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Amuro Community Secondary School To Celebrate Golden Jubilee Anniversary March 29, 2022 By Stephen Adeleye The Amuro Community Secondary School (ACSS) is set to celebrate her Golden Jubilee Anniversary organised by the Old Students’ Association of the school. A statement by the President of the Old Students’ Association, Alhaji Razaq Ajiboye, said the event would…

Tuberculosis fight in Africa 25 March 2022 « back to cover page Harare – Nothando Moyo* contemplated giving up treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis “even if it meant I would die,” she admits. The months-long treatment for the drug-resistant strain—which does not respond to the two most effective drugs—entailed daily injections which Moyo, a resident of…

History as Obaro, Abejide Perform Foundation Laying of Okun Unity House Emmanuel Oluwakorede History was made on Thursday as the Obaro of Kabba and Chairman, Okun Area Traditional Council, Oba Solomon Dele Owoniyi and the member representing Yagba Federal Constituency, Elder Leke Abejide performed the foundation laying ceremony of Okun Unity House. The ceremony which…

  A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday refused to stop the federal government from deducting $480M from the 36 states funds in the Federation Accounts to pay debt owed consultants in the Paris Club Refund. This is due to the dismissal of the suit filed on behalf of the states by their various…

Abatemi-Usman emerges APC Non-Serving Senators’ Forum Chairman A former member of the Red Chamber of the National Assembly, Distinguished Senator Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman, has been elected as the substantive Chairman of the APC Non-Serving Senators’ Forum, a pressure group within the fold of the ruling All Progressives Congress. Abatemi-Usman, who represented Kogi Central Senatorial District in…

Nigeria’s first female Vice Chancellor, Prof. Grace Alele-Williams has died at the age of 89 years. She died on Friday. Alele-Williams, a professor of mathematics gained prominence after she was appointed the vice-chancellor of the prestigious University of Benin in 1985. She was also the first Nigerian woman to receive a doctorate. Alele-Williams was born…

Niger Delta Youths defend Buhari, Akpabio ·      Blast Wailing Women ·      Move against Spoilers, NDDC removal from Niger Delta Ministry ·      Condemn call for NDDC scrapping   Niger Delta youths on Friday kicked against the call for the scrapping of the Niger Delta Commission (NDDC), labelling those behind it as ‘’enemies of the region’’. ‘Some of these people…

National Convention is the Hope of Any Political Party: Okene II House of Assembly Aspirant. As all road lead to the FCT in readiness for the All ProgressI’ve Congress APC National Convention, I would like to congratulate fellow party faithfuls for our focus and believe in our great party. Since the birth of our great…

  Emeritus Professor Olugbemiro Jegede is the founding Vice Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) and a former president of the African Council for Distance Education. In this interview, he speaks on the ongoing ASUU strike and how to address it. ASUU is on strike again to press home its demands. What…

.Confluence 21 Forum Extoll Senator Yakubu Oseni Legislative Impact, Present Him With An Award Of Excellent Performance.   In recognition of his impactful outstanding Legislative service as a senator of the federal republic of Nigeria representing the central senatorial District of kogi State, Senator Yakubu Oseni has been presented with an award for the most…