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Pakistan has hanged the former police bodyguard who shot dead Punjab's governor over his opposition to blasphemy laws, officials say.
Mumtaz Qadri killed Salman Taseer in Islamabad in 2011, a high profile murder that shocked the country.
He was hailed as a hero by some Islamist groups, and thousands of hard-line activists protested to show their support for Qadri at the time.

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Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has described as worrisome the silence of President Muhammadu Buhari on the alleged killing of harmless Nigerians by Fulani herdsmen.
The governor, who described activities of the Fulani herdsmen as inimical to the revival of agriculture in the country, said:

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Democrat Hillary Clinton aims to build an impregnable lead on “Super Tuesday,” the most consequential day of the presidential nominations calendar, while Republicans struggle to derail their insurgent and controversial frontrunner Donald Trump.
With barely 24 hours before the big day, Clinton and Trump are well positioned to secure the lion’s share of the delegate bonanza in the 11 states voting in each party’s primaries.

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FIFA Candidates Make Final Case as Voting Opens

The four candidates seeking to lead FIFA made their final cases to the world body’s member associations on Friday, as one challenger, Tokyo Sexwale of South Africa, withdrew from the race.

All four pledged to turn the page on the era of corruption and scandal which has tarnished FIFA’s name and led to global calls for reform.

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Sexwale withdraws from FIFA presidential race!!!

South African tycoon Tokyo Sexwale on Friday withdrew from the FIFA presidential campaign just minutes before the first round of voting.
“My campaign is suspended as of now,” the 62-year-old told a FIFA congress at the end of his final lobbying speech.

Sexwale, a former prisoner in an anti-apartheid jail with Nelson Mandela, had conducted a low-key campaign and was always considered an outsider in the five-man contest.

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Things like this happen bcoz of poverty!

It really concerns Nigerians...coz his policies will still affect Nigeria!!!

Peruvian doctors have removed what was described by health officials as a "giant" 16-kilogram (35.3-pound) tumor from the abdomen of a woman in Lima, the capital of Peru.

The patient, identified by the Peruvian Healthy Ministry as Irianita Rojas, 22, had lived with the ovarian tumor since she was 13 years old. The tumor grew so large that she looked as if she were pregnant.

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http://owelliamaka..com.ng/2016/02/35-pound-tumor-found-in-womans-abdomen.html

I believe that that is the best way to go for Nigerians in all profession...U don't need to hold onto a job when you know that you have lost support.

Resignation is a honorable thing to do when the chips are down.

This is very shameful, u couldn't pay Oliseh yet NFF was scouting for a new coach to be paid higher fees! An Irony of how we respect our local coaches!!!

A FIFA congress to choose a new president for world football’s crisis-hit governing body opened in Zurich on Friday, where major reforms were also to be adopted.

The meeting to replace the disgraced Sepp Blatter began with a video montage that noted FIFA’s need to restore its “credibility” and move past the period of unprecedented scandal that has plagued the organization in recent months.

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House hopefuls Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio unleashed a barrage of attacks against Donald Trump during Thursday’s raucous Republican debate as they sought to halt the billionaire frontrunner’s seemingly relentless march to the party’s nomination.

The three candidates exchanged some of the most heated and acerbic remarks of the entire 2016 primary cycle. They often talked over one another as they battled for supremacy in the final on-stage showdown before the “Super Tuesday” series of state wide votes on March 1.

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Tijjani Babangida, former Super Eagles star and special adviser to ex-Super Eagles chief coach, Sunday Oliseh, has opened up with more information on why Sunday Oliseh resigned his appointment, saying the coach was “reliably informed” that his job had already been offered to Herve Renard, who won the Africa Cup of Nations with Zambia in 2012 and Cote d’Ivoire in 2015.

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He needs to run so as to respect himself and protect his career period. I like his boldness!

Sunday Oliseh, a former captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, has resigned as coach of the team.

