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Wednesday, July 20th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Christian Association of Nigeria on Wednesday dissociated itself from Bishops who attended the unveiling of the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Kashim Shettima, saying they were desperados who went there for themselves. The organisation said that although the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was free […]
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday presented the certificate of return to Osun State Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke. The certificate presentation to Adeleke by the INEC National Commissioner, Supervising Osun, Ogun and Oyo states, Prof. Kunle Ajayi, was preceded by the presentation to the deputy governor-elect, Prince Kola Adewusi. The presentation […]
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Monday, July 18th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oyo Assembly has impeached Deputy Governor Rauf Olaniyan. The decision was reached after the lawmakers presented and considered the recommendation of the seven -man panel by Chief Judge, Munta Abimbola to investigate the Deputy Governor over allegations of gross misconduct. The impeachment, according to the Assembly, takes immediate effect. According to the […]
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Sunday, July 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Southwest Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Kemi Nelson, is dead. Gboyega Akosile, the Chief Press Secretary to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a tweet, announced that the APC chieftain died on Sunday. “We lost a dear soul to the cold hands of death earlier today. May the […]
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Sunday, July 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ademola Adeleke, the winner of the Osun governorship election. The Returning Officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, announced that Adeleke got a total of 403,371 votes beating the […]
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Sunday, July 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Ademola Adeleke, has obtained the highest number of votes from 17 of the 30 local governments in Osun State. The results were officially declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission in the Saturday governorship election in Osun State. His closest rival, Governor Gboyega Oyetola of […]
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Thursday, July 14th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha has been sentenced to 16 years imprisonment by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Thursday . Baba Ijesha is facing six counts of child defilement that include indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault […]
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Tuesday, July 12th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed reports that Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi, and a suspected kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala (a.k.a. Wadume), escaped from custody during July 5 jailbreak at Kuje Custodial Centre, Abuja. The Public Relations Officer, FCT Command, NCoS, Mr Chukwuedo Humphrey, stated Tuesday in […]
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Tuesday, July 12th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Dr. Olajide Adediran aka Jandor has announced popular actress, Funke Akindele as his running mate. This development comes days after collapse of Funke Akindele”s marriage to JJC Skillz crash. In a sponsored advert monitored by The Nation on Tuesday, Jandor announced the choice […]
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Thursday, July 7th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has declared Monday, July 11 and Tuesday, July 12 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. He congratulated all Muslims and Nigerians on the occasion. “I call on Muslims to continue […]
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Thursday, July 7th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Westminster Magistrates Court in the United Kingdom has ruled that David Nwamini Ukpo, the alleged kidney donor for the daughter of Senator Ike Ekweremadu, is 21 years old and not 15 years old as widely reported. Ekweremadu and his wife appeared in the court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to […]
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Wednesday, July 6th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday departed from Abuja to participate in the International Development Association (IDA) for Africa Summit in Dakar, Senegal. This was contained in a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu. The statement explained that IDA was an institution of […]
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Wednesday, July 6th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday carried out a minor cabinet reshuffle as four ministers were re-assigned to new positions. Ministers that were re-assigned were Senator Adeleke Mamora, Minister of Science and Technology (formerly Minister of State, Health), Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, Minister of Transportation (formerly Minister of State, Works and Housing); Sharon Ikeazor, […]
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Wednesday, July 6th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some high profile inmates at the Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja may have escaped Tuesday night’s attacks on the facility by some gunmen. The attacks, which lasted some hours, were said to have been resisted by military personnel and prison guards on duty. Sources said Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari and his […]
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Wednesday, July 6th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen attacked the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abuja with explosives on Tuesday. The Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Mr Abubakar Umar, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Umar said that some yet to be identified gunmen attacked the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje in […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Thursday, June 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The unknown Gunmen terrorizing South- East Nigeria, on Thursday morning struck again, as they attacked a police check point along the Enugu PortHacourt express way, killing two policemen on duty. The heavily armed hoodlums, who took the policemen attached to the Awkunanaw police Division in Enugu South Local government Area unawares, opened […]
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Thursday, June 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rapper, Abdulrasheed Bello popularly known as JJC Skillz has announced his separation from his wife, actress Funke Akindele. JJC announced via his official Instagram handle on Thursday morning stating that his marriage with Akindele has had issues for the last two years. He stated that he had to move out of their […]
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Wednesday, June 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director, Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), FCT, Mr Abdul-Lateef Bello, says the agency is set to stiffen penalties by impounding unroadworthy vehicles in the territory. Bello, who gave the warning on Wednesday in Abuja, cautioned motorists with not roadworthy vehicles to desist driving such vehicles within the city. He warned that the […]
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Wednesday, June 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government through the Nigerian High Commission to the United Kingdom has engaged lawyers to defend a former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, over allegations of organ harvesting. The Senate President Ahmad Lawan who disclosed this after a closed-door session of the chamber on Wednesday, added […]
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Tuesday, June 28th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A federal high court in Lagos has declined to hear the cases filed by Malcolm Omirhobo after the latter appeared before the court dressed as a ”juju priest”. It could be recalled that last Thursday, Omirhobo came before the Supreme Court in the same attire. According to the lawyer, he was exercising […]
