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Monday, August 15th, 2016
For building confusion, fomenting trouble, misunderstanding and division in the country, the Christian Association of Nigeria (19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory), on Monday called on security agencies to arrest members of “two dissident groups”, Concerned Christians of Nigeria (CCN) and Northern Nigerian Christians (NNC), which have allegedly claimed to have pulled out of CAN. […]
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Monday, August 15th, 2016
Mr Justin Onuorah Abuah, Director of Information, State House, has passed away after a brief illness. Born on January 29, 1959, Mr Abuah, fondly called O.J, by all who knew and came in close contact with him, died on Sunday, August 14, in Abuja after a brief illness. The late Abuah had a long and […]
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Monday, August 15th, 2016
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sacked Chairman House Committee on Appropriation, Hon. AbdulMumin Jibrin has regretted the role he played in ensuring the election of the embattled Speaker, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara. Consequently, Jibrin who was sacked by his old ally over four weeks ago has apologized to the Leadership of his party – the ruling […]
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Monday, August 15th, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief Ikedi Ohakim, the immediate past governor of Imo state, has announced his “temporary withdrawal from partisan politics”. The ex- governor, who came to power under the platform of the opposition People’s democratic party, PDP, governed the state for four years before the incumbent, Rochas Okorocha […]
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Monday, August 15th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Drama, is when the President of a country, boycotts the elections being conducted by his government. This week, it was the turn of Sao Tome and Principe to re-enact that play which was last staged by the over-rated and over-indulged former Malawian President, Joyce Banda. Manuel Pinto da Costa was Sao Tome’s founding […]
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Monday, August 15th, 2016
Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu has been re-elected, according to official results. The electoral commission said Mr Lungu had secured 50.35% in Thursday’s vote, just past the the 50% threshold needed to avoid a second round under a new electoral system. Hs main rival, Hakainde Hichilema, won 47.67%. Earlier, his UPND party withdrew from the ballot […]
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Monday, August 15th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Britain Sunday displaced her rival in the ongoing Rio Olympics to second position on the medal table, as she won four gold. On the list of superb performance was Gymnast Max Whitlock’s with his historic double success on the floor as well as pommel horse which came either side of […]
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Monday, August 15th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Boko Haram terrorists’ group Sunday released a video claiming that they are some of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls. The video showed about 50 of the girls abducted in their school in April 2014, with a gunman demanding the release of the group’s fighters in return for the girls. […]
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Monday, August 15th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has hailed the heroics of Nigeria’s U-23 Dream Team over their 2-0 win against Denmark in Brazil. Speaking after watching the Nigerian side defeated Denmark in the grueling quarter final duel, Dogara, said the Nigerian spirit was […]
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Monday, August 15th, 2016
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government (FG) has reiterated it is doing is doing everything possible to secure the release of the abducted Chibok girls as well as put an end to the horrible saga of Reacting to the latest video of some of the girls, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji […]
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Saturday, August 13th, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara, Benin BENIN NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) Police operatives in Edo State have nabbed a Pastor, identified as Mr. Kingsley Amayo, for allegedly killing and using his wife, Mrs. Faith Amayo for ritual. Family of the deceased according to the Police, had written a petition to the Zone 5 Police Headquarters in Benin city, […]
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Saturday, August 13th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government said it would formulate a comprehensive policy that would guide the management of all its tertiary institutions and the government parastatals towards making them less dependent on government funding. To this end, the government is to constitute sub-committees to study and streamline the various policies that […]
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Saturday, August 13th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton appears to have put her controversial Republican counterpart, Mr. Donald Trump on the spot, as she has released her tax returns for over 30 years. Hilary’s return evidence confirmed that she had paid an effective Federal tax rate of 34.2 per cent last year. In […]
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Friday, August 12th, 2016
The Lagos State Government has shut 12 houses in Ilasamaja area of the State over discovery of shallow oil wells built by landlords to illegally scoop diesel from pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The oil wells were said to have been built for the purpose of illegally scooping diesel and selling same to […]
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Friday, August 12th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Economic Matters to President Muhammmadu Buhari, Mr. Ayodele Adu is dead. Indication to the death which occurred Friday emerged in a condolence issued by the SA on Media to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Mr. Olayinka Oyebode. Details on Mr. Adu’s […]
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Friday, August 12th, 2016
By Mustapha Abdul Salaam BORNO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following a tip-off, troops on Operation LAFIYA DOLE Thursday morning carried out mine and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) clearance at Gombori a location along the troops main supply route. Acting Director Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman Friday in a statement indicated that the troops […]
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Friday, August 12th, 2016
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the ruling APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie Oyegun as he marks his 77th birthday anniversary today. Buhari in a statement issued Friday in Abuja by his SA on Media and Publicity Mr. Femi Adeshina joined Oyegun’s family, friends and admirers in celebrating another […]
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Friday, August 12th, 2016
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has alarmed the country that it has a total of 118 alleged electoral offences which indicted political class; individuals and institutions. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Professor Bem Angwe, made the allegation public Thursday in Abuja at the presentation of the “End Electoral […]
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Friday, August 12th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The sobering news that two children have been paralyzed by wild poliovirus in northeastern Nigeria underscores the urgency of eradicating the disease in conflict-affected areas, UNICEF has said. The Government of Nigeria and the World Health Organization have confirmed an outbreak of wild poliovirus in conflict-ridden Borno state, where children are already […]
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Friday, August 12th, 2016
BAYELSA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government says, it has concluded plans to commercialize the state-owned palm estate at Elebele to generate N150 million, as a part its drive to diversify the economy of the State as well as boost the internally generated revenue profile. In a joint press briefing by the commissioners […]
