Politics

 By Ebinum SamuelLand dispute is an age long tradition inspiring conflicts where there's discrepancies some ranging from serious litigations and legal framework, while some giving room to criminal activities by some of the involvement of…
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Nigeria’s former Aviation Minister and well-known political figure, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has taken a third wife. The recent ceremony marked the traditional marriage between FFK and Adaugo, a strikingly beautiful woman he…
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By Ebinum Samuel A Lagos based lawyer, chief AIG Gabriel Giwa-Amu, has petitioned the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG in charge of Zone 2, Adegoke Mustapha Fayoade, to intervene in case of police misconduct, malicious damage,…
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 Last night, while sitting out with old friends and acquaintances, our conversation shifted to the alarming issue of drug use among our youth. What we shared left me deeply troubled, and I feel compelled to bring these stories to the…
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By Ebinum Samuel Former Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mrs. Farida Waziri has paid glowing tributes to late former President Muhammadu Buhari, expressing why she can never forget the role he played…
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By Ayo Oyoze Baje Quote: “From Akure to Owo, Ilaje to Ifedore, we are beginning to witness development projects taking shape. Road construction, health facilities’ rehabilitation, and improvements in our schools are no longer mere promises…
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 The Chief Imam of Uromi Central Mosque, Imam Muhammad Murtadha Obhakhobo, has refuted claims by the police that he was rescued from his abductors, revealing instead that his release came only after a ₦6.5 million ransom was paid.The…
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  At least 20 people have been killed in a brutal attack by gunmen on Bindi village, located in Ta-Hoss District of Riyom Local Government Area, Plateau State. The deadly assault occurred late Monday night, plunging the rural community into…
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 Raheem IbrahimThe National President of Ilorin Emirates Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), Alhaji Abdulmumini Ayo Abdulmalik has descibed the demise of immediate past President, General Muhammadu Buhari as a great loss to the nation…
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 It has been announced that former President Muhammadu Buhari passed away in London. Anyone familiar with my writings and commentary knows I vigorously disagreed with many of his policies and decisions while he was president. Our…
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The Chief Imam of Uromi, Sheikh Murtadho Muhammad, who also serves as the President of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN) in the Edo-Delta region, has been abducted by unidentified gunmen.The cleric was seized around 2 p.m. on…
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 By Brig Gen MB Marwa ( Rtd) It is with profound sorrow that my family and I mourn the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari, a true statesman, patriot, and servant-leader who dedicated his life to the service of our great nation.…
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 By Tunde Olusunle Sonny Togo Echono, the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFUND), would most probably have earned the sobriquet of "action administrator," if Nigeria were in a military dispensation. Successive…
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  “Indeed, the gains of attending the recent BRICS Summit and President Tinubu’s friendship with President Da Silva are already manifesting in many respects”  President Tinubu & Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da SilvaPresident…
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 By Ayo Oyoze Baje   Quote:"Our goal is to make Plateau a business hub for ventures like this. Once we meet local demand, we can expand beyond the state and even beyond the country,”  -Gov. Mutfwang of Plateau state ( While commissioning…
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  THE MYTH REBORN: THE BEES OF SOVEREIGNTY AND THE COURAGE TO DEFY THE AGE – A SACRED KINGDOM AND A SACRED CROWN  Once, in the hallowed hills of Idah, stood a kingdom untouched by conquest, unshaken by the madness of empire. The Igala…
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 Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has firmly rejected claims by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that he was instrumental in making Muhammadu Buhari president in 2015.Speaking against the backdrop of…
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 Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has paid a heartfelt condolence visit to the family of late elder statesman and renowned industrialist, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, describing his passing as the end of an era in Nigeria’s…
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The President/CEO of Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has lauded the Nigerian Ports Authority NPA, for effectively handling the implementation of the Federal Government’s policy on domestic sale of crude oil and…
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 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched a formal investigation into a case involving the alleged smuggling and non-declaration of foreign currencies totalling over $420,000 at Mallam Aminu Kano International…
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 By Ayo Oyoze Baje Quote"We must rebrand farming to make it fun and profitable" –Dr. Moji Davids ( MD, Xtralarge Farms and Resorts )Call it the power of passion, the voice of vision and the results of resilience by reaping thereof, if you…
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Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been identified as crucial to reducing inflation in Nigeria, according to a report by the Financial Derivatives Company (FDC) Limited think tank. In its recently published Lagos Business School (LBS)…
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 The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commenced a nationwide strike in response to the non-payment of June 2025 salaries, triggering fresh disruptions across Nigeria’s public university system.The strike action follows a…
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 Russia’s Transport Minister, Roman Starovoit, was found dead from a gunshot wound on Monday, in what investigators are describing as an apparent suicide.His death came just hours after the Kremlin unexpectedly announced his dismissal from…
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 By Tunde OlusunleYou would think I had personal relationships with Chukwuma Soludo and Alex Otti Governors of Anambra and Enugu states, the way I've followed their governance trajectories. I was only doing my job as conscience of society…
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the late  Aminu Dantata as a phenomenon and philanthropist whose loss would continue to be remembered among business communities and the Nigerian citizens.Atiku, who made the remark when he…
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 The trial of former Taraba State Governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku, took a dramatic turn on Wednesday as the first prosecution witness, Ismail Lawal, revealed that the ex-governor advised him to go into hiding for six months to avoid…
