NGO settles surgical bill of 13-year-old tuberculosis patient
Biodun Esan, Ilorin An Ilorin-based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Foundation for Advocacy and Sensitization on Tuberculosis, (FAST) has paid off the surgical bill of a 13-year-old teenage boy. The founder of…
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Oyo Gov signs law to protect mining communities from insecurity, exploitation
…….establishment of Tourism Ministry Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has signed into law an Executive Order establishing the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and another one on the protection of…
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Military neutralises bandit, rescues 3 victims
……..in Kebbi A joint security team comprising the Military, Police, DSS, Civil Defence and Vigilante members has neutralised one suspected bandit and rescued three abducted persons on Sunday, a government statement…
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Grandma arrested over sale of grand-child for 50k
Anambra State government said it has apprehended one Oluchukwu Nwosu, 45, who allegedly sold her three-month-old grand-child for N50,000. The Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Mrs Ify Obinabo, who…
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Borno bans street begging, loitering, violators risk arrest
Borno State has banned street begging and loitering in Maiduguri city and environs. In a public notice issued on Sunday in Maiduguri, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Prof. Usman Tar…
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Otukpo bank robberies, affront to security council, says Benue Gov
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has assured that perpetrators of the coordinated bank robberies in Otukpo town, Otukpo Local Government Area of the State will be arrested. In a…
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Boat mishap claims lives of 2 children
….in Niger Two children have been confirmed dead while two others sustained various degrees of injuries in a boat mishap that occurred in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State.…
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Unilorin’s VC seeks state of emergency in education sector
Biodun Esan, Ilorin The Vice Chancellor (VC) of University Ilorin (Unilorin), Prof Wahab Egbewole (SAN), has called on governments at all levels to declare state of emergency in education sector…
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Kwara Gov flags off distribution of 2. 2m treated nets
Biodun Esan, Ilorin Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has flagged off the distribution of 2.2 million integrated Seasonal MalariaChemoprevention and insecticide-treated Nets (SMC/ITN) across communities in the state. Speaking…
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Minister promises quality healthcare services in FCT
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says plans are underway to improve the quality of health services in the federal capital, Abuja. Speaking when the…
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