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Thursday, February 24th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Secretary-General António Guterres, on Wednesday, strongly condemned the arrest of four members of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), who were arrested in the capital, Bangui. UN Spokesperson, Mr Stéphane Dujarric, in a statement, said the secretary-general called for their release. Local gendarmerie arrested the personnel on Monday […]
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Thursday, February 24th, 2022
…. Seeks Compensation For Victims (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has condemned in strong terms Wednesday’s attack by gunmen on some journalists covering the local government area election in the state. Chairman of the Council, Comrade Sam Udekwe, issued a statement made available to Newsmen by […]
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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara on Wednesday swore-in Sen. Hassan Nasiha as the state new deputy governor, following the impeachment of Mahdi Aliyu by the State House of Assembly. Speaking at the ceremony in Gusau, Matawalle said that the action was to fill the vacuum created by Aliyu’s exit. He said that […]
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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State local government election held on Wednesday turned bloody as unknown armed men attacked some polling Centers, killing four persons and setting two vehicles ablaze at Akpugo in Nkanu West Council area. The hoodlums, who also invaded Obeagu ward 3 in Enugu South Council area, disrupted the exercise and chase voters […]
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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Controller of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr Adewale Adebisi, says 352 inmates are on death row at the Kirikiri Maximum Correctional Centre. Adebisi made the disclosure on Wednesday while delivering his address of welcome at the 2022 Correctional Centres Decongestion Exercise. African Examiner reports that the Decongestion Exercise […]
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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Mahdi Gusau, has been removed from office by lawmakers in the State House of Assembly on Wednesday. This followed the report of the committee set up by the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Kulu Aliyu, to probe the deputy governor. Those in the committee include […]
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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A policeman, Sergeant Adeleke Ogunsola, has died after being hit by an unnamed driver of a former Ogun State Governor, Gbenga Daniel. African Examiner gathered that the incident happened on Saturday at Daniel’s Asoludero residence at Sagamu, Ogun State. Our correspondent learnt that Ogunsola was one of the policemen posted to the […]
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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Management of Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture ECCIMA, has said Exhibitors and participants at the forthcoming 33rd Enugu International Trade Fair, will be insured to see that they do not suffer loses during the exercise scheduled to take place between March 25 and April 4, 2022. President of ECCIMA, […]
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Jos on Tuesday sentenced a former Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Ochekpe, to three months imprisonment. Ochekpe, who served as Minister under former President Goodluck Jonathan, was sentenced alongside a former chairman of the People Democratic Party in Plateau state, Raymond Dabo, and the Plateau State […]
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zamfara House of Assembly on Monday expressed confidence in the witnesses presented at the investigative panel hearing for the impeachment process against the state’s deputy governor, Mahadi Aliyu-Gusau. A counsel to the lawmakers/complainant and Director, Legal Matters of Zamfara of the Assembly, Nasiru Jangebe, stated this while speaking with newsmen after […]
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Oyo State, says it has arrested two suspected vandals of rail tracks at Omi-Adio area of Ibadan. The command made this known in a statement issued by its Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, on Monday in Ibadan. Osifeso said the arrested persons, who were caught in […]
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Monday, February 21st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Commissioner for Lands in Enugu State, Barrister Chidi Aroh, on Sunday narrowly escaped death, after he was attacked by unknown armed men, who killed two policemen attached to him African Examiner gathered that the police victims are, Inspector David Adabu and one Inspector Solomon. The officers were allegedly killed on Sunday when […]
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Monday, February 21st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was tension among travelers plying the Enugu/ Abakaliki express way on Sunday, as unknown armed men attacked personnel of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA at their check point, killing one personnel. African Examiner gathered that the hoodlums opened fire on some NDLEA operative who were on duty at a […]
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Monday, February 21st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Students of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State, South- East Nigeria, were Sunday evening thrown into shock, as two of their colleagues were found dead at a private hostel in the institution. Our Correspondent gathered that their corpses were almost decomposing as at the time they were found It was […]
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Monday, February 21st, 2022
…Say Gang-Politics Doesn’t wmWork In Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2003 general father’s momentum, a political pressure group, Enugu Rescue Group, ERG, has faulted Ex- Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani, on his claims that a purported zoning arrangement had knocked former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, off the 2023 […]
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Monday, February 21st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pastor David Ibiyeomie of Salvation Ministry has stated that Christians who don’t pay tithes (10 percent of all their incomes) to church are criminals, saying that the offence is punishable. The pastor made this known in the church’s service in Port Harcourt on Sunday, saying that tithing is like making a payment […]
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Monday, February 21st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A pregnant woman and eight others were burnt to death, yesterday, when a commercial passenger bus rammed into a vehicle laden with petrol in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Eight others were said to have survived the crash with multiple burnt injuries. It was gathered that the accident occurred at Ilorin International […]
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Monday, February 21st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Olubadan of Ibadan designate, Dr Lekan Balogun, says Nigeria needs a strong leader that will further strengthen its unity comes 2023. He made this statement on Sunday in Ibadan while receiving Bola Tinubu, a Presidential Aspirant and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in his Alarere residence. Tinubu, a […]
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Sunday, February 20th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has expressed displeasure over the conduct of Saturday governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun. Aregbesola, who was absent at his Ifofin Ward 8 in Ilesa East Local Government area, expressed his displeasure in a statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo, on […]
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Sunday, February 20th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One person was allegedly shot dead on Saturday by gunmen, suspected to be cultists at a polling centre in Odogbo-Ijesa in Atakumosa East Local Government Area of Osun. African Examiner reports that the victim (nameswitheld) was waiting to vote during the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in his ward. Confirming […]
