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Ebola: Day pandemic killed an Aláàfin, By Festus Adedayo

Premium Times25 October 2026, 21:32 UTCNigeria

Nigeria is treating the reported Ebola case discovered in Abuja with its usual levity. Authorities should remember that if you fail to cut the sapling of an Iroko tree while it is young and allow it to grow rotund in size, it will someday demand unbearable ẹbọ (spiritual sacrifices) in its adulthood. Since 20 October, […] The post Ebola: Day pandemic killed an Aláàfin, By Festus Adedayo appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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