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Ododo mourns Ex-Uniabuja VC Yaqub

Ododo mourns Ex-Uniabuja VC Yaqub

Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi State has mourned the death of the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Prof. Nuhu Yaqub. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Yaqub passed away on Saturday in Abuja at the age of 73 after a brief illness. In a statement issued in Lokoja on Sunday […]

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