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Monday, May 28th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Government has described 19 years of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria as one of the best things to happen to the country since it attained independence in 1960. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson stated this in a statement released to journalists in Yenagoa to commemorate the 2018 […]
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Monday, May 28th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Osun state deputy governor, Senator Iyiola Omisore has commended Nigerians for sustaining democracy for 18 uninterrupted years despite the challenges the country has faced in recent times. In a statement released on his behalf by Jide Fakorede and made available to newsmen in Osogbo on Monday to commemorate this year democracy […]
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Monday, May 28th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tunisia’s ruling coalition has failed to agree on a new economic reform plan and a cabinet reshuffle, officials said on Monday. This new political setback happened as the International Monetary Funds (IMF) prepares to review the next loan tranche. The North African country has been hailed as the Arab Spring’s only democratic […]
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Monday, May 28th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenyan authorities arrested the head of a government agency and 53 others on Monday in a corruption investigation into the theft of nearly 99 million dollars, a rare move to hold officials to account for graft in a nation where it is widespread. President Uhuru Kenyatta’s pledged to stamp out graft when […]
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Monday, May 28th, 2018
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to make a National broadcast to mark this year’s Democracy Day Tuesday. Special Adviser to President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, in a statement issued Monday indicated: “As part of activities to commemorate the 2018 Democracy Day celebrations, President Muhammadu Buhari will make […]
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Monday, May 28th, 2018
TARABA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After the recent massacre of two Catholic Priests and about 15 other worshipers in Benue, suspected herdsmen have stormed a seminary in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital and launched fresh attack on clerics. Reports specified that two Catholic priests Monday morning were beaten, while one was shot in the leg by the suspected herdsmen. Following […]
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Monday, May 28th, 2018
ZAMFARA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the death of seven persons in a fresh attack by gunmen at Gidan-Labbo village in Gidan-Goga district of Maradun local government area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer DSP Muhammad Shehu disclosed this Sunday in Gusau, the state capital during an interview. […]
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Sunday, May 27th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB is set to conduct a test for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Benjamin said that the patronage by FRSC […]
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Sunday, May 27th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has hailed the former governor of Rivers State and present Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi on the occasion of his 53rd birthday anniversary today. The party announced this through a press statement signed and released this morning (Sunday) by the newly-elected […]
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Sunday, May 27th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Spokesperson of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr. Bolaji Abdullahi and that of the main opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party, Mr. Kola Ologbodiyan, last week had a lively debate on television. Both were polite and civil, befitting the Gentlemen of the Press. The debates had little to do with principles, ideologies […]
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Sunday, May 27th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER0 – Liverpool’s Egypt forward Mohamed Salah could miss next month’s World Cup in Russia after suffering a suspected shoulder injury in Saturday’s 3-1 UEFA Champions League final defeat by Real Madrid. Liverpool’s manager Juergen Klopp confirmed this to reporters during his post-match news conference on Saturday. Salah left the field in tears in […]
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Friday, May 25th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The crisis in the Kaduna State chapter of the ruling APC is far from being over, as the Sen Suleiman Hunkuyi-led faction says it is considering option of defecting to another political party. Prominent members of the faction include: activist and serving Senator, Shehu Seni, former APC Governorship aspirant Isah Ashiru, Mr. Mataimaki Tom […]
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Friday, May 25th, 2018
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After a week the Senate passed the 2018 budget, the Presidency Friday evening confirmed the receipt of the year’s Appropriation Bill from the National Assembly NASS. Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on NASS Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang confirmed the development while addressing the State House Correspondents Friday evening. […]
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Friday, May 25th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vladimir Putin said on Friday he would respect the Russian constitution which bans anyone from serving two consecutive presidential terms, meaning he will step down from his post in 2024 when his current term expires. His remarks, made to reporters at an economic forum in St Petersburg and broadcast on state TV, […]
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Friday, May 25th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, May 29, as public holiday to celebrate the 2018 Democracy Day in Nigeria. The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration on Friday in Abuja on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement issued by Dr M. Umar the Permanent Secretary. Dambazau […]
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Thursday, May 24th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gombe State House of Assembly has suspended four All Progressives Congress (APC) members for allegedly conspiring to forcibly remove mace in a bid to prevent the impeachment of minority leader Ahmed Haruna. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some members of the State Assembly on Thursday forcibly removed the mace in […]
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Thursday, May 24th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari, President has approved new appointments for four Federal Government Agencies. Mr Olusegun Adekunle, Permanent Secretary, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. He said that Dr Anasa Sabir has been appointed as […]
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Thursday, May 24th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met behind closed doors with Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo and former Edo governor, Adams Oshiomhole, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okorocha’s meeting with the president, which lasted for about an hour, came few days after he met the president […]
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Thursday, May 24th, 2018
KANO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has granted bail to a former Governor of Kano State, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau and two others over alleged money laundering. Shekarau, a former Minister of Education is arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside a former External Affairs Minister, Aminu Bashir Wali […]
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Thursday, May 24th, 2018
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja Thursday ruled as illegal, the 180 Legislative day suspension slammed on a former Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin. Jibrin who hails from Kano State, due to altercation between him and Leadership of the House of Representatives was suspended September 28, 2016. Justice […]
