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No fewer than 100 indigenes of Sokoto East Senatorial District have been offered foreign scholarships to pursue their academic careers in various fields under Senator Ibrahim Lamido’s educational scheme. Already, the beneficiaries of the scheme have secured admission to study various sciences and engineering courses at Greeta and MGR Universities, India. Addressing the first batch…
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The Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has adjourned till January 30, 2025, to hear two applications in a N1.35 billion charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against a defendant, Mr. Olalekan Abdul. The applications were filed by the nominal complainant, through its counsel, Chukwuma Machukwu Ume (SAN). Ume informed the…
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Governor Muhammad Umaru Bago of Niger State has directed the Ministry of Education, especially school farms, to collaborate with HarvestPlus Nigeria to produce macronutrient-fortified crops for school children. Bago made the directive while declaring open the 10th Nutritious Food Fair in Minna, an event focused on promoting nutritious food and public health. He also proposed…
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The concept of immortality means different things to different people. It’s definitions are as diverse as the definers. But no one has described it as aptly as the American author, journalist and politician, Norman Cousins, who simply explained that immortality should be measured with one’s ability to spark a positive light in others. Albert Egbaroghene…
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An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Wednesday sentenced a man, Bamidele Folorunsho, to 10 years imprisonment for indecently touching a 12-year-old girl’s breast. Justice Rahman Oshodi sentenced Folorunsho after he pleaded guilty to an amended two counts of indecent treatment of a child and sexual assault. Folorunsho was sometime in October 2021…
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