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Wednesday, June 1st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The fresh ban imposed on operations of commercial motorcycles, popularly called Okada, in six Local Governments and nine local council development areas of Lagos State by the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, takes effect from Wednesday (today). African Examiner reported that Sanwo-Olu, had on May 18, 2022, announced the ban at a meeting […]
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A police officer, Insp Olakunle Oyedeji, on Tuesday told an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court how a pastor, Israel Phillip, allegedly defiled his neighbour’s 11-year-old daughter. African Examiner reports that Phillip is facing a two-count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration. Oyedeji, while being led in evidence by […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There are strong indications that Ex- Nigeria’s Deputy Senate president, Senator Ike Ekweremadu may have concluded plans to join the ruling All progressive Congress APC . It was gathered that discussion between the lawmaker and the national leadership of the party has reached advanced stage in Abuja Ekweremadu, who recently withdrew from […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Enugu State Chairman of inter party Advisory Committee (IPAC), Barrister John Nwobodo, has emerged the Governorship Candidate of the opposition Accord party, ahead of the 2023 general election in state. He clinched the ticket unopposed through affirmation during the party’s gubernatorial primary election held in Enugu on Tuesday. Announcing the result […]
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in Abia say the Prelate, Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence Samuel Uche, who was kidnapped on Sunday alongside three others, has been released. Police spokesman, SP Godfrey Ogbonna, confirmed the release of the clergymen in Umuahia on Monday. The assailants kidnapped Uche alongside the Methodist Bishop of Owerri, Rt. Rev. Dennis […]
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has arrested one Obinna Igbo, for allegedly importing fake malaria drug, Amanta Forte. The arrest of the suspect, a 32-year old businessman was made known in a statement signed by the agency resident media consultant, Mr Olusayo Akintola, on […]
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Monday, May 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the 2023 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has begun consultations with other aspirants who contested with him at the last Saturday’s primary in Abuja. African Examiner reports that Abubakar visited Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers in his Abuja residence on Monday. The candidate had earlier […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Monday, May 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anambra State police Command has confirmed another Monday attack on the State owned broadcasting Corporation ABS in the Commercial city of Onitsha, by unknown Gunmen terrorising the state and other parts of South East Nigeria. The hoodlums who stormed the Station in the early hours of today, set vehicles parked in the […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Monday, May 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Determined towards improving the oil palm farming in Nigeria, an international Solution-oriented civil society organisation, Solidaridad, has begun the distribution of 36,000 improved varieties of oil palm seedlings to farmers in Akwa Ibom, Cross Rivers, Enugu and Kogi states of the country It said the four states benefits from the National Initiatives […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Monday, May 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Ex- Minister of Information and Communication, Mr Frank Nweke (jnr) has won the opposition All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA Governorship primary, ahead of the 2023 general election. Nweke, who joined APGA from the people’s Democratic party PDP, scored a total of 273 votes to beat his closest rival, Dr Jeffery Nnamani […]
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Monday, May 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it arrested former Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara over alleged involvement in the N84 billion fraud allegation against the former Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Ahmed Idris. An authoritative source in the EFCC disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
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Sunday, May 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have killed a former Commissioner of the National Population Commission (NPC), Mr. Zakari Umaru-Kigbu in Nasarawa State and abducted two of his daughters. Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday at Umar-Kigbu’s residence in Azuba Bashayi, Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. It was […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Sunday, May 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state Chapter of the All progressive Congress APC has vowed to resist alleged clandestine moves by Former Deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu to grab the party’s Governorship ticket through the back door. It said it’s unfortunate that Ekweremadu, who recently withdrew from the just concluded Peoples Democratic PDP gubernatorial primary […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Sunday, May 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) through Value Chain Development Programme Additional Financing (VCDP) has distributed farm Agro inputs to rice farmers in Enugu State, South East Nigeria. Flag-off of the distribution took place weekend at Oduma Community, in the Aninri Council Area of Enugu […]
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Sunday, May 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Thugs, yesterday, invaded the venue of the primary conducted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to elect a candidate for Imo east senatorial district. Betty, wife of Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, who is one of the aspirants for the senatorial seat, was chased from the venue by the thugs. Speaking with […]
Posted by Oludare Fase
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Saturday, May 28th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar, has emerged as the presidential candidate of the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Atiku won at the end of the presidential primary polling 371 votes, while Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike came second with 237 votes. Other aspirants are: Bukola Saraki – 70 votes; Anyim […]
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Saturday, May 28th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, a former minister of state for defence, says he is displeased with the process and eventual outcome of the APC Lagos West Senatorial primaries on Saturday. Obanikoro, one of the three aspirants that contested for the party’s ticket, made this known shortly after the exercise was concluded at the […]
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Saturday, May 28th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has won the senatorial ticket of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, for Abia South senatorial district. Senator Abaribe who dumped the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, earlier in the week after pulling from the governorship race, was elected APGA senatorial flag bearer unopposed, by a […]
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Saturday, May 28th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief Orji Uzor-Kalu, has won the ticket of the All Progressive Congress to represent the Abia North senatorial district for a second time. He polled a total number of 777 to emerge unopposed following the stepping down of his opponent, Barr. Fabian Nwankwo. The returning officer for senatorial primary election, Chief Paul […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Saturday, May 28th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Managing Director and Chief Executive of FSB International Bank, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen is no longer running for the presidency on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). African Examiner writes that the PDP National Convention to pick a 2023 Presidential candidate out of the 15 aspirants will be held today in […]
