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Eight die in Plateau road accident
Eight persons have died while two others sustained injuries following an auto crash in Plateau State on Saturday. The state Public Enlightenment Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Peter Longsan, confirmed the death of the crash victims to The PUNCH in Jos on Sunday. According to him, the road traffic crash occurred along Jos-Lamingo road
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Fuel scarcity: NNPC, IPMAN allay fears of Nigerians
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has called on Nigerians to exercise patience as effort is being made to address the current fuel scarcity occasioned by the flooding which led to the destruction of some major roads in some parts of northern states. The IPMAN Chairman, Northern Nigeria branch, Alhaji Bashir Danmalam, made the
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Prison congestion: Aregbesola seeks release of 30% inmates
The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, says he will meet with state governors to agree on the mass release of at least 30 per cent of inmates from custodial centres across the country. Aregbesola made this known on Sunday when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria Forum in Abuja. The minister said
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The Chinua Achebe test of national honours
If someone close to you is murdered, you endure indescribable pain. If that someone was murdered by the police or the police refused to solve the murder, that pain never subsides. This is the experience of many in Nigeria. I know this agony well: my older brother was murdered at his own front door four
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Five family members found dead in Enugu apartment
The Amutenyi village in Obollo-Afor community, Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State has been thrown into mourning following the death of five family members in an apartment in the community. The tragic incident, which happened Saturday morning, involved a woman, her two children, and two sisters, who visited her. A statement by the State
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Bauchi gov directs council chair to step down
Following the expiration of their tenure, the Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has directed the 20 local government council chairmen, their deputies, councilors and secretaries to step down. A statement by the Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity, Mukhtar Gidado, disclosed this on Saturday. The tenure of the elected council officials
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Edo govt celebrates World Medical Association’s president
The Edo State Government has felicitated with Dr Osahon Enabulele on his installation as the President of the World Medical Association. In a statement by the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Obehi Akoria, the government hailed the thoroughbred physician for putting Edo State, Nigeria and Africa on the global map. Prof Akoria said, “I rejoice on
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Nigerians need well-prepared leaders, not someone like Buhari – NEF spokesman
The National Director of Publicity and Advocacy of the Northern Elders Forum, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, shares with GODFREY GEORGE his thoughts on Nigeria at 62, insecurity in the country and other national issues Nigeria clocked 62 on Saturday, (October 1, 2022). From your assessment, is the country where it ought to be? Of course not!
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200 Nigerian doctors move to UK in one month
No fewer than 200 Nigerian-trained doctors were licensed by the government of the United Kingdom in just one month, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. Checks on the website of the General Medical Council, the body which licenses and maintains the official register of medical practitioners in the UK, showed that the GMC licensed at least 200
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Homeowners weep as FCTA demolishes unapproved buildings
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has demolished over 1000 illegal buildings in Abuja since the beginning of this year. The Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to the FCT Minister, Mr Attah Ikharo, disclosed this during an interview with Sunday PUNCH. Ikharo stated that this year alone, over 1000 illegal buildings in the
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