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Friday, February 11th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The suspension of Rev. Fr. James Anelu, the priest-in-charge of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Ewu-Owa, Ikorodu, is eliciting reactions. Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos suspended Anelu for banning Igbo songs during mass in the church. Onyema Onyemankeya, Coordinator, Catholic Deanery of the Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC), FESTAC chapter, warned against […]
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Friday, February 11th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imam Tawhidi a.k.a Imam of Peace has called for support for the actualization of the Republic of Biafra. The cleric took to his Twitter handle as he talked about the killings within Nigeria’s Southeast saying that Biafra must be free. Imam Tawhidi wrote: “The images coming out of #Biafra are horrific. I […]
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Latest Headlines, Sports News
Friday, February 11th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leicester City winger Ademola Lookman has had his application to change nationality to represent Nigeria instead of England approved by FIFA. The 24-year-old is on loan at the King Power Stadium from RB Leipzig, having previously represented Everton and Charlton Athletic. Lookman has not represented England’s senior team, but was an Under-19, […]
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Friday, February 11th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Students of Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, yesterday, embarked on a protest over the murder of one Hassan Adedeji, who just graduated from the school and was preparing for his one-year mandatory youth service. It was gathered that the HND Banking and Finance graduate was on a commercial motorcycle around the Agbale-Bode […]
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Friday, February 11th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A train bringing containers into the Apapa port derailed yesterday, ramming into a truck carrying containers loaded with cargoes. Eyewitnesses stated that for several hours there was no access into the ENL Terminal, APM Terminals and the ABTL Terminals through the railway crossing. There were efforts to salvage the situation by the […]
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African News, Latest Headlines, North Africa
Friday, February 11th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Uganda must pay the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) 325 million dollars in reparations related to the brutal conflict between the two nations from 1998 to 2003, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled. ICJ stated this in a statement issued after delivering a judgment between the two countries from […]
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Latest Headlines, Sports News
Friday, February 11th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool closed the gap on English Premier League (EPL) leaders Manchester City to nine points as Diogo Jota’s double earned them a 2-0 victory over Leicester City on Thursday. After Manchester City’s 2-0 win over Brentford on Wednesday extended their advantage at the top to 12 points, second-placed Liverpool needed to issue […]
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Central America, Latest Headlines
Friday, February 11th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Brazilian police have arrested a man they believe hacked into Neymar’s bank accounts and repeatedly stole small sums of money totaling more than 40,000 dollars, officials in Sao Paulo said. Police said the alleged hacker worked at an unnamed bank where the Paris St-Germain (PSG) and Brazil player and his business manager […]
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Friday, February 11th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited may need an estimated N201bn worth of clean Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to bring 170.25 million litres of adulterated product imported the country up to standard, an analysis of industry data has shown. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority had said on Tuesday that […]
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Thursday, February 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, has said the Second Niger Bridge is named after the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and not his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan. Ahmad had shared a video of the 1.6km bridge on social media, describing it as a major connection point between two economically vital regions in Nigeria. […]
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Thursday, February 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pandemonium as armed robbers reportedly hijacked a bullion van, killing people in the attack at Idi Ape area in ibadan . It was gathered that the Idi-Ape area of Iwo Road was deserted while the operation by the hoodlums lasted. A resident of the area, who identified himself as Waheed Adegoke, told […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Thursday, February 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tension has enveloped Enugu and environ following the killing of three policemen by unknown gunmen at a police check point in Enugu. The ugly incident occurred Thursday along timber junction, Maryland axis in Enugu South Council area of the State. African Examiner learnt that the criminal elements also abducted a woman and […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Thursday, February 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), branch of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has said their members are fully mobilized to begin another round of industrial action as soon as they get directive from its national headquarters in Abuja. Chairman of ASSU in UNN, Comrade Christian […]
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Breaking News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Thursday, February 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was total outrage in the House of Representatives at the plenary on Thursday over the recent importation of adulterated Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, into Nigeria. The House consequently resolved to investigate the matter, insisting that the government officials in the import and distribution chain, whose action or inaction led […]
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Breaking News, Europe, Latest Headlines
Thursday, February 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, has tested positive for COVID-19, Clarence House announced on Twitter on Thursday. “This morning The Prince of Wales has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now self-isolating,” the statement read. “HRH is deeply disappointed not to be able to attend today’s events in Winchester and will […]
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Latest Headlines, U.S./Canada
Thursday, February 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – U.S. truckers are planning to gather in California’s Coachella Valley on March 4 and 5, to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates and roll on from there in a nationwide convoy to Washington. The organisers of the so-called People’s Convoy have said on Thursday. The Washington Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to Sputnik on Wednesday […]
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African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, North Africa
Thursday, February 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah’s on Thursday escaped an assassination attempt when assailants struck his car with bullets. A source close to him said he escaped unharmed amid intense factional wrangling over control of the government. The source said the incident happened as Dbeibah was returning home, describing it as a clear […]
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Asia, Latest Headlines
Thursday, February 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The so-called “honour killing” of a woman at the hands of her husband has caused nationwide outrage in Iran and criticism of the judicial system. An honour killing is the murder of an individual, either an outsider or a member of a family by someone seeking to protect what they see as […]
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Thursday, February 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A prosecution witness has told the Federal High Court in Abuja how a former registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dibu Ojerinde, allegedly acquired choice assets through cronies while in office. Peter Oyewole, who said he served as Mr Ojerinde’s personal lawyer at the time, appeared in court on […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
Enugu, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Thursday, February 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two Northern traders at the recently demolished new Artisan Goat market, Enugu, Alhaji Sani Na Dada and Alhaji Lawan Ayavgar, have appealed to the Enugu state governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, to pay them 47 Million naira compensation for the destruction of their shops in the market by his administration. They said the ugly […]
