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Saturday, September 26th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno decried the killing of eight policemen and three members of Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF), who were ambushed in Kukawa Local Government Area on Friday. Zulum lamentation is contained in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media and Strategies, Malam Isa Gusau, in Maiduguri on Saturday. […]
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Saturday, September 26th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Kennedy Uzoka, has been announced as a winner of the 2019 Zik Award for Professional Leadership. Uzoka clinched the much-coveted award alongside the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer at the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof Umar Danbatta. The Zik Leadership awards […]
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Saturday, September 26th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A coalition of civil society organizations has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to accelerate the national plans to a rapid, just transition towards 100 percent renewable energy for all Nigerians. The group also called on the Federal Government to abide by their commitments to the Paris Agreement which requires phased reduction […]
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Saturday, September 26th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, has approved the appointment of 18 special assistants on religious matters. African Examiner reports that nine persons were previously appointed for the same position in 2016 and they were retained. The special assistants represent the 18 local government areas in the state and were picked […]
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Friday, September 25th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, says that he won’t be returning to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as it is immoral for him to do so. African Examiner reports that Obaseki moved to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to contest the Edo election following his disqualification from the APC and he won […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Friday, September 25th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike says the last Saturday Edo Governorship poll is adjudged credible because the process was transparent, and the result reflected the wish of the people. Wike in a statement issued by the State’s the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, pointed out that the Governor made […]
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Friday, September 25th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Kingdom says it respects the sovereignty of Nigeria, but also reserves the right to determine who gets a visa. Catriona Laing, British high commissioner to Nigeria, said this on Thursday at an orientation programme for people with disability seeking Chevening scholarship opportunities in the UK. The UK had threatened to […]
Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Friday, September 25th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has suspended Governor Kayode Fayemi over alleged anti-party activities. According to a statement released by the faction on Friday, the governor was suspended due to his role in the recently concluded governorship election in Edo State which is contrary to the […]
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Friday, September 25th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says no death was recorded in the last 24-hours, as the country recorded 125 new cases of COVID-19. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Thursday. According to the agency, 125 new cases were confirmed around the country, bringing the total […]
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Thursday, September 24th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwean authorities are excited about the renewed call by African leaders for America, Britain and their allies to remove sanctions on the country. Zimbabwe has been under sanctions which came through the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (Zidera) following the contentious land reform. Heads of State and Government are attending a […]
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Thursday, September 24th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zimbabwe government is seeking to attract investors to the country’s tourism town of Victoria Falls by establishing a stock exchange which will be trading in foreign currency. Initially the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) will trade under the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) before it becomes independent, backed by international investment banks […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Thursday, September 24th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One of the presidential jets has been put up for sale by the federal government. The 4000 aircraft with registration number, 5N-FGX/: RC 066, was advertised for sale as interested buyers were enjoined to make a bid in some national dailies on Wednesday. Although, the cost of the jet was not indicated […]
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Thursday, September 24th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many residents and passers-by were injured, while properties worth millions of naira burnt Thursday, during a gas explosion at Iju-Ishaga area, a Lagos suburb. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed the incident. LASEMA spokesperson, Nosa Okunbor, who confirmed the explosion said upon being informed about the incident which occurred around […]
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Thursday, September 24th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ECOWAS might lift painful economic sanctions against Mali once an interim president is inaugurated on Friday, the bloc’s envoy said on Thursday. Nigeria’s former president, Goodluck Jonathan, said this after landing in Bamako for talks as head of a delegation from the bloc. Recall that the military in Mali had staged a […]
Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Thursday, September 24th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti has suspended Sen. Babafemi Ojudu and 10 others indefinitely for allegedly flouting directive of the party’s national executive. This is contained in a statement by Mr Ade Ajayi, the party’s State Publicity Secretary, made available to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday. Those suspended alongside Ojudu […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Thursday, September 24th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP) with the support from GEF Small Grant Programme (SGP Nigeria) has promised to train additional secondary school teachers in Abuja as mentors for Environmental Club (ECO Club). GIFSEP is a non-profit organization founded on the ideals of environment education, climate change adaptation and […]
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Thursday, September 24th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea have signed Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy from French club Stade Rennes on a five-year deal, the Premier League side said on Thursday. Financial details of the transfer were not disclosed but British media reported Chelsea paid around 22 million pounds ($28.01 million) for the 28-year-old who had three years left on […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A sit-at-home protest across the south-east region of the country has been declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on October 1. This was disclosed in a statement by the spokesman, Emma Powerful, its spokesman, saying that there reports of a “terrorist groups to slaughter our children” if they participate in […]
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States of America has heaped praises on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security operatives for their roles in the just gubernatorial election in Edo State. THE US disclosed this in a statement issued by the US Mission in Abuja on Wednesday and it lamented on the report of […]
Posted by Oludare Fase
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the death of 23 people, as confirmed by the Federal Road Safety Commission, “represents another disturbing and saddening incident in the litany of tragedies that have befallen our country.” The president made his feelings known in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and […]
