Today in News History
On June 29, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1725, Arai Hakuseki, Japanese philosopher, academic, and politician (born 1657) passed away. In 1893, Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, Indian economist and statistician (died 1972) was born. In 1900, Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician and academic (born 1827) passed away. In 1914, Christos Papakyriakopoulos, Greek-American mathematician and academic (died 1976) was born. In 1936, János Szlepecz, Slovene priest and missionary (born 1872) passed away. In 1944, Andreu Mas-Colell, Spanish economist, academic, and politician was born. In 1948, Usha Prashar, Baroness Prashar, Kenyan-English politician was born. In 1957, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Turkmen dentist and politician, 2nd President of Turkmenistan was born. In 2011, K. D. Sethna, Indian poet, scholar, writer, philosopher, and cultural critic (born 1904) passed away. In 2013, Gilma Jiménez, Colombian politician (born 1956) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Four scholars from popular Nigerian university secure major grants
Narrative Analysis: Glittering Generalities

Four FUOYE academics secured 89.964 million in National Research Fund (NRF) grants for innovative research tackling critical national challenges.
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