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Friday, December 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A member of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra IPOB in Mgbowo Community in Awgu Council area of Enugu state, Mr. Ejiofor Stanley Oti, now at large after he was declared wanted by the Nigerian Army has called on Igbo leaders and international Community to come to his rescue. He said life […]
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Friday, December 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Nigerian Navy has freed online Comedian, Abdulgafar Ahmad, aka Cute Abiola, from detention. Naval spokesperson, Commodore Suleman Dahun, confirmed the development to our correspondent on Friday. Cute Abiola was said to have been missing on Monday, November 15, 2021, when his colleague in the comedy industry, Debo Adedayo aka Mr Macaroni, raised […]
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Friday, December 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government on Friday ordered the indefinite closure of Dowen College, Lekki, following the investigation into the death of Sylvester Oromoni, a student of the school. This was contained in a statement signed by the Assistant Director, Public Affairs, of the Lagos State Ministry of Education The statement read, “The […]
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Friday, December 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Big Brother Naija‘Shine Ya Eye’ season 6 Winner, Whitemoney has released his long-anticipated single titled ‘Selense’. The musician and reality Tv star took to his verified Instagram to make the announcement. He wrote: “The moment you all have been waiting for…Without further Ado, I’d like to present Selense to you. I’m super […]
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Friday, December 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was jubilation at the premises of the Court of Appeal in Akure by members of Sotitobire Praising Chapel as the church’s founder, Prophet Babatunde Alfa was set freed two years after he was taken into custody. Prophet Alfa and five other members of the church were arrested in 2019 over the […]
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Friday, December 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – fashion designer, Rukayat Salami, has been hospitalised after men of the Lagos State Police Command allegedly shot her in the stomach at a checkpoint at Lucky Fibre, in the Ikorodu area of the state. Her husband, Ibrahim, was reportedly battered by the cops for complaining about the shooting. African Examiner gathered that […]
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Friday, December 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court of Appeal, sitting in Ibadan, on Thursday, discharged and acquitted a former Governor of Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, over N11.5 billion corruption charges leveled against him by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Alao-Akala was discharged and acquitted along with a former Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. […]
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Friday, December 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The U.S. State’s Health Department, has confirmed second case of COVID-19 Omicron variant in Minnesota, a day after it reported first case of the new variant. The U.S. reported its first case of the Omicron variant in California on Wednesday. The concerned Minnesota resident, an adult male, had a recent travel history […]
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Friday, December 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria’s security challenge will soon be resolved with the country coming out of such experience greater and stronger. The vice president disclosed this in Abuja while responding to the remarks made by members of the Muhammadu Buhari/Osinbajo Dynamic Support Group, who visited him. He said they will […]
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested one Pastor Izuchukwu Anoloba, 35, and others for kidnapping a Catholic priest, Fr Fidelis Ekemgba. Parading the suspects and others, the state Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Hussaini, said that the suspects held the priest for over seven days and made him to […]
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some hoodlums in their hundreds on Thursday set ablaze the Gubernatorial Campaign Office of one of the political opponent of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, Sen. Barau Jibrin representing Kano north senatorial district. Some of the attackers were said to have gone with dangerous weapons to the Senator’s office located along Maiduguri Road in […]
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An international Solution oriented Civil Society organization, Solidaridad West Africa, promoting Agriculture in Nigeria, has appealed to the federal government to prevail on states and local government Areas in the country to remove certain barriers associated with land acquisition so as to enable oil palm farmers, particularly women embrace agriculture, in order […]
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has tasked the media to exert pressure on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) to assent to the amended Electoral Act. Governor Wike stated that it is important that the media should enlighten Nigerians to know why there should be electronic transmission of election results so […]
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Union’s health watchdog on Thursday appealed for calm over Omicron, the new, heavily mutated Covid-19 variant which has prompted many governments to impose new restrictions. The new variant was first reported to the World Health Organization by South Africa a week ago and has quickly shown up across continents, deepening […]
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has hinted on new moves to introduce censorship laws and regulatory framework for Over-The-Top (OTT) streaming services and content providers in Nigeria. According to the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed in a two-day conference organized by the NFVCB in Lagos, said that streaming services could be used […]
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has directed those serving in his government who would like to contest the governorship primaries to tender their resignation latest by December 18. The directive was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode, in Ado Ekiti, titled, “Ekiti 2022: Fayemi […]
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate Committee on Agriculture in Abuja said about two million metric tons of rice is currently being imported or smuggled into the country. This is just as the committee said, in 2021, the production of milled rice in Nigeria was estimated to amount to five million metric tons. Vice Chairman of […]
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government threw its weight behind the Lagos State government’s White Paper on the report of the judicial panel set up to probe cases of police brutality and shooting at the Lekki tollgate, promising to take further actions. The Lagos State government, on Tuesday, rejected key recommendations of the panel’s report […]
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has said kidnappers have also been declared as terrorists. He said the recent court declaration had been gazetted and would soon be published. He also disclosed that all the relevant security agencies had been notified. Malami made this known while […]
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister, Communications and Digital Economy, has said that protection of citizens data in Nigeria is not just a secondary legislation but a constitutional requirement. The minister’s spokesperson, Mrs Uwa Suleiman, made this known in a statement in Abuja, adding that Pantami said this while addressing world forum of ministers in London. This […]
