Dore Numa College

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Dore Numa College is a government-owned secondary school in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria. [1] [2] [3] It is a day school named after Chief Dore Numa. [4] It was established in October 1980 to provide secondary education for children and its motto is "Hardwork Is Success".

In June 2013, during the administration of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, Dore Numa College was one of the schools inspected by the Delta State Governor, who decried vandalisation of government projects in the newly constructed schools. [5]

In December 2021, it was reported that there was a cult clash between some Dore Numa College students and other students who came from different schools in the area. [6] A female student of Dore Numa College named Sharon Taiwo was also a victim of human trafficking and was assisted financially by the Delta State Governor's wife, Mrs. Dame Edith Okowa. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

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  2. ↑ Dafe, Daniel; Ologide, Ambrose (21 June 2022). "Warri Rainstorm: Dore Numa College, Ogedegbe Primary School Appeal For Renovation Of Infrastructure". Oasis Magazine. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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  4. ↑ "Who was Chief Dore Numa?". Urhobo Historical Society.
  5. ↑ "UDUAGHAN DECRIES VANDALISATION OF GOVERNMENT PROJECTS". Point Blank News. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  6. ↑ Opukeme, Cletus (11 December 2021). "Warri: Hussey, Essi, Dore-Numa schools alleged cult war, several injured, others arrested". Daily Watch. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  7. ↑ Osayande, Monday (7 December 2021). "Tears as mother narrates how her 13-year-old daughter was abducted, raped in Ghana". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Tears As Mother Narrates How Her 13-Year-Old Daughter Was abducted, Raped In Ghana". The Street Journal. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  9. ↑ Daniel, Otuya (7 December 2021). "Mother recounts how 13-year-old daughter was abducted from Delta, used as sex slave in Ghana". The Street Journal. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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