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Saturday, February 19th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A forensic expert, Dr Richard Somiari, has informed an Ikeja Coroner’s Court that one of the five hitherto unidentified victims of the Nov. 1, 2021 the 21-storey building collapse at Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, has now been identified. African Examiner reports that with this the number of the unidentified victims now stands […]
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Central America, Latest Headlines
Saturday, February 19th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN envoy, Helen La Lime, says Haiti remains in “acute political and institutional crisis’’ despite some signs of progress in ending the political, economic and humanitarian crises in the country. Lime, head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), told the Security Council on Friday that the crisis Haiti had […]
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Entertainment, Latest Headlines
Saturday, February 19th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) says it is determine to support Nigerian musical talents to advance the growth of the entertainment industry. Ms Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, FBN, said this at the inauguration of “The Voice Nigeria Season 4 Musical Contest“ on Friday in Lagos. Ani-Mumuney represented by […]
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Lagos, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Saturday, February 19th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, urged Lagos lawmakers, both at the federal and state levels, to work assiduously to actualize the presidential ambition of All Progressives Congress National Leader, Chief Bola Tinubu. Sanwo-Olu made the call in Ikeja, during the 17th Edition of the Executive/Legislative Parley, with the theme: ”Mobilizing […]
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Friday, February 18th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 25-year-old junior housewife, Rebecca Nicodemus has allegedly stabbed her rival, Precious to death over a disagreement on sex turn with their husband at Ode-Irele, in Ondo State. The two women occupy a one bed apartment with their husband. Police prosecutor, Obadasa Ajiboye, informed a Chief Magistrate court in Akure that the […]
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Friday, February 18th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Super Falcons beat the Cote d’Ivoire senior women national football team 2-0 in the first leg match of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifiers’ final round on Friday at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. More details later. NAN
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Friday, February 18th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Blessing Okagbare, Nigeria’s 2008 long jump silver medalist has been banned for 10 years for doping, The Athletics Integrity Unit announced this on Friday. The 33-year-old, who is also a sprinter, was expelled from the Tokyo Olympics last year before the women’s 100m semi-finals after testing positive for human growth hormone at […]
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Friday, February 18th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, and his successors who emerged under the People’s Democratic Party platform built the Second Niger bridge with their mouths for sixteen years. Adesina, disclosed this in an article he shared on his Facebook page saying that […]
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Business News, Latest Headlines
Friday, February 18th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite has commended the Solid Mineral Development Fund (SMDF) for its commitment towards the implementation of its mandate. SMDF’s cardinal mandate is to act as a catalyst to spur development of Nigeria’s mining sector by undertaking targeted sustainable, profit-oriented investments and interventions in key […]
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Friday, February 18th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has suspended action on a bill seeking to establish a federal medical centre, fmc in Deba instead of Billiri in Gombe state, insisting that the senate concur with earlier version of the Bill. Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila while affirming the decision of the House […]
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Friday, February 18th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Elder statesman, Edwin Clark has stated that the Southeast region of Nigeria should produce the next president in 2023 since they have never had a shot at the presidency since the advent of Democracy in Nigeria in 1999. Clark disclosed this when he appeared on Arise Television on Thursday. He said: “I […]
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Friday, February 18th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has distanced its operatives from the 25kg cocaine deal involving a gang of police officers headed by a suspended deputy police commissioner, Abba Kyari. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement, on Wednesday, faulted the claim that the agency’s officers at the Enugu airport were […]
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Friday, February 18th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An house wife Ramota Soliu has reportedly killed her husband with hot water at Iyana Ilewo in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun state. The husband Bello Soliu died from the body injuries he suffered when the wife poured hot water on him. The woman, whose six years relationship with Bello […]
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Friday, February 18th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior, has vowed to work against the reelection of his successor, Gboyega Oyetola. Aregbesola said this at a political gathering in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area of the state. He said that the forthcoming All Progressives Congress (APC) primary on Saturday would determine Oyetola’s fate in […]
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Friday, February 18th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FC Barcelona came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw with Napoli in their Europa League knockout round playoff first leg at the Camp Nou on Thursday. The hosts dominated possession in the opening 30 minutes and had several good chances to take the lead, but it was Napoli who scored first. […]
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African News, Business News, Latest Headlines
Friday, February 18th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Driven by its resolve to build a stronger and more resilient health systems in Africa, the European Investment (EIB), has promised to support the sector with € 500 million. The EIB is the long-term lending institution of the European Union (EU) owned by its Member States. It makes long-term finance available for […]
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Thursday, February 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission (PSC) has suspended two police officers concerning their alleged involvement in a drug deal being investigated by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. The suspended officers were working under the embattled super cop, Abba Kyari in the Intelligence Response Team of the Force Investigation and Intelligence Department of […]
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Thursday, February 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has fingered members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) for his troubles. Kyari was reported to have stated this when he appeared before a probe panel led by Joseph Egbunike, a Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) at the Force […]
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Thursday, February 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abubakar Kawu Baraje, former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says there is zoning in the constitution of the party. Baraje spoke on Wednesday in Ilorin, capital of Kwara state, while briefing reporters ahead of his coronation as ‘Tafida of Ilorin’ on Friday. Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, there […]
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Thursday, February 17th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles forward, skipper Ahmed Musa has donated the sum of two million naira to struggling former Nigeria International Kingsley Obiekwu. Obiekwu, a member of the Atlanta ’96 Olympics gold medal-winning squad, Dream Team, disclosed in an interview in Akwa on Tuesday that he uses his only car for commercial transport to […]
