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Thursday, December 6th, 2018
Photo: Ogun ADP Deputy Governorship Candidate, Mrs Oluwafunmilayo Oduwole (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Action Democratic Party (ADP) in Ogun State has picked Mrs Oluwafunmilayo Oduwole as the running mate to its governorship candidate, Mr Dimeji Bankole. The announcement was contained in a statement signed by the state Publicity Secretary, Sunday Olaleye and issued on Wednesday in Abeokuta, […]
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Wednesday, December 5th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has sacked his Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr Arome Adoji and approved the appointment of 16 new aides. A statement issued in Lokoja on Wednesday by Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Folashade Ayoade, confirmed the removal of Adoji but did not give reasons for the […]
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Wednesday, December 5th, 2018
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The national leadership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has appointed an Assistant Commissioner of police, Usman Ahmed Imam, as the new south- East zonal head of the federal government anti-corruption Agency. According to a statement made available to African Examiner in Enugu by the South […]
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Wednesday, December 5th, 2018
From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The lingering crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Imo state chapter has worsened as the state Publicity Secretary, Mr. Jones Onwuasoanya resigned. He descried the APC as a cult and not a political party, just as he accused the former Edo state Governor, and its National Chairman, […]
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gabon President Ali Bongo made his first appearance since falling ill nearly six weeks ago, in a video shared by the presidency from his medical leave in Morocco. The video was released on Monday but did not mention when it was recorded. Bongo suffered a stroke while at a conference in Saudi […]
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Italian prosecutors have placed five members of Egypt’s security forces under official investigation for their alleged involvement in the disappearance of student Giulio Regeni, a judicial source said. Regeni, a 28-year-old postgraduate student at Cambridge University, vanished in Cairo in Jan. 2016. His body was found almost a week later and a […]
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ECOWAS Commission has submitted a budget proposal of 602 million dollars (381, 612, 734 Units of Accounts (UA) to the Community Parliament for the 2019 fiscal year. The Administration and Finance Committee (AFC) of the ECOWAS Commission made the presentation at the ongoing Second Ordinary Session of the parliament in Abuja […]
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
Applications for Tony Elumelu Foundation 2019 Entrepreneurship Programme Opens on TEFConnect The Tony Elumelu Foundation will open the 5thEntrepreneurship Programme application cycle on Jan 1st , 2019 Applications will be hosted on the largest digital networking platform for African entrepreneurs, TEFConnect – www.tefconnect.com On the 1st of January 2019, at 12am, WAT, the Tony Elumelu Foundation will begin […]
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Enugu-based prophet, Anthony Nwoko, has tongue lashed runaway leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu over his utterance that Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has since passed on and replaced by a cloned Sudanese man known as Jubril. He said contrary to the rumour which has since […]
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Monday, December 3rd, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the crowd of supporters who received its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar in the North-West on Monday indicated that Nigerians would vote him as the next president. The Presidential Campaign Council of the party disclosed this in a statement issued by its Director, Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan […]
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Monday, December 3rd, 2018
By Eric Ojo, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Participants at the just concluded 2nd Edition of the Nigeria Geographical Indications (GIs) Stakeholders’ Dialogue, have called for a concerted effort aimed at ensuring that products of Nigerian origin are identified and promoted in the global market. GIs apply to products that preserve local cultural practices and traditional […]
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Monday, December 3rd, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has said he would stay put in the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest the senatorial election in 2019. Amosun spoke on Monday in Abeokuta at a stakeholders meeting of the APC which was attended by his preferred governorship candidate and the flagbearer of APM, Adekunle […]
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Monday, December 3rd, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police on Monday in Lagos said they had arrested a popular musician, Adekunle Temitope, a.k.a Small Doctor, and three others for alleged unlawful possession of fireman. The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, CP Imohimin Edgal, told newsmen that the suspects were arrested after threatening to shoot policemen controlling the traffic […]
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Saturday, December 1st, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Falcons of Nigeria have won their 9th African title by beating South Africa’s Banyana Banyana 4-3 on penalty shoot-out. The game ended 0-0 following extra time played at the 11th African Women Cup of Nation (AWCON) in Ghana. Nigeria’s Goal keeper, Tochukwu Oluehi was the heroine as Nigeria claimed the African […]
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Saturday, December 1st, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kayode Fasehun, son of late Dr. Frederick Faseun, says the family is devastated by his sudden death. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Fasehun, the founder and leader of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), died in Lagos in the early hours of Saturday after a brief illness. Kayode, who spoke […]
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Saturday, December 1st, 2018
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The crisis rocking the Enugu state chapter of the Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, has taken a new twist, as one of the factions has approached the court seeking to be recognized as the authentic and duly elected executive in the state, just as they called for the probing of […]
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Friday, November 30th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cameroon has been stripped of the right to stage the 2019 African Nations Cup finals, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said on Friday. CAF confirmed the decision after a meeting of its executive committee in Accra. Morocco is heavily fancied to take over the hosting of the expanded 24-team tournament, which […]
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Friday, November 30th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested one Abbas Lakis, a Lebanese for alleged money laundering. A statement by EFCC’s Head, Media and Publicity, said Lakis was picked up at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, following intelligence report. The report said he had on him, undeclared huge sums […]
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Thursday, November 29th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer Mr Eazi has released a new documentary to serve as a visual interpretation of his ‘Lagos to London’ Mixtape. Mr Eazi who broke the news to his followers on twitter on Thursday, also gave further details about the documentary. He wrote: @mreazi “ My documentary is live on Rollingstone get […]
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Thursday, November 29th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mixed reactions have trailed the Federal Government’s review of fees for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Senior Secondary Certificate Examination(SSCE) and Basic Education Certificate Examination(BECE). Some stakeholders, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday, commended the gesture and urged the government to overhaul the education sector. NAN reports […]
