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Cameroon bans media talk of president’s health amid rumours

Cameroon’s government has banned the media from discussing the health of President Paul Biya, Africa’s second-longest-ruling leader, amid rumours the 91-year-old is gravely ill, according to a document obtained by AFP. Biya, the world’s oldest leader, has not made a public appearance since early September, fuelling a swirl of rumours online that the veteran president’s...
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Man arrested for allegedly killing friend in Ondo

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested one Mr Monday Chukwu of Akintola village in the Odigbo area of the state for allegedly stabbing his friend, Kefa Ofando, to death. Chukwu was said to be one of the twelve suspects arrested for committing crimes ranging from murder, robbery to arson. The State Police Commissioner, Mr...
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Kano court stops Bayero from renovating mini palace  

A Kano State High Court presided by the Chief Judge, Justice Dije Aboki, on Thursday, re-affirmed his earlier interim order issued on September 13, restraining Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, (15th Emir of Kano) from restructuring, refurbishing, or renovating Nassarawa mini place, pending the hearing and determination of motion on notice. It would be recalled that...
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Tinubu’s wife donates N1bn for OAU landscaping

First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday, recalled the beautiful landscape on the campus of the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Osun State, while she was a student of the institution. Mrs Tinubu, who said over the years, the green landscape on the campus has been largely eroded, demanded urgent efforts towards regeneration of the environment...
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BREAKING: PDP clears 10 LGs in Plateau poll

The Peoples Democratic Party has secured victory in 10 local government chairmanship positions, as announced by the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission for the local government elections held on Wednesday. The Chairman of the Plateau State Electoral Commission and Returning Officer for all 17 LGAs, Plangji Cishak, revealed the results on Thursday at the commission’s...
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NYSC extends three Gombe corps members’ service

No fewer than three corps members in Gombe State have had their service year extended, while four others absconded. Disclosing this on Thursday during the Batch C Stream I passing-out ceremony, the state Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, Chinwe Nwachuku, said the three corps members flouted the rules of the scheme. Nwachuku added...
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Mbah appoints Miss Universe Nigeria as Enugu brand ambassador

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State on Thursday received Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Onwe-Adetsina and subsequently appointed her a brand ambassador of the state. Receiving Onwe-Adetsina, an indigene of Amurri, Nkanu West LGA of the state, and her father, Mr. Okechukwu Onwe, at the Government House, Mbah said she had demonstrated that with determination, the...
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Rivers seals six private hospitals for unethical practices

The Rivers State Government has sealed six private hospitals, including a facility operated by a foreigner, for operating without authorisation and engaging in unprofessional conduct. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Adaeze Oreh, disclosed this during a media briefing in Port Harcourt, stating that the facilities were employing unqualified personnel. Oreh also mentioned that those...
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