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NASA Recruitment Posters: Want To Live, Work On Mars?

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NASA has released a series of posters that features 'advertisements' for job openings on Mars. The agency hopes that the World War I-styled ads will help popularize the idea of possibly colonizing the Red Planet. (Photo : NASA)

FIFA to conduct special African ranking

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Nigeria's Super Eagles World football governing body FIFA has said a special ranking will be established for African countries for the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

I deserve Eagles job – Yusuf

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 Nigeria caretaker coach Salisu Yusuf has maintained he has paid his dues to be named the country’s coach on a permanent basis and as such he would not consider another position in the Super Eagles. In the past one year, Yusuf, a former El Kanemi and Ranchers Bees midfielder, has assisted Stephen Keshi, Sunday Oliseh and Samson Siasia in the Super Eagles.

Flavour gets ambassadorship deal

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Flavour Multiple award-winning artiste, Flavour N’abania, added a feather to his cap when he was announced as the brand ambassador for Life Continental Lager beer.

House probes members over US sex scandal

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House of Representatives The House of Representatives yesterday said it has commenced investigation into allegation of sexual misconduct leveled against three of its members by the United States embassy.

Modu Sheriff validly removed from office, PDP faction tells court

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Ali Modu Sheriff The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday told a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State that Senator Ali Modu Sheriff was validly removed as the acting National Chairman of the party, by properly constituted National Convention which held on 21 May, 2016.

NEC backs CBN on new exchange rate policy, as five States meet criteria for FG’s loan

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According to Emmanuel, the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, told the Council that the foreign exchange policy would be determined by total interplay of market forces based on demand and supply The National Economic Council on Thursday approved the new foreign exchange policy announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

MKO Abiola’s portrait should be N50 currency’

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A civil society group, June 12 Coalition of Democratic Formations, J12CODEF, has demanded that the Federal Government approve the portrait of late Chief M.K.O Abiola, the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, on the country’s N50 currency or future currencies. MKO The group made the demand yesterday, at a briefing in Lagos, lamenting that 23 years after the Presidential election, the central Government has not immortalized the late business mogul.

Bernie Sanders vows to work with Hillary Clinton to defeat Donald Trump

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Bernie Sanders pledged on Thursday to work with Hillary Clinton to defeat Donald Trump in the US presidential election as he gave the clearest signal yet that his quest to win the Democratic nomination is over.

Senate passes law on Made-in-Nigeria goods, pegs contracts mobilisation fee at 25%

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The report by Senator Joshua Dariye’s Committee reads: “The first part of amendment by the bills under this section is to review upward the mobilization fee from 15 per cent to 25 per cent that may be paid to a supplier to contractor