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Why Is Boxing Day Called Boxing Day?
Boxing Day is so called because it was the custom on that day for tradesmen to collect their Christmas boxes or gifts in return for good and reliable service throughout the year. Boxing Day is also St. Stephen's Day. St Stephen was a little known saint who achieved eternal fame by being the first Christian to be martyred for his faith by being stoned to death shortly after Christ's crucifixion. He's also named in the Christmas song Good King Wenceslas
How Do you Spend Boxing Day?
Boxing Day is spent with family and





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President Muhammadu Buhari has said 2017 had
been a very tough year for Nigeria, but
expressed optimism that 2018 will be a more
prosperous one.
The President stated this when he received a
delegation of Federal Capital Territory residents
who paid him Christmas homage in the
Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Buhari, however, noted with delight that God had
answered the prayers of Nigerians as the rainy
season was good and farmers recorded bumper
harvest across the country.
He said: “It has been a tough year for Nigeria
and I hope next year will be a much more
prosperous one.
“But God listened to the majority of us.
“The raining season was very good and some
states have got very good information.
“I never knew that the people from Kano who are
more resourceful used to

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Christmas is celebrated to remember the
birth of of Jesus Christ , who Christians believe is the Son of God.
The name 'Christmas' comes from the Mass of Christ (or Jesus). A Mass service (which is sometimes called Communion or Eucharist) is where Christians remember that Jesus died for us and then came back to life. The 'Christ-Mass' service was the only one that was allowed to take place after sunset (and before sunrise the next day), so people had it at Midnight! So we get the name Christ-Mass, shortened to Christmas.
Christmas is now celebrated by people around the world , whether they are Christians or not. It's a time when family and friends come together and remember the good things they have. People, and especially children, also like Christmas as it's a time when you give and receive presents !
The Date of Christmas
No one knows the real birthday of Jesus! No date is given in the Bible, so why do we celebrate it on the 25th December? The early Christians certainly had many arguments as to when it should be celebrated! Also, the birth of Jesus probably didn't happen in the year 1 but slightly earlier, somewhere between 2 BCE/BC and 7 BCE/BC, possibly in 4 BCE/BC (there isn't a 0 - the years go from 1 BC/BCE to 1!).
The first recorded date of Christmas being celebrated on December 25th was in 336, during the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine (he was the first Christian Roman Emperor). A few years later, Pope Julius I officially declared that the birth of Jesus would be celebrated on the 25th December.
However, there are many different traditions and theories as to why Christmas is celebrated on December 25th.
A very early Christian tradition said that the day when Mary was told that she would have a very special baby,




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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Peoples Democratic Party is now rebranding itself with the stolen money that was originally meant to fight Boko Haram.
Mohammed, in an interview with Vanguard newspaper, was reacting to the criticism of the approval of State Governors that $1 billion should be released to the Federal Government to fight the Boko Haram insurgency.
The governors gave the approval on Thursday during the National Economic Council meeting.
It was presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, on Friday distanced himself from the approval.
Fayose said the money was meant to fund the re-election campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.
Reacting to the position of the PDP on Friday in the interview with Vanguard, Mohammed said the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan “in one day distributed $269 million cash and N100 billion which was supposed to b money meant to fight Boko Haram”.
He said: “The sad thing about PDP is that they do not know when not to talk.
“If they were smart, they would know when not to talk.
“If not for their rapacious corruption, Boko Haram would not have metamorphosed into the monste that it became before we came in.
“If only they had approached governance with honesty, transparency and sense of purpose, Boko Haram would not have raged between 2009 and 2015.
“It was their inept handling of Boko Haram and their corruption that put us in this mess.
“They seem not to understand that the biggest challenge to any government and the primary responsibility of any government is law and orde and security.
“It is because of the fact that we have been able to contain Boko Haram that they were able to hold their National Convention in Abuja.
“During their time, they were not able to celebrat the National Day openly.
“Under their watch, Boko Haram not only occupied 27 local governments in Borno State, but was also active in almost 10 states.
“Not that alone, they used to stroll to the federal capital, and three times they went to bomb the United Nations, the Police headquarters and under their watch, the Thisday newspaper was bombed and under their watch, about 200 Chibok girls were abducted.”

