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Friday, May 22nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINR) – The Osun House of Assembly on Friday passed an amendment bill restricting local government areas’ (LGAs) councillors in the state, known as parliamentarians, from impeaching their chairmen. The bill titled: “Osun Local Government Areas Creation and Administration Amendment (NO. 4) 2020’ was sponsored by the assembly’s Deputy Speaker, Mr Femi Popoola; and its Majority Leader, […]
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Thursday, May 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested one Insp. Charles Okoro, attached to the Ikotun Division for allegedly shooting and killing one Fatai Oladipupo, 28, along Obabiyi Road at Igando in Ikotun, near Lagos. This is contained in a statement signed by the Lagos State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP. Bala […]
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Thursday, May 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has distributed food palliatives to thousands of residents in Damaturu and the six local government areas in Yobe North Senatorial District of Yobe State. The local governments are: Bade, Nguru, Jakusko, Yusufari, Karasuwa, and Machina, respectively. The gesture by Senator Lawan was aimed at providing relief […]
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Thursday, May 21st, 2020
By Emmanuel Adigwe, Lagos (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ever since the news broke out that President Muhammdu Buhari has approved the termination of the appointment of former NECO Registrar, Charles Uwakwe, and four others because of financial impropriety, some Nigerians on twitter have taken to the micro blogging platform to react on the news. Recall that […]
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Thursday, May 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday recorded 284 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 6677. Eight new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus in the country, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to […]
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Postal Service Headquarters was on Wednesday hit by an early morning fire, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. The Federal Capital territory Fire Service personnel were, however, on hand to contain the fire, which attracted a large crowd at the busy Garki 2 in Abuja. Efforts by a NAN […]
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the country enters another round of “relaxed” lockdown, a rights advocacy group – the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has advised state governments across the Federation, to consider providing ‘’special palliatives’’ to clerics in order to cushion the effect of the physical distancing order occasioned by the ravaging COVID-19. The group gave the […]
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2020
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Over 200 stranded Nigerians in the Saudi Arabia Kingdom have just arrived the country. The returnees arrived late Tuesday at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, confirmed this Wednesday morning via his Twitter handle. The tweet confirmed: “We received 292 evacuees stranded […]
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr. Mohammed Adamu has exempted all essential workers from the restriction of movements, associated with the gradual easing of COVID -19 lockdown across the Federation. The exemption, according to the Police Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, Frank Mba include: the Medical Personnel, Firefighters, Ambulance Services journalists, among […]
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Power, Mr Mamman Sale, on Tuesday announced the sack of Mr Usman Mohammed, as the Managing Director of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) with immediate effect. Sale, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Mr Aaron Atimas, in Abuja, said it was part of […]
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of Mr. Lamido Yuguda as the new Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Also, to be screened and confirmed are three nominees as full-time Commissioners of the Commission. The President’s request was contained in a letter read […]
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria has recorded 216 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 6,175. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on Monday. The centre said that nine patients died of coronavirus-related complications in the country, bringing the total number of fatalities to […]
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Monday, May 18th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday agreed to fund the feeding and accommodation of evacuees in Lagos and Abuja. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 daily news conference in Abuja. Onyeama […]
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Monday, May 18th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with retired Gen. T. Y. Danjuma at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The agenda of the meeting between the president and the visiting elder statesman, whose last visit to the State House was over three years ago, was unknown. Danjuma also did not speak […]
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Monday, May 18th, 2020
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen …Total Lockdown Remains in Kano (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government (FG) has extended the phased and gradual relaxation of the lockdown announced two weeks ago to containing further spread of Coronavirus by another fortnight. FG, in the latest development, also extended the ongoing total stay at home order in Kano for another […]
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Monday, May 18th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers Council, on Monday commiserated with Gov. Nyesom Wike over the death of his media aide, Mr Simeon Nwakaudu. In a statement jointly signed by the council Chairman, Stanley Job and the Secretary, Ike Wigodo, the NUJ described Nwakaudu’s death as shocking and painful. It said […]
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Monday, May 18th, 2020
Photo: President Mohammadu Buhari during a virtual meeting with Nigeria Governors Forum. Photo by @SundayAghaeze (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unlike the earlier information before the public domain, Nigerians have been told not to expect any special broadcast from President Muhammadu Buhari after all tonight. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Mr Femi Adeshina […]
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Sunday, May 17th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government (FG) has impounded an aircraft belonging to British company for operating illegal commercial flights into Nigeria without due approval. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, announced this Sunday via his Twitter handle –@hadisirika. Senator Sirika alleged that the erring company – Flair Aviation, was authorised to conduct only humanitarian flights, however it was […]
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Sunday, May 17th, 2020
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Bhauri has declared that he will first listen to experts before allowing the Madagascar herbal cure for COVID-19 product or any new medicines to be used in Nigeria. Buhari made this declaration Saturday while receiving the samples of the product otherwise referred to as CVO, from the visiting […]
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Sunday, May 17th, 2020
Photo: Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday recorded 176 new cases of COVID-19 which brought the total number of infections in Nigeria to 5,621. NCDC also said that five new patients have been confirmed dead in the […]
