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Wednesday, July 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Consul General in South Africa, Malik Abdul, has called on Nigerians in that country to exercise restraint, be cautious and as much as possible avoid high risk areas. Abdul made the call in a statement made available to Journalists on Tuesday in Abuja while reacting to the ongoing violent protests in […]
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to establish a National Emergency Medical Services Agency, following its consideration of a report by the Committee on Health Secondary and Tertiary at plenary. Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Yahaya Oloriegbe (APC-Kwara), in his presentation, said the bill seeks to, among others, ensure that all […]
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2021
By Obinna Akukwe (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nnamdi Azikiwe, Odumegwu Ojukwuand Aguiyi Ironsi gave us the ‘One Nigeria’, which Igbos claim is suffocating them today, therefore, the misplaced aggression towards Obafemi Awolowo, Ahmadu Bello, Tafawa Balewa, Ibrahim Babangida and Muhammadu Buhari for their perceived woes should first be directed at their kinsmen. It is therefore foolishness […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives on Tuesday enjoined President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on unemployment considering the spate of insecurity in the country. This is coming through the adoption of a resolution by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on the consideration of its reports on […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three persons have been feared dead and many other injured after Nigerian Air Force (NAF) operatives and area boys clashed at Ladipo Market in Lagos. The three persons were said to have been hit by stray bullets around midday. Although the cause of the clash was yet to be ascertained, a source […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo State Government on Tuesday sealed Rochas Foundation College, Orji, in Owerri, the state capital. Government officials arrived at the location which is the old quarters of the staff of Imo Broadcasting Corporation and sealed it. Our correspondent, who visited the scene, saw that the massive property had been taken over […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Flood triggered by days of incessant rains has washed away dead bodies at Low Cost Cemetery and destroyed buildings in Gashua Local Government Area of Yobe. Alhaji Kaku Bulama-Bukar, Gashua Local Government Council Community Development Officer, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Gashua on Tuesday. He […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has rejected the plan to allow men of the fire service to bear arms, saying that security agencies should deploy operatives to accompany firefighters when on duty. Moving the motion, Thomas Ereyitomi, informed the House of the announcement by the Federal Government to present before the National Assembly, […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has called on the Nigerian Police to conduct proper investigation into Chindinma Ojukwu’s murder case and refrain from parading her to grant interviews on matter under investigation. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion by Rep Tolu Akande-Sadipe (APC-Oyo) at the plenary on Tuesday in Abuja. Moving […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has expressed his concern over the influx of armed bandits and their sinister activities in the state. The governor alleged that bandits fleeing from the intense fire power of the military in the Northeast and Northwest region of the country have regrouped in locations between Lokoja […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector General of Police (IG) Usman Alkali Baba has said vehicles with factory-fitted tinted glasses are exempted from getting police permit. Baba made this clarification on Monday during a virtual interaction with select journalists. Reiterating the commitment of the police to stem crimes and criminality across the country, the IGP said […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Governor Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s convoy on Monday arrested a gang of suspected criminals, who specialised in harassing motorists and road users in traffic. This was made known in a statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Gbenga Akosile. The statement reads, ”The gang of suspected criminals met their waterloo […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) says malpractice and indiscipline are some of the board’s major challenges yet to be fully addressed. The Registrar made this known when members of the Senate Committee on Basic and Secondary Education visited the board’s headquarters in Bwari, Abuja . Oloyede said […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari will launch the Kaduna-Kano standard gauge by Thursday as part of effort to link the country by rail Dr Magdalene Ajani, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, stated this in a statement in Abuja. The statement by Eric Orjiekwe, Director, Press and Public Relations, said the event would be […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, (SAN) says the formation of a legal team by Ohanaeze Ndigbo to monitor proceedings at the trial of Nnamdi Kanu is a welcome development. A statement issued by Umar Gwandu, Special Assistant to the minister on Media and Public Relations, Malami said it was in […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, has announced Aug. 2 as the commencement date of the two-week 2021 edition of the Osun Osogbo Festival, and the other activities lined up to mark the event. A statement signed by Mr Toye Arulogun, the Managing Consultant for the festival and made available to […]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – To address challenges related to the ease of distribution and availability of cement across the country, especially among its value-chain service providers, Dangote Cement Plc has rolled out over 2,000 trucks for distribution services. With an investment of $150 million, the company took delivery of trucks, trailers, bulk tankers, tippers, cargo trucks […]
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Monday, July 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Family Court in Ilorin, on Monday, ordered the remand of one Oyefeso Saheed in Oke-Kura Correctional Centre, Ilorin, for allegedly giving out his 12-year-old daughter in marriage. Magistrate Shade Lawal also ordered the remand of the victim’s purported husband, Ismail Lawal, 32, before adjourning the case till Wednesday, for further mention. […]
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Monday, July 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested five men suspected of engaging in homosexuality at Sheka Barde in Kumbotso local government area of Kano. The Commander General of the Board, Dr Harun Ibn-Sina confirmed the arrest in a statement issued in Kano Monday,signed by Malam Lawal Ibrahim, Public Relations Officer of the […]
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Monday, July 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The kidnaped Emir of Kajuru in Kajuru Local Government area of Kaduna State, Alhaji Alhassan Adamu, has been released by his abductors. One of the kingmakers of the Emirate Council, Dahiru Abubakar, disclosed . The Emir was released on Monday afternoon; few hours after bandits demanded N200 million ransom for the monarch […]
