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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 […]
As at today, January 11th, 2013, nine-year-old Anjolaoluwa Mautin Botoku cannot lay substantial claim to widespread fame. She has however served notice that her name is one that the world should watch out for in the future. At her very tender age, she has written a dreaded examination and did creditably. The examination is the
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Golden Eaglets star, Kelechi Iheanacho, has signed a pre-contract with Manchester City and will move to the Premier League club in October, when he turns 18. Kelechi’s father confirmed the transfer yesterday, after the deal seemed to have collapsed following a dispute between his parents and the club over bonus payments. “The situation is
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In recent years, admissions into universities in Nigeria have become more competitive. Statistics shows that only about 10 to 15 percent applicants are actually admitted into universities. The reason is because each university must adhere to the quota given to it by NUC (Nigeria Universities Commission). It has been observed that while few students
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Many people at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba, Lagos State, were shocked on Tuesday as an 18-year-old boy narrated how he strangled a 12-year-old girl for money ritual. The suspect, Ikechukwu Friday, said he had gone to beg a pastor for money when the pastor instructed him to kill a young girl and obtain
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Parents may not approve, but allowing teenagers to lie in could boost their exam results. Late start times and playing music and games during lessons are potential ways of boosting academic performance. With studies showing that the teenage body clock runs two to four hours behind the adult version, possible experiments include testing the
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I’ve recently been on this self reflecting mode about the future of our education system for some time now and believe that coding is going to be a huge part of our students’ lives. I say this because, more than ever, the internet and technology has been a huge part of how we learn,
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A crazy teen took revenge on a girl by burning her face with boiling water after she unfriended him on Facebook, according to police in India. The Independent reports that the boy, from Bihar state in northern India, came to the 15-year-old victim’s house on Wednesday and said he had left his I.D. in the
(By Taiwo Akinlami) Permit me to explore some identified missing link in the teaching profession in the Third World or better put the characteristics of teaching in the state of nature. 1. Sweeping Poverty: There is sweeping poverty in the land therefore people are in different sectors in search of the good of their
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Parents are told to praise children so they will shine. But a study shows heaping compliments on children with low self-esteem makes them feel under pressure to perform and so they avoid challenges. The study’s authors, from British, Dutch and US universities, looked at how adults praise children and found that while it’s natural
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