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Wednesday, April 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday began the distribution of over 33, 000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to newly registered voters in the state. While inaugurating the exercise at the INEC Offices in Somolu and Kosofe Local Government Areas, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, told newsmen that the […]
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than four persons were burnt to death while 13 others sustained injuries on Wednesday in a lone accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus, at Fidiwo on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Umar said that the […]
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – NDLEA seized 1.2 tonnes of tramadol tablets , 396kg of codeine syrup in Kaduna on Monday and Tuesday respectively Its spokesman in the Kaduna Command, Superintendent of Narcotics, Mr Maijama’a Abdullahi stated in a news conference on Wednesday that the tramadol tablets were seized in Zaria Local Government Area of the state. […]
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The terrorists who attacked an Abuja-Kaduna train on March 28 yesterday released four photos of their captives. In the photos, 62 of the kidnapped victims are seen in four groups. The first photo has 23 persons, including five children (two females and three males) and 18 women. Among them is the 85-year-old […]
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Monday marked six residential houses and one plaza belonging to the embattled former Intelligence Response Team leader, Abba Kyari, in Maiduguri as being under investigation. The two-storey shopping plaza, Assurance Plaza, located along the Giwa Barracks Road in Maiduguri, has about 100 stores. Six other […]
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has blamed the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for prolonging the industrial strike in the country. The minister said the union had made negotiation difficult for both parties. Ngige disclosed this in a statement issued by Patience Onuobia, Acting Head of Press […]
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Iran’s attempts to assassinate former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are real and ongoing, his successor, Antony Blinken, told Congress on Tuesday. Testifying before a Senate panel, Blinken acknowledged details made public last month in a sensitive State Department report that outlined a security arrangement for the former secretary involving round-the-clock government […]
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Osun has arrested a hunter, who allegedly shot and killed the 78-year-old Imam of Alaguntan village in Orile-Owu, Aiyedaade Local Government Area, whom he mistook for antelope. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, made this known during the parade of criminal suspects at the state police headquarters in […]
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The officers of So-Safe Corps, the Ogun State-owned security outfit, have arrested a mortuary attendant, Kushimo Lukman, for allegedly beheading a dead body. The officers arrested Mr Lukman in Abeokuta, Ogun State, in the early hours of Tuesday, while on routine patrol. Moruf Yusuf, the spokesperson of the corps, said the suspect […]
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ikeja Electric Plc says it is offering willing customers a one-day metering initiative where they can complete their Know Your Customer (KYC) and get metered in 24 hours. The electricity Distribution Company said the move was part of its efforts to accelerate installation of prepaid meters under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) […]
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Abdulganiyu Jaji as the new Controller General (CG)of the Federal Fire Service (FFS) with effect from April 22, 2022. The announcement is according to a statement signed by Mrs Aisha Rufai, Secretary to the Civil Defence, Immigration and Prisons Service Board (CDIPB) on Tuesday, […]
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, began the sale of Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for aspirants seeking for various elective positions in the forthcoming 2023 General Elections. The party’s National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, at the commencement of the exercise, presented forms and guidelines to Gov. Simon Lalong of […]
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved two loans amounting to $180 million to co-finance a major energy project that will extend electricity access to rural areas and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Rwanda. This follows the 26 May 2021 approval for $84.2 million from the resources of the African Development Fund (ADF), […]
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three (Osasu Idubor, Courage Izevbuwa and Nosa) died on the spot while others who sustained various degrees of injuries fled for their dear lives.One of the wounded died at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, about 24 hours after the premeditated shooting. The targets were reportedly on their duty post at […]
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The father of a 10-year-old female student of Chrisland Schools, who has been in the news over alleged sexual misconduct has said his daughter apology posts is from a fake account imposter . He noted that after the incident, the family withdrew her access to all her accounts. Our correspondent had reported […]
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has paid for his All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to contest the 2023 presidential election. Mr Yemi Kolapo, Director, Media and Publicity, Yahaya Bello Presidential Campaign Organisation, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Kolapo said the governor paid […]
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Union welcomed a recent decision of East African leaders to deploy a regional peacekeeping force to unrest-hit parts of Democartic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, in a statement said he welcome the recent decision by regional leaders to send […]
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), on Monday, opposed the endorsement of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a second term has caused commotion on social media. African Examiner recalls that MURIC in a statement by Professor Ishaq Akintola, its Director kicked against the decision of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), […]
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Omoyele Sowore, presidential hopeful on the African Action Congress (AAC) platform, has stated that the call for an Igbo president is “a divisive strategy”. African Examiner writes that there has been agitations from various quarters for the presidency of Nigeria to go to the south-east in 2023. According to those championing this […]
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chrisland School girl at the centre of the viral video has apologised. She was seen in the video in a compromising situation with other pupils. The scene, which went viral, was captured during their trip to Dubai, UAE for a programme. The minor posted on her Likee App: “I made a […]
