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Brave Cassidy Hooper, 17, is excitedly preparing for complicated surgery at the end of the month which will hopefully attach a nose to her face. Born with no eyes and no nose, the teen from Charlotte, North Carolina, will undergo an operation on July 31st to have a bone removed from her rib cage […]
Previous research has shown that children who started using marijuana before the age of 16 are at greater risk of permanent brain damage, and have a significantly higher incidence of psychiatric disorders. ‘Adolescence is the critical period during which marijuana use can be damaging,’ said the study’s lead author, Sylvina Mullins Raver, a PhD candidate
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(By Uchechukwu Udoji) The Federal Government will meet the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, today on the ongoing strike embarked on by university lecturers over the non- implementation of the 2009 FG/ASUU agreement, which has been on for weeks. The meeting comes following the denial of Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka
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(By Mairo Danlami) In a call with student leaders and reporters on Tuesday, former President Bill Clinton said that student debt and illegal prescription drug use are among the problems facing America’s college students, Inside Higher Education reported. Clinton’s call was placed ahead of the sixth annual Clinton Global Initiative University meeting, which will
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(By Dotun Onimole) Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, said his administration has employed 1200 new teachers to boost teaching and learning in the state public secondary schools. Fashola disclosed this as he presented cheques worth N256 million to 128 public secondary schools in the state, as reward for academic excellence. The Governor
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This is a big week for Selena Gomez. Monday was her 21st birthday and in celebration of the special milestone, the “Come and Get It” singer surprised fans with a special video — appropriately titled “Birthday” — to thank them for their love and support. In honour of the pop star celebrating the big 2-1,
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A senior Saudi cleric said the Prophet Mohammed’s marriage to a nine-year-old girl some 14 centuries ago cannot be used to justify child marriages today, a Saudi newspaper reported Thursday. The comments by Sheikh Abdullah al-Manie, a member of the Council of Senior Ulema (scholars), followed the marriage of a 11-year-old girl to a man
Tens of thousands of teachers in India’s Bihar state have boycotted a free school lunch scheme to protest against the arrest of the head teacher of a school where 23 children died after eating a meal last week. A teachers’ spokesman said 90% of the 300,000 employed at state-run primary schools took part in the
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(By Obianuju Okafor) The earthquake-proof table is a notable invention in the endless list of technology advancements. This was designed by a Young Israeli, Arthur Brutter and his former lecturer, Ido Bruno. It is shocking to note that the chair can resist even the most severe of earthquakes and help to offer immediate and
(By Dotun Onimole) Poor sleep – as anyone who suffers from it knows – can make life a misery. And it is taking its toll on the nation’s health. Even worse, persistent poor sleep can increase the risk of developing conditions including diabetes, depression, high blood pressure and strokes. Research at the University of British
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