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Monday, November 7th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite FIFA’s opposition, the England Manager Gareth Southgate has insisted his team players will wear poppies on their shirts against Scotland Friday. The world Football governing body said last week that it has banned the use of symbols with “political, religious or commercial” messages. However, the two sides have vowed […]
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Monday, November 7th, 2016
EDO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari is commencing a two-day working visit to the Edo State, south south Nigeria. During his visit, the President will pay courtesy visit to the newly installed Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II in his palace. Mr. President’s visit will also witness the commissioning of some new projects, […]
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Monday, November 7th, 2016
– Obama insists Trump can’t be trusted
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Monday, November 7th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cristiano Ronaldo is set to sign a new contract – which will extend his stay in the club till June 2021. His current deal terminates in June 2018. The Portuguese forward will sign the new contract on Monday, November 7, 2016. Real Madrid in a statement confirmed that Ronaldo would […]
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Monday, November 7th, 2016
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu ENUGU NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The South East leadership of the ruling All progressive Congress APC, has ratified the suspension of Hon. Ben Nwaobosi as Chairman of the party in Ebonyi state. This followed the report of a Fact finding/Disciplinary Committee set up pursuant to APC Constitution Article 21B (ii), by the […]
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Monday, November 7th, 2016
…Buhari Turning Nigeria To a Fascist State – Says PDP As the Supreme Court prepares to deliver judgement on the Bayelsa State governorship tussle on Tuesday, there are strong indications that top officials in the Presidency were mounting pressure on the Supreme Court to cancel the election of Governor Henry Seriake Dickson and order a re-run within […]
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Sunday, November 6th, 2016
By Ayo Balogun LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the hand-over of the Presidential Lodge in Marina to the Lagos State Government. Mr. President’s approval was communicated in a letter signed by his Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari, to Governor Ambode. In […]
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Sunday, November 6th, 2016
Ignatius Okpara ANAMBRA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The family of recently de- crowned “Miss Anambra 2015”, Chidinma Okeke, has declared that they do not know the where about of the 19-year-old student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka. Okeke, won the Miss Anambra Beauty Pageant put together by the state Broadcasting Service, in 2015. The […]
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Sunday, November 6th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Republican candidate Mr. Donald Trump was rushed off stage by security officers during an election campaign address in Reno, Nevada. The gun scare came less than three days to the final election. The suspect (protester) Austyn Crites, was escorted out by police. However, Crites explained that he was only holding […]
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Sunday, November 6th, 2016
Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Anti- cult Unit of the Enugu State Police Command has nabbed one Udoh Samuel from Ubiagan Ikono council Area of Akwa Ibom State, for impersonating as a police officer. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ebere Amarizu, who disclosed this to AFRICAN […]
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Saturday, November 5th, 2016
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Every government has its strong point; you may call it legacy if you wished – with which its memory lingers and most significantly, it is passed on, from one generation to another. Regrettably, some of the trademarks as related to the successive […]
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Saturday, November 5th, 2016
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After three weeks of grilling in its custody, a former Minister of State for Defence Musiliu Obanikoro has been released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Obanikoro arrived from US about four weeks ago and headed to the Abuja head office of EFCC the following day, to answer questions […]
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Saturday, November 5th, 2016
BORNO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army has again found one of the abducted Government Secondary School Chibok girls. Identified as Maryam Ali Maiyanga, the girl was discovered Saturday, while troops of 121 Battalion, Nigerian Army, deployed at Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area, Borno State, for Operation LAFIYA DOLE at about 6.00am, were screening some escapees from […]
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Saturday, November 5th, 2016
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Lagos state Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Muiz Banire has denied being arrested by the EFCC. Banire, who is also ex-State Commissioner for Transportation and current National Legal Adviser of the ruling APC equally faulted media report that he once bribed a judge with the sum N500,000 to influence […]
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Friday, November 4th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa state Governor, Mr Seriake Dickson, on Friday bemoaned the incessant cases of wrong diagnoses of ailments in the country, saying it remained a major challenge to Nigerians. According to him, he was motivated by the problem to make a huge investment in the health sector of the state to serve […]
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Friday, November 4th, 2016
Ayo Balogun LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The much anticipated trial of suspects arrested in connection with the kidnap of Oniba of Iba Town, Oba Yishau Goriola Oseni, before a Lagos High Court in Igbosere was on Friday stalled due to dispute between the two lawyers over legal representation of one of the suspects. The […]
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Friday, November 4th, 2016
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President, Bukola Saraki has given assurance that the National Assembly (NASS) will revisit President Muhammadu Buhari’s letter, informing and seeking the lawmakers’ approval to take $29.9Billion external loan. Saraki gave the assurance Friday while fielding questions from the State House Correspondents, after a closed door meeting […]
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Friday, November 4th, 2016
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has extended condolences to the family of Ajayi and the entire Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, on the passage of one of its oldest surviving members, Sir Olaniwun Ajayi, who died Thursday at age 91. The President also commiserates with the government and people of Ogun State […]
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Friday, November 4th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Civil Liberties Organisation, CLO and Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, CNPP on Thursday decried the poor attitude of Governors of the five states of South- East Nigeria towards the plight of their citizens, just as they took to the street over the issue. They noted that […]
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Friday, November 4th, 2016
By Niyi Adeyi ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to be faithful in the country and be hopeful that the country will come out of the present recession ‘’vibrant and strong’’. Buhari made the call Thursday in his remarks at the Presidential parley with the senior executive course No.38 […]
