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Sandwiched between Governor Diri’s Prosperity Walk every Thursday and George Obadiah’s fitness run every Saturday is the fitness culture Yenagoa residents are steadily warming up to.
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The Oriire incident appeared to be following the same familiar pattern, especially with the growing hysteria among citizens and the continued calls for the government to take a firmer grip on security-related issues across the country.
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