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IReV: INEC explains why result portal has been slow

This comes amid series of complaints by Nigerians over the inability of INEC officials to upload election results from polling units on the portal, leading to suspicion of manipulation of results. However, INEC's National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, debunked the insinuations in a statement issued on Sunday, February 26,

John Wilkes Booth at Lincoln's Inauguration

John Wilkes Booth, the actor-turned-assassin who shot and killed US President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, had been in the presence of his target before: at his inauguration. Lincoln, in the midst of the American Civil War, had won re-election handily on November 8, 1864.

King Richard the Lionheart & Saladin - Top 25 Political Icons

In tales like those of Robin Hood, King Richard the Lionheart is remembered charitably as a benevolent erstwhile monarch, lost to the Crusades in the Orient while his dastardly brother Prince John steals from the poor of England to give to the rich. Richard's return in the stories, though, always marks some proud English nationalist

Makinde presents staff of office to Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye as Soun of Ogbomoso

The event, graced by notable personalities including former Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, marked the official confirmation of Oba Ghandi Olaoye Orumogege III as the 21st Soun of Ogbomoso.

Parkinson's Breakthrough Medication: Diabetes Drugs May Offer Clues

July 22, 2015 12:11 PM EDT Two forms of diabetes medication may reduce risk of developing Parkinsons disease, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed data on more than 160,000 diabetes patients in the U.K. and found that patients who took rosiglitazone or pioglitazone had a 28% lower chance of developing Parkinsons than their counterparts