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Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter to President Muhammadu Buhari asking him not to seek re-election in 2019, two chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Chief Bisi Akande, stormed Aso Rock for an emergency meeting with the president. They were in the presidential villa and met with […]
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Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018
Photo: Nigeria’s ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has strongly advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to contest in 2019 citing his “impaired health and strain of age” as well as poor management of Nigeria’s economy. Obasanjo gave this advice in a special press statement issued on Tuesday in Abeokuta. “President Buhari […]
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Monday, January 22nd, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja said his administration remains resolute and focused on delivering on the three-pronged promises of securing the lives and properties of Nigerians, halting the pillage of the economy by corrupt public officials, and creating employment opportunities for the youths. Receiving the Board of Directors of the Nigerian […]
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Monday, January 22nd, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former soccer star George Weah, 51, was sworn in Monday as Liberia’s new president in a ceremony held at a packed sports stadium in the capital of Monrovia. The presidents of Gabon, Ghana and Sierra Leone were in attendance, as well as Weah’s former fellow soccer stars. “I have spent many years […]
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Sunday, January 21st, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A British Airways pilot was taken off a plane on suspicion of being drunk, officials said, before the aircraft took off from London’s Gatwick Airport. The pilot was removed and arrested Thursday night before the British Airways Boeing 777 departed to Mauritius. The incident delayed the flight’s departure by more than two […]
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Saturday, January 20th, 2018
By Ayo Balogun LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) has confirmed it has arrested over 20 suspects who specialize in forging entry visas of some foreign countries. PSFU Spokesman Mr. Audi Lawal, made the confirmation in a statement issued Saturday in Lagos. According to him, the visa racketeers were arrested […]
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Saturday, January 20th, 2018
Photo: Sokoto Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has flagged off sales of organic fertilizer produced by a local firm, Sokoto-IML Company Ltd. The company was established in 2017 as a joint-venture entity between the Sokoto state government and IML Industries Ltd. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony, Tambuwal said the […]
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Friday, January 19th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Seriake Dickson is a detribalized and transformational leader who has a special place in his heart for the Ogbia people, the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, has said. According to him, the governor has demonstrated his love for the Ogbia people not only because of his long […]
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Friday, January 19th, 2018
OYO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – About five months after their installation, an Oyo State High Court Friday ruled that the review of the 1957 Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration and other Related Chieftaincies in Ibadan land is illegal, null, void and of no effect. The State Government in 2017 set up the Justice Akintunde Boade-led Review Commission, […]
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Friday, January 19th, 2018
Photo: President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo From Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President-General of Igbo umbrella organization, Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has faulted recent judgement by an Abuja Federal High court, which held that the proscription of the Independent peoples of Biafra IPOB was validly made and was in order, describing […]
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Thursday, January 18th, 2018
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government FG has constituted a 10-member committee to look into the raging suspected herdsmen bloodshed in Benue State and find a lasting solution to it. The committee which was unveiled Thursday during a meeting of the National Economic Council NEC, held at the Presidential […]
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Thursday, January 18th, 2018
From Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following cases of incessant attacks and alleged killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen in parts of Southern Nigeria, the youth wing of the apex Igbo socio cultural body, Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, has ordered those operating in the southeast region to vacate the area. OYC, handed down the […]
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Wednesday, January 17th, 2018
BENUE, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely a week ago when a mass burial was held for the victims of last crisis, suspected herdsmen have reportedly killed six people in fresh attacks on some communities in Benue State. As witnessed previously, the attacks occurred in communities within Logo, Guma and Okpokwu Local Government Areas of Benue […]
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Tuesday, January 16th, 2018
Photo: Steve Otaloro, the Director, Media and Publicity, All Progressives Congress(APC), Ondo State chapter (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Appropriation Bill presented and submitted by the Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to the state House of Assembly for scrutiny and approval for 2018 fiscal year deserves a critical review in order to avail the public, […]
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Tuesday, January 16th, 2018
ADAMAWA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three people were reportedly killed and another two were critically injured late Monday in a suspected Boko Haram attack in Adamawa State. According to a community Leader, gunmen riding motorcycles and bicycles arrived in large numbers in Pallam village, in the Madagali area of Adamawa state, at about 11:30 pm […]
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Monday, January 15th, 2018
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Senate Bukola Saraki has filed additional grounds of appeal before the Supreme Court to challenge the ruling of Appeal court which ordered the retrial of alleged false assets declaration allegation against him at the Code of Conduct Tribunal CCT. Senator Saraki on […]
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Monday, January 15th, 2018
Photo: Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Non-Governmental Organization NGO Muslim Rights Concern MURIC has faulted the decision to give the sum of N40 million to a former President, instead of buying vehicles for him as prescribed by law. The Secretary to the Government of […]
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Monday, January 15th, 2018
From Ignatius Okpara EBONYI, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents of Ebonyi State, South East Nigeria, are now living in fear following the death of two resident doctors serving in the Federal Teaching Hospital, FETHA, Abakaliki, the state capital of Lassa fever. AFRICAN EXAMINER learnt that they passed on Sunday, a development that has thrown health […]
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Friday, January 12th, 2018
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yusuf, President Muhammadu Buhari’s son, who had a motorbike accident in December has been discharged from the hospital. Indication to this was contained in a statement issued Friday by the Presidency and signed by the President’s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina. The full statement reads: ”The […]
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Thursday, January 11th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A mass burial of more than 70 people has been held in Nigeria’s central Benue State. Dozens have been killed in conflicts between nomadic herdsmen and farming communities in three states – Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba – in recent weeks. The Nigerian army says it has deployed special forces to all three […]
