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Wednesday, July 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state, on Tuesday, accused some members of the traditional institution in the state of being compromised, thereby posing threats to the lives and property of the people. The governor made the accusation in Darazo Local Government Area of the state, while distributing some empowerment items and cash […]
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to establish a National Emergency Medical Services Agency, following its consideration of a report by the Committee on Health Secondary and Tertiary at plenary. Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Yahaya Oloriegbe (APC-Kwara), in his presentation, said the bill seeks to, among others, ensure that all […]
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2021
By Obinna Akukwe (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nnamdi Azikiwe, Odumegwu Ojukwuand Aguiyi Ironsi gave us the ‘One Nigeria’, which Igbos claim is suffocating them today, therefore, the misplaced aggression towards Obafemi Awolowo, Ahmadu Bello, Tafawa Balewa, Ibrahim Babangida and Muhammadu Buhari for their perceived woes should first be directed at their kinsmen. It is therefore foolishness […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three persons have been feared dead and many other injured after Nigerian Air Force (NAF) operatives and area boys clashed at Ladipo Market in Lagos. The three persons were said to have been hit by stray bullets around midday. Although the cause of the clash was yet to be ascertained, a source […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo State Government on Tuesday sealed Rochas Foundation College, Orji, in Owerri, the state capital. Government officials arrived at the location which is the old quarters of the staff of Imo Broadcasting Corporation and sealed it. Our correspondent, who visited the scene, saw that the massive property had been taken over […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, (SAN) says the formation of a legal team by Ohanaeze Ndigbo to monitor proceedings at the trial of Nnamdi Kanu is a welcome development. A statement issued by Umar Gwandu, Special Assistant to the minister on Media and Public Relations, Malami said it was in […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, has announced Aug. 2 as the commencement date of the two-week 2021 edition of the Osun Osogbo Festival, and the other activities lined up to mark the event. A statement signed by Mr Toye Arulogun, the Managing Consultant for the festival and made available to […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – To address challenges related to the ease of distribution and availability of cement across the country, especially among its value-chain service providers, Dangote Cement Plc has rolled out over 2,000 trucks for distribution services. With an investment of $150 million, the company took delivery of trucks, trailers, bulk tankers, tippers, cargo trucks […]
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Monday, July 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Family Court in Ilorin, on Monday, ordered the remand of one Oyefeso Saheed in Oke-Kura Correctional Centre, Ilorin, for allegedly giving out his 12-year-old daughter in marriage. Magistrate Shade Lawal also ordered the remand of the victim’s purported husband, Ismail Lawal, 32, before adjourning the case till Wednesday, for further mention. […]
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Monday, July 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested five men suspected of engaging in homosexuality at Sheka Barde in Kumbotso local government area of Kano. The Commander General of the Board, Dr Harun Ibn-Sina confirmed the arrest in a statement issued in Kano Monday,signed by Malam Lawal Ibrahim, Public Relations Officer of the […]
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Monday, July 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The kidnaped Emir of Kajuru in Kajuru Local Government area of Kaduna State, Alhaji Alhassan Adamu, has been released by his abductors. One of the kingmakers of the Emirate Council, Dahiru Abubakar, disclosed . The Emir was released on Monday afternoon; few hours after bandits demanded N200 million ransom for the monarch […]
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Monday, July 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A frontline international aid agency, WaterAid has called on governments, donors and businesses around the world to invest more in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) to boost economic recovery from the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. WaterAid is currently working in 28 countries to change the lives of the poorest and most marginalised […]
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Monday, July 12th, 2021
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has stated that COVID-19 third wave has hit the state. In an address on Sunday, the governor directed that religious, event centres and other enclosed places are to henceforth operate at 50 percent capacity. According to him, since the end of March 2021, the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic […]
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Monday, July 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gareth Southgate took full responsibility for England’s failure from the penalty kicks spot as Italy secured Euro 2020 glory at Wembley on Sunday. Following a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes, after Leonardo Bonucci had cancelled out Luke Shaw’s second-minute opener, it was a familiar spot-kick outcome for the Three Lions. Marcus Rashford, […]
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Monday, July 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday said the state is experiencing a steep increase in the number of daily confirmed COVID-19 cases. Sanwo-Olu made this known on the Update of the Coronavirus pandemic situation in the state. He said that the test positivity rate went up from 1.1 per cent […]
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Sunday, July 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos House of Assembly has commenced an audit exercise for all the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and the 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state. The Chairman, House Committee on Public Account (Local), Mojeed Fatai, made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday. Fatai said […]
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Sunday, July 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressive Congress (APC) Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) has dissolved the party’s executives in Zamfara. Sen. John Akpanuodedehe, National Secretary of the CECPC, announced the dissolution in a letter dated July 9, 2021 and addressed to the dissolved Caretaker Chairman, Alhaji Lawal Liman. “I write to please inform you […]
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Sunday, July 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer, Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan, has died at the age of 44. The singer died after battling Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Dr. Kayode Fasasi on behalf of the Fasasi family. The statement read, “It is with heavy hearts that we announce […]
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Sunday, July 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined the military to have a “crushing response” in the wake of bandits’ abductions and killings in Kaduna and Zamfara respectively. Recall that at least 35 people were killed on Thursday when five communities in Maradun LGA of Zamfara state. Reacting, the president in a statement signed by […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Ondo State counterpart, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, on Friday eulogised the late Prophet T.B. Joshua as he was laid to rest in Lagos. The governors, who were at the burial ceremony of Joshua, Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Ikotun, Lagos State, said […]
