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Author name: Tony Ali

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Snapchat is now more popular than Twitter: Number of young people using app has DOUBLED in less than a year

Snapchat’s popularity isn’t showing any signs of slowing after it leapfrogged Twitter to become the third most used social media app. Almost a third of 18 to 24-year-olds now use the self-destructing messaging app, which is more than double the amount of users the company had in November. Facebook still reigns as the most popular, […]

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Hope In Sight: World Health Org. (WHO) approves experimental Ebola drugs (ZMapp)

The World Health Organisation authorised the use of experimental drugs to fight Ebola as the death toll topped 1 000 and a Spanish priest became the first European to succumb to the outbreak. The declaration by the UN’s health agency came on Tuesday after a US company that makes an experimental serum called ZMapp said

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GREAT: 8 year old Nigerian boy comes 2nd in UK Child Genius competition

8 year old Tudor Mendel-Idowu and his sister 11 year old Hazelle Mendel-Idowu (pictured above) were the only Nigerians to take part in the Child Genius of the Year 2014 in the UK. The competition consists of 20 highly gifted youngsters between 7-12 who face two gruelling rounds: Logic and Reasoning and Memory Recall – where

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Is paracetamol safe? Increasing worries over the side-effects of our most popular pain killer

Keeping a packet of paracetamol handy in the cabinet might seem the safest and most convenient way to tackle pain. After all, it’s free from the stomach damaging side-effects of other painkillers, such as aspirin and ibuprofen. However, evidence is mounting to show that not only does paracetamol cause this kind of damage after all,

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#PNN E-Mentoring (Yoma Victor): 7 Habits of Financially Intelligent People (7)

Continued from here  “Sharpen your Saw” The final habit in our series! Its been a wonderful ride and experience sharing great thoughts on this subject of financially intelligent people. If you have been on this journey, you will no doubt have learnt a whole new way of viewing wealth creation. I have learnt a lot

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HURRY! Win a N100,000 Education Grant in the “Always Forward Ever” Writing Competition!

Procter and Gamble Nigeria, leader in the fast moving consumer goods unveiled recently a new consumer contest as part of activities lined up to launch the company’s new thematic campaign tagged ‘Always Forward Ever’. The writing contest, which is open to all girls between the ages of 12 and 18 years, will see them answer

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May/June 2014 WASSCE: Mass failure as WAEC releases results

The West Africa Examination Council, WAEC has released its May/June 2014 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, recording mass failure in Mathematics and English Language. Announcing the results, Monday, at WAEC office, Yaba, the Head of National Office, WAEC, Mr. Charles Eguridu said: “A total of 529,425 candidates, representing 31.28%, obtained credits in

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Photo of The Day: Why School Grades Alone May Not Get You Anywhere

You probably would have met many graduates with good academic results but live a mediocre life. There are MANY of them. You might be surprised why this is the case. These days, employers want to make fair and reasonable judgments of candidates, but with the proportion of high grades now being given, it is becoming

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