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Monday, December 5th, 2016
By Niyi Adeyi LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A day after the publication in a National newspaper, speculating his alliance with some co-party stalwarts and Ahmed Makarfi-led opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) a former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has denied the report. Prior […]
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Monday, December 5th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A middle-aged man has been arrested and taken to police custody after firing a rifle inside a pizza restaurant in Washington. The eatery was the target of a bizarre fake US election story. The 28-year-old suspect was from North Carolina. Police have also confirmed that no-one was injured in the […]
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Monday, December 5th, 2016
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari Monday commiserated with the family of former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Otunba Ayora Bola Kuforiji-Olubi, who passed away at the age of 80. It would be recalled that Buhari recently received the former Minister and first female Chairman of the United Bank of Africa (UBA) at […]
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Saturday, December 3rd, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Super Falcons have again emerged champions of Africa after beating Cameroon 1-0 in the finals of the 2016 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations. Desire Oparanozie scored the only goal of the match played on Saturday at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Omnisports Stadium in Yaoundé. It was the third time […]
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Saturday, December 3rd, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chinese foreign Ministry has announced that it has lodged a complaint with the US after President-elect Mr. Donald Trump called and spoke on phone with the Taiwan’s leader The state news agency Xinhua reported that, China has urged the US “to cautiously, and properly handle Taiwan issue to avoid […]
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Saturday, December 3rd, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The bodies of 50 people killed Monday, including members of Brazilian football team in a plane crash have arrived home. Six days after the incident, the cause of the crash remains unclear. But a recording has emerged from the pilot, asking the control tower for priority to land because he […]
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Saturday, December 3rd, 2016
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President-elect of The Gambia, Mr. Adama Barrow, on his victory in the country’s December 1 Presidential election. The President also saluted the spirit of statesmanship displayed by the out-going President of The Gambia, Alhaji Yahya Jammeh, by conceding defeat, noting that such uncommon gesture […]
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Saturday, December 3rd, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite many denials of the management, Heritage Bank is still battling with the challenge of insolvency, financial problems, a development that has prompted customers to massively withdraw their money from the Bank. The financial problem with the Bank as reported recently in the media has also forced First Bank Plc, […]
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Friday, December 2nd, 2016
Gambia’s president of more than 22 years conceded defeat Friday in the country’s presidential election, vowing to step down after results showed him with a surprising loss. State media broadcast a phone call in which President Yahya Jammeh told opposition candidate Adama Barrow that he wanted to hand over power graciously and vowed not to […]
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Friday, December 2nd, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi, on Friday granted unconditional pardon to two inmates of the State’s Prisons and equally commuted death sentences of five other inmates to life imprisonment. Speaking at the Enugu State Headquarters of the Nigeria Prisons, Ugwuanyi, who spoke through the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner […]
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Friday, December 2nd, 2016
LAGOS, NIGERIA – 2nd December 2016 – On January 1, 2017, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) will begin accepting applications for the third round of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. The Programme is the Foundation’s 10-year, US$100 million commitment to training, mentoring and funding 10,000 African entrepreneurs. The application portal will be open until midnight (WAT), […]
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Friday, December 2nd, 2016
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau There will hardly be a stop to diverse commentaries by various interests on the just concluded Ondo State Governorship Election, won by Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN). Given the animosity and rancor which transpired before the poll, within the party (All Progressives Congress – APC) of the eventual […]
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Friday, December 2nd, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD AFRICAN EXAMINER – There is serious ongoing grumbling in the camp of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC), Ondo State Chapter over the alleged embezzlement of the election duty allowance meant for the officers of the command. The NSCDC had deployed 15,000 officers to monitor the election from Abeokuta, Ekiti and Oyo states. […]
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Friday, December 2nd, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Enugu State Police Command has begun a full scale investigation into the alleged suicide by a final year student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). AFRICAN EXAMINER gathered that the deceased, Mr Tobechukwu Okeke, was a final year student of Agriculture Economics and hails from Enugu […]
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Thursday, December 1st, 2016
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the essence of the unity of Nigeria, urging those contemplating its break-up to have a rethink. Speaking at a meeting with the Council of South-East Traditional Rulers at the State House on Thursday, President Buhari warned that the question of having another country out of […]
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Thursday, December 1st, 2016
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite the huge risk involved, the use of drones has been described as a very veritable means to fight and check challenge of insurgency as well as militancy. The CEO of Allianz, Delphine Maidou said this in an interview with the AFRICAN EXAMINER recently at a one-day workshop in Lagos, […]
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Thursday, December 1st, 2016
On Monday, 28th November, 2016, the serenity and self-evasiveness of the main chambers of the apex house of justice in the country’s capital, Abuja, will open its doors to kick-off the last rites of passage of one of their own, the amiable, affable and indefatigable, Lord Justice (Prof) Niki Tobi, JSC, CON, CFR. With helpless […]
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2016
By Niyi Adeyi ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has debunked report published by Amnesty International AI which alleged that over 150 MASSOB and IPOB members were killed by the Nigerian security forces, describing it as ‘’vindictive, false and blackmail aimed at whipping up sentiments and insinuations against the Nigerian Security agencies’’. […]
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has blamed poor disaster management in the country on lack of proper synergy and robust collaboration among key stakeholders in disaster handling. It noted that without effective collaboration and coordination between the Federal, State, local government, and all key stakeholders, the fight […]
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Thousands of people including relatives, friends and fans of the city’s football club – Chapecoense team, who involved in a plane crash, have held a vigil in Chapeco Brazil, to mourn the victims. Fans of the team walked from the city centre to the stadium where they prayed, sang as […]
