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Monday, October 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Attahiru Jega, berated the National Assembly for downplaying the relevance of the electronic transmission of results in general elections, adding that the lawmakers were doing so for self-interest. Jega disclosed this during a lecture organized by the Kwara Visioners Network for Rural […]
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Sunday, October 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen believed to be Bandits attacked Mailalle weekly market, in Sokoto state. They allegedly opened fire and killed nothing less than 20 persons and injured many. Eyewitnesses said, they saw the bandits carting away foodstuffs and setting houses ablaze. They allegedly stopped at the only petrol station in the area and filled […]
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Sunday, October 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- The Federal Government says there is no preferential treatment between groups advocating separation from the country and bandits, especially in the North West Zone. This clarification was made by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in an interview in Abuja. The minister described as misleading and erroneous the notion that […]
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Sunday, October 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Victims of Friday’s raid by security operatives on illegal oil bunkers’ at Izombe community in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo have condemned the attack as “unwarranted’’. Reacting to the incident , some residents in separate interviews, said that they incurred great losses in the raid. Two security operatives and a resident […]
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Sunday, October 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles of Nigeria made good their promise to bounce back from a shocking 1-0 loss to the Central African Republic, CAR by beating the Wild Beasts 2-0 on Sunday in Douala, Cameroon in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match. Goals from Leon Balogun and Victor Osimhen ensured that they […]
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Sunday, October 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation calls on Petroleum Tanker Drivers to, in the interest and welfare of the Nigerian people call off its planned strike action. The strike is about the condition of roads in various parts of Nigeria which are used for the distribution of goods and services including petroleum products. […]
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Sunday, October 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government is working with agricultural scientists at the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) to improve Tela maize production in Nigeria. Dr Rufus Ebegba, Director-General, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), made this known in Abuja at the public presentation of the drought tolerant and fall armyworm resistant maize known as Tela […]
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Sunday, October 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight crown on Saturday with a spectacular 11th-round knockout of Deontay Wilder as their trilogy fight delivered a boxing classic. In an epic battle in front of 15,820 fans at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, both fighters were knocked down on multiple occasions in a contest […]
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Sunday, October 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) says its Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) will commence strike on Monday over the deplorable state of the nation’s highways and other issues. Mr Tayo Aboyeji, the South-West Zonal Chairman of NUPENG, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]
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Sunday, October 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps in Ebonyi has advised the public to disregard the widely-held notion that the Ember months are different from other months of the year. The Sector Commander of the Corps in the state, Anthony Okore, gave the advice in Abakaliki while flagging-off the 2021 Ember months road safety […]
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Sunday, October 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, has stated that the naira is not appreciating because Nigeria is not a productive economy. Moghalu disclosed this in Abuja as he announced his defection to the African Democratic Congress, the party on whose platform he is expected to […]
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Saturday, October 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, has described as unfounded and untrue, the report connecting him to the purchase of a property in London, United Kingdom. Oyetola disclosed that he resigned from the company, ‘Aranda Overseas Corporation’, that was allegedly used to buy the said property in 2011 when he was appointed as […]
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Saturday, October 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attairu Jega, says that the two major political parties in the country have led Nigeria astray in the last 21 years of democratic governance. Jega disclosed this at the maiden inaugural lecture of Kwaravisioners Network for Rural Development, in Ilorin the Kwara State […]
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Saturday, October 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Raymond Dokpesi, former chairman of Daar Communications, has stated that no candidate from the south will be able to win the 2023 presidential election. Dokpesi disclosed this during an interview with Daily Trust saying that if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) decides to zone the presidency to the south, it will be […]
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Saturday, October 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four Thugs have attacked Mr Waziri Enwongulu, the Legal Adviser, All Progressives Congress (APC) of Wakama ward, Nasarawa State. Enwongulu while narrating his ordeal on Saturday in Wakama when officials of APC and stakeholders visited him, said that he don’t know why the unidentified men attacked him and burnt his brother’s house. […]
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Saturday, October 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ongoing rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) is a process that has the host communities and stakeholders fully involved, Ahmed Dikko, Managing Director of the company has disclosed. Dikko in a chat with Vanguard said a critical element for the successful rehabilitation of the refinery is the support of […]
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Saturday, October 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday urged authorities in Ethiopia to allow vital humanitarian work there to continue, following the recent decision to declare seven of the Organisation’s staff persona non grata and expel them from the country. Guterres said this while addressing the Security Council at UN headquarters in New York, […]
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Saturday, October 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 55 people died in a boat accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo, local authorities confirmed . Many of people were still missing, spokesperson Jose Misiso said. The overcrowded boat was travelling on the Congo River and capsized close to the town of Bumba in the northern Mongala province in […]
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Saturday, October 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There is heavy presence of security personnel at various polling units and flash points in Jos the Plateau state capital, and evirons, as all is set for the conduct of elections across the 17 Local Government Areas on Saturday. Our correspondent who visited some of the areas, reports that personnel of the […]
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Saturday, October 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A policeman reportedly sustained bullet wounds when unknown gunmen attacked Aguobu Owa Police Station in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State on Friday. It learnt that what would have been a bloody attack was repelled by officers on duty who put up appreciable resistance. An eyewitness said the gunmen stormed the […]
