A video clip showing a primary school teacher in Edo State, Mrs. Augusta Odemwingie, who failed a reading test conducted by Governor Adams Oshiomhole, has continued to generate a debate on YouTube. The clip is currently the most viewed out of the 68 videos available on the state government’s YouTube channel. It has attracted
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(By Mairo Danlami) An Arizona school district is asking parents to help prevent school gun violence by signing a contract promising to lock their weapons. Flowing Wells Unified School District near Tucson recently sent home the gun violence contract as part of its 2013-2014 registration packet, according to the Arizona Daily Independent, a conservative
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(By Uchechukwu Udoji) It’s a long held belief that people are either right-brained or left-brained and in turn either creative or logical. But the theory that our brain has a dominant side that governs out traits – what we are interested in, what our skills tend to be – is nonsense, according to new
Eating healthy is an important part of life. Many of us strive to eat as healthy as possible every day, but are you really consuming the best nutrients for your body? A list of 10 foods you should be eating every day has been compiled. If you don’t consume anything else on a regular basis,
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(By Dotun Onimole) A surge in gang violence has prompted education officials in South Africa’s Western Cape Province to close 16 schools for two days. At least 50 people are reported to have been wounded or killed after being shot in areas of Cape Town’s Manenberg suburb in recent weeks. Provincial Premier Helen Zille
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Obviously not everything that comes from Jos, Plateau state is tears blood and sorrow. It seemed so on account of several crises that have erupted from the ancient city in the past few years. In fact, popular Nigerian Rap artist, Mr Incredible, MI in one of his hit albums, described the present city of
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(By Uchechukwu Udoji) Former Assistant Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Benin, Mr. Isu-Ochiora Okogeri, has been arraigned before a Benin High Court for allegedly accepting a bribe to facilitate the transfer of a female student to the Faculty of Law of the university. The university teacher is being charged on a one-count charge
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(By Folksy) Do you know how much material falls onto Earth from space every day? How many different species there are in the ocean? How far the continents move every year? The earth is pretty cool. And knowing about our planet can be a pretty fun task, especially since most of us will be
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The future of learning is exciting, filled with innovative ideas, and no one in their right mind knows more than that. Anyone who says otherwise is pulling your leg. In any case, it’s fun and quite useful to think about what the future of education may actually look like. The team at Knowledge Works
(By Katie Lepi) The majority of people try to become perfect in their professional fields and careers. We all want to be successful, and we all do what we can. Some of us succeed during our adulthood, but others are so unusual and talented, that they become famous during childhood. These 5 motivated students know
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