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Friday, July 29th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The House of Representative’s appropriation committee has said that the embattled ex Appropriation chairman Abdulmumin Jibrin worked on the 2016 budget with a consultant in an undisclosed location for three weeks. The Deputy Chairman of the committee, Chris Azubogu, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while addressing journalists. He explained that based on Jibrin’s […]
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Friday, July 29th, 2016
One week ago, I wrote a piece, “Lunacy and bloodbath in Turkey” It was my analysis of the Turkish government’s insane reaction to the July 15, attempted coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. I did not then entertain the possibility that it could have been a phantom coup. Although Fethullah Gulen, the United States-based cleric Ankara accused of masterminding the coup […]
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Friday, July 29th, 2016
Indonesia has carried out the executions of four drug convicts, including three foreigners. The Indonesian man and three Nigerians were killed by firing squad shortly after midnight local time (17:00 GMT) at the Nusakambangan prison island. A further 10 convicts who had been expected to be killed had a last-minute stay of execution. Amnesty International […]
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Friday, July 29th, 2016
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has begged religious leaders across the nation to help him keep calm Nigerians on the biting economic hardship. The president made the appeal on Thursday at a meeting he held with the Council of Abuja Imams at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari said he was aware of […]
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Thursday, July 28th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations says it has suspended aid deliveries in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, after attack on a humanitarian convoy. UNICEF said in a statement that unknown assailants attacked the convoy on Thursday as it returned to Maiduguri from delivering aid in Bama, injuring a UNICEF employee and an […]
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Thursday, July 28th, 2016
Egypt’s former top auditor, who was sacked after alleging government corruption, has been given a prison sentence for spreading “false news”. Hisham Geneina was fired in March by President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi after estimating corruption had cost Egypt $67.6bn (£51.3bn) over four years. He was sentenced to a year in jail and fined $2,200 but […]
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Thursday, July 28th, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara, Benin BENIN CITY, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo state chapter of people’s Democratic party, PDP has again, suffered another setback, ahead of the September 10th, 2016 gubernatorial election in the state, as one of the aspirants during the June 20 primaries, Solomon Edebiri, has resigned his membership of the party. AFRICAN EXAMINER recalled that Edebiri’s […]
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Thursday, July 28th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency, through its Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, has commended the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, over what he described as “thorough and intellectual approach ” used in carrying out the screening exercise for the 47 ambasadorial nominees. This was […]
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Thursday, July 28th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Amnesty International Nigeria Chapter has condemned the planned executions of Six Nigerians in Indonesia Amnesty International in Nigeria staged a protest at the Embassy of Indonesia in Abuja demanding that the execution of the convicts be halted. Scores of the protesters match on the Embassy in Abuja with various placards […]
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Thursday, July 28th, 2016
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The crisis rocking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lingered Thursday as a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja ordered it to stop further planning for its forthcoming National convention. The Thursday ruling by Justice Okon Abang which also affirmed the Ali Modu Sheriff-faction as the authentic […]
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Thursday, July 28th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Project Fame winner, Iyanya’s Manager Ubi Franklin has congratulated the singer as he quits and floats his private record label. Franklin on his Instagram account posted: “Congratulations my brother forever”. In his account on the same social media platform, Iyanya indicated he was pleased to inform his fans that […]
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Thursday, July 28th, 2016
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday felicitated with Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka, the Director of Adoration Ministry, on the 21st anniversary of his ordination to priesthood in the Catholic Church which comes up Friday. The President in a statement by his SA on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adeshina extended his best […]
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Thursday, July 28th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Big Orange and jockey Jamie Spencer have emerged the winners for the second consecutive years of the Goodwood Cup. The 11- 4 favourite as well as the defending champion finished ahead of Pallasator in second and Sheikhzayedroad in third. Five-year old Big Orange, who was trained by Michael Bell, took […]
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Thursday, July 28th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Man City new Manager Pep Guardiola recorded his first win after a penalty shootout against the Borussia Dortmund. The club’s Goalkeeper Angus Gunn, was highly instrumental to the match outcome, as the 20 year-old lad saved from Mikel Morino to ensure a 6-5 victory on spot-kicks after a 1-1 draw […]
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Thursday, July 28th, 2016
By Seun Adebosin (BALTIMORE, MD AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South African Telecommunications multinational – MTN Nigeria, has indicated readiness to list its shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The company’s resolve on the move was contained in a statement issued Thursday and signed by its Public Relations and Protocol Manager, Mr. Funso Aina. Aina informed […]
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Thursday, July 28th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Offering of technical assistance, capacity building and the revision of the Tourism Master Plan, are parts of the new measures just rolled out by the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to ensure the development of tourism in Nigeria. The Agency announced the measures, which also include the organization of international conferences in Nigeria and […]
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Thursday, July 28th, 2016
EDO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The final journey of the late Super Eagles Coach Stephen Okechukwu Keshi has started with a funeral Mass at the St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Airport road Benin, the Edo State capital. Keshi, a former Skipper of the senior National team was conveyed to the service with centre aisle of the church […]
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Thursday, July 28th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The massive purge by Turkish authorities owing to the attempted failed coup a fortnight ago has not abated, as the government has just announced the closure of 131 media organizations. The affected were three news agencies; 16 TV channels; 23 radio stations; 45 newspapers; 15 magazines and 29 publishers. One of […]
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Thursday, July 28th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) – Centre for Public Accountability has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on its decision to cancel the rescheduled Rivers’ State and National Assembly (NASS) reruns, due to break down of law and order. The group in a release by its Director of Media and Publicity […]
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Thursday, July 28th, 2016
OSUN, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The first year remembrance anniversary of the late paramount Monarch, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse II is scheduled to start Thursday, July 28, 2016, in State of Osun, South West Nigeria. In a statement issued by his family, the two-day anniversary is to be kicked started with a Thanksgiving Service at the St. […]
