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Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the money laundering allegation made against Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, describing the media report on the diversion of $10 million bailout fund through his ally as ”baseless” and ”malicious”. While making reference to a statement issued by Engr. Leonard Obibi of the Delta […]
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Democrats on the US Senate Finance Committee have opted out of votes for two of President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees, forcing a postponement of the exercise. The Lawmakers said they wanted more information especially on the financial activities of health nominee Tom Price and his treasury counterpart, Stephen Mnuchin. Other […]
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Assembly Caucus from Cross Rivers State has kicked against delayed confirmation of Justice Samuel Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) three months after his recommendation to that effect by the National Judicial Council (NJC). The NJC had on the strength of constitutional […]
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government FG has called on the media and the general public to be vigilant, hinting that the decimated Boko Haram group has shifted its strategy towards dominating the media space, propagating a perverted version of Shariah law and giving the impression that it is still holding territory. Minister […]
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has debunked the accusations against him by the Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Akiolu, that he and others were responsible for his retirement from the police force in 2002. While reacting to the […]
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Police Commissioner Mr. Francis Bolaji Odesanya is dead. According reports, the late CP died Tuesday morning in an undisclosed hospital abroad after a brief illness Odesanya was deployed to the troubled South South State of Nigeria as Commissioner of Police in July 2016. Details soon…
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A bomb has exploded in the early hours of Tuesday at Dalori quarters, in Maiduguri, Borno State, North- East Nigeria. The media and public Relations officer of National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA Sani Datti, disclosed this to African Examiner few minutes ago. Sani said: “there was a reported […]
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Monday, January 30th, 2017
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Possible confirmation of Ibrahim Magu Mustapha as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has suffered setback as an advocacy group, Kingdom Human Rights Foundation has threatened the Senate with contempt proceeding in the Court. The group in a statement by its Director, […]
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Monday, January 30th, 2017
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Worried by the ongoing political and economic challenges confronting Nigeria, the Enugu state chapter of Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, weekend staged an inter- denominational service to seek God’s intervention. The State Chairman, Barrister John Nwobodo, told newsmen that the Spiritual exercise became necessary because of the present hard time […]
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Monday, January 30th, 2017
IKEJA, LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the appointment of three new Permanent Secretaries in the Public Service. The State’s Acting Head of Service, Mrs. Folasade Adesoye, in a statement issued Monday announced that the newly appointed Permanent Secretaries include Engr. Temidayo O. Erinle who will now […]
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Monday, January 30th, 2017
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Customs Service NCS has intercepted and impounded 661 pump-action rifles in Lagos, south West Nigeria. Details of the encounter are still sketchy as the time of filing this report. The Punch
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Sunday, January 29th, 2017
By IGNATIUS OKPARA,Enugu Nigeria (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A one time Governor of old Anambra State, Senator Jim Nwobodo has reiterated his earlier reason why he dumped the People’s Democratic party, PDP for the ruling All progressive Congress, insisting that he left because of the impunity in the past, as well as to join hands to […]
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Saturday, January 28th, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A federal judge in New York has issued an emergency stay temporarily halting the removal of individuals detained after President Trump’s order banned immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S The move appears to mark the first successful legal challenge to the Trump administration and affects those who have arrived […]
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Saturday, January 28th, 2017
By Niyi Adeyi IKEJA, LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Customs Service NCS has handed over two seized helicopters imported into the country last year by unknown persons to the Nigerian Air Force NAF. The Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command of NCS carried out the hand over Friday, due to failure of the importers […]
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Thursday, January 26th, 2017
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate has mandated its committee on Public Procurement to carry out comprehensive investigation on the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) over alleged contracts racketeering and inflation two of which show excess of N2.4billion above approved contracts sums. The upper legislative chamber also directed the committee to forward to […]
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Thursday, January 26th, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President Bukola Saraki, has announced creation of additional three upper legislative chamber committees. The new committees includes: the Sustainable Development Goals SDGs; Federal Road Maintenance Agency, FERMA and Legislative Compliance. However, the existing committees which were reshuffled included the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC and Interior. While Senator Abubakar Kyari […]
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Thursday, January 26th, 2017
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ongoing defection wave blowing across the south- East states, of Nigeria, particularly Enugu, may soon hit Ebonyi and Abia, as governor David Umahi and Okezie Ikpeazu, are allegedly making serious moves to dump the crisis-ridden People’s Democratic party, PDP for the ruling All progressives Congress APC. African […]
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Thursday, January 26th, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday declared a receipt of N9.7 billion from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee for the month of December 2016. The decision was line with his administration’s policy of transparency, prudence and accountability. Speaking with journalists on the finances which got to the state from the federation account, […]
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fiery Pastor and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleman, on Wednesday, condemned the attempt by the Department of State Service (DES) to arrest him at a function in Ekiti State, saying such a draconian action by a ”Change” government is harsh, dangerous and negates the tenets of democracy. The cleric in a statement by […]
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Members of Shia sect operating under the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) Wednesday clashed with the security operatives, while protesting against the detention of the group’s Leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakyzaky in FCT Abuja. The protesters who matched through the Federal secretariat headed towards the National Assembly (NASS), but were resisted by […]
