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Mr Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has commended the Commissioner of Police in Osun, Mohammed Abba, for ensuring a peaceful and secured environment during the state local government election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the election was held on Saturday in the state. In a statement by CSP Yemisi Opalola,…
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The Cross River State Government has confirmed an outbreak of Lassa Fever in the Obubra local government area following the death of a 30-year-old male farmer from the Unincha community. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Henry Egbe Ayuk, announced the outbreak in a statement dated February 24, 2025, revealing that the victim succumbed to the disease…
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Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik will on Wednesday hear the verdict of a landmark trial brought over his defiance of the envoy who oversees the peace accords that ended the country’s 1990s war. The case could become a test of the Balkan nation’s weak central government after the 65-year old head of the Bosnian Serb…
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Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved the conversion of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO), Ondo State, to a University of Agriculture and Agribusiness. According to Aiyedatiwa, the conversion of the polytechnic to a specialised university will serve as a model for the agricultural and food security revolution initiative of the state government. The…
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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has threatened legal action against former military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, following revelations in his newly released book, ‘A Journey in Service: An Autobiography.’ In the book, Babangida revealed that the annulled election of June 12, 1993, was won by the late Moshood Abiola. Reacting, Falana, who was…