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The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has
described the decision to withdraw $1 billion
from the Excess Crude Account to fight the Boko
Haram insurgency in the North East as a means
by which the All Progressives Congress-led
Federal Government will fund President
Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election in 2019.
“For posterity sake, I wish to place it on record
that I was not among the governors, who
approved the withdrawal of almost half of our
savings in the Excess Crude Account, which
belongs to the three tiers of government to fight
an already defeated insurgency,” Fayose
declared.
This was contained in a statement issued in Ado
Ekiti on Friday and signed by his Special
Assistant on Public Communications and New
Media, Lere Olayinka.
Governor Fayose said:


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The Senate Committee on Petroleum (Upstream)
on Thursday rejected the Department of
Petroleum Resources’ proposal of N355 million
for foreign trips in the 2018 fiscal year.
The committee rejected the proposal when the
officials of DPR appeared before it to defend the
Department’s 2018 budget.
The Chairman of the committee, Senator Tayo
Alasoadura, vowed that the committee would
reduce the estimates when sending it to plenary
for approval.
Alasoadura said: “Your proposed figure for
foreign trips in the 2018 fiscal year is too high
and must be drastically reduced before it is
presented to the Senate for approval.
“Even the N60.2 million proposed for local trips
in terms of monitoring is also on the high side
and may also be reviewed downward.”
Also,

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B udget size: N8.612 trillion (16 % higher than 2017 estimates)
Assumptions, projections
• Benchmark crude oil price-US$45 per barrel
• Oil production estimate – 2.3 million barrels per day
• Exchange rate – N305/US$ for 2018
Real GDP growth of 3.5 per cent
• Inflation Rate of 12.4 per cent
Expenditure Estimates
The proposed aggregate expenditure of N 8.612 trillion (16 per cent above 2017 budget estimate)
will comprise
• Recurrent Costs of N3.494 trillion
• Debt Service of N2.014 trillion
• Statutory Transfers of about N456 billion
• Sinking Fund of N220 billion (to retire maturing bond to local contractors)
• Capital Expenditure of N2.428 trillion (excluding the capital component of statutory transfers).
Recurrent Expenditure
A substantial part of the recurrent cost proposal for 2018 is for the payment of salaries and overheads in key ministries providing critical public services such as:
• N510.87 billion for Interior
• N435.01 billion for

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1.Perform a breast self-examination once a month. If you find any abnormalities, consult your doctor immediately. Early detection is vital to successful treatment.

2. Drink 8 glasses of pure water daily. The best water filtering system is reverse osmosis. Water stored in plastic contains contaminants.

3. Eliminate all foods with additives, preservatives, artificial colorings and chemicals. Read labels.

4. To increase oxygen in your environment decorate with plants. In highly polluted areas, use an air filter. Breathe deeply, exhaling through the nose. Aerobic exercise and



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KNOW THE DANGERS OF MONKEY POX DISEASE

Monkeypox is a rare viral zoonosis (a virus transmitted to humans from animals) with symptoms in humans similar to those seen in the past in smallpox patients, although less severe. Smallpox was eradicated in 1980.However, monkeypox still occurs sporadically in some parts of Africa.
The Federal Ministry of Health has told Nigerians to avoid the consumption of monkeys, bush meat and dead animal as doing so could

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You’re respected worldwide, says Ban Ki-Moon to Nigeria president

The United Nations Secretary - General , Ban Ki - Moon , has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for his war against corruption and terrorism . He also told Buhari that leaders across the world respect him for giving Nigeria a positive image .
Buhari ’s Special Adviser , Media and Publicity , Mr . Femi Adesina , in a statement quoted Ban Ki - Moon as saying this during a bilateral meeting with the President on the sidelines of the 71st UN General Assembly in New York .
The UN scribe said , “ You are highly respected by world leaders , including myself . Your person has given your country a positive image .”
He said the UN recognised the achievements of the Buhari administration against Boko Haram , urging that human rights be upheld always , to prevent a repeat of the scenario being witnessed in Syria .
Ban Ki - moon also thanked the Nigerian leader for his commitment to issues on climate change , adding that the government should “ own the Sustainable Development Goals ,” for the good of its citizens .

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Is gonna be good if we can have a wats up group for those that will be writing there dpr test in kano...