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Girls, avoid being raped by your boyfriends – Police uncover rapists’ ploy

The Nigeria Police on Tuesday raised the alarm over the increasing reported cases of rape and warned ladies against falling prey to the gimmicks of their male companions, Punch reports. The police said they had uncovered the tactics prospective rapists use to snare their victims. They added that the criminal act was one of the […]

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Happy 25th Birthday Internet! A Quick Look At How World Wide Web Has Changed Lives Worldwide

It was on March 12, 1989 that Sir Tim Berners-Lee – working at the Swiss physics laboratory Cern – presented a technical paper with the blueprint for the web. At the time, Tim was a software engineer at CERN, the large particle physics laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland. Many scientists participated in experiments at CERN for

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#PNN E-MENTORING (Yoma Victor): 4 most Important Money Factors You Must Know

When it comes to the issue of personal financial intelligence, there are 4 basic factors that you must embrace, be familiar with and know, if not, earning all of the money in the world won’t make any difference in the long run. Understand that earning huge is good, but it doesn’t guarantee financial freedom for

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IRONY OF LAGOS FLOATING SCHOOL: Banned in Nigeria, nominated for award in London

Residents of Makoko-Iwaya Community have appealed to the Lagos state government to revoke its order and allow the Makoko floating school, a three-storey wooden structure commence academic activities, Vanguard reports. This came as the floating school received nomination for the Designs of the Year 2014 award, an award which is overseen by London’s Design Museum.

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Would You Be Schooled In The North? How Secure Are Northern Schools?

After the killing of over 40 students at the Federal Government College Buni Yadi, Yobe State and before the closure of that school and four others by the federal government, LEADERSHIP Weekend went round to check the level of security at these schools and others. Although the Federal Government has shut its unity schools across

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#PNN E-MENTORING (Onyeka Nwelue): How Dropping Out of School May Affect Your Life

Last week, someone commented and wanted to know if I’m encouraging ‘teens to drop out’ from schools. The answer is, NO. I do not encourage anyone to do what they don’t want to do. I’m only retelling my experiences; they might help young people or may not help them. The question is: are Nigerian young

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#PNN E-MENTORING (Olabisi Ogunwale): Start Smart – Tips On Money Management For Teens

While growing up my grandmother (God bless her departed soul) bought me my first mini ‘bank’ – clay Money Pot. I was probably in Primary 2 or so then. I was made to put all the money that was given to me by visitors or uncles and aunties we visited in that pot. By the

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#PNN E-MENTORING (Osisiye Tafa): One VERY Important Thing Every Teen Must Learn To Do

As a kid, it was easy to have a piggy box constructed by the neighbourhood carpenter. He would construct it for free since he made it out of cheap plywood and leftover wood shavings.  There would be a slit in it, enough to drop in one naira coins and five naira notes. Your mum would

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How To Cope If You’re Terrified Of Public Speaking (Like Me)

(By Morgan Levy) If walking into high school somebody told me that I would willingly join a competitive public speaking team, loving it so much that I would eventually become President, I would reply that the chances of that happening are lower than those of Miley Cyrus becoming President. At the time, I feared public

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