Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Thursday, October 12th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new and returning Chief Executives to fresh terms in office across multiple agencies under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy: According to a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Wednesday, October 11th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Coalition of Civil Society Organizations CSOs in Enugu state have urged the Assistant Inspector General of police AIG, incharge of Zone 13 Ukpo, Anambra State to as a matter of urgency arrest and investigate the alledged corrupt Activities of the suspended Medical Director of Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu Dr. Monday Igwe who has refused to honor […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, October 11th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – More debris and suspected human remains have been recovered from a privately owned submersible which failed catastrophically in June while on a mission to the Titanic, the US Coast Guard said. All five people on board the recreational sub, named Titan and operated by US-based company OceanGate, were killed when the vessel […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Wednesday, October 11th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has adjourned plenary in honour of its member, Abdulkadir Jelani Danbuga, who died on Wednesday. Danbuga, who was representing Isa/Sabon Birni federal constituency of Sokoto State, died at the age of 63, following a brief illness. He has been buried in Sokoto according to Islamic rites. Presiding over […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

……As Organization Hails Action. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Civil Society and human rights Organization, Civil Rights. Realization and Advancement Network CRRAN, has applauded the Governor. Peter Mbah of Enugu state, for demolishing an illegal structure erected in area marked: ‘Green Area’ by one Mr. Chukwuemeka Oliver Omeke, who claimed to be a developer. According to […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission says over 5.4 million Nigerians have registered for the November 11 Governorship Elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Olumekun said: “The Commission held its regular […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eden Hazard, the former Chelsea winger, has officially announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 32. The former Belgium national team captain announced this on Instagram on Tuesday. “You must listen to yourself and say stop at the right time,” the post reads. “After 16 years and more than […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some Nigerians are reacting to the news of a young TikToker simply identified as ‘Pretty Yoruba Girl’ after she posted a video of the aftermath of demanding an iPhone 8 as a birthday gift from her parents. In the 3-minute video that has since gone viral, the lady shared with the caption, […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Festus Keyamo, the minister for aviation and aerospace development, has stated that domestic carriers will soon start to pay compensation to customers for cancelled or delayed flights. Keyamo made this known in Abuja when he talked about flight disruption challenges in a meeting with the airline operators of Nigeria (AON). According to […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 2.4 million voters in Liberia are eligible to cast their ballots on Tuesday in a general election in which President George Weah is seeking a second term after the first six years. Weah, 57, who turned to politics after a successful soccer career, said he needs more time to […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Management of Dangote Cement Plc says it has not embarked on any sales promotion and adjusted its prices. Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, made the denial in a statement issued in Lokoja on Tuesday. Chiejina said that the company was already making moves to track and prosecute […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Examination Council has released the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal results. In a press briefing in Minnaon Tuesday, NECO’s Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, said the result summary shows that 61.6 percent scored five credits, including English and Mathematics. The number of candidates who registered for the exam was […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A fresh salvo of rockets was fired from south Lebanon toward Israel on Tuesday, prompting Israeli attacks on positions belonging to Hezbollah and retaliatory fire, in the third consecutive day of cross-border tensions. The rocket launch, which was not immediately claimed, comes after Hamas militants launched an unprecedented multi-pronged attack on Israel’s […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, October 10th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dozens of foreigners have been killed, injured or taken hostage during a surprise attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas that has left 900 people dead in Israel. Many of the missing foreigners were at an electronic music festival in the southern Israeli desert, at which scores of revellers were […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Tuesday presented a budget of US$3.3 billion regular budget for 2024 to the fifth committee of the UN General Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fifth Committee of the General Assembly is saddled with the responsibilities for administrative and budgetary matters. Guterres, while […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday directed an immediate plan of action to stem the tide of impending flooding across the country. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, made this known in a statement in Abuja. “To this effect, he […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, on Tuesday flagged off three training exercises simultaneously across the country in an effort to ensure the protection of lives and property. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, said the exercises are EXERCISE STILL WATERS 3, GOLDEN DAWN […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, October 10th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Tuesday swore-in Mr Olabode Agoro as the 22nd Head Of Service (HOS) of the Lagos State Civil Service. 56 year-old Agoro is succeeding Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, who voluntarily retired in September, after about five years in the saddle, and is now the Private Secretary to […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Big Brother Naija All Stars winner, Ilebaye Odiniya, aka Baye, has stated that she would give N12 million to her church as tithe from the N120 million prize money she won from the just-ended reality show. The African Examiner recalls that Ilebaye, a 22-year-old Kogi-born model, defeated five other finalists to emerge […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, October 8th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Union (AU) is set to officially inaugurate the Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) Multi-sectoral Task Force on Non-Communicable Diseases, Injuries and Mental Health (NCDI/MH). The organisation made this known in a statement published on the AU”s website on Friday. It said the event scheduled to hold from Oct. 24 […]