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Monday, October 12th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, has assured Nigerians that the federal government will make sure that the replacement for the disbanded police unit, special anti-robbery squad (SARS) is acceptable by everyone. Osinbajo disclosed this on Monday while speaking with state house correspondents in Abuja saying that the government is eager to reform the police […]
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Monday, October 12th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A police Inspector, Erin Ayodeji, attached to Surulere Anti-kidnapping Unit and an unidentified passerby has been killed during #EndFSARS protest in Lagos Monday. The State’s Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed that two other inspectors were critically wounded during the violent attack on their unit. Adejobi explained that the unidentified passerby died […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, October 12th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former finance minister and Nigeria’s candidate for the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, paid a visit on Monday to President Muhammadu Buhari in Aso Rock. Okonjo – Iweala, who was recently announced as one of the two final candidates in the WTO election with Yoo Myung-hee, the South Korean candidate. Okonjo-Iweala […]
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Monday, October 12th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Effective from next week Monday, October 19, 2020, all schools in Lagos State, including day care centres, pre-nursery and nursery schools, are free to reopen for full academic activities. The State’s Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, who made this known Monday, said the full resumption of schools marks the beginning of […]
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Monday, October 12th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo State House of Assembly Speaker, Mr. Francis Okiye, has been impeached. In his place as the new Speaker is Mr. Marcus Onobun, who is representing Esan West State Constituency. Onobun was immediately sworn-in after his election. The sack was preceded by a motion Monday by the House’s Majority Leader, Mr. […]
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Monday, October 12th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The FCT command of the Nigeria Police Force has vowed to rescue the 15 people abducted at Kabi, a community in Kuje, on Saturday. Miss Matilda Mati, spokesperson for the command, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja that the search for the victims was already in progress. […]
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Monday, October 12th, 2020
By Abubakar John (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – For those who have been following the turn of events in the trade war between the United States (U.S.) and China in recent time, Shakespeare’s popular quotes, “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” becomes a truism. With the U.S. being the metaphoric husband, China as the new […]
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Monday, October 12th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 163 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Sunday. The public health agency said that the 163 new infection brought the nation’s confirmed COVID-19 infections to 60,266. It also […]
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Sunday, October 11th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has suspended the Special Adviser on Media, Salihu Yakasai, for criticising the President Muhammadu Buhari. Yakasai had berated President Buhari for not speaking to Nigerians amid the nationwide protests against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force. Yakasai had tweeted: “I have never seen […]
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Sunday, October 11th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the governorship election held on Saturday in Ondo State. Prof. Abel Olayinka, the Returning Officer of INEC, who is also the Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, said that Akeredolu got […]
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Sunday, October 11th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has announced the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). He made the announcement around 1.30 pm at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. He said the police unit is dissolved across all formations, the 36 state commands, and the Federal Capital Territory. He said officers […]
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Sunday, October 11th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Ondo 2020 governorship election, has maintained his lead in 12 local government area as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday in Akure. Akeredolu, who was leading in nine of the12 local governments earlier announced, has won in […]
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Sunday, October 11th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 111 new COVID-19 infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Saturday. The public health agency said the 111 new cases were reported from 11 states, bringing Nigeria’s total number of confirmed cases to 60,103. So far, the […]
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Saturday, October 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Enugu Zonal office of Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a former Manager of Onitsha Main market branch, of Heritage Bank, Mrs. Fidel Omeje over alleged stealing of United States ($50,000) Dollars. He was arraigned Friday, before Justice D. A. Onyefulu of Anambra State High Court, […]
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Saturday, October 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Oyo State has debunked the reported shooting of EndSARS protesters in Ogbomoso by its personnel. Some youths had, on Saturday, stormed major streets in Ogbomoso to demand for the ban of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), an arm of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). One of the protesters […]
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Saturday, October 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A non-profit organization, Yiaga Africa, says vote buying and other electoral malpractices marred the Ondo gubernatorial election. Yiaga Africa, who is one of the observers of the poll, disclosed this at a press conference after voting on Saturday saying that the security operatives looked the other way when these electoral offences were […]
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Saturday, October 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some Nigerian football fans have expressed disappointment over the National team’s performance against the Desert Foxes or Warriors of Algeria which the Super Eagles lost by a lone goal on Friday in Austria. The match served as a warmup encounter for both teams as they prepare for the African Nations Cup, Cameroon […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Saturday, October 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Frank Mba, on Friday says that the Nigerian Police cannot afford to scrap the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) because of their roles in helping the country to fight against Boko Haram insurgents and bandits in the Norther Nigeria. Frank Mba disclosed this while appearing on a […]
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Saturday, October 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Several persons sustained injuries and one policeman identified as Etaga Stanley, was killed during the protest in Delta State on Thursday. African Examiner reports that a video which emerged last weekend of officers allegedly attached to the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) shooting an unarmed man sparked public outrage as youths embarked on […]
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Saturday, October 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As news emerged that former governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is allegedly involved in corrupt practices, Nigerians on social media are having fun with the story. A Nigerian chartered accountant, Dapo Apara, who use to be an ally to the former governor of Lagos state and presently the All Progressive […]
