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Friday, May 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Philip Obin, Technical Assistant to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on new media, says Gov. Ben Ayade’s defection to All Progressives Congress (APC) was long overdue. Obin said this when he spoke with African Examiner on Friday in Calabar. He congratulated the governor and welcomed him to the Progressive Governors’ fold. Obin […]
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Friday, May 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has identified Kwara and Plateau as the states with the highest population in open defecation. The Director, Water Quality Control and Sanitation, Ministry of Water Resources, Mr Emmanuel Awe, disclosed this at the 2021 First Quarter Lunch Time Seminar for Media Executives in Abuja. He called for concerted efforts […]
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Friday, May 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Police Command has explained that the embattled actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, is still in detention because he has not perfected his bail conditions. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Muyiwa Adejobi, made this known in a text message in response to an allegation […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Spain’s defence minister on Thursday accused Morocco of engaging in “blackmail” after thousands of migrants surged into the Spanish territory of Ceuta in North Africa. “We will not accept the slightest blackmail or questioning of the territorial integrity (of Spain),” Defence Minister Margarita Robles told Spanish broadcaster RNE on Thursday. The situation […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Command in Niger has confirmed that some gunmen on Thursday killed Alhaji Bashar Namaska, the son of the emir of Kontagora. The police said that he was shot on his way to his father’s farm located at Lioji village of Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger. Mr Adamu Usman, […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has berated the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, for condemning the ban placed on open grazing in the Southern part of the country. The Southern Governors had at a meeting in Asaba last week banned open grazing and enjoined President […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
…Tasks W/African Leaders On Youth Unemployment (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – West African Student’s Union (WASU) has commended the aggressive employment generation drive of the Aliko Dangote led companies, urging other wealthy West African leaders to invest in industries that will rid the region of high unemployment rate. President of WASU, Comrade Romans Pillah in a press […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The minister of justice and Attorney General of the federation, Abubakar Malami, have come under criticism concerning his statement on open grazing. It will be recalled that southern governors banned open grazing due to the security concerns surrounding it as reports of Fulani herdsmen killing residents continue to dominate media space. Reacting, […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has returned to Abuja after a four-day official visit to Paris, France, to attend the African Finance Summit. Buhari left Abuja on Sunday and met with French President, Emmanuel Macron, and other world leaders at the event in Paris. The summit focused on reviewing the […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Osun has debunked reports that protesters carried AK47 riffles unchallenged during Tuesday’s protest, by some youths in Osogbo. African Examiner reports that some youths in Osogbo protested the raid and arrest of some suspected internet fraudsters in Osogbo by officials of the EFCC in the early hours of […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least two people have died as a gas explosion occurred at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Thursday morning. African Examiner gathered that the explosion occurred around 11:am at the Marcque event centre within the Presidential Library. According to technicians, they were topping up gas into an […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Non- governmental organization NGO, Parent – Child Intervention Centre (PCIC), has faulted Nigeria’s House Of Representatives move to legalize the use of Indian Hemp in the country for economic benefit. House of Representatives Spokesman, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, had recently disclosed to the media on the benefits and opportunities of Cannabis […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cross Rivers State Governor Ben Ayade has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Ayade announced his decision on Thursday morning in a meeting with six APC governors who visited him at the Government House. African Examiner reports the APC delegation was led by Yobe […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – India’s federal health ministry has announced deferring the COVID-19 vaccination by three months in four specific situations including patients recovering from the COVID-19 infection, officials said . The ministry said individuals with lab tests proven that they have tested positive for the virus should defer their vaccination by three months after recovery. […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Normalcy has returned to Kaduna after the Nigerian Labour Union (NLC) called off its five-day warning strike to protest the sack of over 4,000 workers by the state government. African Examiner reports that banks, schools, markets, and other businesses, including public offices, have been open for business. Also, petrol stations and cooking […]
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Thursday, May 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Military President Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) is not dead as widely reported by some online media on Thursday morning. One of his media aides, Mahmud Abdullahi, who spoke to our correspondent said death cannot be hidden in the north. According to him, if the former President is dead, the news would […]
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, says that those who disrupt the 2023 elections will be denied UK visa. She said this during her maiden visit to Rivers State where she had a meeting with Governor Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt, the state capital. Laing, also enjoined Governor Wike and […]
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N805.7 million for the purchase equipment to enhance security at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters, Abuja. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, briefed State House correspondents after a virtual FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at […]
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool’s late-season charge continued as they moved into the English Premier League’s top four thanks to a 3-0 win away at Burnley. The Reds claimed a fourth successive win to further boost their hopes of sealing UEFA Champions League qualification. Roberto Firmino and Nathaniel Phillips got goals either side of halt-time at […]
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Patients seeking medical services at University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan have expressed frustrations over the indefinite strike currently being embarked upon by Association of Resident Doctors (ARD). African Examiner reports that the strike entered 19th day on Wednesday. Our correspondent, who visited the tertiary hospital on Wednesday, saw the frustration visibly written […]
