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Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the plan to consider Ibrahim Magu, former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for promotion to the rank of assistant inspector-general (AIG) by the Police Service Commission (PSC). Recall that the PSC is thinking of promoting Magu despite the recommendation of […]
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The French Cultural Institute in Nigeria, also known as The Institut français du Nigéria has announced that its newly reopened library will serve as a hub to boost the institute’s cultural activities in Nigeria. The refurbished library, which is christened Médiathèque was reopened penultimate Saturday, after one year of renovation work on […]
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army has stated that it has captured Boko Haram terrorists with sex enhancement drugs and other “assorted items” during a clearance operation in Borno. The army spokesman, Onyeama Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement on Tuesday. According to him, the Nigerian troops arrested two terrorists at Muna. “Troops of […]
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sani Yabagi, the national chairman of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), says Nigeria’s southern governors meeting was a gang-up against northerners. Yabagi berated the governors for issuing an ultimatum to end open grazing in the southern part of the country. It could be recalled that the governors held a meeting in Lagos, […]
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Iranian media reported on Tuesday that protests against the government has erupted across Iran due to frequent power shortage. The report said there were protest rallies in several cities, including the capital Tehran with people demanding the immediate resignation of the energy minister. Since the weekend, there has been power outage nationwide […]
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has condemned unlawful arrest of Nigerians, by the authorities in Republic of Benin. This followed a point of order by Sen. Tolu Odebiyi (APC-Ogun) at Tuesday’s plenary. Odebiyi rising under order 42 and 52 of the Senate rules, said there were numerous reports of encroachments into Nigerian territory by authorities […]
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Community Court of the Economic Community of West African States has fixed July 9, 2021, to decide on the consolidation of all applications before the court on the Twitter ban by the Federal Government of Nigeria The ECOWAS Court stated this in a virtual court sitting held via zoom on Tuesday. […]
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kaduna State Government has ordered the closure of 13 schools it considered vulnerable to bandits attacks. The development followed the mass abduction of students by armed groups at Bethel Baptist Secondary School at Kajuma in Chikun Local Government Area of the State. The Director-General, Quality Assurance Authority in the state’s Ministry […]
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, refused to grant Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, bail on alleged fraud preferred against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. Justice Obiora Egwuatu declined the oral application for bail by counsel to the defendant, P.O […]
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Less than two months, a former Judge of the Enugu State High Court, Justice Stanley Nnaji, was murdered in a cold blood by Unknown armed men in Enugu, the Managing Director of the popular Auto Ease, a vehicle body repair outlet, Mr. Ifeanyi Okeke, has been assassinated. The state police Command which […]
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Civil Society Organization, operating under the banner of Parent- Child Intervention Centre PCIC, has raised the alarm over a new Scheme employed by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company EEDC to allegedly defraud unsuspecting Pre- paid meter customers in Enugu and South East Nigeria. It said under the new anti- customer Scheme, […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police operatives in Imo State have arrested four suspected members of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, a militia arm of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB for attempting to plant explosives at a military checkpoint along the Owerri/Orlu road of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Abutu […]
Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Diaspora Reintegration, Diaspora Data Mapping and Capacity Building are some major issues put on the table by the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa at an interactive Session with the Switzerland Ambassador to Nigeria Amb. Georg Steiner in Abuja. The NIDCOM Boss explained that with the establishment of the […]
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, on Monday, approved the reappointment of eight Special Advisers who were earlier relieved of their posts. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau by Yakubu Haidara, Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Affairs, on behalf of the Acting Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Kabiru Balarabe Those reappointed […]
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Kwara state High Court sitting in Ilorin, on Monday, sentenced one Oke Gideon 20, to one month imprisonment for Internet fraud and romance scam. The trial judge, Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar, said Gideon was convicted and sentenced based on his confessional statement, his guilty plea to the charges and the exhibits tendered […]
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government’s COVID-19 stimulus package under the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) has been helpful. Osinbajo’ spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Monday, said the vice president chaired a virtual meeting of the Economic Sustainability Committee (ESC) measuring implementation of the plan. The vice president said […]
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Monday, July 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has refuted reports that he intends to form a new political party. Recall that a popular Nigeria daily had reported that the former president intends to form a political party. However, reacting to the report on Monday, Obasanjo in a statement issued to the press and signed by […]
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Monday, July 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos Assembly has passed an amended version of the Criminal Justice Law of the State barring the police from parading suspects before the media henceforth. The bill was passed at a sitting presided over by Deputy Speaker, Wasiu Eshilokun-Sanni, on behalf of Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. Section 9(A) of the newly passed bill […]
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Monday, July 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Southern Governors fixed September 21, 2021, as the deadline for the endorsement of anti-open grazing law among its member states. They jointly agreed on the date during their meeting on Monday in Lagos. During the meeting, the governors also deliberated on insecurity, constitution amendment, PIB and anti-open grazing law in all member-states. […]
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Monday, July 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Southern governors have resolved that security agencies must notify them as the chief security officer of their states before any operation can be carried out within their domain . This was contained in a communiqué issued today at the end of the governors’ meeting in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State. It was signed […]
