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The founder of Hassan Olawale Giwa (HOG) Foundation, Mr Hassan Giwa, has paid the West African Examination Council (WAEC) Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) fees of some candidates in Lagelu/Akinyele Federal Constituency of Oyo State.
At a ceremony, on Wednesday, held at the foundation’s office in Iwo Road, Ibadan, the sum of N20,000 was presented to each benefitting student for this year’s examination expenses.
Giwa, who is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, while presenting cheques to the beneficiaries, said the gesture was in the actualisation of one of the goals of the foundation, which is to contribute to the development of education and humanity in general.
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The queues by motorists for petrol grew worse in Abuja and neighbouring states of Nasarawa and Niger on Monday as only few filling stations dispensed the commodity.
But despite the scarcity and queues, which had lingered for several days, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation insisted on Monday that it had enough product to keep the country wet with petrol for about 40 days.
Reacting to the development, oil marketers described the present scarcity was as a tactics deployed by the Federal Government and its agencies in their bid to hike the price of petrol.
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About seven (7) persons have been allegedly killed by suspected herdsmen militias at Kakwa in Atyap Chiefdom in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
A reliable source from the area told DAILY POST that about 13 houses have been completely razed down by the suspected militia.
The source added, “The suspected Fulani militias came to the village on Sunday night around 9 pm, fully armed and invaded the area leading to the massive killings and destruction of property in the village.”
He explained, “As l’m talking to you this morning, there is no single security personnel that has visited the area to guarantee the safety of the people and to ensure normalcy in the area.”