged received contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). While fielding […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Umuahia (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measures to check the spread of the deadly novel Coronavirous pandemic presently ravaging the world, the Abia State government has flagged off the community surveillance and testing programme in the state. The state Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, flagged off the program Monday in Umuahia, […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, says the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, is angry with him because he prevented him from becoming a political godfather in the state. Obaseki stated this in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President and 2019 PDP presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, has mourned the passing of Alhaji Isa Funtua. African Examiner had reported the death of Funtua, who is a close ally of President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday night. Reacting, the Waziri of Adamawa took to his Twitter page and […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Northern Governors Forum has described the death of Mallam Isma’ila Isa Funtua, a life patron of the International Press Institute and the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria, as painful. The Chairman of the forum and governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong, in a condolence message by his Director of Press and Public […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state chapter of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, on Monday elected interim management executive committee members to pilot its affair, until a new election is conducted. According to the association, the election became necessary following the de-registration of over 70 political parties by the Independent National […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has emerged the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Oct. 10 election. Akeredolu polled 2,458 votes out of the total 2,793 votes cast to defeat 11 other contestants. Recall that three aspirants– Ife Oyedele, Abraham Olusegun and Jimi Odimayo– had stepped down […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2020
By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on Twitter have reacted to the news of the acting MD of Niger Delta Development Commission, Daniel Pondei, fainting during interrogation by the National Assembly. It will be recalled that the House of Representative had set up a committee to look into the case of misappropriation of funds […]
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Monday, July 20th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Collins Oreruan, Chairman, Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Coalition of Political Parties (CPP) in Edo on Monday, denied collecting N65 million as inducement to endorse the State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki for a second tenure. Oreruan, who was reacting to allegation by the All Progressives Congress (APC), that the political parties […]
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Monday, July 20th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi on Monday announced that he would disengage from service some categories of aides, numbering more than 1,000, on Aug. 1 due to non-performance in their duties. Umahi made the announcement in Abakaliki during a virtual swearing-in of some Special Assistants and Caretaker Chairmen of Local Governments, among […]
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Monday, July 20th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former President of the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Mallam Ismaila Isa Funtua is dead. He allegedly died in Abuja on Monday night of cardiac arrest. He was 78 years old. Mallam Ismaila Isa Funtua was a very strong ally of President mohammdau Buhari. He was believed to be a […]
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Monday, July 20th, 2020
By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kogi State Governor and chairman of the governorship primary in Ondo State, Mr Yahaya Bello, have stated that the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State will be free and fair. Bello stated that he was ready to make sure that the most popular […]
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Monday, July 20th, 2020
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ongoing House of Representatives investigative hearing of the alleged Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) N81.5bn fraud, Monday took a shocking dimension as the acting Managing Director of the Commission, Prof Kemebradikumo Pondei, fainted while the session was ongoing. The shocking development happened as Prof Pondei – the […]
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Monday, July 20th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Rep. Olubumi Tunji-Ojo (APC-Ondo), has stepped down following accusations of involvement in corrupt practices in the commission. Tunji-Ojo stepped aside on Monday at the ongoing investigation on alleged N40 billion irregular expenditures in the NDDC in Abuja. Recall that the […]
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Monday, July 20th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 556 new COVID-19 cases in the country as total infections from the virus rise to 36,663. Out of the new 556 daily cases, Edo state recorded the highest number of 104 infections. NCDC disclosed this on its official twitter handle late on Sunday. […]
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Monday, July 20th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One of the 12 aspirants vying for the ticket of the APC in the Ondo State gubernatorial election has stepped down for Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu a few hours to the primaries. Mr Ife Oyedele has opted to step down for Akeredolu, hours before the primaries, slated for July 20. Oyedele, who spoke […]
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Monday, July 20th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As agitation for which geo-political zone will produce the next governor of Enugu state in 2023 begins in grand style, a Socio-political group under the platform of Igbo Nsukka United Front (INUF) has said based on existing zoning arrangement in the State, it will still be the turn […]
