When we learn how to write, our brain does not learn the individual lettering of words – instead it is tuned to remember how the word appears as a whole. That’s the finding of a new study that has shown how neurons respond differently to real words compared to so-called ‘nonsense’ words. During tests, brain
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Nigeria’s army says it has rescued 200 girls and 93 women during a military operation against Boko Haram militants, CNN reports. The offensive took place in the Sambisa Forest, in the northeast of Nigeria, and destroyed three militant camps there, the army said on its Twitter account. “We cannot confirm if the Chibok girls are
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Dear young friends, sure you are doing great today. I am glad to be here with you today after two weeks away in the wilderness of busy schedule. I am sure you have resumed school and settled down to give your education your best effort this term. I pray that God will crown this term
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Twenty-seven schools have emerged as champions from the state finals in the on-going 17th edition of the NNPC-Shell Cup for Nigerian secondary schools sponsored by the Shell Petroleum Development Company Joint Venture. According to the Nigerian School Sports Federation, organisers of the event, the state champions will now compete in zonal preliminaries between April 27
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For residents of Lagos who love surfing the web, this is coming as a great piece of information. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos state Ministry of Information Communication Technology, ICT, Mrs Nike Animashaun, has revealed plans by the state government to provide Wi-Fi services to residents of the state. Speaking at the state ministerial
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Regardless of where you live, everyone in this part of the world is prone to malaria. So it’s more important to take steps to prevent the disease. You can prevent malaria by following the A-B-C-D of malaria prevention. A: Awareness of risk – be aware of what Malaria is, and how you can be infected
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Barcelona have been drawn against Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals. The other last-four tie sees Juventus – in their first semi-final since 2003 – face Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid, the defending champions. The first legs will be played on 5 and 6 May, with the return matches a week later. In
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A cheating student who hacked into his school’s computers to give himself a better degree has been jailed. Dailymail reports that Imran Uddin, 25, used a keyboard spying device to steal staff passwords and then upped five of his exam marks, including one from 57 per cent to 73 per cent. The final-year bio-science student at
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Mosquito season is in full swing. A lucky few people seem immune to the bites of the pesky insects. Others can’t seem to avoid them. If you frequently find yourself covered in mosquito bites, while others escape without so much as an itch, you can blame your genes. This is because some people are born
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A. Oral English: The Falling and Rising Tone Intonation is the music of the voice. As we speak, our voices are constantly changing from one pitch to another. Intonation often tells us more about the feelings and attitude of the speaker than the actual words they choose. Below, the word ‘really’ shows the different attitudes