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The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, ATBUTH Bauchi, has slashed the fee being charged for kidney dialysis by 70 percent from N40,000 to N12,000 per session. According to a statement by the Hospital's Public Relations Officer, Usman Abdullahi Koli on Wednesday, the move was part of the Federal Government's Renewed Hope Agenda to offer…
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Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD FCTA) has commenced a three-day warning strike over unpaid salaries, allowances, and other demands. The strike has grounded activities in government hospitals in Abuja. The President of ARD FCTA, Dr George Ebong, disclosed this in a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. Ebong said the strike…
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A Kaduna Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 34-year-old man, Yusuf Mamman, in a correctional centre, for allegedly defiling a seven-year-old girl. Mamman, whose address was not provided, is charged for rape. The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, did not take the plea of the defendant but ordered that he be remanded in a correctional centre. READ…
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Witnesses of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday gave testimonies on how irregularities allegedly marred the Sept. 21, 2024 Edo governorship election in three Local Governments (LGs) of the state. The PDP and its candidate in the election, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, are challenging the declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Gov.…
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The Adamawa State Police Command has made a significant breakthrough in its fight against crime with the recovery of a stolen Toyota RAV4 and the arrest of two suspects linked to the theft. In a press release on Wednesday morning, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said the vehicle, bearing registration number RSH…
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The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the University of Ilorin Alumni Association has urged a ceasefire by the warring factions of the alumni group. A statement by the chairman, Cecilia Cook, also commended the Vice Chancellor (VC), Prof. AbdulWahab Egbewole, for various notable achievements in office, noting that the developmental strides are customary to the…
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College of Medicine students at the University College Hospital (UCH), on Wednesday, staged a peaceful protest over the persistent blackout at the hospital. The protest, supported by the Students Union (SU) of the University of Ibadan (UI), was held as early as 7.00 a.m. The SU president, Bolaji Aweda, said the protest became necessary following…
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Sunday Ozimede, a 43-year-old man, was arraigned in the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Monday by the police. He was accused of hacking the Moniepoint Microfinance Bank’s vault and stealing N1,190,728,076 from the bank. The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU)’s prosecution counsel, Justine Enang, informed the court that Ozimede hacked Moniepoint and obtained the sum…
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The Turkish Police have arrested Ezra Vandan alias Azranur AV, a 23-year-old OnlyFans model who vowed to break a Turkey record by having sex with 100 men in a day. Vandan had announced on social media that she would film and make a live broadcast of the session. “'My goal is to break a Turkish…