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January 15, 2014

CRUDE: Abuja Teen Flogged In Public After Court Found Him Guilty Of Theft

  An Abuja Magistrates’ court, yesterday, ordered that a 19-year-old boy, Isaiah Sunday, be flogged 12 strokes of cane for theft. The Senior Magistrate, Shafa Aliyu, ordered that the convict be flogged after he pleaded guilty on a one-count charge of stealing. Aliyu said the punishment would serve as deterrent to others, adding: “Besides, he […]

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8 Secondary School Students shine at University of Ibadan alumni quiz contest

  Eight out of 110 students from 30 secondary schools in Onitsha Educational Zone have emerged victorious in this year’s annual science quiz competition conducted by the University of Ibadan Alumni Association, UIAA, Onitsha chapter. Master Joseph Chukwuemeka Ali, an SS3 student of the Holy Spirit Secondary School, Omagba Phase 1, Onitsha, won the first

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TOUCHING: Orphan, just 10, in menial jobs to feed blind grandmother

  At a tender age of 10, little Sehinde Bakare has become the breadwinner of a family of two; his grandmother and himself. The boy is battling with the harsh realities of life following the death of his parents and the subsequent loss of sight by his 72-year-old grandmother. He does menial jobs to put food

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How often do you use Facebook? New report claims Teens are ditching the site as messaging apps take over

Over 11m teenagers and college students have left Facebook since 2011, an analyst claimed today. Digital consultancy iStrategy Labs today released a study it says uses data from Facebook’s own Social Advertising platform to come up with the shocking figures. Experts believe that young people are increasingly abandoning the site to turn to apps such

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Why we published names of 24 expelled students – University of Ilorin

Dean, Student Affairs, University of Ilorin, Prof. Lawal Omotesho, said yesterday that the publication of the names of  24 expelled students was to serve as deterrent to others. Omotesho told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin that the university expelled the students for various acts of misconduct. “The fact that the university expelled the student

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If Your Name is Lawrence, You’re More Likely to Become a Lawyer…: The strange science of how names shape careers

Research suggests that people choose—or are unconsciously drawn to—careers that resemble their own names. The effect is stronger for women’s first names and men’s last names; psychologists hypothesize that women are less attached to their last names because they anticipate taking their husbands’. In a 2002 paper in the journal Attitudes and Social Cognition, psychologists

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My Main Motive For Choosing Politics Over Music – 9ice Reveals

Singer, 9ice who recently made his intention publicly known that he was going into politics has revealed his reasons for his change in career. The father of three in a new chat with HipHopWorld Magazine said he was leaving music for politics because he believes he has achieved all there is to be achieved in

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