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Sunday, May 1st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many were feared injured in the early hours of Sunday when a group of Muslim worshippers and hoodlums clashed in Marina area of Lagos. The reason for the fracas, which lasted from 1am-am, according to sources remains unknown. African Examiner learnt that several dangerous weapons such as cutlasses, knives and others were […]
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Sunday, May 1st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force has launched a manhunt for a lady seen having sex with a dog in a viral TikTok video. Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said posting bestial-natured videos online won’t be tolerated. Adejobi also vowed that the police would apprehend the lady in the viral video. In a […]
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Sunday, May 1st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted travellers’ cheques in various foreign currencies of over N1.1billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. This is contained in a statement by Mr Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy, of the agency, on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that at […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Sunday, May 1st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze has expressed dissatisfaction with the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, concerning its handling of the zoning of the party’s presidential ticket. African Examiner writes that the PDP has gone ahead to screen all the presidential aspirants on its platform even though many have called for the position to […]
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Sunday, May 1st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oyo State Government has assured the people of Oyo Town that new Alaafin of Oyo would emerge soon, urging them to be patient. Gov. Seyi Makinde gave the assurance at the eighth day fidau/interdenominational prayer held in honour of the late Oba Adeyemi at the palace arcade in Oyo. African Examiner recalls […]
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Sunday, May 1st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abukakar III, has announced that the Muslim’s Eid-el-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, holds on Monday in Nigeria. The National Moonsighting Committee Nigeria made this known via its Twitter handle, @moonsightingng, on Saturday. “His Eminence the Sultan of Sokoto has […]
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Saturday, April 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than three persons have been killed while others were injured when security operatives and gunmen engaged in a shoot- out in Anambra State. The incident took place at the military post in Agulu, Anaocha local government area close to the residence of former Minister of Information, late Prof Dora Akunyili. […]
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Saturday, April 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that a former Secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has picked the nomination of interest form for presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu has led to debate on social media. African Examiner recalls that Lawal was the former SGF in the first term of President Buhari after he […]
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Saturday, April 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Islamic cleric, Muideen Nafiu, 43, has disclosed that he and one of his cleric friends, Yusuf Muslim killed his woman friend and severed her body parts. The victim, Aisat Yekeen, 53, was declared missing on March 8, 2022 only for police to discover that she had been killed, dismembered and buried […]
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Saturday, April 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Friday picked the All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Nomination and Expression of Interest forms ahead of the primaries for the 2023 elections. The forms were picked at the APC’s national secretariat in Abuja by a member of the House of Representatives, representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, April 29th, 2022
……It’s My Constitutional Rights To Contest, Says Lawmaker (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group under the platform of United Nsukka/Igboeze-South Rescue Movement on Friday staged a peaceful protest round Nsukka town against the 5th term bid of Dr. Pat Asadu, representing Nsukka/Igboeze-South Federal constituency in House of Representative. The protestants numbering over 2000 were clad in […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, April 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Renowned Professor of Cardiology and Vascular surgery at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Ndubueze Ezemba has been appointed chairman of the university of Nigeria Hospital, UNTH, Cardiothoracic Centre of Excellence. A statement from the chief medical director (CMD) of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital UNTH, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu State, Prof. […]
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Friday, April 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Lagos State said its operatives have arrested seven armed robbery and murder suspects. The spokesman for the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He said that the suspects were arrested following a tip-off by members of the public. According to him, operatives of […]
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Friday, April 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government (LASG) on Friday demolished shops and other structures constructed under the burnt Apongbon Bridge on Lagos Island. African Examiner reports that the Apongbon Bridge was razed by fire on March 23 due to activities of the traders, leading the Federal and the Lagos State Governments to issue a […]
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Friday, April 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, has said he is not a drug baron as is being insinuated on some online media platforms. In a statement, yesterday, Cubana warned those using his picture to illustrate drug baron reports to desist from doing so or prepare to face legal action. Cubana […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, April 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As a way of maintaining the existing zoning culture prevailing in Enugu state chapter of the People’s Democratic party, a Senatorial Aspirant for Enugu North District, Professor Eddy Ugwu has pleaded with governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to drop his ambition of vying for the position and support him. The university Don, who is […]
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Friday, April 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Transportation and Presidential hopeful of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has urged party members in Lagos State to support his presidential aspiration by voting for him in the party’s primary slated for May. Chief Amaechi who stressed the need for APC to present a […]
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Thursday, April 28th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Campaign posters of former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday dotted major streets of the ancient city of Kano. The posters carry the inscription: “2023 Jonathan Goodluck, Our hope, Our solution.” The posters were pasted all around Kano business district that housed half of the city’s population. It was gathered a pan Arewa […]
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Thursday, April 28th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Kano State on Thursday said they have arrested a former chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission, Muhuyi Magaji. Mr Magaji, a governorship aspirant under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), was reportedly arrested at the Sokoto Governor’s Lodge in Abuja, where he was being screened by […]
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Thursday, April 28th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has declared a federal lawmaker, Farah Dagogo, wanted for allegedly hiring thugs to attack the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Port Harcourt. Mr Dagogo is a PDP governorship aspirant in Rivers. “The police must as a matter of urgency arrest Farah Dagogo, wherever he is, […]
