Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2023 general election gathers momentum, the leadership of Enugu State Indigenes in Diaspora has urged politicians in the state to discard any system that would not produce the best governor for the state. Chairman of the group, Chief Arinze Onuora, in a statement made available to African Examiner in Enugu […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki, has described himself as a man with intellectual capacity and boldness to rescue Nigeria from its current challenges if voted into power. Saraki, a presidential aspirant in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), stated this during his visit to Akure to canvass for support from delegates […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ayo Adebanjo, Afenifere leader, has stated that if the office of the presidency was based on “merit”, only candidates from the south-east will be in the office “till kingdom come”. Adebanjo disclosed this on Monday in his remarks at the ‘Greater Nigeria Conference’ organised by the Nzuko Nmunna, an Igbo think-tank. African […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, April 25th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was panic in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Monday evening as outlaws took over the streets to enforce the Monday sit-at-home order. The shooting brought to an abrupt end all commercial and social activities in the state capital. The shooting which started around 4:30 pm saw residents and visitors scampering […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Monday, April 25th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After much pressure, the Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial district in the National Assembly (NASS), Senator Chuka Utazi, has formally announced his decision to withdraw from re-contesting the position in the forthcoming Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries and the general elections. The decision is to pave way for the smooth and peaceful […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, April 25th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has disclosed that the death toll in Sunday’s illegal refinery explosion in Abaeze community Ohaji/Egbema Local Government of Imo had risen to 110. Acting Head of Imo/Abia Operations Office of the agency, Mr Ifeanyi Nnaji, disclosed this on Monday. Nnaji said more dead bodies were recovered […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, April 25th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A coroner sitting in Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Monday barred journalists and other interested parties from covering and witnessing the inquest. The case aims to unravel the circumstances that led to the death of a 12-year-old student of Dowen College Lagos, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr. African Examiner reports that the registrar of the […]
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Monday, April 25th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Osun Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Ojo on Monday adjourned the trial of owner of Hilton hotel, Ile-Ife, Dr Rahmon Adedoyin, and its six staff over alleged murder and interference with the corpse of a Master’s Student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Timothy Adegoke. The adjournment was hinged on the health condition of the […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, April 25th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No few than six members of the Deeper life Bible Church, located at Iragbo community in Badagry, Lagos state, were injured on Sunday, sustaining serious degrees of injuries when the building of the Church collapsed during heavy storm while the service was in progress. African Examiner reports that heavy rain which was […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, April 25th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Catholic Bishop of Ekiti Diocese, Rev. Felix Ajakaye, has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government ( FG) to resolve the lingering crisis that has led to the closure of all public universities. Ajakaye said that the resolution should be in the interest of students, […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, April 25th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bandits were reported to have abducted a former Head of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Kaduna Polytechnic, Dr. Ramatu Abarshi, and her daughter, Ameera, near Kasuwan Magani, in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was gathered that the mother and daughter, together with a commercial driver conveying them, […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, April 25th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A presidential aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, Pius Anyim, has assured Nigerians that no cabal in Nigeria’s seat of power would dictate to the country who the next president will be. Anyim said any Nigerian with the impression that some inner caucus arrangement would produce the president in […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Monday, April 25th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) said the focus of its Annual General Meetings thus year, will be on the impact of climate change on Africa and the need for a just energy transition on the continent. The event which is the 57th Annual Meetings of the AfDB and the 48th Annual Meeting of […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, April 24th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Five wedding guests abducted in Anambra last Monday have been released. A family source and the police confirmed their release when they spoke on Sunday in Awka. Assailants abducted the wedding guests at gunpoint on the Akpo-Nkpologwu Road in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra while returning from a wedding. The family […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Sunday, April 24th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ebonyi State Governor, Engr. David Nweze Umahi, has endorsed Speaker of of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Francis Nwifuru as his successor come 2023. The governor who spoke on Saturday at Okposi , during the funeral ceremony of the father of the Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Barrister Chioma Nweze, stated […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, April 24th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governors of the states in South-west Nigeria have paid tributes to the Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi III, who died on April 22. The late monarch was 83. The third from the Alowolodu Ruling House, Alaafin Adeyemi died at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti. He was the longest-serving […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, April 23rd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State government has directed all public and private schools in the state to resume third term on Monday 25th April, 2022. The clarification became necessary following an unsigned statement credited to the Nigerian government directing all primary and secondary schools nationwide to resume on May 9. A statement issued by […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, April 23rd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has described the passage of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, as a loss to the entire Oduduwa race worldwide. This is contained in a statement by his Director of Media & Public Affairs, Otunba Moses Olafare, made available to newsmen […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Saturday, April 23rd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After kidnapping ten herders and 300 cows in Anambra, gunmen have demanded a ransom of N4 million. Suspected gunmen kidnapped 10 members of the Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) and 300 cows in Anambra State on Saturday morning. Alhaji Gidado Siddiki, the South East Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, April 23rd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many were feared dead after an explosion at an illegal oil refining site in Ohaji/Egbema area of Imo state. According to available information, the incident, began around 11pm on Friday, which led to a fire outbreak at Abaezi forest in Ohaji/Egbema area. Speaking concerning the incident, Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo, stated […]
