A 12-year-old student has been sentenced to 12 strokes of the cane by a Grade 1 Area Court at Nyanya, Abuja, for stealing his neighbour’s Nokia phone. The student (names withheld) was arraigned on a two count charge of theft and trespassing, punishable under sections 349 and 287 of the Penal Code Law. According to
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First there was the Periodic Table song, then the Cern rap and now the DNA Boogie. A science teacher from the Midlands has developed a rather unorthodox way of teaching his students about biology – through the medium of dance. Dr Richard Spencer, a science teacher at Middlesbrough College, in Teeside, choreographed his lessons to
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Workers in the nation’s Polytechnics weekend threatened to resume their suspended nationwide strike over failure of Federal Government to implement agreements entered into with the workers through their unions, Vanguard reports. The workers are also aggrieved following alleged circular from the office of the Minister of Education suspending the implementation of CONTISS 15 in the
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Oklahoma, U.S – A teen, Dan Williams, secretely surprised all girls, 1,076 of them, at his school with cards and candy to make sure that every girl on campus felt the warmth of love this Valentine. Dan had to work all summer to raise money for this special treat. Dan who doesn’t have a girlfriend
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Ikeja, Lagos – In furtherance of effort to promote healthier lifestyle and reduce pupils’ absenteeism from school due to sickness, Dettol has resumed it’s Hand Washing campaign to schools to create awareness of the benefits of hand hygiene. School visiting is a core component of Dettol’s School Hygiene Programme (SHP) initiative which is targeted at inculcating
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A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a 30-year-old polytechnic student, Nwokeoma Adimoha, to six months imprisonment for dealing in illicit drug. The convict was arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on a charge of dealing in illicit drug. He pleaded guilty to the offence. Justice Mohammed Idris sentenced him to
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If you were told to guess a few things teenagers are most terrified of, your reply might be…..’first day at the university, moving to a new school/residence, or maybe losing their virginity’. A research conducted by One Poll in December 2014 by the National Citizen Service (NCS) among 2,000 teenagers aged 14-18 tells a different story.
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Placard-carrying secondary school teachers yesterday, stormed the Government House in Bauchi State to protest against 11 months of unpaid salaries, Vanguard reports. The teachers, who arrived the Government House around 9am refused to leave despite the scorching sun. It was gathered that most of those being owed arrears of salaries consisted mainly of those newly
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Jember, Indonesia – Female high school students are being coerced to have ‘virginity tests’ by school authourities before they graduate. Male students are exempted from this tests. According to Metro UK, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the tests are based on misunderstanding of the female anatomy and that it lacks scientific validity. Reacting to
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A 16-year-old sneaker-loving teen is using the footwear to get a different kind of kick. He’s opened a pawnshop that uses high-end athletic shoes as collateral. Chase Reed and his father, Troy Reed, opened Sneaker Pawn on Lenox Avenue in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, looking to capitalize on America’s multi-billion dollar athletic footwear market
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