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No fewer than 518 new health professionals will join Ahmadu Bello University Teaching University (ABUTH) Zaria to mitigate the negative impact of `japa syndrome’ and strengthen healthcare delivery services at the hospital. Prof. Ahmed Umdagas, Chief Medical Director of the hospital, made this known in an interview on Sunday in Zaria. He stated that the…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that 222 individuals lost their lives, and 779 were injured in 304 recorded road crashes across 33 local government areas in Oyo State over the course of 2024. The Oyo State Sector Commander of FRSC, Mrs. Rosemary Alo, who disclosed this, said the incidents were recorded across…
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About 70 beneficiaries of Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin’s foreign scholarship scheme departed Mallam Aminu International Airport, Kano, on Sunday for their postgraduate programs in India. The students, who are first-class products from various fields of endeavor, were selected to pursue their second degrees abroad with full sponsorship provided by the Senate Deputy President.…
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The Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Sunday announced that the former governor of Ebonyi State and Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has been selected as the 2024 Igbo Man of the Year. In a statement in Abakaliki, the Secretary-General of the Chidi Ibeh-led faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, said that after…
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Revellers dressed in glitzy, colourful costumes danced down the streets of Calabar, southern Nigeria, this weekend as giant speakers blasted out Afrobeats for one of West Africa’s most prestigious carnivals. Every December, the celebration draws nearly two million partygoers to the capital of Cross River state, organisers said. Calabar carnival, known as “Africa’s Biggest Street…