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Obasanjo At Book Launch In Kenya: Nigeria Will Survive Election Uncertainty

The former president of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo appears in Nairobi to launch his new book, My Watch, which is banned in Nigeria.

Watch BBC’s Charlotte Attwood aske him what happens should the elections be delayed again.

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In the words of Ken Smart, Baba said that we have had more than ‘half a dozen of this kind of uncertainty ‘ in the past,and we…

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At least 7 Soldiers and 5 Civilians dead in latest Ukraine fighting

At least seven Ukrainian soldiers and five civilians have been killed in the latest fighting in the east of the country, including in battleground town Debaltseve, Kiev and rebels said Tuesday.

“Seven soldiers were killed and 23 wounded in fighting and attacks on their positions,” military spokesman Vladislav Seleznev told journalists in Kiev.

Three civilians were killed and seven wounded by…

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NIGERIA ELECTION: Shifting Of Polls Is Wrong Deal Dealt By Wrong Man - Tinubu

NIGERIA ELECTION: Shifting Of Polls Is Wrong Deal Dealt By Wrong Man – Tinubu

The National leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Ahmed Tinubu, has flayed the decision to postpone the general elections, describing the security concerns given as a cover for the desperation of President Goodluck Jonathan to avoid defeat.

In a statement yesterday, Tinubu said: “They were postponed because one man, President Jonathan, feared that an election held on February 14…

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SHAME: Nigerian Lecturer Caught Pants Down With Female Student (VIDEO)

This Nigerian male lecturer was caught pants down with a female student he had planned to have s*x with on the issue of passing her on his subject.

From the look of things, this girl set him up as some guys game to video him half dressed seemingly before the act. This led to them demanding money as they made him sign a cheque in advance for his yet-to-be paid salary.

The story and video are said…

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Find Out Just How Good Medicine Helps in Reducing Weight

Different products are used these days as an efficient means in reducing weight. These products have different types of components and components that are both artificial and natural. But, there is one material which is found to be accountable in offering obvious weight-loss. This particular component comes from the Native Indian place, Coleus Forskohlii known as Forskolin.

Forskolin has been…

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See How Nigeria Plans To Crush Boko Haram In 6 Weeks

Nigeria vowed to crush Boko Haram within six weeks as its leader warned a new regional fighting force “will not achieve anything” and the rebels launched fresh cross-border attacks. This promise came yesterday (Monday).

National Security Advisor Sambo Dasuki, who this weekend secured a delay to Nigeria’s presidential elections, said “all known Boko Haram camps will be taken out” by the time of…

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Media Service At Its Best

Forget the cost:

The internet and other media services providers are quite well off all around the world what with the growing demand for their services. There is no place or city on earth where people do not want to be connected to the others in some form or the other such as through business or through family ties. We need it so badly that we pay any amount that charged on the bill to stay…

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Chelsea sign Fiorentina winger Juan Cuadrado for £26.8m

Chelsea have signed Fiorentina winger Juan Cuadrado for an initial fee of £23.3m, with Mohamed Salah going the other way on loan.

Cuadrado has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract for a fee which could rise to £26.8m.

The 26-year-old, who impressed for Colombia at the World Cup, joined Chelsea after fellow winger Andre Schurrle moved to Wolfsburg for £22m.

Salah, 22, moves to Serie A side…

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Patrick reveals how Super Eagles would have easily retained AFCON if qualified

Former Eagles striker, Pascal Patrick believes the Super Eagles would have ‘easily’ retained the Africa Cup of Nations if they had qualified.

Pascal, an Atlanta ’96 Gold medal winner for Nigeria believes all the teams at the African championship have been poor, and believes it would have been an ‘easy ride’ for the Super Eagles if only they had made the tournament.

“This Africa Cup of Nations has…

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2 Dead and 6 InJured As President Jonathan’s Campaign Ground Car-Bombed

A blast, yesterday, ripped through a car park outside Gombe Stadium where President Goodluck Jonathan had addressed a campaign rally barely three minutes after he left. A suspected female bomber and another woman died in the blast while six other persons sustained various degrees of injury, according to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Fwaje Atajiri. Jonathan-gombe

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This man explains why Jonathan is a superior presidential material to Buhari

Between 1983 and 1985, Peter Onu of Nigeria was Acting Secretary-General of the OAU. At the 1985 Summit in Addis Ababa, statesmen like Julius Nyerere, President of Tanzania, lobbied for his election as substantive Secretary-General. However, there was a major stumbling block to Peter Onu’s candidature: his Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, was campaigning against him.

Buhari claimed: “This…

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NIGERIA: How Lagos State Got Rid Of 260 Beggars In 100 Days

In spite of Lagos state Government’s effort to end street begging, more beggars still troop into the state daily. This compelled the government to intensify its raid, leading to the evacuation of 260 beggars from the streets in the last 100 days.

This was contained in a document made available by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Aderemi Ibirogba at the 2,800 days celebration of…

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How To Keep Your Mind Fresh During Tough Times?

If you have been quite stressed due to your job or family tensions then there are chances that you may feel quite tensed. This would not only affect your physical health, but it will also affect your mental health. Some people tend to get issues with memory and they feel that their memory is getting quite weak. This problem has to be solved. There are many supplements available in the market. You…

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How Motivational Speakers Help Sportsmen?

Athletes need inspiration every now and then. They must be motivated at all times. It would be helpful if there were people who would boost their confidence and encourage them along the way to better their career in the field of sports. Pumping their motivation to make them even more driven towards the goal is a must to have their focused kept. Words are very powerful when it comes to an…

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Graphic Image: Kurdish Fighters Executed ISIS Fighters And Lined Them Up In Kobane

Kurdish fighters killed more than 20 ISIS militants during continued fighting in the villages around Kobane which was liberated earlier this week after months of bitter street fighting. In one village, a Kurd was today pictured standing over the bodies of Islamic extremists after they were killed in Halimce, a village east of the town.

Kurdish forces recaptured the town on January 26 in a…

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NIGERIA 2015: Sambo warns Buhari against suicide on Boko Haram attack pledge

If PDP now says it would be suicide if Buhari wages war on Boko Haram, what then should we make of their earlier claims that Buhari sponsors Boko Haram?

In a new development on Boko Haram sponsor vs war against Boko haram saga, Nigeria’s vice-President Namadi Sambo on Thursday advised APC presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, against committing suicide by planning to personally lead the war…

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NIGERIA: fighter jets rain missile on Boko Haram-held town

Nigerian fighter jets have bombed the northeast town of Malam Fatori, controlled by Boko Haram Islamists, the military said Thursday.

Witnesses and some media reports said troops and airforce planes from neighbouring Chad were involved in the operation on Nigerian soil but Abuja neither confirmed nor denied the claim.

There was no initial word on casualties or whether Boko Haram fighters had fled…

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