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The Bauchi State Police Command has said that a 21-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly breaking into the Christian Cemetery and stealing iron rods after destroying the graves. The Command, in a statement signed by its spokesman, Ahmed Wakil, made available to journalists on Sunday, said that the suspect trespassed into the cemetery located…
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The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (NNFOB), Bonny, has begun an intervention at a remote Community Secondary School, Burukiri, that is more than 30 nautical miles off Bonny Town in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State. The school can only be accessed by navigating a swinging spiral of creeks, where pupils, students, and teachers…
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The Edo Government has directed all public and private schools in the state to resume for the 2024/25 academic session on Sept. 30. This directive comes after an earlier postponement of the resumption date, initially set for Sept. 9, 2024. In a statement on Sunday in Benin, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Ojo Akin-Longe,…
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Medical professionals yesterday warned against the stigmatisation and demonisation of older people, saying they are not witches or wizards but exhibiting some medical conditions associated with old age. The medical experts include a geriatric psychiatrist at the University College Hospital (UCH), Dr. Olufisayo Elugbadebo, and the Programme Coordinator, Brain Health Initiative Nigeria, Olajoke Akinyemi. They…
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The Bauchi State Police Command has apprehended 21-year-old Dauda Sa’idu for allegedly vandalising graves and stealing iron rods for sale. According to a statement from police spokesman, Superintendent Ahmed Wakili, the arrest occurred on September 20, 2024, when Sa’idu unlawfully entered a Christian cemetery in Yelwan Kagadama, damaging multiple graves and removing iron rods during…