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Business News, Latest Headlines
Thursday, September 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Google on Thursday called for applications for the Hustle Academy SMB Fund, a N75 million equity-free fund dedicated to the Nigerian Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs). Head, Brand and Reputation, Sub Saharan Africa, Google, Mojolaoluwa Aderemi-Makinde, said in a statement that the initiative would offer N5,000,000 to 15 Nigerian small business owners. […]
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Latest Headlines, World News
Thursday, September 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 50 people were poisoned at a wedding in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk due to spoiled food, local media reported. According to the report, the incident occurred in the town of Hawija, west of Kirkuk, the capital city of the cognominal province. The provincial health chief, Ziyad Khalaf, said […]
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Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Thursday, September 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Burkina Faso’s military junta said on Wednesday that a coup attempt had been thwarted the previous day by security and intelligence services, without providing specifics on what had happened. In a statement, it said, “a proven coup attempt was foiled on Sept. 26, 2023 by Burkina Faso’s intelligence and security services. “At […]
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Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Thursday, September 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Hisbah Board has stated that over 4, 000 prospective couples have registered to participate in the state-planned mass wedding fixed for next month involving 8,000 men and women. The board disclosed that it had succeeded in getting 1,800 couples and plans are on the way for medical screening which […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Entertainment, Exclusive/Investigative Stories, Latest Headlines
Thursday, September 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Since the death of Nigerian singer, Ileroluwa Aloba better known as Mohbad, many Nigerians are eager to see the cause of his death. The African Examiner recalls that Mohbad died and was buried a few weeks ago. However, due to the public outcry, the police exhumed his corpse for an autopsy that […]
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Business News, Latest Headlines
Thursday, September 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has urged stakeholders within the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises’ (MSMEs) ecosystem to create a more supportive environment for MSME’s to grow, thrive and contribute to the economy. The Chief Executive Officer, SMEDAN, Dr Olawale Fasanya, gave the advice at a two-day […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Thursday, September 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has sacked heads of 21 parastatals, agencies and government companies of the FCT Administration. Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Director of Press, Office of the Minister, disclosed this in a press statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Ogunleye identified the affected heads of the […]
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Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Air Force has bombed camps housing members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its paramilitary wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN). Air Force spokesman Gabriel Gabkwet, in a statement on Wednesday, said several strikes were carried out on Tuesday at separate locations of the two eastern states. He […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Latest Headlines, Sports News
Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria on Wednesday lost out in the joint bid with Benin Republic to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, with the joint bid by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania clinching the hosting rights. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) also announced that Morocco will stage the 2025 edition. Morocco last hosted the […]
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Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In the midst of the most severe diphtheria outbreak in recent global history, UNICEF Nigeria has raised the alarm on the urgent need for widespread vaccination in the country. According to the Organization, the outbreak has so far resulted in over 11,500 suspected cases, more than 7,000 confirmed cases, and claimed the […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command on Tuesday paraded 92 suspects over their alleged involvement in various criminal activities ranging from kidnapping, armed robbery, murder, cutlism, among other offences. The state Commisioner of police CP, kanayo Uzoegbu told Newsmen at a press briefing held at the headquarters of the command in Enugu that […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United kept the critics at bay as they cruised into the League Cup fourth round with a 3-0 win against Crystal Palace on Tuesday. United boss Erik ten Hag and his players have been under fire after a disappointing start to the season. But, following Saturday’s narrow Premier League victory at […]
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Latest Headlines, World News
Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A refugee arrival centre in the Reinickendorf district of Berlin was quarantined on Monday, due to an outbreak of measles. The roughly 600 residents were not allowed to leave the building for the time being, the spokesman of the State Office for Refugee Affairs, Sascha Langenbach, told dpa. There were two children […]
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Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – About two months after heavy clashes around his home in Sudan’s capital drove Sherif Abdelmoneim to flee, soaring rent and food costs forced the 36-year-old and his family of six to return to a city where fighting still rages. Most of those who fled Khartoum after the war between the army and […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Entertainment News, Latest Headlines
Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Singer and songwriter, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, who was allegedly suspected to be instrumental to the death of “Mohbad”, has exonorated himself. Naira Marley, who took to his verified Instagram handle, @nairamarley, on Tuesday said he had also been in shock over the death of Mohbad. He said: “In […]
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Business News, Latest Headlines
Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), says industrial food fortification is a critical strategy for addressing micronutrient deficiency in Nigeria. Mr Dianabasi Akpaninyang, Thematic Lead, Input and Distribution Thematic Group, Agriculture and Food Security Policy Commission, NESG, said this during the group’s visit to Dangote Salt, on Tuesday in Lagos. The News […]
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Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has called on the Muslim Ummah in the state to continue to pray for the leadership of the country and the state. Makinde, according to a statement issued on Tuesday in Ibadan by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Sulaimon Olanrewaju, made the call in a message […]
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Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Roberto Calendar, the agent of Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, on Tuesday said he “reserves the right to take legal action” against the club. Calenda’s threat came after a video mocking the player was posted and then deleted from the Serie A side’s official TikTok on Tuesday. He released a statement on messaging […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
— Urges Continent’s Anti-Narcotic Agencies To Consolidate Partnerships (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has implored heads of national drug law enforcement agencies in Africa to renew the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in their respective countries. Specifically, the Nigerian leader warned vehemently that the African continent would remain in chains till […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, on Tuesday have announced a nationwide strike due to the failure of the Federal Government to meet their demands. The Labour unions disclosed this on Tuesday that the action would begin on October 3, 2023. The African Examiner writes that both […]
