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Child education important, women lawyers say
The Lagos branch of the International Federation of Women Lawyers has insisted that child education remains a key factor in nation-building. It, thereby, advised parents to take the education of their children more seriously, as a way to actualise their true potential and impact positively on society regardless of their gender. The team of female
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Report on Akwa Ibom North-West senatorial ticket final, INEC tells Akpabio
The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Akwa Ibom State, Barrister, Mike Igini has said that the report of the Independent National Electoral Commission on the Akwa Ibom North-West (Ikot Ekpene) senatorial ticket is “final and cannot be reopened again,” adding that Senator Godswill Akpabio has nothing to do about it. Akpabio, the immediate past Minister of
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Monkeypox spreads to 15 states, cases now 36 – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said 36 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the country. The NCDC disclosed this in its latest monkeypox situation report. According to the NCDC, the disease has been confirmed in Lagos (7), Adamawa (5), Delta (3), River (3), Cross River (2), FCT (2), Kano (2), Bayelsa
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Professor Soyinka’s brother, Femi, dies at 85
Professor Femi Soyinka, a brother of Nobel laureate and professor of Comparative Literature, Wole Soyinka, has died. The former Provost of the College of Health Sciences of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, died on Tuesday at the age of 85. According to a statement by his family, signed by his son, Ayodele, Soyinka died in the
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Foundation provides mobile cancer screening facility in Lagos
As part of efforts to reduce the number of men dying from prostate cancer in Nigeria, the Dozy Mmobuosi Foundation has unveiled a N4.1 billion ($10 million) free mobile prostate cancer screening to boost early detection of the killer disease. The founder of the foundation, Dozy Mmobuosi, during the unveiling in Lagos recently said that
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Recruitment: Nigerian Army fixes June 28 to July 11 for screening
The Nigerian Army has announced the dates for the recruitment screening exercise for applicants of the 83 Regular Intake 2022 for Non-Tradesmen and Women. In a public announcement contained in a series of tweets posted to its verified Twitter page late Tuesday, @HQNigerianArmy, the Nigerian Army says, “The state recruitment screening exercise is scheduled to
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BREAKING: Soldiers find abducted Chibok schoolgirl in Borno
Troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade, on Tuesday, found one Mrs Mary Ngoshe, who, according to the Nigerian Army, is believed to be one of the kidnapped girls from Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, in 2014. Ngoshe, who was found with a child believed to be hers, was intercepted by the troops while on
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Ex-FIIRO DG: Defence lawyer’s absence stalls phantom PhD trial
The trial of a former acting Director-General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, Lagos, Chima Igwe, over an alleged certificate fraud, was stalled on Tuesday due to the absence of his lawyer. The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission to begin his
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31 policemen dismissed, others sanctioned over 14,976 complaints
The Complaint Response Unit of the Nigeria Police Force has received 14,976 complaints against policemen since its inception, The PUNCH has learnt. The unit, which was established in 2015 to receive complaints from citizens against erring policemen, stated in a report, obtained by our correspondent on Tuesday, that no fewer than 11,567 complaints have been
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Lagos lovers under drug influence strip naked, attempt suicide
Two yet-to-be-identified suspected lovers have caused a stir after residents spotted them walking naked around the Victoria Garden City, Ajah area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the lovers were walking around the estate unclad when residents alerted the estate management and security guards. “They are walking inside VGC, I kid you not, this
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