A lot of students struggle year in year out to pass Jamb exams. The mention of the word JAMB alone gives some students the jitters because they believe that it’s an examination that is difficult....
A lot of students struggle year in year out to pass Jamb exams. The mention of the word JAMB alone gives some students the jitters because they believe that it’s an examination that is difficult....
Since today is the Last Day of the 4th month of the year, it’s a good
time to update your goals. How are you doing so far with the goals you
set (or refreshed) at the beginning of the year? Are you making good
progress? Are you drifting or stuck? Did you fail to set intelligent
goals to begin with?
In my experience,...
The trial of Mohammed, son of the late Head of State, General Sani
Abacha, for unlawfully receiving about N446.3 billion allegedly stolen
from government's coffers between 1995 and 1998, was again stalled
yesterday as he failed to appear in court on the grounds of ill health.
Mohammed was to be arraigned before...
The story of Zimbabwe's female rapists that pounce on male hitch
hikers has found its way into Hollywood through an American drama
television series called Being Mary Jane.
The series centres on the life of successful talk show host, Mary Jane Paul played by Gabriella Union.
At her job, Mary Jane and friend Kara...
The Law of Attraction simply says that you attract
into your life whatever you think about. Your dominant thoughts will
find a way to manifest. But the Law of Attraction gives rise to some
tough questions that don’t seem to have good answers. I would say,
however, that these problems aren’t caused...
Relationships are among of the most complex aspects of our lives,
particularly long-term relationships such as marriage. Your
relationships can elevate you to new heights or drag you down into the
dumps.
But what if you’re somewhere in the middle?
What if your relationship is pretty good, like a 7 on a scale...
This week I’ll be blogging a series on self-discipline. New posts on
this topic will appear every day Mon-Fri. In this series I’ll be focusing on what I call the five pillars of self-discipline.
The Five Pillars of Self-Discipline
The five pillars of self-discipline are: Acceptance, Willpower, Hard
Work, Industry,...
A Cleric, Mr Ahmad’ nose and ears have been cut off by the parent of the
little he sexually abused. The incident occurred in northern
Afghanistan.
According to the police spokesman, Javid Basharat, He said: “when the
couple invited the Ahmad, for dinner in Jar-e-Khoshk village in
Baghlan-e-Markazi district. “They...
The Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has given reasons
that propelled him to take Ndi-Igbo especially the people of the state,
Imo, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, stating that some Igbo
politicians who have been labouring in vain to use that to blackmail him
are selfish politicians who do not think...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday
terminated the appointment of his Special Adviser on Political Matters,
Alhaji Ahmed Gulak.
Special Adviser to the President on
Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, announced this in a
three-paragraph statement made available to journalists.
Abati said the President...
The Jukun, Tiv and Fulani communities in Wukari Local Government Area
of Taraba on Wednesday in Wukari signed a peace agreement to end
ongoing clashes in the area.
The agreement was signed at a meeting presided over by the state
acting Governor, Alhaji Garba Umar, and the Paramount Ruler of Wukari
and Chairman,...
Shares in Twitter dropped to
their lowest levels since the company’s stock market flotation, as it
reported slower than expected user growth.
The number of active users on the social network reached 255 million
in the first three months of 2014, up 5.8 per cent on the previous
quarter but below analysts’ expectations.
Twitter...
Gareth
Bale paid tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo after the Ballon d’Or winner
fired Real Madrid into the UEFA Champions League final.
Real thrashed European champions Bayern
Munich 4-0 at the Allianz Arena to complete a 5-0 aggregate success and
book their place in next month’s Lisbon final. Sergio Ramos headed home...
Former
Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, Prof. Peter
Okebukola, and a former Nigeria ambassador to Belgium and Botswana,
Prof. Alaba Ogunsanwo, have given reasons why many graduates in Nigeria
are not attractive to employers.
Okebukola, who spoke at the 2014 International Conference organised...
China has released a veteran
dissident imprisoned three times after he completed his latest nine-year
sentence for subversion, rights groups said on Wednesday.
Xu Wanping 53, was sentenced to 12 years in prison in April 2005 in
the south-western city of Chongqing for “inciting subversion of state
power”, but he received...
The All Progressives Congress in Osun
State has accused the Peoples Democratic Party of attempting to hack
into the data base of the Independent National Electoral Commission so
as to erase the data of thousands of voters in order to disenfranchise
them.
The Director of Publicity Research and
Strategy of the APC...
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana
(SAN), has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to ignore a call by a First
Republic minister and prominent Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, to
remove the governors of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states, on the account
of subsisting emergency rule in the states.
