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Thursday, March 19th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Port Harcourt Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has apprehended 12 suspected internet fraudsters in Ishuizo, Egbu in Owerri, Imo State, South- East Nigeria. According to the Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the suspects are, Samuel Chimaobi, Alex Udodiri, Ejike Chikamso, Nwanchukwu Michael and Obialor Samson. The organization’s Acting […]
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Thursday, March 19th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a 40-year-old man, Oyeniyi Oyelere, who allegedly inserted his fingers into the private part of his 17-year-old daughter. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs B.O Osunsanmi, who did not take Oyelere’s plea, directed the police to send the case file to the state Director of Public Prosecutions […]
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed 5 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria bringing total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 8. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire said that of the 5 new positive cases, 3 arrived from the United States, while 2 came in from the United […]
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Youth Service Corps has suspended the ongoing orientation course which began across the country on March 10. This was sequel to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic which led to the cancellation of the National Sports Festival by the Federal Government. The 2020 Batch ”A” Stream 1 corps members started the […]
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria High Commission in Ottawa, Canada, has suspended passport application processing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in its community. In a statement, the high commission said that the suspension was effective immediately and would last until further notice. However, issuance of Emergency Travel Certificates (ETC) and visas would […]
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2020
AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government on Tuesday confirmed another case of COVID-19 in the country. The State Ministry of Health through its Twitter account @LSMOH on Tuesday said that it was a new case independent of the index case currently being treated at the Mainland Hospital, Yaba. According to the ministry, the case […]
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Special Area Command of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted suspected powdery Tramadol weighing 3.5 kilogrammes. NDLEA Head of Public Affairs, Mr Jonah Achema, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said that a 51 year old man, Usman Ramadan was […]
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Monday, March 16th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released results of the 312,000 candidates who sat for Saturday’s 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide. JAMB’s Head, Media, and Information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the NAN Monday in Lagos. Dr. Benjamin urged all concerned candidates to check their profiles for […]
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Monday, March 16th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The dust raised by the deposition of the ex-Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II is yet to settle, as the State House of Assembly Monday suspended five of its members for six months. Speaker of the House, Hon. Abdulazeez Gafasa who announced the suspension at the plenary disclosed that the action was in […]
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Monday, March 16th, 2020
By Ayo Balogun, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Disagreements within the Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have forced the postponement of the National Executive Council meeting slated for today (Tuesday) While some governors are disloyal to the embattled National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, others are against his removal from office. Speaking on […]
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Monday, March 16th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu on Sunday warned people residing within the petroleum pipeline network and Gas Installations areas to vacate as such was illegal and a threat to their lives. Gana spoke against the backdrop of Sunday’s explosion that rocked the Abule Ado area […]
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Sunday, March 15th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely over a month when similar incident occurred, another devastating pipeline explosion early Sunday morning rocked Amuwo Odofin area. The explosion led to destruction of many houses in the affected area and its environs. Areas touched included: Ijegun, Ikotun, Egbeda, Abule Ado, Okota, Isheri Olofin, FESTAC and Satellite Town. Reports said the cause […]
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Friday, March 13th, 2020
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the immediate release of dethroned Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi from confinement/detention. Justice Anwuli Chikere made the order in an ex-parte ruling on Friday morning after listening to lawyer to Sanusi, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) who argued a motion ex-parte to that effect. The order, made interim, […]
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Friday, March 13th, 2020
Dethroned Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has filed a lawsuit challenging his banishment to Awe community in Nasarawa state even as he asked the court to declare it illegal, null and void. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/357/2020, was filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday by a team of about 30 lawyers, including […]
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Thursday, March 12th, 2020
By Muyiwa Bamidele (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Federal Government will continue to support organizations and agencies that will address to the problem of skills gap in Nigeria. The Vice President stated this at the opening ceremony of the first National Skills Summit organised by the Industrial Training Funds […]
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Kano state governor Rabiu Kwankwaso has said that Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the dethronement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the Emir of Kano. Kwankwaso, who installed Sanusi as the emir in 2014, said some state officials told him the president ordered the Sanusi’s dethronement. The former governor who spoke to […]
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC), State Chairmen Forum has disassociated itself from a statement claiming that it passed a vote of confidence on the party’s National Chairman, Mr Adams Oshiomhole. The forum’s Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lawal Liman, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, described as “fraudulent”, a statement claiming that the […]
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has said law enforcement agencies have recovered stolen N3.7billion as well as various assets worth billions of naira from contractors and former directors of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The President disclosed this at the inauguration of NDDC Advisory Committee, comprising the 9 Governors of the Niger Delta […]
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the National Assembly (NASS) to exempt animal feed from the list of items just included in the payment of the Value Added Tax (VAT). This was made public Tuesday by the President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon Femi Gbajabiamila. The […]
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday announced the constitution of a Joint Committee to engage the Executive arm of government on measures to be taken to insulate the Nigerian economy against the impact of the sudden crash of crude oil price globally. The announcement came following a point of order […]