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 By Ayo Baje Quote"When a leader encourages the culture of impunity, the society is lost and it makes the work harder for the rest of us"-Prof. Wole SoyinkaOne of the bitter facts about striking the delicate balance between criminality and…
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Key leaders in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, ex-Senate President David Mark, and other party bigwigs, are reportedly on their way out of…
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 A former Senate President, Senator David Mark, and ex-Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, have been appointed as the interim Chairman and Secretary, respectively, of the African Democratic Congress, the coalition platform being…
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 U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday hinted at the possibility of deporting billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk following the latter’s vocal criticism of his administration’s flagship spending bill.Trump made the comments during an…
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By Ralph Omololu Agbana   Yagba Action Group (YAG), a non-profit, non-partisan organisation based in Kogi State has lamented government's inaction following the kidnapping of prominent livestock farmer, Chief Ajayi Bello, about two weeks…
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 Africa needs to act fast on projected 40% rise in drug use prevalence, Marwa warnsBy Ebinum SamuelThe Commission of the African Union has said the formulation of new action plan on drug control and crime prevention on the African continent…
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By Ayo Oyoze Baje  As the nation's game - changer in the fertile fields of agriculture and tourism XtraLarge Farms and Resorts has come up again as the pacesetter in the unique concept of "Foodspital". But what really is this all about?…
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By Ebinum Samuel Commends Marwa, personnel, NDLEA on globally acclaimed successes 66,085 arrested; 11.1million kg drugs seized; 12,201 convicted; 26,393 rehabilitated in 53 months - Marwa President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that the…
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 Senate President Godswill Akpabio has stated that President Bola Tinubu desires a strong and vibrant opposition in Nigeria.Speaking on Wednesday, June 25 during the commissioning of the newly constructed Interchange Bridge of Arterial Road…
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 Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has ordered the immediate shutdown of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL), in response to recent security breaches and tragic loss of lives within the university community.The…
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 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has fired back at opposition figures reportedly forming a coalition to challenge his presidency in the 2027 general elections, labeling them as “political IDPs” Internally Displaced Politicians.During a one-day…
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By Ayo BajeQuote:" If you don't make yourself happy, nobody else can"- Janet Jackson ( Iconic American musician )My dear blessed brothers, sisters and ever-faithful friends, relax your mind! Yes, I am fully aware that the harsh economic…
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‎ Officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Environment have detained a man for illegally turning a residential building in the state's Iju neighbourhood into an abattoir. According to a statement issued on Monday, June 23, by Tokunbo Wahab,…
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  As the first governor of Kwara State, Brigadier David Laisi Bamigboye began the process of reconciliation in 1967 long before the then Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon made the ‘No Victor, No Vanquished’ proclamation at the formal end…
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The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has refuted claims made by a former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, regarding the roles of key political figures in the post-June 12, 1993 presidential election annulment…
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 Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has criticised the Federal and Benue State Governments for consistently failing to prosecute suspects arrested in connection with violent attacks in Benue State.In a statement issued under the…
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By Ebinum Samuel Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has commissioned a high-tech Vision Centre at its National Headquarters Annex in Abuja as part of…
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By Ebinum Samuel As the burial rites of Mrs Zeporah Galmuje, wife of Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, retired Justice of the Supreme Court and Honourable Commissioner representing the Judiciary in the Police Service Commission winds down, the…
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 By Tunde Olusunle An essay of mine, Obasanjo, Atiku and Tinubu at a Time Like this published on June 1, 2025, canvassed that President Bola Tinubu took time off his Eid-el-Kabir break in Lagos, to visit troubled spots across the country.…
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By Ayo Baje Quote:"The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.”- Robert Greene As concerned Nigerians keep deliberating on the best way to navigate the twists and turns inherent in our education…
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Three suspected kidnappers who allegedly abducted 10 victims between January 2024 and April 2025 and collected over ₦75 million from the victims and their families in Edo State are now in police net. The suspects identified as…
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By Ebinum Samuel The Nigerian public has been challenged to get involved and take full ownership of the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking with a view to curbing the menace and preventing young people from…
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The United Nations has reacted to the recent killing of hundreds of residents of Yelewata town in Benue State. Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations on Tuesday said the international organisation is currently…
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Tit-bits: What is the READ INITIATIVE all about? READ simply stands for Reviving Early Academic Development. It was conceived in year 2000 after spending 20 years of my career as a school teacher in science subjects. That was in…
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Around this period in 1993, precisely on June 12, 1993, the day of that historic election, this writer operated in two different but mutually reinforcing capacities. While I was the Political Correspondent of the old Daily…
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 Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has shared a heartfelt account of how he married his first wife, Hajia Titi Atiku Abubakar, over five decades ago—despite opposition from both their families.Speaking in Abuja on Saturday during…
