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Lawmaker backed for Kwara APC deputy gov • Tiwa Savage accepts Singer Teni’s boxing challenge • Nigeria @66: Nigerians who witnessed Independence recall decline • Papering Over the Cracks: Troost-Ekong Exposes Nigeria’s Deep-rooted Issues Amid AFCON Qualifier Struggles • Lewandowski Breaks Ronaldo’s Nations League Hat-trick Record • ‘Man City Owner Cannot ‘Retain Status’ if Guilty Verdict Stands After Appeal’ • 𝐍𝐅𝐅 & 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌 𝐈𝐍 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐀 : 𝐁𝐄𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐒 — 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 • North-East govs plan air shuttle • Kaduna frees 27 inmates • Democracy in the dock and the knives are out • 2027: We’ll combine governance with politics, says Shettima • Late PUNCH reporter Odey buried • Govt targets 80,000 youths with technical skills training • Ogun PDP knocks ex-chair • Court places restriction on Osun bank accounts • Mahama reaffirms commitment to Volta development at Asogli Te Za • Ghana's President Mahama renews call on African leaders to prioritise healthcare investments • Turn CSIR research into commercially viable products for national development – Zenator • EOCO continued detention of Manhyia South MP serious concern to Parliament — Speaker Bagbin • Bawumia criticises NDC government over jobs, economy and justice system • Lawmaker backed for Kwara APC deputy gov • Tiwa Savage accepts Singer Teni’s boxing challenge • Nigeria @66: Nigerians who witnessed Independence recall decline • Papering Over the Cracks: Troost-Ekong Exposes Nigeria’s Deep-rooted Issues Amid AFCON Qualifier Struggles • Lewandowski Breaks Ronaldo’s Nations League Hat-trick Record • ‘Man City Owner Cannot ‘Retain Status’ if Guilty Verdict Stands After Appeal’ • 𝐍𝐅𝐅 & 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌 𝐈𝐍 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐀 : 𝐁𝐄𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐒 — 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 • North-East govs plan air shuttle • Kaduna frees 27 inmates • Democracy in the dock and the knives are out • 2027: We’ll combine governance with politics, says Shettima • Late PUNCH reporter Odey buried • Govt targets 80,000 youths with technical skills training • Ogun PDP knocks ex-chair • Court places restriction on Osun bank accounts • Mahama reaffirms commitment to Volta development at Asogli Te Za • Ghana's President Mahama renews call on African leaders to prioritise healthcare investments • Turn CSIR research into commercially viable products for national development – Zenator • EOCO continued detention of Manhyia South MP serious concern to Parliament — Speaker Bagbin • Bawumia criticises NDC government over jobs, economy and justice system

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How Awolowo’s free education changed my life – 80-year-old ex-JAMB spokesman

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80-year-old former JAMB spokesman, Emmanuel Alabi, recounts how Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s free education policy in the Western Region transformed his life. Read More: https://punchng.com/how-awolowos-free-education-changed-my-life-80-year-old-ex-jamb-spokesman/

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