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Troops of the 1 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have apprehended a notorious bandit leader and arms dealer, Bako Wurgi, alias Baka NaGarba, suspected to be behind the murder of the Emir of Gobir, Alhaji Isa Mohammad Bawa, in Sokoto State. The operation, conducted on December 14 at around 10 p.m., followed intelligence reports that Wurgi was…
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The National Union of Medical Herbal Practitioners, Ebonyi State Chapter, on Sunday, warned traditional rulers and government officials to stop interfering with their activities, insisting that their works are genuine and legal. The warning was contained in a communique signed by Board of Trustee Chairman Trad. Dr. Sunday Nwaji, the state Chairman Trad. Dr. Stephen…
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Professor of agricultural economics at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU) Abia State, Dr Raphael Ndubuisi Echebiri, has expressed doubts over the data published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). He said this while presenting the 57th Inaugural Lecture of the university he tagged “The Mirage Of Plenty: Facts But Fiction In…
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The Federal Government has commenced construction of Federal College of Nursing and Midwifery in Zaria, Kaduna State to address shortages of human resources in the health sector. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report that other three institutions to be constructed are; Federal College of Education, Federal Open University and Federal College of Legal Studies.…
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Residents of Qusayr in central Syria are finally returning home after the departure of Hezbollah fighters, who helped Bashar al-Assad’s forces seize the city a decade ago and left with his fall. Many of the houses are now in ruins, after years under the control of the Lebanese armed group, a key Assad ally which…