In many ways, the theft from damaged pipelines, which can lead to such appalling loss of life, symbolises the lot of ordinary Nigerians: they have been impoverished by a succession of bad governments which have siphoned off the country's oil wealth for themselves, neglecting in particular those living over the filthy oil wells.

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It is a given that these kids will contribute in many ways both on and off the field to the quality of life at their respective institutions and these schools will be the richer for it.

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But given her life lived to the absolute fullest, she also died very rich in many other ways.

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In the 1960s, Brazilian artists experimented with applying geometric abstraction to the body and, since then, many artists have explored corporeal themes in ways that connect art with life.

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