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Monday, November 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Men’s Fellowship of Methodist Church Nigeria has elected its new National Executive Officers that would pilot the affairs of the Fellowship for the next three years from 2022 to 2024. A University don, Sir Dr Kehinde Olasunkanmi Oladeji was elected National President, Bro Uche Achugbuo was elected National Secretary while a […]
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Monday, November 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chiemeka Arinze, one of the codefendants in the alleged kidnap trial of Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, has died in the custody of Correctional Services. African Examiner reports that Arinze was charged alongside, Evans, Joseph Emeka, and Udeme Upong with the attempted kidnap of Chief Vincent Obianodo, the Chairman of the Young Shall […]
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Monday, November 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s D’Tigers on Sunday beat Uganda 95-69 to lead in the first round in Group A of the African Qualifiers for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The Nigerian team, after their opening 71-79 loss to Cape Verde on Friday when the window one of matches began, had gone on to beat […]
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Monday, November 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, has announced a six-day traffic diversion on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, starting from Monday, to speed up construction works. Popoola, in a statement, said the diversion is to enable Julius Berger, contractor handling section one of the project, to lay asphalt between Arepo […]
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Monday, November 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The tenure of five national commissioners will end by the first week of December. Already, a vacuum has been created by the resignation of one of the national commissioners, Engr. Abu Bakar Nahuche, who resigned after the 2019 general elections. Next week, the tenure of INEC national commissioners representing the South-East, South-South, […]
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Asia, Latest Headlines
Monday, November 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Japan on Monday said it would ban all new foreign arrivals from Tuesday, Kyodo news agency reported. The Japanese government had earlier said it was considering reviving a blanket ban on foreign arrivals due to concerns regarding the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Japan’s border restrictions were eased in early November, […]
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Europe, Featured, Latest Headlines
Monday, November 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – World Health Organisation (WHO) says it still ‘not sure whether Omicron COVID variant is more transmissible or more severe than Delta variant. WHO, in a statement on Sunday, said that its experts, researchers in South Africa and around the world are currently conducting studies to better understand Omicron. The UN health agency […]
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Monday, November 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Plateau has arrested eight of the inmates who had earlier escaped during the attack on the Jos Correctional centre by gunmen. ASP Ubah Ogaba, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Jos. African Examiner reports that gunmen on […]
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Monday, November 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed an attack on the Jos Correctional centre by gunmen on Sunday. Mr Francis Enobore, the National Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the service, confirmed the incident in a statement issued to newsmen in Jos. According to Enobore,the gunmen invaded the prison yard at about 5:20 […]
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Monday, November 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), on Sunday wiped out several Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in an encounter at Forward Operating Base, Gajiram Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement in Abuja. Nwachukwu […]
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Sunday, November 28th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa, through its UBA Foundation has been spreading joy across Africa for many years as they continue to give back to the underprivileged in the communities in which they operate. At the UBA Foundation gardens in Lagos where the bank is headquartered, a lights up ceremony […]
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Sunday, November 28th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National President of Nigeria Society of Chemical Engineers (NSCh) has revealed that Dangote Oil Refining Company will be the highest employer of chemical engineers in the country when the refinery comes on stream. The Society’s National President, Engr. Saidu A. Muhammed, disclosed this during the NSCh’s visit/tour of the Dangote Refinery […]
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Sunday, November 28th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has stated that he is a proud member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, saying that he has no regrets making the move. It could be recalled that Fani-Kayode had a few months ago left the Peoples Democratic Party and defected to the ruling party, […]
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Aviation, Latest Headlines
Sunday, November 28th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government has stated that it has rejected over 90 percent of the applications by airline operators for expert quotas in their business. Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, disclosed this in his office in Abuja. According to Sirika, the rejection was to make sure that Nigerians are prioritised for such jobs, […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Sunday, November 28th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), has lashed leaders of the nation’s labour unions, including the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), accusing them of “representing their personal interests and not that of their members. The association in statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by its Secretary General, […]
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Sunday, November 28th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has lifted the ban on mobile telecommunication network in the state. Matawalle made the announcement at the state congress of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gusau on Saturday. Matawalle said the Nigerian Communication Communication (NCC) would release all the networks by Monday. He said his administration was […]
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Sunday, November 28th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 400-level student from the faculty of education, Bayero University, Kano (BUK), identified as Ms Binta Isa, has died in the hostel. The Deputy, Registrar, Public Affairs Directorate, Mr Lamara Garba, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday in Kano. Garba said the student died on Friday around 7p.m., after an […]
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Sunday, November 28th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mauritius will suspend all commercial passenger flights from South Africa from Nov. 28 due to the new coronavirus variant Omicron, its foreign affairs ministry said on Saturday. A ministry statement also said any passengers who have been physically present in South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe will be denied entry […]
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Sunday, November 28th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Renowned virologists in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to be swift in its emergency response to the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of COVID-19, first detected in South Africa. The virologists including the Chairman, Expert Review Committee on COVID-19, Prof Oyewale Tomori; ex-National Chairman of the Association of Public Health Physicians of […]
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Saturday, November 27th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Diogo Jota struck after just 97 seconds as Liverpool closed to within one point of Premier League leaders Chelsea after a 4-0 stroll against Southampton on Saturday. Liverpool’s long unbeaten run was ended by high-flying West Ham earlier this month but they have clicked effortlessly back into gear, scoring 10 goals without […]
