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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday confirmed the reopening for Muslim worship of a mosque in Istanbul converted from an ancient Byzantine Orthodox church. “The Kariye mosque in its new form will remain open to everyone,” he said, addressing a press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Greece’s premier, who had appealed against…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, prayed the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja to dismiss a petition filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its governorship candidate, Murtala Ajaka, against the election victory of Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi.
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The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2024 National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) examination timetable. NECO disclosed this in a Monday post on its X platform. The exam is expected to start on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, and end on Friday, July 26, 2024.
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has uncovered two illegal bunkering sites in Rivers.
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A 17-year-old boy, Sunday Adegbulu, who specialises in vandalizing and stealing electric installations, has been electrocuted in Akure, Ondo State capital while attempting to steal an armoured cable from a transformer. However, Adegbulu, who miraculously survived the electrocution, was rescued from the scene by his gang members but sustained severe burns on his back, thighs,…