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18-year-old Indian Bags Guinness World Record as Hairiest Face on Person (Photos)
An 18-year-old Indian, Lalit Patidar, has made history by securing a Guinness World Record for the hairiest face on a person. In a statement on its website, GWR announced that the Indian teenager, who has a “one-in-a-billion werewolf syndrome,” holds the record for the hairiest face on a male, with 201.72 hairs per square centimetre.…
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Recruitment: Federal Civil Service Commission extends job application deadline to March 17
The Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) has extended the deadline for submission of applications for vacancies in the Federal Civil Service to Monday, March 17. The extension replaces the initial deadline of March 10, as earlier advertised in national dailies and on the FCSC website or any of these websites : APPLY https://recruitment.fedcivilservice.gov.ng/vacancies https://recruitment.fedcivilservice.gov.ng http://www.fedcivilservice.gov.ng/…
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Why Polytechnics Should Be Awarding Bachelor’s Degrees – NBTE Boss
The Cable News Executive secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Idris Bugaje, has defended the push for polytechnics to award bachelor’s degrees. Bugaje said the move would eliminate the long-standing discrimination against higher national diploma (HND) holders. In an interview with TheCable, Bugaje described the perceived superiority of university degrees over HNDs…
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President Tinubu Approves Adoption of TASUED as Federal Varsity
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the adoption of Tai Solarin University of Education in Ijagun, Ogun State, as a federal university. This makes it the first federally owned tertiary institution in the Ogun East senatorial district. The announcement was made in a press release on Sunday, signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the…
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2027: North divided as Tinubu woos South East, South-South Voters
Vanguard News •Yakassai, AZ Sani, Suleiman, Lukman, Fagge, Sufi, Kwankwaso, others speak Although, the February 20, 2027 presidential election is exactly 715 days away, the polity is already aflutter with posturing and permutations. Potential aspirants and their foot soldiers are already consulting and networking in search of votes-delivering alignments and re-alignments. Mid-last month, Dr. Abdullahi…
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FULL LIST: 154 Health Facilities For Free Emergency Obstetric Care, VVF Surgeries
The Nation Newspaper The Federal Government has outlined 154 health facilities across Nigeria for free treatment of women who have obstetric complications. An obstetric labour complication is a difficulty or abnormality that arises during the process of labour or delivery or the postpartum period, potentially affecting the mother’s or baby’s well-being. The Coordinating Minister of…
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‘Scientists working to extend human lifespan to 250 years’
Dr Ibrahim Wada, a medical expert, has suggested that advancements in modern medicine could extend human lifespan by up to 250 years within the next 40 years. Wada, Founder of Nisa Medical Group, made this assertion while delivering the Second Nimi Dimkpa Briggs Legacy Lecture Series at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) on Thursday.…
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25 Things To Know About Late Doyin Okupe
The Nation Newspaper A former presidential spokesperson Dr Doyin Okupe died on Friday, March 7, 2025. He was 72. Okupe served as a senior adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan and later as the Director-General of Peter Obi’s 2023 Presidential Campaign. Details surrounding his passing remain unclear at the time of filing this report. Here…
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Former Presidential Aide, Doyin Okupe Is Dead
A former presidential spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe has been feared dead. Family sources confirmed he died on Friday at 71. Okupe served as a senior adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan and later as the Director-General of Peter Obi’s 2023 Presidential Campaign. He later resigned from the Labour Party after the 2023 general elections. Details…
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FULL LIST: FG freezes bank accounts of Simon Ekpa, 16 others for terrorism
Daily Trust The federal government, on Thursday designated and listed some individuals including Simon Ekpa and entities on the Nigeria Sanctions List following their involvement in terrorism financing. The individuals and entities were recommended for designation by the Nigeria Sanctions Committee during a meeting that was held in Abuja on Thursday. According to government documents,…
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