Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Thursday, August 10th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The South East governors Forum Thursday resolved to fight insecurity decisively in the region individually and collectively, in partnership with the Federal Government and other Stakeholders. This was contained in a three point communique read to Newsmen by its Chairman, and governor of Imo state, Senator Hope Ozodinmma at the end of […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, August 10th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Nasir Idris has approved N675 million for furniture allowance to the 21 elected local council chairpersons. Ahmed Idris, the chief press secretary to the governor, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday. The permanent secretary of the ministry for local government and chieftaincy affairs, […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Thursday, August 10th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu has said that the regional bloc would continue to champion diplomacy and dialogue, as well as earnest discussions with all parties involved, to restore constitutional governance in the Republic of Niger. A statement signed by Special Adviser […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Thursday, August 10th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has alleged that Finland-based Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, is using the influence of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, to defraud people. The group disclosed this in a statement on Thursday signed by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, saying that Ekpa is not a member of the ESN […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Thursday, August 10th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) says it will file a lawsuit against Senate President Godswill Akpabio concerning the disbursement of “holiday allowances” to senators by the Clerk of the National Assembly. This contentious move comes at a time when almost 70 per cent of Nigerians are grappling with severe economic challenges. […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, August 10th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government; Your Excellency, the President of the ECOWAS Commission; Your Excellency, President of the African Union Commission; Your Excellency, President of the UEMOA Commission; The Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in West Africa and the Sahel; and Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen. […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, August 10th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Olukayode Egbetokun has approved the reappointment of Mr Olumuyiwa Adejobi, an Assistant Commissioner of Police as the Force Public Relations Officer. An Administrative Officer in the Force Public Relations Department, SP Anjuguri Manza made this known in a statement he issued on Wednesday in Abuja. He stated […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, August 10th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday received a delegation of Nigerian Muslim leaders, led by Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, and accepted their mediation in Niger conflict. The leaders were at the State House to consult with the President on the situation in the Republic of Niger. The president had on Tuesday declared that […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, met President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja ostensibly to discuss the refusal of the Senate to confirm El-Rufai’s ministerial nomination by the President. El-Rufai and Wike were among the 48 ministerial nominees […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 14th Emir of Kano, Sanusi Mohammed, has met with the Niger military leaders who staged a coup two weeks ago. The former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor made this known after a visit to President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday to brief him on his mediation efforts in resolving the political crisis […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has not ruled out military intervention, the presidency has said, ahead of a West African coalition’s crisis summit in Abuja on Thursday. Tinubu, who also chairs the bloc ECOWAS, still believes diplomacy is the “best way forward” to resolve the crisis, according to his spokesman. So far efforts by […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to resist the temptation to name himself the Minister of Petroleum Resources as he prepares to assign portfolios to Ministers-designate. The umbrella association of all registered political parties and political associations in the country, gave the advice on Tuesday, while […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In line with the mandate of his administration to promote a digital economy, eliminate multiple taxation and grow the state’s internally generated revenue (IGR), the Enugu State Government has announced the introduction of the what it called, ‘Enugu State Unified e-Ticket Scheme. The unified e-ticket is an electronic ticket for collection of […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Inspite of privatisation, port users still expect the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), to perform its pre-concession roles. This report explains the current roles of the NPA in port and cargo operations in Nigeria Since the return to democracy in 1999 with the advent of 4th republic, the most remarkable development in the […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The petition issued by former minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, to the Inspector General of Police over defamatory social media posts has sparked social media reactions. The African Examiner writes that recently, a journalist, Jackson Ude and some Twitter users alleged that the former Lagos State governor is drafting a […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
–Assures Of His Victory In Bayelsa Guber Poll (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva has commended President Bola Tinubu on the removal of fuel subsidy. Sylva spoke on Tuesday while briefing State House Correspondents after meeting Tinubu at […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Tuesday said that the organisation was ready to support the people and government of Nigeria towards the path of progress and development. Briefing State House Correspondents after meeting President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Okonjo-Iweala said her discussion with the […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the Extraordinary meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday in Abuja, the regional body headed by President Bola Tinubu has ordered financial sanctions against the military junta in Niger Republic While briefing State House Correspondents on Tuesday on the decisions taken by ECOWAS regarding the […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, August 8th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, met with the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the Aso Villa in Abuja. Speaking after her meeting with the President, Okonjo-Iweala told journalists at the Presidential Villa that they spoke on ways to create jobs for young people and trying to […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Tuesday, August 8th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senior Pastor of The Fountain of Life Church (TFOLC), Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, has died at the age of 67. According to a message posted to the church’s Facebook account on Tuesday evening, the Lagos-based preacher passed away in the United States on Monday. “The Fountain of Life Church Family, in total […]
