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Thursday, October 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Enugu State chapter, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the state government to either pay primary school teachers the N30,000 minimum wage or face industrial action. The union Chairman, Mr Nweke Odo, disclosed this on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
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Thursday, October 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has raised alarm over the current state of affairs in Nigeria, saying that the West African nation is almost at the verge of total collapse. President of the CBCN, Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze made the observation in his goodwill message on the occasion of […]
Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Thursday, October 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday inaugurated a Chinese-built industrial park constructed at a cost of 60 million U.S. dollars. The Bahir Dar Industrial Park (BIP), located 552 km north of Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa was constructed by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC). Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, the […]
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Thursday, October 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The movement of all cloven-hoofed animals and their products has been banned after an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) was confirmed in Namibia’s Kavango East region, an official said on Wednesday. In a statement, Agriculture Ministry executive director Percy Misika said Namibia had detected a Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Thursday, October 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 155 new Coronavirus (COVID-19), infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Wednesday. The COVID-19 national death toll in the country remains 1,113 persons after four days without recording any death across the country. The agency […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Piqued by the renewed public outcry and allegations of extra judicial killings, harassment, impunity and others vices against operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), the Police Service Commission (PSC) has threatened to punish deviant officials of the squard. The commission said it has followed the recent public outcry on the brazen […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari says that everything to make the October 10 gubernatorial election peaceful, transparent and credible in Ondo State has been put in place. The president disclosed this on Wednesday in video message to party faithful at the Grand Finale of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign for the Ondo Governorship […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has appointed Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli as the new Emir of Zazzau. This was announced by the Kaduna state government on Wednesday in a statement signed by Ja’afaru Sani, commissioner of local government affairs. “Until his appointment as Emir of Zazzau, Alh. Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli held the […]
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in collaboration with the Nigerian Government has launched a cash and food assistance programme in the three urban COVID-19 hotspots of Abuja, Kano and Lagos. The Nigerian Government has released 2,000 metric tons of food from its Strategic Grain Reserve (valued at US$1 million), while […]
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Asst. Corps Marshal Imoh Etuk, Zonal Commanding Officer RS2 (Lagos/Ogun), on Tuesday urged road users to be more careful during Ember months to avoid accidents, deaths and injuries. Etuk also advised them to comply fully with Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention guidelines to prevent spread and save Nigeria from more deaths. Etuks made […]
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has successfully treated and discharged 357 patients, who have recovered from the Coronavirus (COVID-19), reporting 118 fresh infections in the country. A report in its official twitter handle on Tuesday, indicated that 357 patients were discharged in the past 24 hours, raising the number of […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians have reacted to the decision of controversial musician, Naira Marley, to suspend the planned strike scheduled for Tuesday. The singer took to his social media account on Tuesday morning to shelve the planned strike after he has been persuaded by the Nigeria Police and the minister of youths and sports, Sunday […]
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The deregulation of the downstream sector of the oil and gas industry in Nigeria will increase investment in the refining business and facilitate exponential growth in the nation’s refining capacity. This was the submission of the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, at the opening […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The general overseer of Sotitobire Miracle Center, Akure, Babatunde Alfa and five others have been sentenced to life imprisonment over the abduction of Gold Kolawole, a one-year-old child, from the church. Other convicts handed the life imprisonment include Omodara Olayinka, Margaret Oyebola, Grace Ogunjobi, Egunjobi Motunrayo and Esther Kayode. The presiding judge, […]
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, says he does not have the power to bring back the 14 un-inaugurated in the State House of Assembly. Obaseki disclosed this on Monday while speaking with reporters after he paid a visit to the National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). According to […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Incumbent Governor of Ondo State and candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu has declared that the Saturday, October 10, 2020 Governorship election will be peaceful and the last poll he will contest in the south west State. Governor Akeredolu made the declaration Tuesday in Akure, the Ondo […]
Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian singer, Davido, has terminated his contract with Lil Frosh over alleged domestic violence against his girlfriend. The Fem singer noted in the press statement that his organisation does not condone domestic violence and the contract termination takes effect immediately. In a statement posted on his Instagram account, Davido said: “In […]
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian rapper, Sanni Goriola, popularly called Lil Frosh, has been accused of beating up his girlfriend, Gift Camile. This was disclosed on Monday by her brother, Michael, who also doubles as her manager lamenting that Lil Frosh, who is signed by Davido since June this year. Michael too to his Instagram account […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 46 year old man identified as Michael Nwoha, from Uzuakoli in Bende Council area of Abia state, South- East Nigeria, is now cooling off in police net in Anambra state for allegedly having carnal knowledge of three under aged boys repeatedly. The suspect according to the police, resides at No. 10, Uke […]
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South Sudan, in collaboration with the UN Children Agency (UNICEF), on Monday launched a campaign aimed at ending rampant child marriages in the east African young country. The campaign, which was launched under the slogan “some things are not fit for children, marriage is one of them”, will see UNICEF highlight how […]
