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Friday, July 13th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A dozen boys, members of a youth football club with the intimidating name, The Wild Boars, ventured into the six-mile Tham Luang Cave. The cave is in the 1,275-kilometre long Doi Non Mountain Range in North Thailand. The boys are aged 11-16 with Wiboonrungrueng Chanin, being the youngest. With them was their […]
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Friday, July 13th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) is to meet with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta on Saturday ahead of 2019 polls. The National Chairman of PDP, Uche Secondus, made this known in Abeokuta while addressing journalists after a meeting between the executive members of the party in […]
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Friday, July 13th, 2018
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari Friday met with the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun and Senior Pastor of the popular Latter Rain Assembly Lagos, Tunde Bakare. The agenda of the meeting which held inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja behind the closed doors was not made public. Still, the exclusive meeting, […]
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Friday, July 13th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The crisis rocking the Kaduna State APC Friday reached the peak, as factional members including a serving Senator, Shehu Sani under the name, Akida and Restoration group announced their exit from the ruling party. The Chairman of the group, Matamaiki Tom-Maiyashi announced the decision at the groups’ press conference in Kaduna, the […]
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Friday, July 13th, 2018
…Says Rule On 13 Percent Derivation Not Implemented (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, on Thursday faulted in strong terms the position of President Muhammadu Buhari on the intensified call for the restructuring of the country. The Governor said that Buhari’s comment that those pushing for the […]
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Friday, July 13th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Indigenes of Abia and Imo states resident in Enugu State under the platform of “Abia/Imo People’s Forum” have unanimously endorsed Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for a second term in office for entrenching peace and good governance in the state. The non-indigenes led by the forum’s chairman and patron, Apostle Dr. Joseph Ajujungwa and […]
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Thursday, July 12th, 2018
From Ignatius Okpara (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command has apprehended a 38-year-old man identified as Eze Collins Nwankwo for sexually abusing two sisters of same parent. According to the Police, the victims are between the ages of 7 and 10 years. The suspect who resides at No 3 Nome Close Sunrise Estate […]
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Thursday, July 12th, 2018
From Ignatius Okpara (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ongoing plot by Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state to remove his embattled Deputy, Prince Eze Madumere from office, Wednesday gained more ground, as the State House of Assembly sent a request to the Chief Judge of the state, asking him to appoint a panel of investigation in […]
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Thursday, July 12th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea are set to announce the departure of the Manager Antonio Conte after two years in charge. The club have refused to comment on the status of the 48-year-old, who won the Premier League title in his first season and the FA Cup in May. But Chelsea player Cesc Fabregas has thanked […]
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Thursday, July 12th, 2018
EKITI, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) Thursday afternoon commenced the distribution of sensitive materials for this Saturday’s Ekiti State Governorship election. Reports confirmed that the materials which were being moved from the Ado, the State capital branch of the Central Bank, (CBN) to the headquarters of each of the 16 […]
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2018
By Niyi Adeyi EKITI, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Saturday, July 14 Governorship Election of Ekiti State has taken a new dimension as the Police authority has announced the planned withdrawal of the security details of the VIPs, including the Governor Mr. Ayodele Fayose’s and the APC candidate Dr. Kayode Fayemi. A Deputy Inspector […]
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commended the Nigerian Law School, the Body of Benchers and the Council of Legal Education for deeming it right to grant redress by calling Amasa Firdaus to bar with her hijab. The group in a press statement signed Wednesday by its director and founder, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, said the […]
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Trending social media platform WhatsApp has announced the launch of a new feature globally. The new characteristic will highlight when a message has been forwarded and not composed by the sender. The platform announced the development Tuesday through its official blog following calls from various parts of the world, including India, to […]
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti State Governor Mr. Ayodele Fayose Wednesday alleged that policemen deployed to the state for this Saturday Governorship election have stormed the venue of his party – the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s rally and harassed him. Although, there is no evidence to confirm the alleged attack, still, the outgoing Governor shortly after […]
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Suleiman Kazaure has warned corps members participating in Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Ekiti not to indulge in electoral malpractice. Kazaure, who was represented by the corps’ Director of Planning, Research and Statistics, Mrs Victoria Okakwu, gave the warning in Ado-Ekiti […]
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2018
KADUNA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Kaduna High Court has adjourned the arraignment of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife Zinat, till August 2, 2018. Justice Gideon Kurada in his ruling Wednesday adjourned the matter so as to enable the prosecution to serve two other accused […]
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2018
Photo: Imo Deputy Governor, Eze Madumere From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tension has enveloped parts of Imo state, South- East Nigeria, particularly Owerri, the state capital, as the State House of Assembly has begun impeachment proceedings against the embattled Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere. The Imo number two man has been at loggerhead with […]
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has sealed 21 warehouses in Kano, which housed fake and substandard textiles. The Director-General, SON, Mr Osita Aboloma, said on Tuesday that the warehouses were stocked with substandard African print popularly known as ‘Atampa’, near the famous kano textile market. A statement by the organisation made […]
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2018
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu state Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has redeemed his 5 million naira pledge to the Super Eagles of Nigeria that recently crashed out of the ongoing 2018 world cup in Russia. The governor had during a fund raising ceremony organized by the nation’s Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung and […]
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Government in Bayelsa State has concluded plans to begin a robust sensitization programme on the need for eligible voters in the state to choose the right kind of leaders. The sensitization programme which will begin in August will include series of social and electronic media […]
