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Tuesday, January 17th, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The second prosecution witness and an official of the Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) Mr. Amazi Nwachukwu standing in the Senate President Bukola Saraki false assets declaration trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has given details on how funds were transfered into various account of the accused. Nwachukwu who […]
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2017
By Ignatius Okpara OWERRI, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER). – The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘C’ Owerri, Imo state, South- East Nigeria, has hinted that its anti-smuggling unit seized a total of three hundred and seven (307) contraband valued over four billion in 2016. A statement issued by its Public Relations Officer PRO, Onuigbo […]
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2017
By Seun Adebosin BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Further assurance has been given that the supply logjam which often impedes stable availability of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, (LPG), otherwise called cooking gas, may soon be over. The certainty followed the signal from the West Africa Gas Ltd (WAGL), a Joint Venture Company of Nigerian National Petroleum […]
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Monday, January 16th, 2017
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has allayed fears of residents on suspected explosive substance which was allegedly dropped in a manhole in one of the Streets in Agege area of the State, saying that the development was nothing to worry about. The State’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, who briefed […]
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Monday, January 16th, 2017
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President and Chieftain for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar has also condemned the suicide bomb attack on a mosque at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), describing it at as a dangerous development. Turakin Adamawa noted that, following the February 2014 attack on […]
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Monday, January 16th, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the terrorist attack Monday morning at a mosque in the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID). The President expressed sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the UNIMAID Community, families of the victims and the government and people of Borno State. President Buhari believed that this appalling attack on […]
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Monday, January 16th, 2017
By Iganatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXANIMER) – The Enugu state chapter of the ruling All progress Congress,( APC) has dismissed reports in some section of the media that the party is indisposed to receiving the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu into its fold should he indicate interest to do so, just as Ex- senate […]
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Monday, January 16th, 2017
MAIDUGURI, BORNO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Disaster rages Monday in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital as another teenage female suicide bomber was killed in second attack. The State Police Command Spokesman Mr. Victor Isuku confirmed that the 12-year old suicide bomber with Improvised Explosive Device (IED) which was strapped to her body was sighted and […]
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Monday, January 16th, 2017
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria— Witnesses say two bombs have exploded at Nigeria’s northeastern University of Maiduguri, killing five people, including a professor. One student said the first blast ripped through the mosque where professors were saying dawn prayers and many are feared among the victims. A university worker said the second bomb went off at an entrance […]
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Monday, January 16th, 2017
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A civil rights movement under the aegis of Coalition for Good Governance and Change Initiative (CGGCI), on Sunday expressed pessimism that the continued preoccupation of office by the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, was denting Nigeria’s image in the international community. The organisation wondered why President […]
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Saturday, January 14th, 2017
EDO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former member of the Edo State House of Assembly, Johnson Oghuma, has been declared the winner of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) primary for the by-election into Etsako Federal constituency. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed January 28, 2017 for the election. Oghuma who represented Etsako […]
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Saturday, January 14th, 2017
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo has hinted he will lead the Federal Government (FG) delegation to some Niger Delta States, for peace talk from Monday, January 16, 2017. Osinbajo droped the hint Saturday, in a series of tweets from his handle – @ProfOsinbajo. ‘’Starting Monday January 16, I’ll be leading […]
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Friday, January 13th, 2017
By Niyi Adeyi LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Money doubling platform – otherwise called MMM Nigeria has made good its promise of staging a come back January 14, 2017. The scheme via its twitter handle (@MMM Nigeria Help) tweet Friday and officially announced that it has opened for business ‘’a day ealier than promised! Let’s […]
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Friday, January 13th, 2017
ADAMAWA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Again, scores have been killed in an early morning bomb blast in Madagali town, in Madagali Local Government Council area of Adamawa State. An eye witness, who simply identified himself as Baba, NAN reported, said the blast occurred near a checkpoint at the entrance of the town. “We heard three […]
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Friday, January 13th, 2017
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu ONITSHA NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has uncovered a fake wine and beverage manufacturing factory at the Relief Market, Onitsha, Anambra state, South- East Nigeria and arrested nine suspects connected with the company. According to the agency, the action followed a […]
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Thursday, January 12th, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the Executive Management of River Basin Development Authorities under the Federal Ministry of Water Resources. The names of those appointed are as follows: THE ANAMBRA-IMO RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (AIRBDA): Rev. Michael Nwabufo — Managing Director Engr. (Dr.) Michael C. Nwachukwu–Executive Director, […]
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Thursday, January 12th, 2017
By Abdul Gaffar Bello, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has shifted its much publicized meeting with the Minister of State of Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika and others over the planned closure of Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja, till next week Tuesday. The closure is to be effective from March 6, 2017. The decision […]
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Thursday, January 12th, 2017
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate said it received from President Muhammadu Buhari another list of 46 non-career Ambassadors. Senate President Bukola Saraki made the confirmation Thursday while reading the President’s letter on the floor of the senate. Olorunmimbe Mamora, a former Senator and ex-speaker of Lagos state house of Assembly was dropped […]
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2017
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the trial of former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as mere political persecution, which is part of the plot of the cabal in the All Progressives Congress (APC) to incapacitate opposition figures in the country financially before the […]
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2017
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Enugu, Nigeria – (African Examiner) – The Christian Association of Nigeria CAN, in the 17 Southern States of Nigeria, on Tuesday berated Governor, Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state over the continuous killing of Christians in the State. Secretary of CAN in the region, Dr. Joseph Aka Ajujungwa, who spoke alongside the Chairman of […]
