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Friday, November 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court has remanded eight men for allegedly setting ablaze Makoko Police Station. The court ordered that they should be detained at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre pending advice from the state Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The defendants are Ebenezer Ayah, 27; Biola Rawa, 20; Jacob Safaru, 21; Yusuf Olowookere, […]
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Friday, November 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Sherifat Solebo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court has remanded Chima Igwe, a former Director-General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, over alleged certificate fraud. African Examiner had reported that The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission would arraign a former Director-General of the Federal Institute of […]
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Friday, November 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A hit-and-run driver, Itoro Clement has confessed to knocking down the missing Vanguard reporter, Tordue Salem. Salem had been declared missing since October 13. Parading the suspect on Friday at the IRT premises in Abuja, Itoro said he hit Salem at the Mabushi area on October 13 and sped off. Details later… […]
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Friday, November 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Merchant Navy (NMN) in Lagos has claimed that one of its personnel was killed during the Police raid on its Ogudu camp on Wednesday. Cdr. Ichuku Agaba, its training commander in Lagos, stated on Thursday that four others were still missing after the raid. “The Police came to the camp […]
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Friday, November 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has stated that even as the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari remains steadfast to the delivery of sustainable sanitation and hygiene services to all Nigerians, effective collaboration among all levels of government and the private sector will help the country achieves its goal to end open defecation by […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Friday, November 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A new report released by Responsible Mining Foundation (RMF) has reiterated the need for the prioritization of the prevention of harmful impacts of mining. The report noted that lack of adequate corporate measures to prevent harm is by far the most common cause of the reported incidents identified in the study, beyond […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Friday, November 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi led government in Enugu state, has raised alarm over series of illegal connections of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) lines feeding government establishments to private offices and homes by unscrupulous individuals. A statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Information, Barrister Steve Oruruo made available to […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Friday, November 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former governor of Edo State, Lucky Igbinedion, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. According to available information, Igbinedion who finished his tenure as governor in 2007 is being grilled at the Abuja headquarters of the EFCC for allegedly diverting public funds to the tune of N1.6 billion. […]
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Friday, November 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Anambra Governorship election, Senator Andy Uba, has rejected the outcome of the vote as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Uba also has decided to contest the election outcome in court. According to African Examiner, Uba, who came third after […]
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Thursday, November 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has charged the former National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, to explain why he was gifted 25 exotic vehicles worth billions of naira by an oil magnate currently standing trial on corruption charges, rather than attempting to stall discussions on publicly available information […]
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Thursday, November 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The non-teaching staff in University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) under the aegis of Joint Action Committe (JAC) on Thursday staged a peaceful protest demanding arrears of minimum wage and earned allowances. The Committee threatened to shut down UNN by embarking on an indefinite strike after Nov. 15, if their members failed to […]
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Abuja, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Thursday, November 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has demolished alleged illegal property in Kuchibedna Community, Gwarinpa District, Abuja. The property, which included brothels, worship and trading centres were demolished over alleged encroachment on right of way for major road infrastructure. African Examiner reports that other structures affected included makeshift open markets, residential buildings, […]
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Thursday, November 11th, 2021
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi branch has criticized the appointment of Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, as a professor of cyber security by the Governing Council and the management of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO). It maintained it was not convinced […]
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Thursday, November 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police on Thursday paraded 14 suspects involved in the raid of Justice Mary Odili’s Maitaima residence in Abuja. The police found out that the team who stormed the apartment were not security operatives. The men were said to have been led by a fake Chief Superintendent of Police, Lawrence Ajojo, who admitted […]
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Thursday, November 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A house wife, Mrs Ifebuchukwu Onyeishi has narrated how her husband, Chidi Onyeishi in connivance with a nonagenarian pastor, allegedly killed their seven-year-old son for money ritual in Enugu. Narrating the incident on Thursday at her residence in Enugu, Onyeishi said she was heartbroken and in disbelief that her beloved husband could […]
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Thursday, November 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has confirmed the arrest of 10 staff of the Local Education Authority (LEA), for allegedly diverting school bags donated by UNICEF in the state. SUBEB’s Chairman, Dr Salihi Ateequ, disclosed this at a news conference, in Yola. Ateequ said the board would not rest […]
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Thursday, November 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FW de Klerk, South Africa’s last white president, died on Thursday aged 85, his foundation announced. De Klerk and South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for leading the “miracle” transition from white rule in the country. He died after a battle with cancer, his […]
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Thursday, November 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr, has stated that the team is missing three players ahead of their Saturday’s 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying tie against Liberia on Saturday. The Super Eagles men are presently camping in Morocco, the venue of the next FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Lone Stars. Rohr’s men […]
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Thursday, November 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo alongside several captains of the Nigerian industry have been selected to drive discussions pivotal to entrenching corporate governance principles at the 2021 Annual Directors’ Conference. Alhaji Lamis Dikko, Chairman, National Organizing Committee, Annual Directors’ Conference (ADC) disclosed this at a press conference in Lagos on Thursday. African Examiner […]
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Thursday, November 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Edo Command on Thursday said it arrested 20 suspects in connection with illicit drug trafficking. Mr Buba Wakawa, State Commander of the agency disclosed this in an interview in Benin. Wakawa said the suspects who were arrested in October included 18 males and two females. […]
