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Wednesday, September 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Ministers of Power, Saleh Mamman and his Agriculture and Rural Development counterpart, Alhaji Sabo Nanono. The President also announced the redeployment of two Ministers to take over from them. The Minister of Environment, Mohammed Mahmoud Abubakar is to take over as the Minister of Agriculture and […]
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of State Services (DSS) has raised alarm over plans by some subversive groups and individuals to undertake a negative media campaign against the Service. The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Dr Peter Afunanya, said in a statement on Tuesday, in Abuja that the plan would involve the use fake […]
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The Abia Government has appealed for calm over the death of one Sunday Ugba, a deacon in the Assemblies of God Church. He died on Monday night, along with six other people, in his home in Umuahia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ugba and the others, including four children that […]
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Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government may sanction eligible Nigerians who refuse COVID-19 vaccination. The Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, gave the hint at a press briefing briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. In Edo and Ondo States, the state governments had already announced restrictions regarding some public places that […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six Chief Judges have been summoned to explain the conflicting orders emanating from the courts under their jurisdiction. Ahuraka Yusuf Isah, the media aide to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN), confirmed that Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad issued the summons in his capacity as the National Judicial Commission (NJC) chairman. African Examiner […]
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Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of Gwoza Local Government Area (LGA) in Borno, Prof. Ibrahim Bukar, has announced that about 35 people have died with 150 others hospitalized following the outbreak of diarrhea and vomiting in Gwoza. Bukar made this known on Monday in Maiduguri while speaking at an interactive session with stakeholders in border […]
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Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, said on Monday in Kano that the state has about two million drug addicts, representing 16 per cent prevalence. Marwa made the disclosure when he paid a courtesy visit to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje. “In Kano State, drug abuse prevalence is 16 per cent; that is, in […]
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Monday, August 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) A coach at a Bulgarian football stadium was fatally struck by lightning during a friendly match, private broadcaster bTV reported on Monday. Ivan Ranchev, the coach of the Bulgarian football club Hebar Pazardzhik, died on the spot at the stadium in the southern Bulgarian village of Lesichovo, bTV reported. He had taken part […]
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Monday, August 30th, 2021
By Tajudeen Balogun (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has again been charged to overhaul the national economic policy and deploy moral education, religious persuasion, as well as intellectual advocacy, as tools for an accelerated economic growth and to “guarantee a secured, safe and substantially-crime free society”. This call was made in a communiqué issued […]
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Monday, August 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eight of the 12 aides of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, have regained their freedom after spending 61 arduous days in the custody of the Department of State Services. DSS released the eight detainees on Monday, While their lawyer Pelumi Olajengbesi, confirmed to our correspondent. However the DSS refused to release four […]
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Monday, August 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Commuters along Ikorodu road on Monday were stranded as commercial drivers parked their buses along the Onipanu/Palm groove axis over alleged extortion by men of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit (Task Force) and Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). Several commuters heading to Jibowu, Maryland, Ikeja, axis had […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Sunday, August 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2023 general election gathers momentum, a group Championing the actualization of a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction, under the platform of Southeast Mandate, (SEM), via the ruling All progressive Congress APC has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to assist in facilitating the process of the party nominating its presidential Candidate among […]
Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Sunday, August 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says that under the Buhari-led administration, anyone caught stealing would face the consequences. The Minister disclosed this, when speaking about the legacy of the Buhari-led administration during an interview with Daily Trust. Amaechi stated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) government has handled the resources of the […]
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Sunday, August 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –Suspected Bandits has Killed Captain Abdulkarim Bala Na Allah, a trained pilot, the first Son of Senator Bala Na’Allah, in his Malali GRA Residence Kaduna today. Senator Na’Allah represents Kebbi South Senatorial seat in the Senate and was the Deputy Majority leader in the Eighth Senate. An aide to Senator Na’Allah, Malam Garba […]
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Sunday, August 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Son Heung-min sent Tottenham to the top of the Premier League as the South Korean’s free-kick clinched a 1-0 win against Watford on Sunday. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side have made a flawless start to the new domestic season and they sit two points clear of second placed West Ham after a third […]
Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Sunday, August 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the alleged shooting of a civilian market boat ferrying foodstuffs and other household goods in Dutch Island area of Rivers. The party stated this in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Saturday also called for investigation into […]
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Sunday, August 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 100 million African children have been vaccinated against polio in the past one year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti said that although COVID-19 had threatened the success of polio vaccination, it was possible to overcome the final hurdles. Moeti, […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Sunday, August 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Stakeholders and experts at the just concluded 2021 World Water Week organized by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), have insisted that it will not be feasible to fix water crisis and climate change globally without the political will and sufficient investments from the international community. This was the verdict of participants at […]
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Sunday, August 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMNINER) – The police in Ebonyi State have stated that it has recovered an abandoned nine (9) months baby girl dumped in Ezzillo warring community riverside. The police command led by CP. Aliyu Garba disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday. According to Garba, the police will collaborate with Ebonyi State government and […]
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Sunday, August 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Eko Electricity Distribution Company has announced to its customers the decision of upward tariff adjustment effective from September 1, 2021. The African Examiner writes that starting from Wednesday September 1, 2021, there are indications that Nigerians will pay more for electricity. This is coming after a directive by the Nigerian Electricity […]
