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Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
Following recent disclosure of funds recovered from some high-ranking public officials and private individuals, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent a Freedom of Information request to the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Muhammed asking him to use his good offices to within 14 days of the receipt and/or publication of this request provide information […]
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
*Non-Graduates’ Training Programmes Open for Additional 100,000 Young Nigerians BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – IN WHAT IS THE FIRST ROLL-OUT OF ITS N500B SOCIAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMMES, the Buhari presidency will start taking applications online for positions in the 500,000 direct teacher jobs scheme, through an internet portal named npower.gov.ng. While the portal would be live on Saturday June […]
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
Former Military President, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) has spoken from Germany, saying he is alive. This has put an end to rumour of his dead that has spread across Nigeria and social media throughout the day. Rumour of IBB’s death filtered everywhere. Many people believed that the onetime general had died. IBB broke the silence […]
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi has restated the readiness of the Ministry to partner with the Lagos State Government on better ways of utilising the inland water ways to improve transportation system in the state. The Minister who was the Lead Speaker at the 1st Lagos Traffic Radio Lecture Series with […]
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
By Igantius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A gender-based Non-governmental Organization (NGO), Alliances For Africa (AFA), has urged the Enugu State chapter of All Progressive Congress, (APC) to implement the 35 percent affirmative action, so as to afford women in their fold the opportunity of vying for elective offices of their choice during […]
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
The Niger Delta Avengers Wednesday said they are not currently negotiating with any committee set up by the Nigerian Government. According to information available on its Twitter handle, the group warned that federal government is on its own if there is discussion ongoing with any group. The NDA tweets: @ND Avengers “This is to the […]
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Nigeria Operators of commercial taxi in Enugu, under the auspices of “Enugu State Private Cab/Taxi Operators” have cried out over multiple taxation on them by the state government, saying it has become unbearable for their members. The operators who staged a peaceful protest in their numbers on Tuesday in Enugu, had displayed placards with […]
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
Oyewale Oyelola A former Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi in the early hours of Wednesday suddenly died in his house in ancient town, Benin City at the age of 54 years. Online Media, TheCable reports that a member of Keshi’s family confirmed his death in a telephone conversation. “He was not ill at all, never […]
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Tuesday, June 7th, 2016
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Disturbed by the slow pace of the trial, Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Justice Danladi Umar has expressed dissatisfaction about the delay tactics being deployed by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki Counsels and warned against it. As the hearing resumed today with the […]
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Tuesday, June 7th, 2016
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely 24 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari left the country for London to seek medical attention and observe holiday, his Vice, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has met behind the closed doors with the Security Chiefs and some top Government officials. The Tuesday meeting which commenced around 2pm, held […]
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Tuesday, June 7th, 2016
By Abdul Gaffar Bello ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kogi State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the opposition PDP candidate and former State Governor, Idris Wada’s petition, which is challenging the victory of the incumbent Governor Yahaya Bello. The last Kogi Governorship poll held Saturday, November 21, 2015 with the […]
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Tuesday, June 7th, 2016
Oyewale Oyelola BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A governorship aspirant of All Progressives Party (APC) in the forthcoming Edo State governorship election, Mr Don Obaseki on Monday withdrew from APC primaries slated for June 18, 2016. Mr Don Obaseki in a statement made available to journalists in Benin City alleged that all the 3000 delegates […]
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Monday, June 6th, 2016
Academic researchers in Nigeria under the aegis of Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI), on Monday, stormed the National Assembly in Abuja, protesting against the exclusion of Colleges of Agriculture and other research institutions in the country as beneficiaries of research funds by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). The researchers who carried placards […]
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Monday, June 6th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said Releasing the names of persons from whom the federal government has recovered looted funds and assets may jeopardize ongoing investigations. While the government released a list of sums of monies and assets already recovered in the last one year, names of individuals involved were not […]
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Monday, June 6th, 2016
Oyewale Oyelola Kogi State governorship election tribunal on Monday faulted James Faleke’s petition for his failure to join INEC as party in the petition. The tribunal sitting in Abuja ruled that failure of James Faleke to join INEC in the petition is a major defect to the petition. The ruling also stated that James Faleke […]
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Monday, June 6th, 2016
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – If the request in President Muhammadu Buhari’s letter to the National Assembly (NASS) gets the Federal Legislators nod, his Vice, Professor Yemi Osibajo will assume position of the acting President and Commander–in –Chief of Armed Forces in the next 10 days, while he is outside the country. […]
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Sunday, June 5th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Less than 24 hours after it denied reports that President Mohammadu Buhari is sick, the Presidency has issued a statement saying the president will on Monday proceed to London for a 10-day medical leave. A statement by the president’s spokesman Femi Adesina said During the holiday, he will see an […]
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Sunday, June 5th, 2016
By Ayodele Afolabi GOMBE, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, said members of the National Assembly (NASS) insisted on zonal intervention or constituency projects because it is the only way to attract Federal presence to their people. Dogara said if not for constituency projects that were included in […]
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Sunday, June 5th, 2016
By Seun Adebosin LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned the attack on a woman in Kano who was accused of blasphemy and charged the Nigerian Police to get to the root of the matter. MURIC which called for the sanctions against the culprits, stressed that nobody has the right […]
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Sunday, June 5th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Late Muhammad Ali, the world boxing icon’s battled in the last 12 months with an impair health before he eventually died late last Friday, so confirmed by his physician, Abraham Lieberman. According to Dr. Lieberman who was with the boxer, until he breathed his last, confirmed that the last week […]
