Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Business News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, West Africa
Wednesday, July 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, has approved a grant of $2 million to boost food production in Sierra Leone. The programme falls under the AfDB’s $1.5 billion African Emergency Food Production Facility, a response to the global food crisis that resulted from the […]
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo used to be a chimera. His influence was mythical, yet sweeping. In the past, Nigeria was too small to contain his stature — as he dominated the horizons across Africa and beyond. He lived up to his legend of being a human Orisa. He is, perhaps, still one […]
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senators, mainly of the minority block and some belonging to the All Progressives Congress (APC), have called for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari over the worsening insecurity in the country. They gave President Buhari six weeks to curb insecurity or face a formal notice of impeachment from them. The Senators staged […]
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FOREMOST Diplomat, Ambassador Blessing Akporode Clark is dead. He died in Lagos at 92. He is the younger brother of former Federal Commissioner for Information and South South Leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark. A statement titled: ”Press Statement on the passing on of Ambassador Blessing Akporode Clark, CON,” by Dr. Christopher C. […]
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Abia State Police Command, on Tuesday, along Port Harcourt/Enugu highway, by Ntigha junction, in Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of the state, shot dead a bullion van robber. According to the Police Public Relations Officer of the state, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, “Six mobile policemen attached to 28 PMF Umuahia and […]
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress on Wednesday named the lawmaker representing Sokoto East, Senator Abdullahi Gobir, as the new Senate Leader. This is contained in a letter by the National Chairman of the APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and read at plenary by the President of the Senate, Senator, Ahmad Lawan. Gobir replaced Senator […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Ekaette Obot, has sent a human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, to prison. Mr Effiong who is handling a case for his client before Justice Obot’s court in Uyo disclosed this in a message he posted on his WhatsApp status around 10:40 a.m. on Wednesday. “I […]
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The solidarity rally by the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) has caused heavy gridlock at the major roads leading to the Federal Secretariat, Abuja. The Congress is holding a mega rally in solidarity with university unions which have been on strike since February, 2022. Addressing the workers at the three arm zone, Abuja, President […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There were strong indications on Tuesday that two terrorist groups, the Islamic State West Africa Province and Boko Haram, were planning to attack some states in the North-West, North-Central and South-West. African Examiner learnt that security agencies had gotten a security report that ISWAP and Boko Haram planned to attack Lagos, Kaduna, […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Monrovia, Liberia called on leaders in West Africa to do all within their powers to ensure that elections are conducted in their countries in an atmosphere of trust, freedom and transparency as this was the only way the sub-region can be insulated from the scourge of […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Wednesday, July 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Socio cultural Organization, Omaluegwuoku, Progressive Initiative (OPI) led by a Federal Commissioner, Ambassador Mrs. Ginika Tor, of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), has enjoined the Igbo race to shun religious and ethnic sentiments and embrace the 2023 All progressive Congress APC presidential Candidate, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s project for their own […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressive (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2023 campaign of the party has named the immediate past chairman of the party in Enugu, Dr. Ben Nwoye into his Think-Tank Group/ Resource Persons Group. The appointment was contained in a letter addressed to Nwoye by […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Business News, Latest Headlines
Wednesday, July 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed its justification for prioritizing climate financing in its development intervention programmes in Africa. The Bank said the premium it places on climate finance, strengthened its commitment to double its climate finance from $12.5 billion in the 2016-2020 period to $25 billion between 2020-2025 and to allocate […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Wednesday, July 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – BudgIT, a frontline Nigerian nonprofit organization promoting transparency and accountability in budget and public resources through infographics, data analysis, and presentations, has urged the Federal Government to stop indiscriminate borrowing. Founded in 2011, BudgIT uses technology to improve transparency in budgets and public spending and to galvanize participation and accountability. In a […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Marc Coley Business Academy is known for building discipline for African American entrepreneurs and leaders through its Morning Accelerated Programme. Through spiritual, personal, and business development, the Morning Acceleration Programme is aimed at transforming a group of entrepreneurs who desire true discipline. The academy which is owned by author, mentor, veteran, and […]
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Tuesday, July 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A criminal court in London, on Monday, granted bail to Beatrice Ekweremadu, who is enmeshed in an alleged organ harvesting trial along with her husband, Ike Ekweremadu, a former Nigerian Deputy Senate President. According to UK Daily Mail, the court, popularly known as Old Bailey, granted bail to Mrs Ekweremadu on stringent […]
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Tuesday, July 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says fresh registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration hit 10.4 million at 7a.m.,on Monday, July 25. INEC in its weekly update on Tuesday also said that 11million registrants have completed their registration. According to the update, 3.3 million of the registrants did online registration, […]
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Tuesday, July 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Protesters have stormed the office of Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in Alausa over the prolonged strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The protest, which kicked off as early as 7:00am from under Bridge Ikeja, attracted hundreds from various unions. The protesters marched through the major Ikeja road leading […]
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Entertainment, Latest Headlines
Tuesday, July 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actress, Georgina Onuoha, has denied claims that she once dated popular Nigerian pastor, Johnson Suleman. The film star made this know while reacting to a list of female celebrities who have allegedly dated the man of God. She said: “Woke up feeling blissful. Lord thank you for the wonders of my […]
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Tuesday, July 26th, 2022
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, has said that the workers’ union will embark on a three-day nationwide strike if the Federal Government fails to accede to the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities after the ongoing two-day warning protest organised by the NLC. Wabba, who spoke in an interview […]
