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Dr Taiwo Fasoranti, the eldest child of the late Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, said that his father had a covenant with God to die at the age of 100.
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“The objective is not to encourage every student to borrow, but to ensure that every eligible Nigerian student who genuinely needs financial assistance has the opportunity to access it,” NELFUND said.
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By Nwafor Sunday Polycarp, Online News Editor Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, has challenged the presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, over his claim that political opponents twisted his comments about Nigerians in the diaspora. Onanuga also called for the death penalty for counterfeiters following […]
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…Shinkafi-Bagudu becomes first African to head UICC, raising hopes for improved cancer care across continent By Joseph Erunke, Abuja Nigeria has broken a major barrier in global cancer advocacy as renowned paediatrician and cancer control campaigner, Dr. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, assumes the presidency of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), becoming the first African and […]
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By Kingsley Omonobi The United States has commended the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for dismantling four methamphetamine laboratories linked to Mexican drug cartels in Nigeria, describing the operations as a demonstration of effective intelligence-led policing and international cooperation. The commendation came from the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and […]
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Reno Omokri has received the agrément of the Government of Mexico for his appointment as Nigeria’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the country. Omokri disclosed this on his X platform on Wednesday, saying the Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Mexico in Abuja, Mr José Manuel Briseño Flores, delivered the agrément to the Director of […]
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By Dayo Johnson, Akure Former Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has described the death of the late Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, as the end of an extraordinary chapter in the political and moral history of Ondo State, Yorubaland and Nigeria. Mimiko, in a statement issued on Tuesday night in Akure, said Fasoranti was […]
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By Chinedu Adonu The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Enugu State chapter, has called for improved working conditions and greater attention to doctors’ welfare, warning that medical practitioners risk compromising their own health while caring for patients. The state Chairman of the association, Dr Ortuanya Emeka, made the call in Enugu during a press briefing to […]
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By Dayo Johnson, Akure Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has said the late elder statesman and Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, continued to influence government decisions positively even at the age of 100. Aiyedatiwa stated this during a condolence visit to the deceased’s country home in Akure, Ondo State, where he described Fasoranti as an […]
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By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki The people of Ndiebor Ishieke Autonomous Community in Ebonyi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State have called for strict compliance with the directive of the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, on borrow-pit operations along the ongoing Calabar–Ebonyi–Enugu-Benue–Nasarawa–Abuja Superhighway project. The community urged the relevant authorities and the project contractor to […]
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