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Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Wednesday, December 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian government has described the recent killing of two police officers in Anambra State, Nigeria’s South-east as “barbaric and cannibalistic” . The assailants filmed themselves as they were killing the officers and later circulated the clip on social media, the government said. The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, in a statement […]
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Europe, Latest Headlines
Wednesday, December 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Technology giant, Google, on Wednesday announced it will not accept political advertisements on all its platforms related to next year’s elections in the Philippines to choose a successor for President Rodrigo Duterte. “In connection with the 2022 Philippine national and local elections, election advertisements will not be allowed to run in the […]
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African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Wednesday, December 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence rate of infection in Somalia has been dropping over the last 14 years, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday. Citing periodic surveys conducted, the WHO warned that in spite of the general decline in HIV prevalence across Somalia, there were locations such as Garowe and […]
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Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Wednesday, December 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has expressed shock over the Tuesday evening Bagwai boat mishap that led to the death of 40 persons. Ganduje spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Abba Anwar, in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kano. “We learned that the boat started from Hayin Badau to […]
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Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Wednesday, December 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa is presently being received by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Ramaphosa arrived at the Villa at about 10 a.m amid fear of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 currently being detected in countries across the world. This development is coming after the Nigeria Centre […]
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Imo, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Wednesday, December 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Exercise Golden Dawn of the Nigerian Army has foiled an attempt by alleged members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to kidnap some medical personnel in Imo. This is contained in a statement signed by Brig.- Gen.- Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director, Army Public Relations and made available to newsmen […]
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African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa
Wednesday, December 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tanzanian tourism authorities has said that they were at the final preparations to start a process of introducing cable car on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain. Mary Masanja, the Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, said the process to introduce the cable car was on the mountain is on track and […]
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Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Wednesday, December 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned the Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr. Bamidele Oleyelogun, in court over alleged financial impropriety. Oleyelogun is being arraigned alongside the Clerk of the house, Bode Adeyelu; the lawmaker representing Akoko South West I in the House, Felemu Bankole and two […]
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Wednesday, December 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday morning confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant in the country. This was contained in a press release issued by the centre and signed by the Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa. African Examiner reported that the Omicron variant, a new strain of the coronavirus […]
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Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, U.S./Canada
Wednesday, December 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amid the growing concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Canada has added Egypt, Malawi, and Nigeria to the ‘travel ban’ list. “We are adding three countries to the list of these countries that we talked about last Friday, these are Malawi, Egypt and Nigeria,” Canadian Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos was quoted […]
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Featured, Lagos, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Wednesday, December 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has called on youths to join him on Peace Walk, for healing of Lagos State. He made the call in Lagos, during a news conference on the State Government’s position on the recommendations of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on EndSARS, submitted on Nov. 15. He […]
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Latest Headlines, U.S./Canada
Wednesday, December 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Air travelers to the United States (U.S.) will face tougher Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing rules as several countries moved to seal-off their borders amid growing uncertainty around the virulence of the Omicron variant. The Omicron variant has the ability to dodge existing vaccines. In Asia-Pacific, Hong Kong and Japan said they would expand […]
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Latest Headlines, U.S./Canada
Wednesday, December 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 15-year-old boy killed three fellow high school students and wounded eight other people after opening fire with a semi-automatic handgun at a Michigan high school, and was quickly arrested, police said. One of those wounded was a teacher and the rest were students at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, about […]
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Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Tuesday, November 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has been re-invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,(EFCC) following investigations into alleged document falsification Fani-Kayode alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenandi Usman, is standing trial on alleged N4.6billion money laundering, before Justice Mohammed Aikawa. Other defendants are Yusuf Danjuma, a former […]
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Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Tuesday, November 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum and elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has said that the problem of insurgency in the country started in Southern Nigeria. He spoke on Channels Television’s ‘News Night’ programme . The 96-year-old elder statesman also said the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari […]
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Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Tuesday, November 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the wife of Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, is calling for more proactive measures to tackle security challenges in the South-East geo-political zone. The Ondo State First Lady also condemned the spate of banditry, kidnapping, and other vices ravaging the country adding that the abduction of the 89-year-old […]
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Latest Headlines, Sports News
Tuesday, November 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After the 2021 Ballon d’Or Awards held last night, former Spain international and Real Madrid goalkeeper, Iker Casillas has stated that it has become more difficult for him to believe in football awards. African Examiner recalls that the men’s Ballon d’Or prize was won by Paris St-Germain player, Lionel Messi for a […]
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Business News, Latest Headlines
Tuesday, November 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Bank Nigeria Ltd. says it will leverage its vast experience in supporting trade businesses, especially the SME to support the Federal Government’s efforts to diversify the revenue base of the economy. Dr Adesola Adeduntan, Chief Executive Officer, FirstBank, said this during the bank’s Non-Oil Webinar Series on Tuesday. The News Agency […]
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Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Tuesday, November 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has slammed a N2 billion defamation suit against the Chief Executive Officer of Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Ltd., Leno Adesanya. In a statement of claim before an FCT High Court presided over by Justice Sylvester Oriji, the minister accused Adesanya and two national dailies […]
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African News, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, South Africa
Tuesday, November 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The South African rand retreated early on Tuesday as caution lingered in markets after the discovery of a Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant that is spreading in the country and globally. At 0625 GMT, the rand traded at 16.2150 against the dollar, 0.46 per cent weaker than its previous close. On Friday the currency […]
