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Monday, October 18th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has warned Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC not to drag its name into the November 6, 2021 Anambra State governorship election , rejecting any form of dialogue with them The pro-Biafra group also described as laughable, the statement by the Nigerian Police that it is coming […]
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Monday, October 18th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tanzania has allocated 90.6 billion Tanzanian shillings (about 39.2 million U.S. dollars) for the implementation of 23 projects aimed at revamping the tourism sector affected by the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), a cabinet minister said on Sunday. Damas Ndumbaro, the Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, told a press conference in the commercial […]
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Monday, October 18th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Air Force has refuted a report by the Wall Street Journal that it paid N20m as ransom to bandits in exchange for an anti-aircraft gun seized from the Nigerian Army. African Examiner writes that The Wall Street Journal had stated in a report on Sunday that the NAF negotiated the […]
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Monday, October 18th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, a coalition of Northern Youth has begun an awareness campaign to gather support for Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo in Kano. The group under the auspices of Osinbajo Awareness Campaign (OAC) stated that it will mobilize 20 million youths across the 19 Northern states and Federal […]
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Sunday, October 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in Lagos State said on Sunday that they were clamping down on cultists in Ikorodu and other parts of the state. Police spokesman in the state, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, said this in reaction to allegation of police illegal detention of some students of Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu Campus, over alleged cultism. […]
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Sunday, October 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has expressed determination to block suspected fraudulent applications aimed at registering new companies similar to existing ones trying to take over lands belonging to others. CAC, in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, by its Head of Media, Mr Rasheed Mahe, said that high incidence of […]
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Sunday, October 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kwara state Police Command has rescued five members of the household of Owalobbo of Obbo-Ayegunle in Ekiti local government area of Kwara state from gunmen on Thursday. Five members of the royal household of Oba Samuel Adelodun, the Owalobbo of Obbo were kidnapped by gunmen on Osi/Obbo-Ayegunle road. The kidnapped members includes […]
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Sunday, October 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ali Harbi Ali, the son of an ex-media adviser to a former prime minister of Somalia, has been arrested by British police under anti-terrorism laws following the killing of lawmaker David Amess, a source close to the investigation and British media said. Amess, 69, from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party, was […]
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Sunday, October 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is expected to be discharged from hospital on Sunday after suffering fatigue, his spokesman, Angel Urena said in a statement. The 75-year-old, who served as president from 1993 to 2001, entered the University of California Irvine Medical Center on Tuesday evening after suffering from fatigue. He will […]
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Sunday, October 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People Of Biafran (IPOB) has disowned a purported statement that it has directed a sit-at-home next Monday and Tuesday. It, however, said that sit-at-home would be observed on October 21, in solidarity with its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who is expected to be in court on that day. The separatist group […]
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Sunday, October 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr Sidie Tunis, Speaker, ECOWAS Parliament, has assured that the Community’s institutions remain committed to promoting the principles of human rights, democracy, rule of law, transparency, accountability, and good governance in the sub-region. Tunis made this known on Saturday at the closing of the High-level Seminar of the ECOWAS Parliament in Winneba, […]
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Sunday, October 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – League leaders, Chelsea kept their grip on the top spot in the English Premier League (EPL) on Saturday by beating neighbours Brentford 1-0, thanks to a Ben Chilwell strike. But this was only after a string of last-gasp defending and saves by goalkeeper Edouard Mendy denied the hosts. Chilwell scored for the […]
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Sunday, October 17th, 2021
…Says NNPC Will Remain Transparent, Accountable to Nigerians (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In yet another recognition of his efforts since becoming the GMD/CEO of the NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari has been honoured with the “The Sun Man of The Year Award”, the biggest recognition by The Sun Publishing Comapany Ltd, publishers of The Sun Newspaper titles. […]
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Saturday, October 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An ex-Deputy Chairman of the Enugu state Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Comrade Adolphus Ude, has emerged Chairman of the party in the state, after defeating two other opponents. Similarly, an ex-Commissioner for Works in the state, Chief Ugochukwu Agballa was produced by a parallel congress staged by former Senate […]
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Saturday, October 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -. There was tension at the Ogo-Oluwa area via Ladsol where the loyalists of Minister for Interior, Rauf Aregbesola are holding the All Progressives Congress (APC) State Congress on Saturday. The loyalists under a group within the party named The Osun Progressives (TOP) gathered to endorsed the Caretaker Secretary of the party, Hon […]
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Saturday, October 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have abducted the village head of Banye in Charanci local government area of Katsina State during an attack on Friday night on the community. The village head, Bishir Gide, is related to Bala Almu Banye, a federal Commissioner at the National Population Commission. Details of the attack are still sketchy but […]
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Saturday, October 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the Nov. 6 Anambra governorship election will be embarrassingly transparent as it has put facilities in place to achieve an all- inclusive electoral process. INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Anambra state, Dr Nwachukwu Orji, made the assertion in Awka, on Saturday during a voter education […]
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Saturday, October 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti state, has stated that no political position is worth the blood of anyone. Fayemi disclosed this at the State programme lined up as part of activities to mark his third anniversary as governor, saying that “it is only God that enthrones leaders” and he tasked political parties […]
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Saturday, October 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shehu Sani, the former senator representing Kaduna central, has stated that the inclusion of power rotation in the constitution will put an end to debate on zoning. He disclosed this when he appeared in an interview on Channels Television , saying that the principles of fairness and equity must be enshrined to […]
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Saturday, October 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mrs Evelyn Mitaire, a Nigerian Fashion Designer, has called on the Federal Government to revamp indigenous textile mills and stop the importation of foreign-made fabrics. Mitaire made the call at the closing ceremony of the International Arts and Crafts Expo (INAC), while speaking on the topic: “Beyond the Oil Economy: Creative Industry […]