Falana said in a statement...
The Lagos State Government says it is
working for the passage of a law to protect individuals who have
sensitive information to share with the general public.
The government added that the law would
support the implementation of the Freedom of Information Law that was at
the verge of being submitted to the state...
Australian officials
coordinating the search for the missing Malaysian plane have played down
a company’s claim it has identified possible debris.
Australia-based marine survey company GeoResonance said on Tuesday it might have located the wreckage of a plane.
But the agency leading the search said the area was...
The Trade Union Congress has recommended
death penalty for public officials who embezzle beyond N1m in order to
reduce corruption in the country.
The President of the TUC, Bobboi
Kaigama, said this during the fourth lecture series of the Faculty of
Environmental Design and Management, Obafemi Awolowo University,...
The President of the Christian
Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, on Tuesday in Abuja made
a passionate demand that the military should identify and fish out any
of its officers found to have sympathy for members of the Boko Haram
Islamic sect.
The CAN President also stated that he
did “not envy President...
L-R: Members, Committee on Devolution of Power, Alhaji Magaji Dambatta;
Senator Anthony Adefuye, and Bashir Dalhatu
Deliberations at the National Conference
Committee on Devolution of Powers were abruptly stalled for some
moments on Tuesday as tempers rose among some delegates following
disagreement on...
Amaka Igwe, one of Nigeria's foremost film producers, writers,
directors and a leading player in the motion picture industry, is dead.
The news of her death which came to many as a shock, was contained in
a statement issued Tuesday in Lagos by The Nigerian Entertainment
(NET).
The statement said that Amaka...
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola is
banking on Franck Ribery to rise to the occasion and inspire his side to
a second-leg fightback in their Champions League semi-final against
Real Madrid on Tuesday night, Skysports reports.
Bayern go into the home leg trailing 1-0
from the first game in Spain after Karim Benzema’s...
In a bid to ensure security, the Federal
Government has introduced measures to forestall unnecessary loitering
of unauthorised persons at all the nation’s international airports.
The unauthorised persons, according to
the government, include protocol officers, aides and escorts of
dignitaries who are usually in the...
A convicted Singaporean match-fixer has
claimed he helped Nigeria to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South
Africa through his match-fixing network.
In a mind-blowing revelation published
in his new book, Wilson Raj Perumal, claims he influenced results to
help the Super Eagles to qualify.
According to The...
Protesting
polytechnic and Colleges of education lecturers have been dispersed
with teargas and hot water by men of the Nigeria Police when they
attempted to make their way to the National Assembly.
The lecturers had earlier been addressed by Minister of Labour and
Productivity, Emeka Wogu, when they staged a...
The committee for the implementation of the white paper for the
bridging of the gap between polytechnic HND and university degree is to
be inaugurated, latest next week.
The Supervising Minister of Education, chief Nyesom Wike, disclosed
this on Monday in Abuja while briefing journalists on the latest efforts
by...
The federal government and Academic
Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) have agreed to shift grounds over the
lingering industrial action embarked upon by the union.
Rector of the Federal Polytechnic,
Bauchi, Dr Shu’aibu Musa, stated this at the end of a meeting of the
governing council of the institution in Bauchi.
He...
The Chairman, Nigerian Labour
Congress in Anambra State, Mr Patrick Obianyo, on Tuesday called for the
harmonisation of the salaries of workers in federal and state services
to enhance productivity.
Obianyo made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Awka.
He said this was also necessary to protect...
Some Lagos-based indigenes of Kibaki, a
community in Chibok town, where 234 girls were abducted from the Federal
Government College by Boko Haram, on Monday protested against the act.
The protesters took their grievances to the office of the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola in Alausa, Ikeja.
The...
A dismissed staff of the
Independent National Electoral Commission in Cross River State, Mr. Nsed
Ayip Akonjom, has lost his bid to drag the Resident Electoral
Commissioner, Mr. Mike Igini, into his case.
Akonjom, who was sacked on August 20, 2013 following acts of
misconduct, had dragged INEC to the National Industrial...
The military has tracked down and surrounded the location, where over
200 schoolgirls who were abducted two weeks ago from Government
Secondary School, Chibok, are being held captive, while exploring
various options, including intense negotiations by locals and the Borno
State Government to secure their release.
Disclosing...
21-year-old Nancy Tsuro took the Miss University of Zimbabwe crown
over the weekend at a well attended event held at the Great Hall of the
university.
The medical student from the university bagged the top prize ahead of
11 others who were vying for the same title. The first princess was
Ronica Dewa. Tembela Ndlovu...
