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Monday, September 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian banks have announced that financial services will be temporarily unavailable on September 5 and 6, 2023 as financial institutions will be embarking on strike. This directive was issued by the National Union of Banks, Insurance, and Financial Institution Employees (NUBIFE). The African Examiner writes that the memo, dated September 2, 2023, […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, September 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to suspend its proposed 2-day nationwide warning strike over economic hardship. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, made the call at a news conference on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the NLC in […]
Posted by African Examiner
Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Monday, September 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The general who came to power in Gabon’s coup last week is to be sworn in as “transitional president” on Monday, taking control for an unspecified period after overthrowing the country’s 55-year Bongo dynasty. General Brice Oligui Nguema, the head of the elite Republican Guard, led officers in a military coup on […]
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Monday, September 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Britain’s Charles III reaches the milestone of his first year as king this week, with his reign so far characterised by a smooth transition from that of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The anniversary on Friday is expected to be marked privately, given the date is also that of his mother’s […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Monday, September 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The much-anticipated verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPT) is expected to be delivered on Wednesday, September 6th. The Labour Party (LP), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), as well as their presidential candidates, had petitioned the tribunal seeking to nullify the election of President Bola […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Monday, September 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has uncovered plans by some elements in parts of the country to stage violent protests in order to discredit the Federal Government and security agencies over sundry socio-economic matters. The agency’s spokesman Peter Afunanya raised the alarm in an early Monday statement but said […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Monday, September 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won in all 18 Local Government Areas in the Edo State local government election held on Saturday, according to results released by the state independent electoral commission. The election was held in all the 18 local government areas of the state covering Edo North, Edo Central […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Entertainment News, Latest Headlines
Monday, September 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Sunday, September 3, 2023, the 16th Headies Award took place in Atlanta Georgia for the second consecutive year. Since its inception in 2006, the Headies has played a prominent role in the documentation of the strides recorded in the Nigerian music industry through its award which has now become the biggest […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, September 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has stated that there will be no military coup in the country but Nigerians should expect more political coups. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele stated that any plans for a military coup would fail in […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, September 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, also known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has stated that his church change private jets like bicycles. Bishop Oyedepo stated this in a recent sermon saying that his acquisition of a fleet of private jets was by divine mandate. According to the cleric, […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, September 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has revealed that there are chances of the Naira bouncing back and this time greater than the United States dollar. The African Examiner writes that the buying rate of the dollar is about N915, and sells at N918 in the […]
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Monday, September 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The statement also said the ministry would send its staff to all the local government areas to get feedback in addition to engaging in digital tracking of the palliatives. Dr Betta Edu, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, says plans are underway to rejig the N-Power scheme to accommodate more people […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Monday, September 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “the unlawful ban and withdrawal of the accreditations of 25 journalists and media houses from covering the Presidential Villa.” The affected journalists were simply told at the main gate of the Presidential Villa to submit their […]
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Saturday, September 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There is a new twist to the feud between the Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Mr. Philip Shuaibu, as the Edo State Government has relocated his office to No.7 Dennis Osadebey Avenue, close to the Government House. The Edo State Commissioner of Information, Mr Chris Nehikhare, who confirmed the […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Saturday, September 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has directed the recall of all career and non-career ambassadors from their duty posts worldwide. Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale in a statement on Saturday said President’s directive was sequel to his careful study of the present state of affairs at Nigerian Consulate Offices and Embassies worldwide, According to […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Saturday, September 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, against expelling the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, from the party. Fayose made this known when he appeared on Channels Television saying that if the PDP expels Wike, the party will be hurting itself. […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Saturday, September 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Renowned economist and Chairman of United Bank for Africa Plc, Tony Elumelu, has refuted claims that President Tinubu intends to make him the substantive governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The African Examiner recalls that there are rumours that President Bola Tinubu has shortlisted Elumelu as one of the candidates […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Latest Headlines, Sports News
Saturday, September 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has stated that he feels terrible being away from football. The African Examiner recalls that Siasia was banned from all football activities for life in August 2019 by the world football governing body FIFA and fined $50,000 after he agreed to ‘the manipulation of matches’ for […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Saturday, September 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The corpse of a 43-year-old unidentified man who drowned in a fish pond in Ogidi, Ilorin West local government area of Kwara State, has been recovered by men of the Kwara State Fire Service on Saturday. A statement by the state fire service on Saturday stated that they received a distress call […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, September 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has opened up on the reasons behind the invitation of controversial singer, Portable, for the 2023 Annual General Conference (AGC). This African Examiner writes that the event which took place in Abuja from August 25 to 30, 2023, witnessed prominent businessman Obi Cubana as the headline attraction. […]
