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Thursday, June 18th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reportedly postponed its Edo State Governorship primary. The party’s National Publicity Secretary Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan was quoted by The Punch to have said Thursday that instead of Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20, the exercise has now been rescheduled for Tuesday, June 23, 2020. The […]
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Thursday, June 18th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government (FG) has suspended resumption of domestic flights formerly scheduled for Sunday, June 21. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, announced the suspension at a Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja Thursday. The Minister who was represented by the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt […]
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Thursday, June 18th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An FCT High Court Maitama on Thursday extended an order given earlier permitting Chief Victor Giadom to act as the National Chairman of the party to 14 days. This came on the heels of Appeal Court’s affirmation of suspension of Adams Oshiomhole on Wednesday. Justice Samira Bature , had on March 16 […]
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Thursday, June 18th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated the Edo State Election and Appeal Panels to conduct the June 22 party primary election ahead of the September governorship election. African Examiner reports that the seven-man primary election Panel is headed by Imo Governor, Senator Hope Uzordinma and Senator Ajibola Bashiru as Secretary. […]
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Thursday, June 18th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has told Nigerian service chiefs that he will no longer tolerate excuses over protracted killings in parts of the country. The president stated this today (Thursday) during a security meeting held with service chiefs at the presidential villa, Abuja, Nigeria. Speaking to journalists after the meeting, the National Security […]
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Thursday, June 18th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has recorded 587 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 17, 735. The NCDC announced this on Wednesday through its official Twitter handle. It said that as at June 17, the 587 new confirmed cases were from […]
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Thursday, June 18th, 2020
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has advised political parties fielding candidates for the Edo State Governorship election to round off their primaries within the next 10 days. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the advice Wednesday during the second virtual consultative meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election […]
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Wednesday, June 17th, 2020
By Gbolahan Gbadamosi (gbola.gbadamosi@gmail.com) I have always been curious about judicial pronouncements in Nigeria. I have therefore been studying, investigating and asking non-Nigerian lawyers that I know, about law and politics in various countries. There is no country like Nigeria. We can cite several examples. 1. Obaseki versus Oshiomole will not happen in many countries. […]
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Wednesday, June 17th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says the number of coronavirus cases in Africa is now over 256,000 The UN health agency gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Wednesday. The agency said: “There are over 256,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the […]
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Wednesday, June 17th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations children’s fund (UNICEF) has taken COVID-19 community sensitization campaign on Integrated child protection to front line traditional rulers in all the 17 council Areas of Enugu state, South- East Nigeria. African Examiner reports that the campaign which was funded by (UNICEF) in conjunction with Enugu sate ministry […]
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Wednesday, June 17th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Players of Aston Villa and Sheffield United took a knee at kick-off in support of the “Black Lives Matter” movement as the 2019/2020 English Premier League (EPL) season restarted on Wednesday. They were joined by the match referee, Michael Oliver, as well as the other officials. In the second game of the […]
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Wednesday, June 17th, 2020
…Ajimobi As Factional Acting Head (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Deputy National Secretary of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr. Victor Giadom has declared himself as the new Acting National Chairman of the party. The declaration followed yesterday ruling by a Court of Appeal in Abuja, upholding the suspension of the former substantive National Chairman of […]
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Wednesday, June 17th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- The Kano State Investigative Panel on Mysterious Deaths has said that only 15.9 per cent of the recently recorded mysterious deaths in the state was COVID-19-related. The Lead Researcher, Dr Mukhtar Gandanya, who submitted a verbal autopsy report to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje on Tuesday in Kano, said that only 255 people died from […]
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Wednesday, June 17th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Oyo State and acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Abiola Ajimobi, has urged stakeholders to maintain peace as he assumed office at the National Headquarters of the party. This was contained in a statement by his Media Aide, Mr Bolaji Tunji on Wednesday in Ibadan. Ajimobi until […]
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Wednesday, June 17th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dangote has denied allegations that he is a co-owner of Executive Jets Services Ltd, an aviation company whose operating license was recently suspended indefinitely by the Ministry of Aviation after flouting lockdown guidelines for safety when it conveyed an artiste to Abuja for a concert. A statement by Anthony Chiejina, Group Head, […]
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Wednesday, June 17th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular and controversial Nigerian musician, Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, has responded to Executive Jets for calling him and other members of his team “a bunch of useless people” for boarding the company’s jet for to Abuja for concert. It will be recalled that the private airline company was suspended by the […]
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Tuesday, June 16th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Less that two months Nsukka local government Area of Enugu state, South- East Nigeria, loss its political leader and ex-Senator that once represented Enugu North senatorial district, Senator Fidelis Okoro, the university town has again been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of the incumbent Executive chairman […]
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Tuesday, June 16th, 2020
By Steve Oruruo (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At close encounter, the most enthusiastic view must come to grips with the sobering fact of Nigeria’s endemic leadership deficit, dating back many decades. The definitive intransigence of our administrative albatross has precipitated a state apparatus that is frustratingly trapped in the vortex of its own policy myopia , […]
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Tuesday, June 16th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has named Sen. Abiola Ajimobi as acting national chairman of the party. This follows the suspension of the national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole earlier today (Tuesday) by an Appeal Court. “Guided by advice from the Party’s legal department in line with […]
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Tuesday, June 16th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 3-man panel of the court of appeal has upheld the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The judgement which was delivered by Mohammed Lamido on Tuesday saw the three-man panel dismissing Oshiomhole’s appeal stressing that the appeal lacked merit. It will be recalled that […]
