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If Mandela's Funeral Were To Be Held In Nigeria? by Nobody: 10:42pm On Dec 19, 2013
It's amazing how South Africa was able to host 91 head of states within 5days with minimal controversies, if it were Nigeria, you would see newspaper headlines like this:

News watch; MEND threaten FG if funeral venue is not held at otueke
Vanguard; Police arrest 80 year old man for impersonating the corpse of mandela
Guardian; presidency inaugurates 10 man committee for funeral.
ThisDay; presidency set up investigative panel to probe lack of federal character in presidential committee on funeral
The Sun; scandal rocks the presidential committee on the $1.2b casket contract.
Daily Trust; FG grants waivers for 300 bulletproof cars to host dignitaries.
Tribune; APC raises alarm that the committee chairman is corrupt and should resign.
Todays News; division in the national assembly due to disagreement on choice of Asoebi.
PM News; EFCC threatens to investigate the renovation of stadium contract.
Daily Independent; Amaechi refused entry into stadium to pay last respect.
Punch; 2 presidential jets over shoot runway.

Observer: NDLEA officials nabbed a drug baron, as he tried to smuggle in 100kg of cocaine using a fake prototype casket

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