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Saturday, March 6th, 2021
By Tajudeen Balogun, Asaba (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Voting process to elect new Chairmen and Councilors for the 25 Local Council areas of Delta State, south south Nigeria, is still underway African Examiner reports that the Delta State Independent Commission (DSIEC) ad hoc staff, posted to the capital city of Asaba arrived early Saturday morning, […]
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Saturday, March 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state Chapter of the All Progressive Congress APC and its Candidate in the December 5th, 2020 Isi Uzo House of Assembly bye election, Engr. MacDonald Ejiofor Okwor, have approached the election petition tribunal to challenge the declaration of the peoples Democratic party PDP Candidate as winner of the poll by […]
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Saturday, March 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo were vaccinated against COVID-19 on Saturday Buhari was vaccinated by his personal physician, Dr. Suhayb Sanusi, about 11.51am at a brief ceremony witnessed by top government officials at the New Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Shortly after the President, […]
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Saturday, March 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Industrial Training Fund (ITF), has decried what it described as orchestrated efforts to malign, impugn and whip up negative sentiments against the agency and its functionaries through outright lies and calculated misinformation. In a statement it issued at the weekend, the ITF also described as false and unfounded, charges of ‘nepotism, […]
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Saturday, March 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – commercial bus drivers plying Lagos-Badagry Expressway axis has embarked on stayed off the road, alleging extortion and constant manhandling by touts (Agberos). The reports that no commercial buses were seen plying the roads, while passengers were seen stranded at various bus stops. Meanwhile, commercial motorcycles are having a field day conveying passengers […]
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Saturday, March 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Nigerian Government to pay over N53 million to a German national, Mr Martin Gegenheimer, for unlawful arrest and detention. The Court’s Communications Department disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja, following the judgment of the court on the matter on Thursday. According […]
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Saturday, March 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Bank of Nigeria Ltd has unveiled First Global Transfer (FGT) to promote international transfer of funds across its subsidiaries in sub-Saharan Africa. FirstBank Chief Executive Officer, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos. Adeduntan said that the FGT initiative was specifically designed to ensure safe, timely and improved […]
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Saturday, March 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, have pledged to coperate on the development of energy inter-conversion and storage as a catalyst for Nigeria’s economic development and transformation. Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, and the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Lawal Suleiman […]
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Friday, March 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has enjoined d youths not to copy “vagabonds”, saying that destruction won’t assist them to get to their destinations. Tinubu disclosed this during the inauguration of the Agege-Pen Cinema Bridge. He said: “To all of you youths, if you see the kind […]
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Friday, March 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senegalese police clashed with supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on Thursday, leaving one person dead, a police official said — the first death in protests sparked by Sonko’s arrest the previous day. Sonko, leader of the opposition Pastef party and former presidential candidate, is considered a key potential challenger to President […]
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Friday, March 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – State governors and their deputies are to take the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday (March 10). Dr Kayode Fayemi, the Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Governor of Ekiti, disclosed this at a virtual news conference on Thursday. Fayemi said that the vaccination was part of resolutions made by the governors […]
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Thursday, March 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Office on Wednesday arraigned a fake Chevron Nigeria staff, identified as Mr. Uguru Ozoemena Justus, before Justice Phoebe Msuan Ayua of the Federal High Court, Abakaliki, Ebonyi state He was arrainged on one count Charge of obtaining money by false pretense to the […]
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Thursday, March 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Mr Paul Emeziem (APC Onuimo), has announced the removal of Mr Uche Ogbuagu (APC Ikeduru) as the Majority Leader of the House. The speaker also announced that Ogbuagu would be replaced by the Member representing Owerri West, Mr Kanayo Njoku (APC ). He made […]
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Thursday, March 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo are expected to receive their COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday. Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, made this known at the second edition of State House weekly briefing. The briefing focused on the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine and […]
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Brotherhood of the Cross of Star (BCS), has said that the 1914 amalgamation of Nigeria, was not a mistake, but was divinely arranged by God, blaming the present insecurity challenges, inter tribal wars, agitation for secession by some races among other woes facing the country on lack of love among Nigerians. […]
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, says he was taken to a shrine to swear a loyalty oath 24 hours before his inauguration as Deputy Governor in 1999. African Examiner recalls that Abaribe was deputy to former governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu from May 29, 1999 till March 2003 […]
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There are strong indications that Enugu state governor, Chief Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi, may have concluded plans to reshuffle his cabinet. A source close to the administration who craved anonymity confided in African Examiner that the governor would soon announce a major cabinet shakeup, which may likely see most Commissioners and Special Advisers […]
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the current security challenges facing Nigeria continues unabated, the Inspector-General of Police IGP, Adamu Muhammad has called on residents of Southeast, geo political zone of the country to embrace community policing as solution to the ugly development. He made the call in Enugu during a mass sensitization workshop of the members […]
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The AstraZeneca – Oxford Covid-19 vaccines have arrived in Nigeria. The vaccines arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe international Airport, Abuja around noon on Tuesday, onboard an Emirates airline. At the airport to receive the vaccines were the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 and Secretary General to the Federation, Mr […]
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) Kano state branch has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for the prompt measures it has taken to address the fuel scarcity which resurfaced a few days ago. The IPMAN Chairman, Alhaji Bashir Danmalam, made the commendation on Tuesday in Kano while inaugurating an ad-hoc […]
