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Gunmen wearing military uniform have, Thursday, attacked the vehicle belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Benue State while it was conveying non-sensitive election materials to one of the LGAs in the state. The State INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda made this known while addressing newsmen in the state. He said the vehicle was carrying non-sensitive materials to Logo area of the state when it was attacked. According to him, “This is true. Recently, our vehicle which was conveying non sensitive materials was attacked along Logo area by people in military uniform.”

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Who says nice guys finish last? New research out of Michigan State University shows that kindness and emotional stability are more important predictors of happiness in relationships than similar personalities. "We kind of started the project looking at whether similar couples were happier. Shockingly, it turned out that they weren’t," said William Chopik, assistant professor of psychology at the university. Chopik and Richard Lucas, MSU Foundation professor of psychology, reviewed data that examined happiness levels and personality traits among 2,578 heterosexual, married couples. Their findings were published in a report — appropriately released just before Valentine's Day — called,  "Actor, partner, and similarity effects of personality on global and experienced well-being." Chopik said the couples were asked about nine types of happiness. "We found having a similar personality didn’t matter for almost any of them," he said.  C...

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© Provided by AFP The machines are used to read biometric identity cards that contain voters' details Thousands of handheld devices needed to verify identities at Nigeria's election this weekend have been destroyed in a fire at an electoral commission office in the country's southeast. The Independent National Electoral Commission said on Tuesday evening that the fire -- the third at INEC offices in the last 12 days -- broke out in Anambra state. "There was no fatality or injury reported. Initial assessment, however, confirms that a total of 4,965 of the Smart Card Readers were destroyed in the inferno," it added. The machines would have been used to read biometric identity cards containing personal details of voters at Saturday's presidential and parliamentary elections. The head of INEC's information and voter education committee, Festus Okoye, said the loss of the machines was "a setback" but spare readers were being deployed from elsew...

© Provided by The News International PESHAWAR: Picture of a man bearing uncanny resemblance to famed HBO series Game of Thrones' character Tyrion Lannister, has been doing rounds on social media of late. Shared by an internet user on Twitter, the image showcases an unidentified man belonging to Peshawar having stark similarity to the House of Lannister stalwart Tyrion Lannister, played by globally recognised Hollywood actor Peter Dinklage. View image on Twitter Farrukh @AbyyLay found Tyrion Lannister in Peshawar, Pakistan 1,591 5:14 PM - Feb 12, 2019 829 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy While Pakistanis are excited to finally get their own Tyrion Lannister, others cannot help but gape at the eerie likeness between the two. Some have even hilariously commented that they now have a local Tyrion Lannister from House of Pekhawar. Here's how the internet world has reacted to the image: ...