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Monday, June 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has stated that under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, more Christians have been killed. It will be recalled that the Presidency had accused the Indigenous People of Biafra of using false claims of persecution of Christians to wage war against Nigeria urging Nigerians and […]
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Monday, June 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Lagos State Police Commissioner, Abubakar Tsav, is dead. Tsav, 82, died on Monday morning at the Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi, Benue State, after a long battle with diabetes and high blood pressure. A family source told journalists on Monday evening that the ex-police commissioner was admitted at the hospital about […]
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Monday, June 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Son of former vice president, Adamu Atiku-Abubakar, has disclosed that his father, Atiku Abubakar, will contest again in the 2023 general elections. Adamu Atiku Abubakar, who is also the Commissioner of Works and Energy in Adamawa State, stated this while presenting his achievements of his ministry under the governance of Ahmadu Finitri. […]
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Monday, June 8th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ebonyi state Governor, Engr. David Nweze Umaha, Sunday said there are moles in his government who have been sabotaging his administration. The governor stated this in a post on his verified social media account. Umahi was reacting to a post by a WhatsApp group participant accusing the former Secretary […]
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Monday, June 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC), has announced 260 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 12,486. The NCDC announced this on Sunday through its official Twitter handle. The centre said that as at June 7, 2020, 260 new confirmed cases where recorded […]
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Monday, June 8th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Church, His Grace, Most Rev. (Dr) E mmanuel Chukwuma, has urged political parties and electorates to look the way of a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction. He said for the interest of justice, equity and […]
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Monday, June 8th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian music couple, Simi and Adekunle Gold, have welcomed their first child, a baby girl. Simi shared the news on Instagram on Sunday revealing that they have named the child Adejare. She wrote: “She wrote: “It’s like free-falling — this unending, soul snatching, infinite, mind-boggling love. “Deja, my baby girl, I got you. […]
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Monday, June 8th, 2020
((AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state has tested positive for COVID-19. The commissioner of Information, John Okiyi Kalu, stated this in a statement on Monday adding that the governor has gone into isolation and the deputy is now in charge of state’s affairs pending when the governor resumes. “Recall that on Saturday, […]
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Sunday, June 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Protesters have pulled down a famous slave trader’s statue, Edward Colston in Bristol, UK, as anti-racism protests entered its day two across the country, following the death of an African-American, George Floyd. The incident occurred after peaceful demonstrations in central London Saturday in which clashes were recorded between the protesters and police. On Sunday, […]
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Sunday, June 7th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measure to avert further loss of human lives, Ebonyi state Governor, David Nweze Umahi, has ordered the Nigeria Army, Police and other security organization in the state to confiscate a disputed land between two communities of Isinkwo-Ukawu and Abaomege in Onicha council Area of the […]
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Sunday, June 7th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A federal high court sitting in Owerri, southeast, Nigeria, presided over by Justice Tijjani Garba Ringim, weekend restrained the probe panel set up by the Ebonyi government from probing the former Secretary to the State Government, (SSG), Professor Bernard Odoh. The development followed an ex-parte motion filed by the plaintiff against […]
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Sunday, June 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Majek Fashek’s family has called for financial support from the public to fly home the late king of reggae music who died recently in the US. According to the former member of the House of Representatives, representing Egor/Ikpoba Okha Federal Constituency and music enthusiast, Agbonayima, who made the call on behalf of […]
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Sunday, June 7th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, has cautioned anti-racist protesters to remain law abiding as pursue their quest for justice for George Floyd. Anthony Joshua, who joined the protesters from his Watford community at a Black Lives Matter protest on Saturday, stated this in his Instagram account. He wrote: “We need to speak […]
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Saturday, June 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Ahmed Jaha (APC-Borno), has regretted the comments he made at the Thursday’s plenary, apologising to Nigerians, especially women. Jaha, at an interview with journalists on Saturday in Abuja, recalled his comments at the debate that women should cultivate a habit of proper dressing to […]
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Saturday, June 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Big Brother Africa winner, Uti Nwachukwu, has petitioned the police over the allegation of rape levelled against him. It can be recalled that the reality TV star was accused by one Kambili Korie of alleged rape. However, Uti has stated that he can’t keep calm about the allegation and he took […]
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Saturday, June 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, said on Saturday any person convicted for sexual offences including rape in any part of the state would not enjoy his prerogative of mercy. The governor, who made the declaration in Ado Ekiti while signing the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Child Victims of Sexual Violence Bill […]
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Saturday, June 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker, Lagos House of Assembly, on Saturday appeared before state assembly panel of enquiry on the corruption allegations leveled against him by an online medium. Obasa told the panel that the allegations were untrue and that it was the handi work of his enemies. The speaker appeared before the […]
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Saturday, June 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Thousands of Malians staged a protest in Bamako to demand resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita over what they described as his mishandling of many crises plaguing the country. Keita, re-elected in 2018 for a second five-year term, is struggling with a years-long security crisis in northern Mali, an outbreak of the […]
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Saturday, June 6th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved 288.5 million dollars loan to help Nigeria tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate its impact on people and businesses. The bank’s Communications and External Relations Department made this known in a statement on Saturday. It explained that the loan would bolster […]
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Saturday, June 6th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Worried by the alarming rate of rape cases, a non-governmental and civil society organization, (NGO), Women Aid Collective, (WACOL), has urged the Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, to declare a nationwide state of emergency on sexual violence in Nigeria. Founder of (WACOL) Professor Joy Ezeilo made the call in Enugu […]
