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Oby Ezekwesili describes Buhari as the leading contestant in the competition of the incompetents

FORMER education minister Dr Oby Ezekwesili has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a leading contestant in the competition of the incompetents as the nation approaches next year's general elections.

 

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Atiku sells his upmarket 21-bedroom US mansion for a whopping $2.95m in online auction

FORMER vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has sold his 21-bedroom US mansion in an upmarket area of the state of Maryland for a whopping $2.95m after receiving a bid from it in an online auction.

 

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EU pledges to assist Nigeria in drive to achieve gender parity ahead of next year's elections

EUROPEAN Union (EU) officials have pledged to assist Nigeria with its plans to bridge the gender gap between men and women in terms of career opportunities and participation in the political process.

 

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Buhari replaces Brigadier Boroh with Dokubo as head of Presidential Amnesty Programme

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Brigadier Paul Boroh as the coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme in the Niger Delta and replaced him with Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo.

 

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Muslim bodies protest decision of National Assembly to postpone sitting on hijab controversy

SEVERAL Muslim organisations held a protest rally at the National Assembly Complex earlier today over the decision of House of Representatives Committee on Justice and Judiciary to cancel a public hearing on the hijab controversy.

 

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Olisa Metuh asks Abuja court to grant him leave to go to the UK for medical treatment

FORMER Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) publicity secretary Chief Olisa Metuh has asked an Abuja high court to grant him permission to travel to the UK for medical treatment despite facing corruption charges.

 

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Nigeria ranked 91st happiest country in the world by UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network

NIGERIA has been ranked as the 91st happiest nation on earth according to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s (SDSN) 2018 World Happiness Report published this week.

 

In the report published today, Finland was ranked the happiest nation on earth, with Burundi at the bottom of the happiness index. Rather surprisingly, the survey also found that Americans were getting less happy even as their country became richer.

 

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Barcelona eye Wilfred Ndidi with a view to purchasing him from Leicester at the end of the season

SPANISH giants Barcelona have set their sights on Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi with a view to purchasing him from English Premiership side Leicester City at the end of the season.

 

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Rohr explains why Alampasu and Ajiboye were dropped for Poland and March friendlies

SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has explained why he left goalkeepers Dele Alampasu and Dele Ajiboye out of the squad to face Poland and Serbia in two friendly games due to take place later this month saying they have not taken past chances given to them.

 

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Unidentified Nigerian man jumps to his death at Heathrow to avoid being deported

AN unidentified man believed to be a Nigerian facing deportation from the UK is said to have jumped to his death at Heathrow Airport just as immigration officials were leading him towards a plane to take him to Lagos.

 

Over the weekend, the man was being escorted to a plane to deport him to Nigeria but in the early hours of Saturday decided to take his life rather than face deportation. He jumped down from the level from where he was to the one below and died instantly.

 

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