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Peace organisation gives 300 pupils scholarships, educational materials

It was a day of joy and fulfilment for children and teachers of L.E.A Primary School Gwarimpa 1, Abuja when a peace organisation known as Most Notable Peace Icons Africa came in their numbers to bring succur to parents who are gnashing their teeth to couch out money to pay their children/ward’s school fees in this continued biting economy in …

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N120bn debt: Banks offer telcos repayment plan

Telecommunication firms are considering a repayment plan proposed by Deposit Money Banks to end the N120bn debt on the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data service, A source said the Central Bank of Nigeria was intervening in the dispute, and planned a meeting with both parties. According to a source in the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, the umbrella body …

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Tribunal sacks Enugu LP Rep member, Prof. Nnamchi, declares PDP’s Nnaji winner

Prof. Paul Nnamchi The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Enugu has nullified the election of the member representing Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency, Prof. Paul Nnamchi. The panel led by Justice A.M. Abubakar, declared Cornelius Nnaji, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner of the February 25 National Assembly election held in Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal …

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School proprietor, teachers arraigned for alleged pupils’ negligence in Edo

Police on Wednesday arraigned a 39-year-old school proprietor, Paul Okungbowa, at the Oredo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo State, for alleged breach of peace and negligence. Okungbowa, who is the of Calvary Crown Academy, was arraigned alongside three teachers – Blessing Osarodion (27), Esosa Egharavba (29), and Isioma Nimen (35). The proprietor was arraigned on a two-count charge of …

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