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Sunday, July 31st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader of Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo, has stated the reason why the pan-Yoruba socio-political organization is supporting Peter Obi ahead of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a tweet, Adebanjo stated that Tinubu will only continue President Muhammadu Buhari’s incompetent leadership. The elder statesman tasked Nigerians to put aside tribal differences and vote for […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, July 31st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigeria prepares for the 2023 presidential election, the minister of state for FCT, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu has extolled the leadership qualities of the APC presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu describing him as a great leader that will make Nigeria greater. The minister spoke on Saturday in Abuja when she […]
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Entertainment, Latest Headlines
Saturday, July 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, has stated that all the money in Cynthia Okereke’s account was cleared on Friday. Rollas, who was giving an update on the alleged kidnap of his members, Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornell (Agbogidi), stated that the veteran actors are for now, only […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Saturday, July 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Public affairs analyst and social commentator, Deji Adeyanju have informed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to stop acting like he was running for the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). Adeyanju on Saturday expressed concern that the former Anambra governor has been moving from one church […]
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Europe, Latest Headlines
Saturday, July 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Catholic pontiff, Pope Francis, on Saturday, talked about stepping down from his position. Pope Francis stated that he needed to slow down since he could no longer withstand the hectic schedule of international travels. He said this to journalists after a six-day Canada trip. The pontiff, who is suffering from knee pain, […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Saturday, July 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Just 24 hours after announcing his membership of the Social Democratic Party, a former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Magnus Abe, is now the governorship candidate of the SDP in Rivers State for the 2023 elections. Abe was elected in a primary conducted in Port Harcourt on Saturday and supervised […]
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Abuja, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Saturday, July 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – EFCC operatives on Friday raided Wuse Zone 4, home to most bureaux de change in Abuja. The raid, conducted on other locations across the country, was undertaken days after the CBN blamed currency speculators of exacerbating the crash of the naira against the dollar and other foreign currencies. An authoritative source at […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, July 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two prominent Nollywood actors and members of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel, aka Agbogidi, have been reportedly kidnapped. Monalisa Chinda, AGN’s Director of Communications, broke the news in a statement made available on Friday. Ms Chinda, in the statement, stated that the actors were reported missing […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, July 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Police Force has dismissed an officer, Richard Gele, who was justifying extortion in a video clip that has now gone viral on the social media. Police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, stated this in a statement on Friday. The dismissed officer was caught in the video clip which trended in June dignifying […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, East/Central Africa, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Saturday, July 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – AfDB Approves Over $20m Grant To Raise Food Production In Malawi The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, has approved a $20.2 million grant to raise food production in Malawi. Part of the Bank Group’s African Emergency Food Production Facility, the project is premised […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
Latest Headlines, Sports News, U.S./Canada
Saturday, July 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Force Indy, a formidable African American-owned race team is demonstrably proving to be incredibly on a winning streak and breaking new ground. During its inaugural season in the 2021 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship, Force Indy made history as the first African American-owned race team to win an INDYCAR-sanctioned race. The race team […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Business News, Latest Headlines
Saturday, July 30th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Participants at a Panel Dialogue on the African Development Bank’s African Economic Outlook 2022 said on Wednesday that Africa deserves the highest priority attention it can get at the United Nations climate conference, COP 27 holding in November this year in Egypt. The event which was hosted by the Atlantic Council in […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Friday, July 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State said that thugs did not cart away its voter enrollment machines in Surulere as reported in some sections of the media. African Examiner reports that some online media on Friday reported that thugs invaded INEC Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) centre situated at St. Bridget […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, July 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Civil Society Organization, (CSO), Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour, (NACTAL), Enugu State chapter, has expressed worry over the alarming spate of human trafficking in the Society including Enugu, calling on all Stakeholders to join hands together in waging serious war against the menace. It said the establishment has been […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, East/Central Africa, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Friday, July 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Heads of State of the East Africa Community (EAC) have officially launched the 42.4km Arusha Bypass Road which seeks to decongest traffic in the towns of Arusha and Moshi and to promote intra-regional trade. The road project was commissioned during the EAC Heads of State summit, which took place in Arusha, Tanzania. […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Friday, July 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has opened up concerning the issues that happened during and after the presidential primary election of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). It could be recalled former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar emerged as the presidential flag bearer of the primary election. Wike, speaking on Friday at the […]
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Friday, July 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran journalist, Kadaria Ahmed, has come under attack on social media after she described a recent BBC documentary as “irresponsible reporting”. African Examiner recalls that in a 50-minute documentary titled ‘The Bandit Warlords of Zamfara’, published a few days ago, the BBC Africa Eye provides insight into the mindset of bandit kingpins, […]
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Friday, July 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Terrorists suspected to be members of the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) on Thursday night attacked soldiers of the Guards Brigade at the Zumu Rock, Madalla area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This is the second attack within 48 hours on the seat of power targeted at the elite brigade […]
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Friday, July 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army has on Friday, announced a reshuffling of its leadership by appointing new General Commanders, Corp Commanders, Commandants of training institutions, Brigade Commanders, and Commanding Officers amongst others. According to a statement by the Defence Headquarters, signed by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Chief of […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, July 29th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State High Court has sentenced Abdulmalik Tanko, a teacher who murdered his pupil, Hanifa Abubakar, last December to death Mr Tanko, the proprietor of Noble Kids College, was sentenced to death by hanging. Mr Tanko, alongside his accomplice, Hashim Isyaku and Fatima Musa, were arraigned before the Kano State High […]