The resignation, which came after the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) directed the coach to start reporting to Shuaibu Amodu, national technical director of the federation, was confirmed to the media by multiple sources in the country’s footballing community.
Oliseh himself confirmed the development on his Twitter page, saying:

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If Boko Haram is still sacking some villages and engaging the Nigerian Army, it means that the prophecy of Orunmila delivered in December 2011 has not been disproved that the insurgents shall not be defeated by force of arms, but dialogue and reconciliation. Count the losses, December 2011 till date, even since the current President, Muhammadu Buhari took over on May 29, 2015 (more than eight months ago); count the losses in human lives and property.

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Stars from the music world have gathered at the Staples Center in Los Angeles for this year's Grammy Awards.
With an exhaustive 83 categories in 30 genres, the majority of the awards have been given out over the past few hours at another ceremony ahead of the main telecast event.

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Best rap album: "To love-vendor A Butterfly": Kendrick Lamar *
Best country album: "Traveller": Chris Stapleton *

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Barcelona hasn't lost in 30 matches, and boasts some of the world's best players in sparkling form.
As the Champions League returns this week, can anybody stop the Spanish side from retaining its European crown?
The knockout phase of the world's most prestigious club football competition kicks off Tuesday, with the Catalan club looking to become the first team to retain the title since the tournament was rebranded in 1992.

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I hope Man U fans will not cry out for Mou's sack after a few months!

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I hope Man U fans will not cry out for Mou's sack after a few months!

The problem has now gotten out of control, kids there fight for security of their family members, for revenge of family members and for ignorance. it is a huge pity!

Justice will Be Served!

Very Very Very Clear and Detailed explanation of what happened inside the Supreme Court Today in the Case of Bukola Saraki!

Wicked Soul............What have you achieved killing innocent people?

Brave Boy, result of a conflict region!

Jose Mourinho is ready to take over at Manchester United before the end of the season, according to reports.
Mourinho has already signed a deal with Manchester United to take over as manager, although he isn’t expected to assume control at Old Trafford until the summer.

It is understood that the current coach, Louis Van Gaal, is to continue training at United until the end of the season, unless there is disaster in the near future, according to a Spanish website, COPE.

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Source: COPE

All are Seated:
1. Political associates of Bukola Saraki, including Kwara Speaker are seated at the Supreme Court for the judgment
2. The Supreme Court's constitutional panel (7-man bench) on trial of Bukola Saraki’s appeal is led by the CJN and are now Seated

The Names of the 7 Man Panel of Judges:
1. CJN Justice Mahmud Mohammed
2. Justice Walter Onnoghen
3. Justice Tanko Muhammad
4. Justice Sylvester Ngwuta
5. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun
6. Justice Chima Nweze
7. Justice Amiru Sanusi
Issues Before the Court to Determine:
1. Whether 2 CCT members can try him (Bukola Saraki)
2. Whether charges filed in the absence of AGF are valid
3. Was there need to confront him before filing charges
4. Is the ACJ Act applicable to the proceedings of the CCT?
5. Are the proceedings of the CCT criminal or just disciplinary

Justice Onnoghen Read and summarised the charges against bukola Saraki - failure to declare, anticipatory declaration of assets etc

Judgment Delivered

Justice Onnoghen says by virtue of Section 28 of the Interpretation Act, sitting of CCT with 2 members is valid"
Justice Onnoghen says in conclusion Bukola Saraki's appeal lacked merit and is Dismissed.
The Judgment is unanimously agreed to by the 7-man bench.

Conclusion
Bukola Saraki's appeal dismissed. CCT trial to continue

Days before he died in a shootout with police, the ringleader of the Paris terror attacks boasted that he'd slipped into France without identification papers -- and that 90 people from different countries did the same, according to a widely cited radio interview.

France's RMC radio interviewed a woman claiming to be the witness who tipped off investigators to Abdelhamid Abaaoud's whereabouts in the days after the November attacks.

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Source: CNN

No candidate qualified for university admission from four Federal Government colleges in the 2015 West African Senior School Certificate Examination where Abia State topped the performance register.

Details of the May/June 2015 West African Senior School Certificate Examination emerged on Thursday with states in the South-East, again, leading in the performance chart of candidates who obtained credits in at least five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.

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Source: Ministry of Education