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We Wrote APC Manifesto At Pat Utomi’s House, Says Osinbajo

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says some parts of the manifesto of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was drafted at the residence of Pat Utomi, a professor, in 2014. 

According to Laolu Akande, senior special assistant to the vice-president on media and publicity, Osinbajo said this at the 5th edition of the Airtel Touching Lives in Lagos.

The vice-president said the APC included a social safety initiative to specifically address poverty, among other things in its manifesto.

“Listening to each story of a life touched this evening must remind us of the many others who need our help, our comfort and our …

Olympic Games Manifesto Sells For Record Of $8.8 million

A new auction world record for an item of sports memorabilia was set Wednesday when the original Olympic Games manifesto sold for $8.8 million at Sotheby’s, the auction house said.

The 14-page manuscript was written in 1892 by Pierre de Coubertin, a French aristocrat and athletics enthusiast known as the “father” of the modern Olympics.

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It achieved nearly nine times its pre-sale estimate of $1 million following 12 minutes of intense bidding at a sale in New York, Sotheby’s said in a statement.

“Today’s record result stands as …