FORMER pope and head of the catholic Church Benedict XVI has passed away at the ripe old age of 95 almost a decade after he became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries citing ill health for his decision.

SUPER Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has expressed his displeasure at having to sit on the bench at his English Championship clubside Watford  adding that he recent move to the Hornets has not worked out as planned.

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ALL Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the five disaffected Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors known as the G5 appear to have reached an agreement on working together during next year's elections.

ENGLISH Premier League giants West Ham are considering making a January transfer bid for Super Eagles fullback Ola Aina in a bid to revive their flagging season which has become derailed due to multiple injuries.

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[1] Pele

[2] Mohammed Ali

[3] Diego Maradona

[4] Jesse Owens

[5] Shelly-Anne Fraser-Price

[6] Florence Joyner-Griffiths

[7] Carl Lewis

[8] Michael Johnson

[9] Lionel Messi

[10] Serena Williams

BRAZILIAN footballing icon Edson Arantes Do Nasemento popularly known as Pele has passed away at the age of 82 in a Sao Paulo hospital after finally losing an ongoing battle against colon cancer.

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[1] We will boost generated electricity from the current 7,000MW to South Africa’s 50,000MW

[2] This government will increase the kilometres of tarred roads from the current 200,000km to South Africa’s 750,000km

[3] Between now and when we leave office, we will increase the length of our railway network from the current 4,000km to Pakistan’s 8,000km

[4] By May 2023, we will increase our literacy rate from the current 60% to Brazil’s 91.7%

OHANAEZE Ndigbo has vehemently denied rumours that its president Professor George Obiozor passed away on Boxing Day after succumbing to a heart-related ailment stating that he remains alive.

Professor Obiozor, an octogenarian, has reportedly been ill and unable to sustain regular public appearances. After he remained unseen throughout the Christmas festivities, one highly placed Ohanaeze chieftain said Professor Obiozor died on December 26 of a heart-related disease.

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[1] Palm oil plantation 
[2] Cattle ranch
[3] Coconut plantation
[4] Solar farm 
[5] Electric car assembly line 
[6] Transformer manufacturing factory 
[7] Cocoa plantation 
[8] Oilseed crushing plant 
[9] Malaria pharmaceutical plant 
[10] Solar panel assembly plant