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Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC), State Chairmen Forum has disassociated itself from a statement claiming that it passed a vote of confidence on the party’s National Chairman, Mr Adams Oshiomhole. The forum’s Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lawal Liman, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, described as “fraudulent”, a statement claiming that the […]
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has said law enforcement agencies have recovered stolen N3.7billion as well as various assets worth billions of naira from contractors and former directors of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The President disclosed this at the inauguration of NDDC Advisory Committee, comprising the 9 Governors of the Niger Delta […]
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the National Assembly (NASS) to exempt animal feed from the list of items just included in the payment of the Value Added Tax (VAT). This was made public Tuesday by the President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon Femi Gbajabiamila. The […]
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday announced the constitution of a Joint Committee to engage the Executive arm of government on measures to be taken to insulate the Nigerian economy against the impact of the sudden crash of crude oil price globally. The announcement came following a point of order […]
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The bid to stop the continuous misappropriation and embezzlement of funds in the Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, has seen the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, saving about of N800 million in the last two months of his assumption of office. Uzodinma disclosed this at the palace of the traditional […]
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Monday, March 9th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) Aminu Ado Bayero, the Emir of Bichi and son of late Emir Abdullahi Ado Bayero has been appointed as the new Emir of Kano. In his annoucement, Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Usman Alhaji, said Aminu Ado Bayero’s appointment was as a result of recommendations by the four kingmakers of Kano Emirate […]
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Monday, March 9th, 2020
Akintokunbo A Adejumo ( akinadejum@aol.com) (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – For a society to develop (in all aspects and areas of human endeavour – technology, agriculture, governance, industrial, infrastructure, communication, transportation, sports, youth development, labour and employment, human and natural resources utilisation, etc.), there must be elements of complete sincerity, altruism, commitment, willingness and will-power, cooperation, diversification, […]
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Monday, March 9th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Security Operatives have arrested dethroned Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi II and whisked him out of the ancient city amidst tight security. It was gathered that the security operatives are heading to Nassarawa state where Sanusi will spend the rest of his life in exile. Before he was whisked away, Sanusi was […]
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Monday, March 9th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – State Chairmen of the ruling All progressive congress APC, have passed a vote of confidence on the embattled national chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, saying: “as members of NEC and critical stakeholders of our party, we dissociate ourselves from the ongoing brigandage intended to disorganize the peace we have […]
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Monday, March 9th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Executive Council has approved the immediate removal from office of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II. The Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Alhaji Usman Alhaji, announced the unanimous decision of the Council at a news conference on Monday in Kano. Reason for the removal of the […]
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Monday, March 9th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Worried by the outbreak, and current alarming spread of the deadly Coronavirus (Covid-19 disease globally, the management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, UNIZIK Awka, Anambra state, Southeast Nigeria, has suspended the Confucius Institute programme which teaches the Chinese and other foreign languages in the ivory tower. This was made known Monday […]
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Monday, March 9th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has announced a second confirmed case of Coronavirus in Nigeria. It was gathered that the victim had contact with the Italian that brought coronavirus to Nigeria. The victim was said to be one of those under isolation. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed this in […]
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Monday, March 9th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is set to decide this week whether or not to call upon its members to proceed on a nationwide strike following the decision of the Federal Government (FG) to stop salaries of lecturers who have not enrolled in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). […]
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Sunday, March 8th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu …. Lunch Manhunt On Fleeing Others (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a female member of a kidnapping gang conveying 13 of their victims in a Toyota Hiase bus with Reg. No. MSA 657 XA. According to the Command’s Spokesman, (ASP)Daniel Ndukwe Ekea, who disclosed this […]
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Friday, March 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A cruise ship carrying 3,500 people Friday waited off the coast of California while tests for the new coronavirus – Covid-19 are carried out on them. Earlier, one passenger died and at least four others became infected on a previous voyage by the ship – the Grand Princess. Reports said Californian Governor, Gavin Newsom […]
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Friday, March 6th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite spread of the deadly Coronavirus which has sent huge number of persons to their untimely graves across the world, the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, ECCIMA, has said the development would not affect its forthcoming 2020 international trade fair, as several foreign nations such as Japan, […]
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Thursday, March 5th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court in Kano has set aside a ruling of the FCT High Court suspending the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole. Justice Lewis Alagoa who ordered that the status quo ante Bellum be maintained. The judge added that pending the hearing of the motion on […]
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Thursday, March 5th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state police Command has paraded a total of 32 criminal suspects involved in various crimes in parts of the state and were apprehended within the month of February, 2020. Parading the suspects at state police headquarters Enugu, Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Ahmad Abdurrahman, disclosed that within […]
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Thursday, March 5th, 2020
By Muyiwa Bamidele (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A two-day simulation exercise to strengthen regional preparedness and readiness capacities to Covid-19 epidemic in West Africa has commenced in Abuja, the Nigeria capital. The objectives of the simulation exercise include test operational capacities of ERRRT to adequately respond in case the Covid-19 outbreak in case of immediate deployment; to Identify gaps and […]
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Thursday, March 5th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, in Jabi, Abuja, Wednesday, ordered an interim suspension of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Danlami Senchi while ruling on an application for interlocutory injunction held that the suspension order would subsist pending the determination of […]
