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Friday, August 14th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi led Enugu State Government on Friday demolished a twin duplex buildings belonging to an Architect, Mr John Emejulu, who recently pulled down the concrete perimeter fence of the Enugu Akanu Ibiam International Airport, on the claim that it was erected on portion of his land. […]
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Friday, August 14th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the shocking 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals on Friday, Barcelona has fired manager Quique Setien. Setien joined Barca back in January in what was a surprise appointment, and it didn’t work out. His team was eliminated from the Copa del Rey, lost the La Liga title […]
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Friday, August 14th, 2020
By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief Bode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has berated former Ekiti governor, Ayodele Fayose, for saying that Governor Godwin Obaseki will lose the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State. African Examiner recalls that the former Ekiti governor had appeared on Plustv Africa, […]
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Friday, August 14th, 2020
bY Nwa Diokpa Ebonyi State Government has directed members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) to suspend their industrial action or be sacked. African Examiner recalls that the workers commenced the strike on August 13, protesting the non-implementation of the Consolidated Judiciary Salary Structure (CJSS). However, in a statement on Friday, Chamberlain Nwele, […]
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Friday, August 14th, 2020
By Mustapha Abdul Salaam (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected gunmen have killed a lawmaker, Musa Baraza in the Bauchi State (North West Nigeria) House of Assembly. It was gathered that the sad incident – which also involved abduction of his two wives and one-year-old child occurred late Thursday at his residence in the Dass Local Government Area. […]
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Friday, August 14th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has called for social dialogue between the employers and the employees in the Aviation industry to prevent job losses. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, made the call in a statement, signed by Mr Charles Akpan, Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations in the […]
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Friday, August 14th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared August 23 a day of collective intercessory prayer for Nigeria over insecurity situation in the country. The General Secretary, CAN, Daramola Bade, made this announcement in a statement obtained by News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. Bade, who announced the collective prayer […]
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Friday, August 14th, 2020
Photo: Igwe Chijioke Nwankwo, the Igwe of Nawfia (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The suspended traditional rulers of Anambra on Thursday said that they did not commit any wrong to warrant their suspension by the state government. The monarchs stated this at a joint press conference addressed by Chief Chioke Nwankwo, the Igwe of Nawfia, in Abuja. The traditional rulers were suspended on […]
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Thursday, August 13th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has revealed that 684 evacuees tested positive for COVID-19. This was revealed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and chairman of the PTF, Mr Boss Mustapha, at the daily briefing of the Task Force on Thursday in Abuja. The 684 evacuees […]
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Thursday, August 13th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – RB Leipzig pulled themselves into the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in their short history with an unlikely 2-1 win over the highly experienced Atletico Madrid in Lisbon on Thursday. United States midfielder Tyler Adams snatched victory in the 88th minute with a strike from outside the box which took […]
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Thursday, August 13th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- Uganda on Thursday was hit by a nationwide power outage whose cause is not yet known, the state-run power generation company said. The Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) said in a statement that investigations are underway to determine the cause of the power blackout. “We are experiencing a nationwide total blackout. Investigations […]
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Thursday, August 13th, 2020
By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following a viral statement made by the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Obadiah Mailafia, that a “Northern governor is the commander of Boko Haram” and his subsequent invitation by the DSS, Nigerians have gone on social media to express their views. African Examiner recalls that […]
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Thursday, August 13th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Willy Obiano of Anambra state, South- East Nigeria, has slammed a one year suspension on twelve Traditional rulers in the state for visiting President Mohammadu Buhari, in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, without getting his approval for the trip. African Examiner gathered that the Aso Rock Villa visit by […]
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Thursday, August 13th, 2020
The Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined Nigeria Info 99.3FM, Lagos N5 million for hate speech. The fine, according to the commission, was for providing its platform to be used to promote unverifiable and inciting views that can incite crime, public disorder. A former presidential aspirant, Obadiah Mailafia, had while speaking on the station alleged […]
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Thursday, August 13th, 2020
Photo: The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II (AFRICAN EXAMINER)- The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Wednesday celebrated the International Youth Day with some Nigerian youths in his palace at Ile Ife, Osun. Ooni Ogunwusi, who played host to scores of Nigerian youths from all parts of the country […]
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Thursday, August 13th, 2020
Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN), a pan-African social enterprise working to advance digital rights and inclusion in Africa, has commemorated this year’s International Youth Day with a call on governments across the continent to provide youths with equal opportunities for education and employment. The 2020 International Youth Day is being commemorated under the theme, “Youth Engagement […]
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Thursday, August 13th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The University of Lagos (UNILAG) Governing Council has named Prof. Theophilus Omololu Soyombo as the acting Vice Chancellor of the institution. This followed the removal of Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe by the Governing Council earlier on Wednesday. The announcement came shortly after the removing of the immediate past Don – Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe in […]
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Wednesday, August 12th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the demise of former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, describing him as a “longtime friend of Nigeria and an astute and courageous diplomat.” The Nigerian leader made his feelings known in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam […]
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Wednesday, August 12th, 2020
Akintokunbo A Adejumo (akinadejum@aol.com) (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The late Senator Buruji Kashamu was allegedly wanted in the US for drug offences, including trafficking, selling, etc. It was never proved and he was never found guilty. If fact, it appeared he never appeared in any court, here in Nigeria or the US. (According to a friend […]
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Wednesday, August 12th, 2020
By Eric Ojo, Abuja As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark this year’s International Youth Day, a leading civil society group, Connected Development (CODE) has urged the Federal Government to secure the future of the country by accelerating supports for young people. The International Youth Day which is celebrated annually […]
