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@MBuhari Is Not A Match for @atiku.

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Official PDP Nigeria ‏ Verified account   @OfficialPDPNig   12 hours ago More PDP to APC: In Character and Integrity, @MBuhari Is Not A Match for @atiku . President Muhammadu Buhari, cannot be a match to our Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in character, integrity, competence and public acceptance.  

HISTORY FOR THE DAY ( Tower of London)

Tower of London , historic fortress of the City of London, on the north bank of the Thames River, built on the remains of Roman fortifications. The tower complex, which contains 7.5 hectares (18 acres), stands on a slight rise known as Tower Hill. The original tower, known as the White Tower or Keep, is flanked by four turrets and enclosed by two lines of fortifications. William the Conqueror ordered the original tower built and work was begun in 1078. It was designed by Gundulf, bishop of Rochester, and completed in 1097. Although its exterior was restored in the 18th century, the interior still has much of its original Norman character. Later buildings surrounding the original keep include a barracks and a chapel built in the 14th century and restored in the 16th century. The inner fortifications (Ballium Wall) have 12 towers; the most important are the following: Bloody Tower, so called from the tradition that the English child king Edward V and his brother Richard ...

Lagos (Nigeria) and Lagos (Portugal)

Lagos (Nigeria) , city in southwestern Nigeria, in Lagos State, located on the Bight of Benin (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean). Lagos is Nigeria’s largest city, chief port, and principal economic and cultural center. It served as Nigeria’s capital until 1991, when the seat of federal government was moved to Abuja, in central Nigeria. The Lagos metropolitan area spreads over much of Lagos State (3345 sq km/1292 sq mi), which is located on four principal islands and adjacent parts of the Nigerian mainland. The islands are connected to each other and to the mainland by bridges and landfills. Major sections of the city include the old city, which now serves as the commercial district, on western Lagos Island; Ikoyi Island, situated just east of Lagos Island and joined to it by a landfill; Apapa, the chief port district, located on the mainland; residential Victoria Island; and industrialized Iddo Island. Important mainland suburbs, incorporated as pa...

Ife is the spiritual capital of the Yoruba people.

Ife (city, Nigeria), also called Ile-Ife, city in southwestern Nigeria, in Osun State. Cacao, oil palm, yams, cassava, and corn are grown in the surrounding area. The chief industries in Ife include cocoa and palm processing, cotton weaving, and sawmilling. Obafemi Awolowo University (1961), a museum of Yoruba art, and the museum of the Institute of African Studies are located here. Ife is the spiritual capital of the Yoruba people. According to legend, it was founded by Oduduwa, the creator of humankind. From as early as the 12th century, the city’s artisans crafted fine, naturalistic cast-bronze and terra-cotta heads that are world-renowned for their beauty. Ife is the site of the palace of the Oni, one of the chief leaders of the traditional Yoruba religion. The city was destroyed in 1849 and rebuilt in 1882. Population (1995 estimate) 289,500.
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