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Thursday, January 11th, 2018
Photo: Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on his Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, and the leader of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Timipre Sylva, to stop sponsoring killings and destabilizing […]
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Thursday, January 11th, 2018
By Ayo Balogun LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Governor Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode Thursday announced cabinet reshuffle in which three Commissioners were dropped. The Secretary to the State Government SSG, Mr. Tunji Bello, in a statement said the affected Commissioners were Mrs. Adebimpe Akinsola, Mr. Femi Odubiyi, and Mr. Anifowoshe Abiola. Messrs Hakeem […]
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Wednesday, January 10th, 2018
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has presented certificates of registration to the 21 newly registered political parties. The political parties which received their certificates Wednesday in Abuja include: All Blending Party; All Grassroots Alliance; Alliance for New Nigeria; Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party; Coalition for Change: Freedom and Justice Party; […]
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Wednesday, January 10th, 2018
Photo: New DG NIA, Ahmed Rufai Abubakar (AFRICAN EXAMINER) President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a substantive Director General for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in April 2017 announced recovery of $43 million, N23 million and £27,800 in a luxury apartment in Ikoyi area of Lagos. The NIA […]
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Wednesday, January 10th, 2018
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Again, the Shitte Muslim sect, operating under the Islamic Movement of Nigeria IMN went on rampage Wednesday in Abuja in protest against the continued detention of their Leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El Zaky-zaky. They were however dispersed with tear gas and chased away by the security operatives […]
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Wednesday, January 10th, 2018
Photo: Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, has commended the Japanese Government for aligning its development assistance programmes with the development needs of Nigeria. Senator Udoma who made the commendation when members of Japanese Parliament led by Mr. […]
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Wednesday, January 10th, 2018
BORNO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Troops under Operation Lafiya Dole Tuesday morning foiled an attempt by three female suicide bombers to unleash attack on Gamboru town in Ngala Local Government area of Borno. The Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, of the Operation Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, confirmed that troops deployed to Gamboru averted “what would […]
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Tuesday, January 9th, 2018
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB has shifted its mock examination exercise date ill first week in February, 2018. The exercise which was earlier scheduled for January 22 and 24 was changed due to ongoing industrial action by the non-teaching staff of universities. The JAMB’s Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, […]
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Monday, January 8th, 2018
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Defence Headquarters DHQ has appointed Brigadier General John Agim as its new Acting Director of Information. According to a press release issued Monday by the Wing Commander OO Ademosu, the new Director replaced Major General John Enenche who is now Commandant Army War College, Nigeria. Until his appointment as […]
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Monday, January 8th, 2018
ANAMBRA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian workers may at last receive the cherry news of the new minimum wage from the Federal Government FG. Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, gave this indication Sunday while speaking with journalists in Ifitedunu, Dunukofia Local Government area of Anambra State, South East Nigeria. While reiterating […]
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Monday, January 8th, 2018
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has allayed the fears of property owners affected by removal of structures for the construction of the Pen Cinema Flyover, assuring that all would be compensated in due course. The State’s Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Abiola Anifowoshe, stated that the government specifically […]
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Sunday, January 7th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The final rites for the installation of Otunba Gani Adams as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland will begin on Wednesday. Since he was designated as the Aare Ona Kakanfo in 2017 by the Alaafin of Oyo, Iku Baba Yeye, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi II, Adams had been engaged in several processes […]
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Saturday, January 6th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eleven persons have been reportedly killed in a fresh attack on a Tiv settlement by suspected Fulani armed militia in Benue State. The state Police Public Relation Officer, Moses Yamu, who confirmed the attack in a chat with Journalists was however unable to ascertain the number of casualties in the attack. The […]
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Friday, January 5th, 2018
…As Kachickwu Denies Plot to Hike Pump Price ONDO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed four erring filling stations in Owo Local Government area of Ondo State, South West Nigeria for hoarding PMS also called fuel and selling it above the N145/litre regulated pump price. DPR controller in charge […]
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Friday, January 5th, 2018
BORNO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Again, one of the abducted Chibok girls Salomi Pagu has been rescued by the troops under the Operation Lafiya Dole deployed in Pulka, Gwoza Local Government area of Borno State. The girl was abducted alongside over 200 of her classmates from their school hostels by the Boko Haram terrorists in […]
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Friday, January 5th, 2018
Photo: minister of Petroleum Resources Dr Ibe Kachickwu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The minister of Petroleum Resources Dr Ibe Kachickwu has again restated the need to address the price differentials in the sale of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in the country from its current N145 per litre. He said currently that the landing cost of a litre […]
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Thursday, January 4th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru on Thursday disclosed that the nation lost about 148,533000 million litres of fuel to diversion during the December fuel crisis, in Nigeria. Speaking at an investigative public hearing by a Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Petroleum […]
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Thursday, January 4th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kakatar Construction and Engineering Ltd and its Managing Director, Azibaola Robert are not part of any scam involving alleged diversion of monies allegedly meant to settle insurance premium of sacked PHCN workers, the company’s spokesman Mr. Austin Ekeinde has said. Ekheinde made the clarification against allegations that Kakatar CE Ltd. was part […]
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Thursday, January 4th, 2018
TARABA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The sum of N75m has been allegedly placed on the kidnapped Taraba State House of Assembly member Hon. Hosea Ibi by his suspected abductors. It was learnt Thursday that the gunmen who abducted the Legislator who is representing Takum 1 constituency of the North central State have contacted a family […]
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Thursday, January 4th, 2018
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President and returnee chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has added his voice to the fresh cases of killings in Rivers and Kaduna States, describing the incidents as unacceptable. The former number two man regretted the cycle of blood-letting that has […]
