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Tuesday, March 14th, 2017
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Col. Hameed Ali (retd) has written the Senate, informing it that he would not be able appear before the Lawmakers Wednesday, March 15, 2017 as previously scheduled. According to the Senate President Bukola Saraki, the NCS boss indicated […]
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Tuesday, March 14th, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker, House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara has met with President Muhammadu Buhari in his office. The two men who rode on the same car arrived President Buhari’s office around 12.noon. Saraki and Dogara after arrival went inside for a closed door meeting with President Buhari […]
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Tuesday, March 14th, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has announced that it will conduct the screening for confirmation of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Ibrahim Magu Wednesday. Sentate President Bukola Saraki made the announcement Tuesday at the plenary. President Muhammadu Buhari re-nominated Magu due to refusal of the Senators […]
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Monday, March 13th, 2017
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the sales of this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Forms will begin next Monday, March 20, 2017. JAMB in a series of tweets Monday morning disclosed that the sales will last till Wednesday, April 19, 2017. […]
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Monday, March 13th, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday resumed duties after his vacation. In compliance with Section 145 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), the President has transmitted letters to the Senate and the House of Representatives, intimating the National Assembly. “That I have resumed my functions as the President of the Federal Republic of […]
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Monday, March 13th, 2017
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chairman of opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Anambra state, South-East Nigeria, Prince Ken Emeakayi, weekend raised the alarm of alleged threat to his life by the state Governor, Chief Willy Obiano. He alleged that the governor is after his life because of the recent petition he sent […]
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Sunday, March 12th, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Mandate Forum, a pressure group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday said it had uncovered the real reason why Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and his Ekiti State counterpart, Ayo Fayose are bent on having Senator Ahmed Markafi remain as national chairman of the party. The organisation alleged […]
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Friday, March 10th, 2017
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has indicated he will formally resume work Monday even as he praised the quality of the treatment he received during his medical vacation in London. Against this background, the President will transmit a letter to this effect to the National Assembly (NASS). Buhari’s Special Assistant […]
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Friday, March 10th, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has directed his Vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to continue on his acting capacity. Buhari who arrived Nigeria early hours of Friday confirmed that Osinbajo would still have to continue as the acting President, as he still need more time to rest and might even have to travel back. […]
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Friday, March 10th, 2017
By Niyi Adeyi, Lagos ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past Governor of Lagos State and Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has described the allegations of frustration and lack of cooperation against him by his successor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode as baseless and a ”storm in a tea cup”. Ambode recently […]
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Friday, March 10th, 2017
KADUNA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Friday morning at the Air Force Base, Kaduna after over a month stay in London for medical vacation. The Presidential jet through which he traveled touched down at the Air Force Base at 7.40am. After, he was conveyed by helicopter to the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The President […]
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Thursday, March 9th, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return to the country tomorrow from London, Friday March 10, 2017. This was confirmed in a statement issued Thursday evening by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Mr. Femi Adeshina. It would be recalled that Mr. President left the country on January 19, 2017 […]
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Thursday, March 9th, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, this Thursday visited Oghara, the country home of Chief James Onanefe Ibori, former Governor of Delta State. During the visit, the Bayelsa State Governor held a closed door meeting with Chief Ibori in his residence. A Government House statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Bayelsa […]
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Thursday, March 9th, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced to death two out of three policemen who killed six Igbo auto spare parts traders in Apo area of FCT. The convicted officers were: Ezekiel Achejene and Emmanuel Baba. The third convict, Othman Abdulsalam has since been at large from the start of the […]
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Thursday, March 9th, 2017
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Worried by the havoc being wrecked on parts of the State, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, of Enugu has directed the immediate abolition of all harmful traditional practices, including ‘Osu’ Outcast system that has continued to deprive indigenes of some areas their rights and privileges. Addressing the people of Obuno Ndi Uno […]
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Thursday, March 9th, 2017
LONDON, UK (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Archbishop of Caterbury has visited President Muhammadu Buhari in the Abuja House, London. The President who is presently observing medical vacation in the picture released Thursday, put on a long brown robe, with a white skull cap, but visibly looked emaciated. President Buhari posed with the Archbishop with a smile, […]
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Thursday, March 9th, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has cancelled its planned trip to South Africa over recent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in that country. Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, who presided at Wednesday’s plenary, announced the cancellation of the trip after about 30 minutes’ closed-door session of the upper chamber. He said that the […]
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Thursday, March 9th, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has congratulated the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on his 60th birthday, saying his birthday has come at a momentous time this year. He described Osinbajo as “a consummate team player who does not seek individual accolades but one, who without personal […]
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Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has appointed Major Gen. John Enenche as new Director Defence Information. Gen. Enenche replaced Brigadier Gen. Rabe Abubakar who is now the Director of Information Management in the Department of Civil Military Affairs, Army Headquarters. Until his appointment, Major General Enenche was the Defence Liaison Officer at the Defence […]
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Tuesday, March 7th, 2017
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Acting President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has inaugurated the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen. Onnoghen is being sworn-in as the 17th CJN. His inauguration which held Tuesday at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja was witnessed by the President of the […]
