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Super Eagles: President Buhari Postpones CHAN Team Visit Till Next Week

Super Eagles: President Buhari Postpones CHAN Team Visit Till Next Week President Muhammadu Buhari has postponed the scheduled visit of the players and officials of the Super Eagles who got to the final of the just concluded African Nations Championship (CHAN). The President was supposed to host the Silver winning team at Aso Rock for their efforts at the tournament, However, the visit has been rescheduled for next week Wednesday, February 7, 2018. The Postponement comes after the exact amount the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) are to get from CAF was released. The CHAN team coordinator Patrick Pascal talked to Complete Sports about the development. Pascal explained that there was no official reason for the postponement. “They didn’t give us any reason for the postponement but we are hopeful that it will hold next week as planned,” “The reception will take place next week Wednesday as against today which was earlier announced.”Pascal said The preside

Watch Philippine’s President Crushes Luxury Cars Worth N432m In Crackdown On Smuggling

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte had bulldozers destroy $1.2 million worth of smuggled cars at the Bureau of Customs, days after promising to dispose of vehicles brought into the Southeast Asian country illegally. Some of the cars were luxury models, valued as high as $115,000. Yet, it took just minutes for them to be reduced to nothing more than scrap metal. He was on hand to watch Jaguars, BMWs,Corvette Stingray Lexus and SUVs be crushed and He said “Give it to the buyer of steel". “They cannot have cars like that. But they can get something, make toys out of it.” Last year alone, the Bureau of Customs seized $2.93 million worth of smuggled cars, part of a greater $866 million in seized goods according to government data. The finance minister said “It does not pay to evade taxes in the Philippines so might as well stop trying, because you will never succeed", just as 20 vehicles were about to be destroyed at a Manila port. Another 10 were bulldozed

Buhari appoints Tinubu to resolve Conflicts within APC

Buhari appointsTinubu to resolve Conflicts within APC - BellaNaija President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to help resolve conflicts within the party. In a statement released by the official spokesperson of the president, Garba Shehu, he announced that the APC leader will be leading the consultation, reconciliation and confidence building efforts. He wrote: As part of on-going efforts to improve cohesion within the All Progressives Congress (@APCNigeria), President @MBuhari has designated Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lead the consultation, reconciliation and confidence building efforts. The assignment will involve resolving disagreements among party members, party leadership and political office holders in some states of the Federation.

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Obasanjo can't stop Buhari from seeking a second term,Rochas Okorocha announces plans to erect three more statues

While addressing newsmen in Owerri, Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha announced his intention to erect three more statues. The governor disclosed that the statues placement is part of activities lined up to mark the 42nd anniversary of the state. He listed Chief Sam Mbakwe; Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and Dr. Michael Okpara for special post-humous recognition. The trio, whose statues would be erected, would be bestowed with the highest award of the state. Reacting to the letter written by general Olusegun Obasanjo, the governor said no amount of letters can stop President Muhammadu Buhari from running for President in 2019 if indeed he decides to seek a second term. He said: "This is a letter from one General to another, and from a former President to a seating President. We do not dabble into their conversations because they know how to convey their messages to one another beyond the obvious. So we should not cry more than the bereaved. However, I kno