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Wealth, property, concord
SAMPLE 1: “Following apparent lack of diligence on the part of IPOs at FESTAC Police Station and Gender Unit to arrest the suspect, I paid someone to keep a close watch at his residence and discovered that he had started removing his…
Plural title, singular verb?
SAMPLE 1: “Organisers of the monthly Breakthrough for singles and married conference, Family Booster Ministry, has put together another powerful programme, ‘Lekki Singles and Married Conference’, scheduled for today, April 14.”(Family…
Fewer people
“THIS has further heightened the tension across the state. It has further enraged the governor’s supporters and those pushing for them to dump the APC are now having the upper hand. Less people are now in support of their remaining in the…
Civilian JTF personnel
SAMPLE 1: “At the third security point, we encountered four security men and one Civilian JTF personnel who most of the campers referred to as ‘Mama Goaza’.”(The Thrills and Frills of IDP Camp, The Nation, January 6, 2019)Let’s note the…
Refraining from collaboration
“COLLABORATING what the speaker said, the newly elected Deputy speaker, Faloju Abimbola called on the Inspector General of Police to immediately redeploy the Commissioner of Police outside Ondo State as he has shown bias and injustice…
Championing women’s cause
SAMPLE 1: “Known for championing women’s course through projects, the Ooni is a strong advocate of the legacies of the legendary Queen Moremi Ajasoro of Ife, who sacrificed herself for the love of Ife.”(Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi: Championing…
Of transcend and beyond…
SAMPLE 1: “A competent source told Sunday Vanguard that Bago’s support base, however, transcends beyond the shores of the North-Central and the confines of APC as a party.” (9th Assembly Speakership: Why Northern Govs are Showing Interest…
Heart-rending activities of the police
SAMPLE 1: “The pains and frustrations Mr Iwuagwu Remigus has had to go through in his bid to get justice for his teenage daughter who was allegedly abducted, raped and forced to procure unlawful abortion which resulted to complications,…
Waste in public places
SAMPLE 1: “Lagos is a megacity with a large population that generates a lot of wastes. This was the reason the state government established the waste management authority (LAWMA) to manage the huge wastes generated daily across the state.…
Troupes and troops
SAMPLE 1: “Senate President Bukola Saraki, yesterday, urged
his teeming supporters not to be discouraged by the outcome of the presidential
National Assembly elections in the state, but should troop out en masse to vote
for the Peoples…