NENTAWE ENDORSES APC SUPPORT GROUP COUNCIL
By. Cormd Philip O. Ikodor
APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, has thrown his weight behind the APC Support Group Council (APCSGC), praising their…
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Dr Nandul Durfa, Managing Director of Reach Care Foundation, an HIV/AIDS care provider, said the sudden withdrawal of funds would erode hard-won gains and expose Nigerians—particularly youths—to renewed risks of infection.
Durfa made…
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