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16 Mar
No fewer than 40 less-privileged pupils of Obafemi Owode Local Council Nursery and Primary School, Apena, Magbon, Ogun State recently received school uniforms, sandals and other school materials, to promote their well-being. The gesture, courtesy of Chapel of Glory, a nondenominational Worship Centre of Ogun State Christian Pilgrim Welfare Board, was meant to help the pupils…
5 Mar
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, a medical school in the Bronx, New York, has announced that it will offer free tuition to all its students, thanks to a historic $1 billion donation from Ruth L. Gottesman, Ed.D., the chair of the Einstein Board of Trustees and a Montefiore Health System board member. The donation, which…
11 Dec
Wizkid has made a generous pledge to donate ₦100 million to children in honour of his late mother, Juliana Morayo Balogun, who passed away on August 18, 2023. The singer announced the initiative via his Instagram story today, revealing that the distribution will commence tonight in the Surulere area of Lagos State. "100M for the…
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