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Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, has shared his positive impression of a recent encounter with Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Onanuga, known for his…
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By Ebinum Samuel The Chief Justice of the Federation, Kudirat Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun led eminent Nigerians to the service of songs for late Mrs. Zeporah Galmuje, wife of Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, retired Justice of the…
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 In a major medical milestone, the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) has successfully carried out its second living-donor kidney transplant—15 years after the first one was performed. The announcement was made on Wednesday by…
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By Tunde Olusunle I've just watched a four-minute video clip of Alex Otti, the Abia State Governor, commissioning a humongous haul of 14 road projects in one day in Aba, the major commercial hub in the state. My interest was not in the…
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 By Ayo Oyoze Baje Quote: “We cannot replace everything you have lost, but we are here to support you in every way we can.” -Governor Umar Muhammed Bago of Niger state ( while commiserating with families of the victims of the flood disaster…
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An India citizen, Tukur Shamsudden was among 13 individuals arraigned by the operatives of the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Ikoyi, Lagos, for alleged conspiracy and diverting Automated Gasoline Oil, popularly called…
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  The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has been conferred with the prestigious chieftaincy title of ‘Ugosimba 1 of Enugu’ by the Enugu State Traditional Rulers Council. The title, which means jewel/eagle from another kingdom, was…
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 By Ebinum Samuel The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd mni, has led a delegation of the Commission's management team on condolence visit to Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, retired Justice of the Supreme Court…
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 By Tunde OlusunleIt is the period of "midterm" assessment by Nigeria's politicians and public officers inaugurated into four-year offices as stipulated by the Nigerian constitution as enunciated in 1999. The first quarter of every…
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  The Chairman of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Thursday described the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Complex as President Bola Tinubu’s brainchild. Dangote gave the credit during the President’s visit to the…
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Quote: "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams If there is one notable game-changer standing tall above his peers, whose remarkable achievements…
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  A Lagos High Court has ordered the Chairman of Surulere Local Government, Hon. Sulaiman Bamidele Yusuf, to appear before it on June 30, 2025, to show cause why he should not be committed for contempt of court. This follows the local…
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By Tunde Olusunle Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was in his farmhouse address in Otta, Ogun State during the last weekend of January 2002. It was supposed to be a short get-away from work in Abuja where he was routinely out of bed…
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By Abdul Samad Rabiu As Nigeria marks two years under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I believe it is important to reflect, not from the lens of politics, but from the perspective of business, of industry, and…
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 By Tunde OlusunleIt was not the kind of news you expected, when it rode on the wings of the evening breeze of Thursday May 15, 2025. The opening months of the year have been bad enough with reference to the very sad, untimely departures of…
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L-R: MD/CEO, Gilbert Igweka Global Concepts Nig. Ltd, Chief Gilbert Igweka, receiving the 2nd runner-up award of Top National Distributor, from Chairman, Dangote Cement Plc, Aliko Dangote at Dangote Cement Plc Customer Awards and Gala…
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 PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU'S STATEMENT ON THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF HIS ADMINISTRATION ON MAY 29, 2025Fellow Nigerians, as we mark the second anniversary of our administration, I salute your resilience and undaunted spirit. Two years ago, you…
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 By Ayo Oyoze Baje Quote: "A Nigerian child who survives at birth is faced with hunger and malnutrition. Our nation today is home to over 18 million out-of-school children, among the highest in the world. This is not just a statistic — it…
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A northern Muslim advocacy group has called on President Bola Tinubu to consider choosing a northern Christian as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election. The group, Concerned Northern Muslim Ummah, made the call in a press…
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By Tunde Olusunle Politics in Nigeria over the years has always been denominated by notable peculiarities. This of course is relative to time and season. The gamut of its aesthetics resides in the frills and thrills, dramas and…
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 Africa’s business mogul and philanthropist, Aliko Dangote, has vowed to invest more money to aid the upliftment of vulnerable populations across Nigeria and Africa. The Chairman of Aliko Dangote Foundation revealed that he intends to…
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President Bola Tinubu is committed to the $25bn gas pipeline project between Nigeria and Morocco, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, representing Nigeria at the executive session of the African Parliament Union, announced on Wednesday in…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has officially transferred ownership of 753 duplexes linked to former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.…
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 A Nigerian based in the United Kingdom, Ifedayo Johnson, has lost in a viral English skills showdown to an English X user who goes by the name Angantýr, with the handle @BasedNorthmathr, on social media.Johnson, who hails from Oyo State,…
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Pope Leo XIV received US Vice President JD Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Vatican Monday, a day after the new US pontiff’s inauguration mass. The Vatican released photographs of Vance and Rubio smiling as they…
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By Halima Abdulazeez As a lifelong book lover, I recall vividly the excitement of walking into a bookstore, the scent of paper come with. Kind of dopamine, the spines of countless stories ringing a bell of promises of escape into…
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In a significant breakthrough for youth leadership and the Nigerian diaspora, Princess Opeyemi Bright has been sworn in as the youngest Mayor in the United Kingdom at the age of 29. Her inauguration as the First Citizen of the London…
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