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7-month-Old Baby Found Alive 24-hours After Bandits Shot Mom Dead in Niger
Daily Trust A seven-month-old baby boy named Habibu has been found sleeping on his mother’s back 24 hours after she was shot dead by bandits on the Pandogari-Allawa road in Shiroro LGA of Niger State. City & Crime gathered that bandits blocked the Pandogari-Allawa road a day to Sallah and shot six passengers, including an…
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Confusion as OAUTH gets two CMDs
There has been confusion at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Osun State, following the appointment of two persons as acting Chief Medical Directors for the facility within one week. Sources in the hospital said Prof Oladiran Adegbehingbe was made the acting CMD of the hospital in a letter dated June 22, 2023, signed…
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Two UNIBEN Students Arrested Over Death of Drowned Colleague
The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two students of the University of Benin, Edo State, Samson Kennedy and Wilfred Emmanuel, after the bruised corpse of their colleague, Francis Aniude, was recovered from the Ekosodin River in the Ekosodin community, near the Ugbowo campus of the institution. The state Police Public Relations…
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NYSC Sends Message To Corps Members Over Delay in Payment of June Allowance
The Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it is aware of the worries of corps members over the delay in the payment of their June 2023 monthly allowance. The Scheme attributed the delay in the payment of June allowance to “administration of funds by various banks”. In a statement on Sunday, NYSC…
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Senate Presidency: Aggrieved Lawmakers Move To Challenge Election of Akpabio in Court
Sunday Sun Newspaper Plans to challenge the outcome of the Senate presidency election in court on grounds that the ballot papers used in the poll had barcodes are not dying down despite efforts made by some ranking senators to pass it as being transparent. Last week, Sunday Sun had exclusively reported plot by 22 All…
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Tinubu’s ministerial nominees undergo security checks
Punch Newspaper The list containing the names of ministerial nominees in the President Bola Tinubu administration is ready and undergoing final security checks, an impeccable Presidency source has told Sunday PUNCH. The source, who did not reveal the names or number of those being considered for ministerial offices, said the Department of State Services and…
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Labour Party Chieftains, Kwankwaso, Wike, Others Reportedly Make Tinubu’s Ministerial List
Ahead of the unveiling of his ministerial nominees, reports have revealed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may have settled for technocrats, politicians, and top career public servants. The President, according to close allies, might have concluded plans to form a government of national unity, with emphasis on competence, where he would bring technocrats and politicians…
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Two Unilag Lecturers Accused of Sexual Harassment, Management Reacts
The management of the University of Lagos, Lagos State, has reacted to the alleged sexual harassment of a postgraduate student of the institution by two senior lecturers. SaharaReporters had earlier reported that a Miss Jennifer Utulu, a postgraduate student of the university petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) against two…
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EBEDI WRITERS RESIDENCY SET TO HOLD CAPTIVATING BOOK READING EVENT ON JULY 8
By Wole Adedoyin The Ebedi International Writers Residency Nigeria is excited to announce its upcoming special book reading event scheduled for Saturday, July 8, 2023. This highly anticipated event will showcase a diverse range of literary talents and provide an engaging platform for literature enthusiasts to connect and interact with renowned authors and poets. The…
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AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS SHORT STORY PRIZE: IHRAF PUBLISHES WINNING ENTRIES
By Wole Adedoyin The International Human Rights Art Festival (IHRAF) is delighted to announce the publication of the winning entries for the African Human Rights Short Story Prize. This prestigious competition, which aims to highlight the power of storytelling in promoting human rights and social justice, received an overwhelming response from talented writers across the…
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