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If we were not so damn intellectually lazy we would be uncover millions of architectural artefacts in modern day Nigeria

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Not surprisingly, our colonial masters never taught us anything about Pangea. This was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, assembled from earlier continental units approximately 335m years ago.

(2) Pangea began to break apart about 175m  years ago. years ago. In contrast to Earth and its distribution of continental mass, much of Pangaea was in the southern hemisphere and was surrounded by a superocean called Panthalassa

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APC promises to expel those within its ranks pursuing a third term for Buhari

NIGERIA'S ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has promised to expel its member Charles Enya who has initiated legal action to get the constitution changed so that President Muhammadu Buhari and its governors can seek a third term in office.

 

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El-Rufai loses court battle to stop EFCC investigating his tenure when he was FCT minister

GOVERNOR Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has lost a legal battle to prevent the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from investigating him after an Abuja high court ruled that the agency had the right to probe his activities when he was a minister.

 

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South African policeman convicted for murdering Nigerian businessman in Durban

SOUTH African policeman Constable Austin Luciano Reynolds has been found guilty by a court in Durban of the murder of Nigerian businessman Ebuka Emmanuel Okoli on January 19 2018.

 

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Ohaneze Ndigbo Youth Council berates it members who called for Buhari third term

OHANEZE Ndigbo Youth Council (ONYC) officials have distanced themselves from the actions of one of their members Charles Enya who is seeking an amendment of the constitution to allow President Muhammadu Buhari get another term in office.

 

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Arsenal may accelerate their quest for Ndidi in the January transfer window with the sacking of Emery

LONDON Premier League side Arsenal could accelerate its interest in Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi during the January transfer window following the sacking of manager Unai Emery today and replacing him with former midfielder Freddie Ljungberg.

 

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Has Bayelsa State set Nigeria back about 20 years by refusing to elect someone like Ben Bruce-Murray as its new governor?

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Like the rest of you, I listened to David Lyon, the new Bayelsa State governor-elect after he was declared the winner of the recent gubernatorial election. I was looking for inspiration but alas, I was left dumbfounded. This man failed to inspire me one bit. He could barely string two coherent sentences together and I kept asking myself if he had any idea of the magnitude of the task facing him

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Sokoto State grants amnesty to 8,000 ghost workers if they come clean by December 9

SOKOTO State government has granted an amnesty to about 8,000 suspected ghost workers and those collecting abnormal salaries under its payroll if they come clean and admit their offences between now and December 9.

 

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Super Eagles rise four places to 31 in latest Fifa rankings thanks to Benin and Lesotho wins

NIGERIA'S Super Eagles have climbed up four places in the latest Fifa rankings rising to 31 on the global table thanks to back-to-back victories over Benin Republic and Lesotho in the 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.

 

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Fayemi and Tambuwal to speak about Nigeria's 20 years of democracy at Oxford university

GOVERNORS Kayode Fayemi and Aminu Tambuwal of Ekiti and Sokoto states are both due to speak about Nigeria's experiences as a democratic nation at a special African seminar organised by the University of Oxford in the UK on December 6.

 

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