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Friday, January 13th, 2017
ADAMAWA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Again, scores have been killed in an early morning bomb blast in Madagali town, in Madagali Local Government Council area of Adamawa State. An eye witness, who simply identified himself as Baba, NAN reported, said the blast occurred near a checkpoint at the entrance of the town. “We heard three […]
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Friday, January 13th, 2017
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu ONITSHA NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has uncovered a fake wine and beverage manufacturing factory at the Relief Market, Onitsha, Anambra state, South- East Nigeria and arrested nine suspects connected with the company. According to the agency, the action followed a […]
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Thursday, January 12th, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s lower house voted on Thursday to offer embattled Gambian President Yahya Jammeh asylum if he steps down, lawmakers said. The House of Representatives approved a motion to authorise President Muhammadu Buhari to offer Jammeh asylum if he handed over power to Adama Barrow, who won Gambia’s Dec 1 elections. […]
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Thursday, January 12th, 2017
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Embattled President Yahya Jammeh has petitioned the Supreme Court sitting in The Gambia not to allow the inauguration ceremony of the incoming president, Adama Barrow to hold. Barrow is expected to be sworn in on the 19 of January as president of The Gambia. Jammeh, who had accepted defeat a day after December […]
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Thursday, January 12th, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the Executive Management of River Basin Development Authorities under the Federal Ministry of Water Resources. The names of those appointed are as follows: THE ANAMBRA-IMO RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (AIRBDA): Rev. Michael Nwabufo — Managing Director Engr. (Dr.) Michael C. Nwachukwu–Executive Director, […]
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Thursday, January 12th, 2017
By Abdul Gaffar Bello, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has shifted its much publicized meeting with the Minister of State of Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika and others over the planned closure of Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja, till next week Tuesday. The closure is to be effective from March 6, 2017. The decision […]
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Thursday, January 12th, 2017
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Activist lawyer Morakinyo Ogele has forwarded a letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) demanding the copies of documents submitted by members of Ekiti State House of Assembly before the last general elections. Ogele in a letter dated 11th January, 2017 a copy of which was made […]
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Thursday, January 12th, 2017
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate said it received from President Muhammadu Buhari another list of 46 non-career Ambassadors. Senate President Bukola Saraki made the confirmation Thursday while reading the President’s letter on the floor of the senate. Olorunmimbe Mamora, a former Senator and ex-speaker of Lagos state house of Assembly was dropped […]
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2017
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the trial of former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as mere political persecution, which is part of the plot of the cabal in the All Progressives Congress (APC) to incapacitate opposition figures in the country financially before the […]
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The three-day warning strike embarked upon by members of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has been suspended. While the workers suspended their actions Wednesday which was in protest against anti-labour practices in the oil and gas sector, their counterparts under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of […]
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2017
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Enugu, Nigeria – (African Examiner) – The Christian Association of Nigeria CAN, in the 17 Southern States of Nigeria, on Tuesday berated Governor, Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state over the continuous killing of Christians in the State. Secretary of CAN in the region, Dr. Joseph Aka Ajujungwa, who spoke alongside the Chairman of […]
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2017
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu Nigeria, (African Examiner) – Founder of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), chief Ralph Uwazuruike has lambasted detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, describing him as an “internet fraudster”,who is not genuinely interested in the […]
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate has resolved to carry out thorough investigation on killings that recently took place in Southern Kaduna which claimed over 800 lives. This was just as it condemned in strong terms, the senseless killings, allegedly carried out by suspected Fulani herdsmen on indigenes of the Southern Kaduna […]
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Senate has kicked against the planned closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for six weeks to carry out repairs on its runway. In stopping the plan slated to commence on March 6, the Senate ordered its committee on Aviation to meet with the […]
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following his absence at the screening, the Senate has dropped Prof. Akintunde Akinwande as the Chairman (nominee) of the Board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Prof. Akintunde Akinwande. Pro Akinwande was expected to no avail Tuesday with six other nominees as members of the Board, by […]
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
NIGER STATE, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than four people have been confirmed dead while several others were injured during a clash between farmers and herdsmen in Sabon Daga area of Bosso local Council area of Niger State. The clash which started on Tuesday morning lasted several hours. The fight which started Tuesday morning and […]
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Former Minister of information and Aviation, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has emerged president- General of apex Igbo socio cultural organization, Ohaneze Ndigbo. He polled 242 votes to defeat his only rival, Professor Chiwelite Ejike, a former Vice chancellor of Anambra state university of science and Technology, (ASUTEC) who garnered only 13 votes. […]
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Embattled President Yahya Jammeh’s suit challenging the victory of his rival and winner of the last Presidential election, Adama Barrow has hit the brick wall, leaving little or no hope of hearing of his petition, ahead of the next week inauguration. The Gambia’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that it could […]
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The world football governing body FIFA has expanded the world cup participating teams to 48 from the former 32. FIFA voted unanimously in favour of the change at a meeting in Zurich Tuesday. With the latest development, an initial stage of 16 groups of three teams will precede a knockout stage […]
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senators of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have removed Senator Muhammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District of Borno State as leader of the Senate. The removal is contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki. The letter, which was read on the floor of the chamber […]
