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At last Buhari’s Certificate has surfaced? (See Tweet)

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The 2015 Nigeria’s election was about to be marred with the most controversial yet protracted deliberation, about the certificate of the Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Gen. Mohammed Buhari. Report have emerged that the certificate was, all this while with the Nigerian Army.

Kenya al-Shabab attack: Victims' bodies sent to Nairobi

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Student: "People started running for their lives" The bodies of many of those killed by Islamist militants at a Kenyan university are being moved to the capital Nairobi for identification. At least 147 people died when al-Shabab militants stormed Garissa University in north-eastern Kenya, near Somalia. The mortuaries in Garissa have been unable to cope, and many of the students killed came from other parts of the country. Four of the gunmen involved were killed by security forces. The BBC's Anne Soy saw ambulances leaving the Garissa campus on Friday. Hundreds of survivors are also being sent home, and our correspondent saw students with suitcases boarding buses. Burials for the Muslims killed in the attack are expected to start taking place. A dusk-to-dawn curfew has been imposed across north-eastern Kenya. It took several hours for Kenyan troops to overpower the militants at the campus Christians targeted The masked attackers rampaged through the campus at dawn on T

N’Assembly okays outcome of Saturday’s polls

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THE National Assembly has endorsed the outcome of the Presidential and National Asembly elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) across the country last Saturday. The parliament also commended the high sense of sportsmanship exhibited by President Goodluck Jonathan for conceding defeat when he called to congratulate the President-elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari.

Lampard hoping to see a gay footballer come out

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Manchester City midfielder, Frank Lampard, has said he would like to see a gay player come out soon and be treated with respect. The former England international, was speaking on Channel 4’s Chatty Man, when the host – Alan Carr, who is openly gay – insisted that some footballers in England were homosexual.

Sterling going nowhere – Rogers

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Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling will not be leaving the club in the summer despite a breakdown in talks over a new deal, says manager Brendan Rodgers. The 20-year-old told BBC Sport he is motivated by trophies not money after rejecting a £100,000-a-week contract. “Liverpool are one of the superpowers of football and if the owners don’t want to sell, they don’t have to,” said Rodgers.

What Jonathan Told Buhari In Historic Phone Call To Concede Defeat

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The audio file of the historic moment President Godluck Jonathan placed a call through to President-elect Muhammadu Buhari, during which he conceded defeat by congratulating the latter for his victory in Saturday’s presidential election, has been made public. With presidential election results from all but one of Nigeria’s 36 states collated and announced, which put Gen. Buhari (retd.)

Kylie Jenner Pregnant With Tyga’s Baby? How Kim Kardashian Supposedly Reacted:

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Kylie Jenner is reportedly pregnant with Tyga's baby. Life & Style Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian are pregnant at the same time -- at least that’s what the recent cover of Life & Style claims. Jenner has long been rumored to be dating rapper Tyga despite a major age gap. The April 13th edition of the magazine claims “Kim & Kylie: They’re Both Pregnant and Dumped!” Underneath Kardashian’s picture, it says,

Iran nuclear talks: Obama hails 'historic' agreement

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Barack Obama on Iran deal: "We will be able to resolve one of the greatest threats to our security and to do so peacefully" President Obama has hailed a deal restricting Iran's nuclear programme as a "historic understanding" which, if implemented, will make the world safer. The framework agreement, struck after intensive talks, aims to prevent Tehran making a nuclear weapon in exchange for phased sanction relief. Iran and the six world powers involved must now finalise the deal.

Germanwings crash: Co-pilot Lubitz 'accelerated descent'

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Data from the second 'black box' flight recorder belonging to the Germanwings plane that crashed in the French Alps confirms that the co-pilot acted deliberately, investigators say. The French BEA crash investigation agency said Andreas Lubitz repeatedly accelerated the plane's descent. The second flight recorder from the plane was recovered on Thursday.

Fire Kills Kano Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mikhail Abdullah

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The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kano State, Mr Mikhail Abdullah, has died in a fire outbreak at his house in Kano State North West Nigeria. Mr Adbullah’s wife and two of their children were also killed in the fire incident. According to the police, the inferno occurred around 4:00am on Friday.

Nigeria: The Madam Patience Factor and Reasons President Jonathan Lost Re-Election

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Why did President Goodluck Jonathan lose the 2015 election? Several interesting "theories" abound. The loss was a wonder waiting to happen. One reason why once-upon-a-time coup plotters would make elaborate preparations to capture major media organisations as cornerstone of their strategies was to control the flow of information. The democratisation of the public sphere, therefore, played a huge role. Social media ensured that information spread rapidly. The Nigerian Television Authority's (NTA's) monopoly had long gone and in addition to private TV and radio stations, social media platforms had become widely popular.  This development fundamentally shaped the spread of information. People could watch videos of all kinds of social issues from relatively innocuous daily activities to epic malfeasance in government. They could also make comments in a multi-dimensional mediascape. Election results of some states, for instance, were widely shared on the Internet so

Nigeria: Clamour for Change Will Manifest in Lagos, Jimi Agbaje Insists

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THE governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the April 11 election in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has congratulated president-elect, General Buhari. In a statement posted on his Facebook page Wednesday afternoon, Agbaje said President Goodluck Jonathan has shown leadership by putting the interest of the country first.

Kenya Student Smears Blood to Play Dead During Al-Shabaab Attack

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Paramedics help a student during the attack. At least 147 people were killed and 79 injured as at least four gunmen stormed the campus, about 330 kilometers (204 miles) northeast of the capital, Nairobi. Photographer: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images When al-Shabaab gunmen went on a killing spree at Garissa University in eastern Kenya, Hellen Titus played dead by smearing other students’ blood on her face.

Jonathan stops PDP’s bid to contest Buhari’s victory

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 Ministers start compiling their handover notes President Goodluck Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan may have prevailed on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to challenge President-elect Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in last Saturday’s election. Instead of planning a case for the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, the Presidency will raise a Transition Committee on Tuesday, a source told The Nation yesterday.

Suicide Bomber Targets Protesters In Eastern Afghanistan, Kills 17

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A suicide bomber reportedly blew himself up in the middle of a demonstration against corruption in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Khost on Thursday, thereby killing 17 people and injuring at least 50 others, government officials said. Reuters report:

IG of Police advocates vigilance during Easter

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As Nigerian Christians join their counterparts across the world to celebrate the Good Friday and Easter holidays, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Suleiman Abba has advocated vigilance and urged Nigerians to avail the police with any useful information they may have on suspected crimes. Abba, made this call yesterday in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Emmanuel Ojukwu, where he noted that the IGP heartily felicitates with the Christian faithful and urged them to adopt the full significance of the resurrection of Christ.

The Daunting Task of Making " Fast & Furious 7" Paul Walker

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Director James Wan On Nov. 30, 2013, filmmaker James Wan was enjoying the first relaxing Saturday he'd had in many, many weeks. He was about halfway through directing Furious 7, his first time working on the multibillion-dollar movie franchise. And Universal Pictures' aggressive plan to release the film just 13 months after its predecessor set box office records for the Fast & Furious series meant Wan, his cast, and his crew had barely had a moment's rest as they pushed through shooting as much footage as they could on the film's Atlanta set.

What we did to defeat PDP in the presidential elections – El-Rufai reveals

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The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, says the formation of the All Progressives Congress and its victory at the polls was made possible by the unseen hands of God. He spoke to YNaija shortly after the new President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari received his certificate of return in Abuja where he stated that the new-ruling party was a project of God, which came to fruition through divine intervention.