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Tuesday, September 26th, 2017

Photo: Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr. Dakuku Peterside (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An array of distinguished personalities have confirmed their attendance at the News Express 5th Anniversary Lecture, holding this week Thursday, September 28, 2017, at Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Ikeja, Lagos. A statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos by the News […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2017

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday handed over 120 5KVA generating sets to the Lagos State Police Command to power police formations across the state, with a pledge of continuous support to security agencies. Speaking at Lagos House, Ikeja, while handing over the sets to the police, the governor reiterated his administration’s […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2017

Photo: EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu By Godwin Onyeacholem Much as both labour to put up gestures suggesting cordiality, truth is there is no love lost between them. And interestingly, the one thing that came between them is corruption, which is also supposed to be the only thing that should see them basking in a […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2017

Dear Nnamdi Kanu, We have never met. I only know you by reputation and I have had cause in the last year to write on your activities within the public arena and offer my own views about you, your persona, and your interventions in the Nigerian debate. I sincerely hope you would get to read […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2017

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Bank of Nigeria Limited has initiated a whole week of celebrating its Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) initiatives from September 25 – 29, 2017. The historical FirstBank CR&S week themed ‘Promoting Kindness; Putting You First’ would witness the culmination and consolidation of the Bank’s interventions in social responsibility, promoting random acts […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2017

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It would appear that the United Bank for Africa Plc has carved a niche for itself and gone way above its peers with its deployment of Al-powered Callback Technology. The Al-Powered Callback Technology is one that enables the bank to call back customers instantly when they contact the bank for one reason […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2017

From Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command has commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the drowning of a man identified as Justus Oruka, in a well filled with water in Enugu. Ebere Amaraizu, the State Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, in a statement made available to AFRICAN EXAMINER on […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2017

LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commiserated with the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, the Deputy President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Saraki Adinni of Lagos, Alhaji (Chief) S. O. Babalola, the Baba Adinni of Lagos, Shaykh Hafeez Abu and the entire Muslim […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2017

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has joined world leaders and well-wishers in congratulating German Chancellor Angela Merkel on her victory at the polls. President Buhari also felicitates with the German Chancellor’s party for producing leadership for the country for over 12 years and winning another opportunity to sustain the legacy of good work. The […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2017

OYO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was confusion in Ibadan on Monday morning when the installation of Mogajis and Baales by the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, as the gunmen stormed the frontage of Olubadan Palace and shot sporadically. The gunmen arrived the palace around 11.45am in a Black Toyota Sienna and immediately after, […]
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Monday, September 25th, 2017

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chancellor Angela Merkel clinched a fourth term in Germany’s election on Sunday, but her victory was clouded by the hard-right AfD party winning its first seats in parliament. Merkel, who after 12 years in power held a double-digit lead for most of the campaign, scored around 32.9 percent of the vote with […]
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Saturday, September 23rd, 2017

Photo: Manchester United Boss, Jose Mourinho (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In the premiership games played over the weekend, the big teams of the English premier league – Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea all won their matches and earned 3 precious points. The results of the matches are as follows: Southampton 0 Man United 1 […]
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Saturday, September 23rd, 2017

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite the UN ban, Iran claims it has successfully tested a new-medium range missile. The launch of the Khoramshahr missile, which has a range of 2,000 km (1242 miles), was shown on state TV. The time of the test was not clear. US President Mr. Donald Trump on Tuesday at the UN […]
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Saturday, September 23rd, 2017

From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State chapter of the All progressive Congress, APC has endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari, for a second term in office, “saying there is no vacancy in Aso Rock come 2019. It said the decision was based on the human oriented programmes and policies of the president, […]
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Saturday, September 23rd, 2017

From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu …Say It’s Affecting Southeast Economic Growth (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Stakeholders made up of Airline operators, Captains of Industry, investors, security agencies, among others, in the South- East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, have expressed worry over lack of basic and standard facilities at the Akanu Ibiam international airport, Enugu, saying the development, […]
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Friday, September 22nd, 2017

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Monitoring Committee, JMMC has extended the exemption granted Nigeria on the output cut which was imposed on member countries in January 2017. The meeting of the body which held Friday in Vienna, Austria, upheld Nigeria’s position that the exemption, which was […]
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Friday, September 22nd, 2017

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, has said his principal arrived the United Kingdom safely. Buhari departed New York earlier on Thursday where he attended the 72nd United Nations General Assembly. The Presidency had hinted before President Buhari left the country that he would travel […]
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Friday, September 22nd, 2017

By Owei Lakemfa Hurricane Maria made a landfall on the Caribbean on Tuesday, tearing homes and towns, leaving so massive destruction, that humanity is still trying to comprehend it. The Dominican Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit could not make it to the United Nations in New York where fellow world leaders were gathered for the General […]
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Thursday, September 21st, 2017

BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea have agreed on terms with Atletico Madrid for the transfer of striker Diego Costa back to the Spanish club. The move, expected to complete in January, is subject to the agreement of personal terms and a medical. Atletico said the 28-year-old, who left the club to join Chelsea in […]
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Thursday, September 21st, 2017

LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has announced a scheduled restriction of vehicular movement on Ikorodu Road in order to enable contractors to replace the dilapidated and disused steel pedestrian bridge at Fadeyi Bus Stop with a new footbridge. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Olujimi Hotonu in […]