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Sunday, July 11th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Mai Mala-Buni of Yobe and Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee has promised to reconcile aggrieved members of the party in Kwara. Mala-Buni stated this in a statement by his Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, on Saturday in Damaturu. The statement said the governor […]
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Sunday, July 11th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Argentina ended their 28-year wait to lift the Copa America after Angel Di Maria’s first-half goal clinched a 1-0 victory over Brazil in Saturday’s final at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana. Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) midfielder Di Maria, who was promoted to the starting line-up for the final match, coolly lobbed over Brazil goalkeeper […]
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Sunday, July 11th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined the military to have a “crushing response” in the wake of bandits’ abductions and killings in Kaduna and Zamfara respectively. Recall that at least 35 people were killed on Thursday when five communities in Maradun LGA of Zamfara state. Reacting, the president in a statement signed by […]
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Sunday, July 11th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 27 people died in two road accidents in Algeria overnight, including when a bus smashed into a truck, local media reported Saturday. In one crash on Friday night, a bus and truck collided on a road connecting Constantine to the Mediterranean port of Jijel in the northeast of the country, […]
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Saturday, July 10th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The burial rites of Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, Founder, Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) which began on Monday July 5 to July 9, 2021, brought business opportunities to residents of Ikotun, location of the church. The prophet, popularly called TB Joshua, who died June 5 at age 57 was an idol […]
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Saturday, July 10th, 2021

FC Barcelona Sign “Austrian Messi” On Loan From Rapid Vienna (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FC Barcelona have completed the signing of Yusuf Demir on loan from Rapid Vienna with an option to buy. The 18-year-old winger has earned a fine reputation at home after breaking into the Rapid Vienna team so young. He has been dubbed […]
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Saturday, July 10th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – 80 percent of Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs) in Nigeria are ill-equipped to store and effectively administer COVID-19 vaccine, a report from a survey conducted by Connected Development (CODE), a civil society organization has revealed. Sequel to the ongoing vaccination efforts to tackle the spread of COVID-19 in the country, CODE embarked […]
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Saturday, July 10th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Federal Government will support the private sector in creating more job opportunities as part of its plan to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next ten years. Prof. Osinbajo disclosed this in Abuja on Friday at the inaugural meeting […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Ondo State counterpart, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, on Friday eulogised the late Prophet T.B. Joshua as he was laid to rest in Lagos. The governors, who were at the burial ceremony of Joshua, Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Ikotun, Lagos State, said […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Johannesburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo has died of complications after contracting COVID-19. The provincial government announced this on Friday as South Africa’s economic hub is undergoing a severe third wave of the pandemic. Makhubo had recently been transferred to hospital after falling ill. South Africa, a country of almost 60 million, is increasingly […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State on Friday disclosed that the state government had secured a N1.7 billion bank loan to boost livestock production and dairy in the state. Bagudu stated this at the commissioning of the new Kara ultramodern livestock market in Jega Local Government Area of the state towards boosting […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Plateau Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed the escape of four inmates from the Jos Custodial Centre. Mr Samuel Aguda, the Controller- in-Charge of the command, confirmed the development to newsmen on Friday in Jos. Aguda, who said the incident occurred in the wee hours of Thursday, attributed […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, Director-General, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), says overlapping functions remain a significant problem encountered by Nigerian security agencies. Sulaiman said this during a National Security Legislative Reform Retreat for Leadership, Chairmen of Committees on Security and Sponsors of Security Bill of the House of Representatives on […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tears and tributes flowed freely on Friday at the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Ikotun, Lagos when remains of its founder Prophet T.B. Joshua were finally laid to rest. Other eminent personalities, including publisher Dele Momodu, International gospel singers, Shirley Murdock and Byron Cage were also in attendance. Details shortly…
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Friday, July 9th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amid continuing deterioration of worsening insecurity, the Nigerian Army has explained why it is playing catch-up with bandits, Boko Haram, and ISWAP terrorists. Specifically, the army stated that the federal government did not train its soldiers to fight asymmetric warfare. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, however, disclosed that […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Students and lecturers of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Zaria in Kaduna, kidnapped 31 days ago, have regained freedom, an official said on Friday. The institution’s Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Shehu, made the disclosure in Zaria. Shehu said that the two lecturers and six students regained freedom on Thursday night and had been reunited […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pope Francis will lead Sunday’s Angelus prayer from the Rome hospital where he is recovering from colon surgery, the Vatican said Friday. “The Angelus will be recited from the 10th floor of the A. Gemelli University Hospital,” spokesman Matteo Bruni said, adding Francis was continuing to improve following last Sunday’s operation. The […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredu, has stated that the Late Prophet T.B Joshua gave him and his wife money when he won his first election to become the governor of Ondo State. Akeredolu disclosed this at the funeral service of Prophet T,B Joshua at the Synagogue Church of All Nations, […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the people of South East- geo political zone of the country continue to clamour for a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction come 2023, some citizens from various parts of the country have called on a renowned philanthropist and All progressive Congress APC Chieftain from Enugu State, Emperor Chris Baywood Ibe, to […]
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Friday, July 9th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to grant amnesty to both the leaders of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and the leader of the Yoruba nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho. This advice was given by a A Lagos-based socio-political activist and critic, Chief Adesunbo […]