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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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Hoodlums kidnap sports journalists in Anambra

A group of sports journalists was kidnapped in the Isseke community of Ihiala Local Government Area in Anambra State. They were said to be travelling to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to cover Nigeria vs Libya African Cup of Nations qualifying match, which is scheduled to take place at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on...
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Female student kills colleague in Ondo

A female SS3 student of Akoko Anglican Grammar School, Arigidi Akoko, in the Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, has been arrested by the police for allegedly stabbing her male colleague to death. The tragic incident reportedly occurred outside the school premises following an argument between the two after school hours. The Ondo...
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