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Friday, July 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday assured that there was no indication of an imminent lockdown, as the nation braces up for COVID-19’s third wave. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, stated this in a briefing to State House correspondents after the virtual NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi […]
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Friday, July 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, has said that the decision of the Senate to subject INECs constitutional power to conduct elections to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and National Assembly is patently unconstitutional. Tambuwal, who is also the governor of Sokoto State, in a statement he issued in Abuja […]
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Thursday, July 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party has named Senator Ibrahim Dambaba (Sokoto South) as the new Senate Minority Whip. He replaced Senator Sahabi Yau from Zamfara State, who defected to the All Progressives Congress recently. Details later…
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Thursday, July 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Kolade Alabi, National President, Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), has declared his support for state police in the country. Alabi expressed his support in a statement released to newsmen in Enugu, on Wednesday, at the end of the Association’s National Executive Committee meeting in the state. He urged the […]
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Thursday, July 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the supplementary recruitment of 44 candidates by the Nigerian Navy, for allegedly violating the principle of Federal character. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance by Rep Ben Igbakpa (PDP-Delta) at the plenary on Wednesday, in Abuja. Moving the […]
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Thursday, July 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) = The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), has approved a uniform template for the implementation of the Memorandum of Action on financial autonomy for State legislatures and judiciary. The forum disclosed this in a communiqué signed by its Chairman and Ekiti State Gov. Kayode Fayemi, on Thursday night, in Abuja, after its 32nd teleconference […]
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Thursday, July 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Government and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the implementation of an Early Warning mechanism. The agreement which was signed at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday, is also aimed at establishing a National Early Warning and Response Centre […]
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Leader of Ilana Omo Oodua, Emeritus Professor Banji Akintoye; Yoruba Nation Agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho and other 49 Yoruba Self-Determination groups have filed a 27-page petition before the International Criminal Court (ICC). Several leaders of Yoruba Self-Determination groups appended their signatures on the petition. African Examiner learnt the petition […]
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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 […]
