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Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President Godswill Akpabio has expressed optimism for a better Nigeria, calling on Nigerians to remain patient, hopeful, and to belief in the President Bola Tinubu-led administration for a better future. In a congratulatory message to Nigerians to mark the nation’s 64th independence anniversary, Akpabio commended the indomitable spirit of Nigerians over […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fellow Nigerians, as I address you today, I am deeply aware of the struggles many of you face in these challenging times. Our administration knows that many of you struggle with rising living costs and the search for meaningful employment. I want to assure you that your voices are heard. As your […]
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Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Atletico Madrid said on Monday they had permanently banned a fan for throwing objects onto the field during the weekend’s heated derby draw with Real Madrid. Sunday’s match at Atletico’s Estadio Metropolitano was halted for 15 minutes after home fans threw objects including lighters at Madrid players. Atletico claimed a late point […]
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Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Segun Sowunmi has faulted the Federal Government’s policies, saying President Bola Tinubu is confused about what to do. Tinubu had declared an end to the subsidy regime on petrol upon assumption of office and later floated the naira, triggering a hike in the cost […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Monday, September 30th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Monday, sentenced an 80-year-man, Ya’u Abdullahi to seven years imprisonment for sexually exploiting an eight-year-old girl. NAN reports that the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Kano Command, arraigned Abdullahi of Layin Gidan Mai Unguwar Brigade Quarters Nassarawa Local Government […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Monday, September 30th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will make a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, October 1 at 7a.m. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga in a Press Release issued on Monday said the broadcast is part of activities to commemorate the 64th Independence Anniversary of the nation. Television, radio stations and […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Monday, September 30th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its social investment programme aimed at promoting educational development in its host communities, Dangote Granite Mines Limited has awarded multi-million naira scholarships to secondary school and tertiary institution students from Ijebu-Igbo in Ijebu-North local government area of Ogun State over the weekend. The company stated that the scholarship initiative […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Monday, September 30th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Kudirat Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun took the oath of office as the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) on Monday, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reaffirming his administration’s commitment to upholding the judiciary’s independence and sanctity. Kekere-Ekun, the second female CJN in Nigeria’s history, was sworn in following her confirmation by the Senate. […]
Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Monday, September 30th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Algeria and Niger discussed key steps to advance the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) project during a visit by Niger’s Petroleum Minister Sahabi Oumarou to Algiers on Sunday. Both nations reaffirmed their commitment to the project and Niger called for a high-level meeting of ministers from Algeria, Niger, and Nigeria to discuss the […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Monday, September 30th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Families of the two indigenes of Akpawfu Community, in Nkani East Council area of Enugu state, recently murdered in cold blood in the locality have accused a traditional ruler in the area, Igwe Christopher Nnamani, and a human rights group, of facts distortion and Misrepresentation. The families insisted that the Monarch and […]
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Monday, September 30th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has dismissed the behaviour of individuals seeking societal recognition as trivial and unworthy of prestige. He said those who place undue emphasis on public acknowledgment have “lost it,” stressing that, by the grace of God, he requires no such introduction. The governor made these statements during an […]
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Monday, September 30th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria says it is not discussing debt forgiveness with China, noting that Beijing is willing to lend Nigeria more money and invest more in the economy of Nigeria. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, stated this on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. Nigeria has been making proposals […]
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Monday, September 30th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag stated that his team must learn from the humiliating 3-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday and focus on self-improvement. A third defeat in United’s first six league games of the new campaign has left the Red Devils down in 11th and time is surely running […]
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Sunday, September 29th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, to obey court judgement on electoral offences committed during 2023 general polls. SERAP made the call in a statement on Sunday by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare. He said Justice Obiora Egwuatu […]
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Sunday, September 29th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Israel said Sunday it killed another senior Hezbollah official in an air strike on the Lebanese capital after dealing the Iran-backed group a seismic blow by assassinating its leader, Hassan Nasrallah. Israel announced the killing of Nabil Qaouq, a member of Hezbollah’s central council in a strike Saturday, adding that its air […]
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Saturday, September 28th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER( – Not less than seventeen people were murdered in a mass shooting in a remote town in South Africa. According to the BBC, the police stated that two homesteads in the town of Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape, were involved. 12 women and a man were said to have been murdered in one […]
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Saturday, September 28th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal needed two late goals to claim all three points against Leicester City in a Premier League game on Saturday. After going ahead 2-0 in the first half, two strikes from James Justin left the game heading for a draw. However, Wilfred Ndidi’s own goal and another Leicester City howler – all […]
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Saturday, September 28th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded the names of members of the inaugural Governing Board of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) to the Senate for confirmation. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga on Saturday, the step follows President Tinubu’s signing of […]
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Saturday, September 28th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara has exonerated President Bola Tinubu from the removal of subsidy on petrol. Tinubu had declared an end to the fuel subsidy regime during his inauguration last year. But Dogara said even though the president made the “subsidy is gone” pronouncement, Tinubu was […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Saturday, September 28th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima, has stated that its presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, would have made a better president than Bola Tinubu. Galadima stated this when he appeared on Channels Television lamenting on the poor level of development in the country. Galadima said: “Rabiu Kwankwaso would […]
