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UPDATES: Obi condemns govt take over of schools. PDP dares govs, set to re-introduce e-registration of members. PHCN: N170bn ready for pension disbursement to workers. Echoes of 2011 polls: Jonathan returns to Redemption camp, Adeboye prays God to give him wisdom. Mandela underwent surgery to remove gallstones. Azazi, Yakowa, others perish in helicopter crash. ACN, CPC, ANPP woo deregistered parties. Airline crisis: Operators abandon 18 planes, 10 engines abroad. Marginalisation: Yoruba leaders to storm Aso Rock again. Jonathan is my president but I won't keep quiet - Obasanjo. NDLEA convicts 84 in Abuja. Tears as 2-year-old baby drowns in Awka. Ajimobi receives 2,000 PDP, AP members to ACN. Jonathan inaugurates N600m MDG projects in Abia. Boko Haram: Northern Christians may mark Xmas, New Year indoors. Osun Bond over-subscribed bw 100% . EPL results: Man Utd 3-1 Sunderland, Stoke 1 -1 Everton, Newcastle 1-3 Man City.