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On 3 February 1976, military head of state Murtala Mohammed announced that Nigeria’s Federal Capital would in the future move to a location in the central part of the country.
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The multi-award-winning columnist and Executive Head of The Guardian's Editorial Board, Martins Oloja, takes an analytical look at this issue in the latest instalment of ‘Inside Stuff.’
15 Feb 2020
"I have seen beautiful things, and I have seen very sad things": French nun 'Sister' André, the oldest person in Europe and who admits to eating chocolate every morning, celebrates her 116th birthday in Toulon on the southern French coast.
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The king's passivity during the COVID-19 pandemic has made him the target of unprecedented criticism at home and abroad. As Thailand struggles to cope with the crisis, he is gallivanting miles away in Germany.
16 Sep 2020
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Kim Kardashian has postponed plans to celebrate her 40th birthday with a huge party amid the coronavirus pandemic.
16 Oct 2020
People gather in celebration and mourning of George Floyd on what would have been his 47th birthday. The crowd gathers at Floyd's memorial near the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Ave in Minneapolis, Minnesota, near the location where George Floyd was killed.
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French nun Sister Andre has seen two world wars, nineteen presidents and most recently the coronavirus pandemic - even catching and surviving Covid-19 herself. The second-oldest living person in the world celebrates her 117th birthday on the 11th February.
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1 Jul 2021
British Princes William and Harry will put their differences aside on Thursday (July 1) to unveil a statue to their late mother Princess Diana on what would have been her 60th birthday. The statue in honour of Diana, who was killed in a Paris car crash in 1997, will be revealed in the Sunken Garden of Kensington Palace in central London, her former home.
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Baby panda Xiao Qi Ji celebrates his first birthday by eating a fruitsicle cake with his mother Mei Xiang at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, in front of delighted visitors.
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