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Sunday, November 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party has stated that the Liberian President has demonstrated that election isn’t a do-or-die affair and it called on its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, to follow the footstep of Liberian President George Weah and congratulate President Bola […]
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Sunday, November 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, has inaugurated the Bank’s Maiden report on “Benchmark Macroeconomic Models for Effective Policy Management in Africa”. Prof. Kevin Urama, the Chief Economist and Vice-President of Economic Governance and Knowledge Management, AfDB, inaugurated the report on the sidelines of the African Economic Conference (AEC) in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia. […]
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Sunday, November 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has disclosed plans to release 4, 068 inmates nationwide as part of measures to decongest the nation’s correctional centres. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony in Abuja, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said that the programme is targeted at indigent inmates who cannot afford to pay their fines. He […]
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Saturday, November 18th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, has ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (State CID) Enugu, to thoroughly investigate and ensure the prosecution of everyone involved in the sexual molestation of a three-year-old female pupil of Tenderlink School Trans-Ekulu, […]
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Saturday, November 18th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police in Anambra State have arrested a major arms dealer dealing illegally in prohibited Firearms in the State. According to the Command’s Spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement made available to African Examiner on Saturday said “the breakthrough followed weeks of intensive surveillance by operatives of the Command. He added […]
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Saturday, November 18th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has talked about the plans by the Federal Government to establish coast guards to improve security along coastlines in the country. Oyetola made this known in Iragbiji, his hometown in Osun State on Saturday at the 32nd edition of the annual Iragbiji Day […]
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Saturday, November 18th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of Sierra Leone Julius Bio has commended the Nigeria Government for supporting the developmental growth, progress and restoration of peace to his country. Bio said this on Saturday at the Presidential Lodge, Freetown, while welcoming the UN, Angola, Nigeria and other foreign delegates as Sierra Leone commemorated UN World Day. He […]
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Friday, November 17th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Political veteran Joseph Boakai was marginally ahead of incumbent George Weah in the race for the Liberian presidency, with over 99 per cent of polling stations reporting, results published Friday showed. Former vice president Boakai had garnered 50.89 percent of votes cast, with Weah on 49.11 per cent after over 99.5 per […]
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Friday, November 17th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Victor Osimhen has made the final list for the 2023 CAF Best Player award, a statement from the football body has shown. “CAF has announced the shortlists for the men’s categories for the CAF Awards 2023,” the African football governing body said on Friday. The Napoli forward, who is the overwhelming favourite, […]
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Friday, November 17th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The first delivery of fuel arrived in Gaza Friday after Israel’s war cabinet bowed to diplomatic pressure to let diesel back into the war-torn Palestinian territory, where aid schemes are shut down amid critical shortages. As fighting between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers rages for six weeks, the United Nations has warned […]
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Friday, November 17th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A video has emerged online showing Seun Kuti, the son of legendary singer, Fela Kuti, preventing a middle-aged man from boarding a plane and travelling out of the country has sparked social media reactions. In the video, Seun Kuti was heard saying that the unidentified man threatened him online and as such, […]
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Friday, November 17th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has disclosed that he has never indulged in alcohol or cigarettes in his life due to their harmful effects to the human system. Akpabio, a former Akwa Ibom State Governor, made this revelation while teaching select secondary school students the ideals of life and how […]
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Friday, November 17th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme has in attendance, the First Lady of Angola, Ana Lourenco, UN representatives and other dignitaries. The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has taken a stand against sexual exploitation, abuse and violence across Africa, calling on Africans to fight against such menace. Tinubu […]
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Friday, November 17th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, has heaped praises on the federal government for rescinding its plan on the remittance of 40 per cent of the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of universities. The African Examiner recalls that the Federal Government had […]
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Friday, November 17th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Socio-political activist, Reno Omokri has stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 is now sure because of the removal of Abba Yusuf as the Kano State governor. The African Examiner recalls that the Appeal Court on Friday ruled that Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State was not a member of […]
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Friday, November 17th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, on Friday, received his certificate of return in Owerri, the state capital, following last Saturday’s governorship election. In his speech, the governor congratulated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for “conducting the freest, fairest, and most peaceful election in the history of Imo State.” The […]
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Friday, November 17th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the ruling of the Election Petitions Tribunal sacking Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State. In its judgment on Friday, the Appeal Court agreed with the judgment of the tribunal, ruling that the fielding of Abba Yusuf was in breach of the Electoral Law as […]
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Friday, November 17th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has arraigned the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, on a six-count charge bordering on alleged procurement. The original charge, which was 20 counts to the tune of N6.5 billion, has been reduced to six, to the tune of N1.6 billion. Emefiele is […]
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Friday, November 17th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A magistrate Court sitting in Enugu has remanded a 70-year-old man, Mr Anthony Mgbe, from Umuagu, Inyi, Oji-River Council Area of Enugu State for allegedly raping and murdering a 15-year-old girl. The suspect was docked on a two-count charge brought against him by the police. His offence is “unlawful carnal knowledge of […]
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Thursday, November 16th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has suspended Adepele Ojo from office as chief judge of the state. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday by the spokesperson to the governor, Olawale Rasheed, saying Adeleke approved the suspension of Ojo after the resolution of the state house of assembly. Rasheed said Adeleke […]
