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Thursday, October 7th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, global health agency Unitaid and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, on Wednesday, welcomed the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendation for a wider routine use of the RTS,S malaria vaccine. The recommendation was based on data gathered through the Malaria Vaccine Implementation Programme (MVIP) in […]
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Thursday, October 7th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Abia chapter, has shut Aba North Local Government Area (LGA) Secretariat over the battering of a staff, Mrs Chidimma Nwanosike, by the LGA Chairman, Mr David Ikonne. The NULGE, Abia Chapter President, Mr Ikechi Nwigwe, announced the shutdown of the secretariat by the union […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the forceful invasion and attack on facilities of private Mass transport operators in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on Tuesday by armed thugs, led by the State commissioner for Capital Territory, Mr. Onyekachi Nwebonyi, commercial transport operators across Nigeria have resolved to withdraw their services from all parts of the State, from Thursday, […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has threatened to declare ‘state-of-emergency’ in Anambra State due to the lingering insecurity situation in the state. Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, made this known after the Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. He stated that the Federal Government is committed to […]
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa, has stated that over 10.6 million young Nigerians abuse cannabis. According to Marwa, Lagos and Oyo are the epicenters of Nigeria’s drug malaise. He disclosed this on Wednesday October 6, 2021, when he spoke at a public lecture organised by […]
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has excluded persons below the age of 18 years from registering and owning a SIM card in Nigeria in its new proposed regulations. Josephine Amuwahe, NCC director, legal services, stated this in Abuja, in the public hearing and inquiry on the proposed draft for telephone […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four people were on Wednesday abducted by gunmen in a midnight raid at Ilasa Ekiti, Ekiti East Local Government Area of the state. According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen invaded the Eti- Ero farmstead in Ilasa Ekiti around 1:30 am ransacking the place. Multiple sources disclosed that a child believed to be Yoruba […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its Civil Military Cooperation, the Nigeria Army has donated free educational materials to hundreds of pupils in Abia State. The 14 Brigade Nigerian Army made the donation as part of activities marking the flag-off Exercise “GOLDEN DAWN”. Our Correspondent reports that among the beneficiary are pupils of Ogbekwe Primary […]
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says there will be a temporary closure of the regular drop off zone at the departure frontage of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, FAAN General Manager, Corporate Affairs, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Yakubu said it became […]
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An outbreak of dengue fever has hit major Pakistani cities, overwhelming hospitals and further exhausting health workers already fatigued by the coronavirus pandemic, officials said on Wednesday. Hospitals in the capital Islamabad and eastern city of Lahore were running out of beds in the isolation wards as patients with the symptoms of […]
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu Police Command has confirmed the killing of two operatives of the Neighbourhood Watch Group in Ogurute in Enugu-Ezike, The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Daniel Ndukwe, who confirmed the incident said that three persons had been arrested in connection with the dastardly act. Ndukwe stated that some hoodlums […]
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has confirmed the appointment of the nominees for the Secretary and Board members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission submitted by the President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). One of them was Alhaji Yahaya Muhammad who was said to have started his primary school before he was born. The […]
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says the number and duration of droughts also increased by 29 per cent over the past two decades in Africa as floods and droughts contribute to global water crisis. WMO and partners in a report published on Tuesday said improved water management, monitoring and forecasting were needed […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi led government has suspended the traditional ruler of Amechi Awkunanaw autonomous community in Enugu South Council Government Area of the State, Igwe Anthony Ogbodo Okorie, over what it described as persistent crisis pervading the community. African Examiner reports that certificate of recognition earlier issued to the Monarch by […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Everywhere is filled with palpable fear in Abakaliki and environs, as armed thugs alleged to be working for Ebonyi State government, led by the State commissioner for Capital Territory, Mr. Onyekachi Nwebonyi, forced themselves into private premises of mass transport operators in the state capital, sealing them up, after smashing glasses of […]
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Tuesday, October 5th, 2021
…..Agreed To collaborate With Security Agencies To Stop Killings in The Zone (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governors and leaders of the Southeast geo-political zone of Nigeria,on Tuesday day condemned in strong terms the every Monday sit at home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, as well as the ongoing killings in the region. […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Tuesday, October 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says that the November 6 Anambra election must go on irrespective of threats from the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB to halt the exercise. African Examiner writes that the secessionist group had vowed that the election would not hold because of the refusal of the […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Tuesday, October 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has stated that there are more than 30 separatist organisations in the South-East aside from the Indigenous People of Biafra, the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra. He said this on Tuesday when he appeared on Channels Television Sunrise Daily. Abaribe, who […]
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Tuesday, October 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has stated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) cannot produce an Igbo President in 2023. Abaribe stated this when he appeared on Channels Television on Tuesday saying that only the People’s Democratic Party can produce an Igbo President in the next election. He said: “The man […]
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Tuesday, October 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four persons were feared killed and another seriously injured when an ancient majestic “Odan’’ tree fell to heavy windstorm in Saabo area of Oyo town. Our correspondent reports that the ancient tree provided shelter for butchers, mini buses and commercial motorcycle operators with its far-spreading branches at a popular foodstuffs market in […]
