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Friday, February 14th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Yenagoa residence of the newly-sworn in Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri was Friday morning reportedly stormed and attacked by the suspected political thugs. Diri’s home is located on Imgbi Road, Amarata, Yenagoa, the state capital. Upon the sack by the five-man panel of the Supreme court of the (then) Governor-elect, Mr. David Lyon […]
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Friday, February 14th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson has congratulated the flagbearer of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 16 governorship election, Senator Douye Diri and his running mate, Senator Lawrence Ehrudjakpor on their well deserved victory at the Supreme Court. Iworiso-Markson in a statement in Yenagoa described […]
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Friday, February 14th, 2020
(Photo: Bayelsa PDP Candidate, Sen Diri Douye receives his certificate of return from INEC Official) By Ayo Balogun, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After initial uncertainty over the interpretation of the supreme court judgement that nullified Mr David Lyon’s election as governor of Bayelsa state, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday confirmed that PDP […]
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Friday, February 14th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Navy has handed over seven Sri-Lankans and two Ghanaians, who were among the 66 suspected crude oil thieves apprehended in December 2019 by naval operatives attached to the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS, BEECROFT in Lagos to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, for prosecution. According to a […]
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Friday, February 14th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has summoned the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha to explain details of the sum of N596bn ecological fund. Similarly, the Legislative Chamber summoned the Accountant General of the Federation and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The invitation follows an audit query […]
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Thursday, February 13th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, says the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Sen Diri Douye will not be sworn in as the new governor of Bayelsa State because he does have the required votes spread across the state as stipulated by the constitution. Mr […]
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Thursday, February 13th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court on Thursday nullified the election of Bayelsa State governor-elect, David Lyon and his running mate, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, who were already preparing to be inaugurated into office. A five-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Mary Peter-Odili ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw the Certificate of […]
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Thursday, February 13th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Religious leaders in South East Nigeria have raised the alarm over the current insecurity situation in parts of the country, particularly the nefarious activities of suspected Fulani Herdsmen in the region, urging the president Muhammad Buhari, led federal government to declare them terrorist group. They said the Fulani herders have […]
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Wednesday, February 12th, 2020
Photo: Owen Omogiafo, President, CEO of Transnational Corporation (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp) has announced significant appointments to its Board and Executive Management. Transcorp is Nigeria’s leading listed industrial holding company, whose interests include Transcorp Power, Nigeria’s largest power generator, Transcorp Hotels, owner of the iconic Transcorp Hilton, and significant upstream […]
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Wednesday, February 12th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari says he is not opposed to Nigerians in diaspora voting during future elections. Buhari made the disclosure Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during a meeting with the Executive Committee members of the Nigerian Community in Ethiopia. However, the Nigerian Leader said the National Assembly (NASS) needed to pass relevant laws […]
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Wednesday, February 12th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Health Organization (WHO) says the official name for the new and ravaging coronavirus is Covid-19. The global health body chief, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made known to journalists in Geneva. “We now have a name for the disease and it’s Covid-19’’ the official said. Dr Ghebreyesus therefore called on the world to […]
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Tuesday, February 11th, 2020
By Jide Ayobolu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government is set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Island of Jersey and the United States to repatriate looted assets. To this end, the federal cabinet yesterday asked the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to sign tripartite assets sharing agreement […]
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Tuesday, February 11th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed that a total of 1,434,632 candidates have so far registered for the incoming 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB disclosed this in a bulletin issued in Abuja Monday and made available to journalists. The board called on candidates to begin the printing of […]
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Tuesday, February 11th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Students Union Government (SUG), Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Mr. Adegboye Olatunji, has been arrested for alleged cultism. The arrested SUG Leader is a Higher National Diploma (HND) II student of Banking and Finance. He was elected to the office in December 2019. Following the development, students’ parliament impeached […]
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Monday, February 10th, 2020
By Muyiwa Bamidele (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government OF Nigeria is building mechanisms and institutionalized processes in the informal sector that would give the Nigerian youth assurances that their energy and dynamism can be invested in making the country a productive nation. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha stated this […]
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Monday, February 10th, 2020
By Jide Ayobolu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has said the monthly allowance of corp members has been increased to N33,000. Ibrahim revealed this while addressing corps members during a working visit to the NYSC secretariat in Bauchi State. He said the increase is in […]
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Monday, February 10th, 2020
…AfDB Joins TEF Programme Catalysing Entrepreneurship Across Africa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tony O. Elumelu has congratulated the African Development Bank (AfDB), and AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina, on their commitment to African entrepreneurship, with the disbursement of $2.5million seed capital to the AfDB-sponsored beneficiaries of the 2019 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. $2.5m was released today, with the remainder […]
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Monday, February 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER0 – The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government has constituted a committee, headed by President Roch Marc Christian Kabore of Burkina Faso, to study and make a full report on Nigeria’s land border closure with her neighbours. The decision to set up the committee was agreed Sunday night in Addis Ababa, […]
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Monday, February 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Nigerian senator Ignatius Longjan from Plateau state is dead. He is 75 years old. The senator who, until his death, represented Plateau South Senatorial district died on Monday in a Turkish hospital. He is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Prior to his election as senator, the late senator […]
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Sunday, February 9th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu …Warns ENSIEC Against Manipulation (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the forthcoming local government election in enugu state, South-East Nigeria, the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state, has said it would participate in the exercise scheduled for February 29, 2020 despite alleged moves by the electoral body charged with the conduct […]
