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29 children receive free open heart surgeries in Anambra 

No fewer than 29 children received free open heart surgeries as 1,000 patients from across Anambra State have received free treatment of various ailments provided by 82 foreign doctors during a medical mission in Oraifite, Ekwusigo Local Government of the state. The doctors, from the United States, Sweden, and Canada, worked under the VOOM Foundation...
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2025 budget: Reps demand timely submission of MTEF

The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to urgently transmit the Medium Term Expenditure Framework to the National Assembly to avail lawmakers ample time to work on the 2025 Appropriation Bill (when submitted). This is as the lawmakers, drawn across party affiliations, expressed displeasure at the practice of delayed presentation of annual...
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SSANU, NASU slam FG’s renegotiation committee

The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions has strongly condemned the inauguration of the renegotiation committee set up by the Federal Government. The committee inaugurated on Tuesday in Abuja, is tasked with renegotiating the 2009 agreements between the government and...
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Katsina gov declares war on human trafficking, GBV

Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has declared his readiness to combat human trafficking, sexual and gender-based violence, and violence against persons in the state. He made the declaration on Thursday while hosting the State Taskforce Committee, led by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Fadila Dikko, in his office. Radda commended the task force for...
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JUST IN: Cole Palmer wins September EPL player of the month

Cole Palmer has been voted the EA SPORTS Player of the Month for September 2024. The announcement, made on Friday via the official EPL website, confirms that Palmer led the Premier League in both goals and goal involvement during September, scoring five times and providing one assist in just four appearances. Palmer’s most remarkable feat...
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PDP faction appoints new acting national chairman

The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party shows no signs of resolution, as the integrity faction on Friday announced the appointment of Yayari Ahmed Mohammed as acting National Chairman. In the early hours of Friday, the National Working Committee, led by acting National Chairman Umar Damagum, suspended National Legal Adviser Kamaldeen Ajibade SAN and National...
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France imposes curfew to quell rising living costs protests

France announced on Friday new curfew measures to quell civil unrest on its Caribbean island of Martinique, which has been hit by violent protests due to anger over rising living costs. The local French administration for Martinique said it was banning public gatherings until October 14, and banning the purchase of products that could be...
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339 students bag first class at Covenant varsity

A total of 339 students of the Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, on Friday bagged First-Class degrees at its 19th convocation. The Registrar, Mrs Regina Tobi-David, disclosed this during the convocation ceremony and conferment of First and Higher Degrees, and presentation of prizes in Ota. This year’s convocation, themed “Release of Eagles for 2024,” celebrated...
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