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…as varsity graduates 2,194 students at 14th convocation …as Canadian, US universities decorate Afe Babalola with honorary law degrees By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado-Ekiti–Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), has conferred honorary degrees of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) on the Chairmen of United Nigeria Airlines and Cavista Holdings, Professor Obiora Okonkwo and Niyi Olajide, in recognition of […]

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— Says role in FUTA teaching hospital will be remembered – CMD By Dayo Johnson Akure The Federal University of Technology Akure Teaching Hospital (FUTATH) has mourned the death of Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, describing him as a dependable voice for justice, equity, true federalism and good governance. The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of […]

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By Adesina Wahab Teachers of the International School, University of Lagos (ISL), on Wednesday began a work-to-rule action over delays in implementing a National Industrial Court judgment, payment of outstanding salary arrears and restoration of their names to the university’s payroll. The teachers are demanding the implementation of the court judgment, payment of outstanding Consolidated […]

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By Dayo Johnson, Akure The Deji of Akureland, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi, has mourned the death of the Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, describing him as more than an elder statesman and a father figure whose contributions to the Yoruba nation and Nigeria would endure. The monarch, in a statement in Akure, Ondo State, said the […]

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By Joseph Erunke, Abuja Only 108 of about 39,000 underage candidates who sat the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have met the Federal Government’s screening requirements for possible admission into tertiary institutions. The candidates emerged from a multi-stage assessment designed to determine whether exceptionally young applicants possess the academic ability and psychological, emotional and […]

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By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta More than 100 students from several secondary schools in Ijebu-Ode, Ago-Iwoye and Ijebu-Igbo areas of Ogun State were reportedly hospitalised on Wednesday following another suspected gas emission that left students and staff struggling to breathe, with some fainting. The affected students were taken to the State Hospital, Ijebu-Ode, the General Hospital, […]

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Pope Leo XIV will not need therapy following an operation last week to remove a cancerous tumour from his lung, his doctors said in a statement released by the Vatican on Wednesday.

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Police banned protests in parts of Paris on Thursday, as France braced for more demonstrations just days after student and other rallies degenerated into some of the worst street unrest in years.

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Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, Wednesday, directed aviation authorities to place 46 persons who had contact with the Ebola-infected person on a no-fly list for 21 days to prevent the possible spread of the virus.

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Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has assured President Bola Tinubu of the support of the people of Kano State in the 2027 general election.

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