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MAPOLY Mass communication students protest over lack of P.A.S

200 level students of mass-communication at Moshood Abiola Polytechnic,Ojere, Abeokuta Ogun state(MAPOLY) have protested over the lack public address system(PAS) and lack of good lecture room. The incident happened on Wednesday at 4:30pm when the evening students were receiving lecture and the PAS was malfunctioning. The students, especially the evening students have been complaning from the begining of the semester that the Association of mass communication students have not been active ever since they were elected. The co-ordinator of the evening 200 level students Mr. Adeosun Sola said the students should calm down and they should go document the problems they are facing that he would do anything in his power to make things go in order. The Head of department (H.O.D) Mr. Sina Aina also addressed the students to be calm. ' I was at the administrative office when i got the information that my students are protesting'. He added. The HOD also told the students that they have t...

Patent reveals system that would let iPhone users attach lenses to their device

Just days after leaked images suggested Apple’s iPhone 6 will have a protruding camera, a patent has been issued giving an insight into what this feature may be used for. The patent, initially filed in 2012, describes a bayonet mount system for an iPhone camera. The system is similar to that currently used on SLR cameras and lets photographers attach and remove interchangeable lenses using a twist and lock motion. Bayonet connectors are also the standard light bulb fitting in the United Kingdom, Australia, India and other countries. According to the Apple patent: 'it may be desirable to couple a lens to a portable electronic device including a camera. ‘The camera may not include optical zoom functionality, wide angle capability, or certain filters, and hence the addition of an accessory device may be desirable.' It continued that current lens accessory devices and attachment options for phones have been ‘unsatisfactory’, such as screw mount systems. Apple said screw mount syste...

FIFA Hits Barcelona With Transfer Ban From Signing Players For The Next Two Transfer Periods

FIFA today April 2nd banned Spanish football giants FC Barcelona from signing players till summer 2015 over rules breach relating to the international transfer and registration of players under 18. According to reports, the club was investigated by FIFA for 12 months over their youth recruitment policy. And after FIFA found out that the club had been engaged in illegally recruiting and importing non-Spanish minors over a four year period, the world football governing body handed out the transfer ban and also fined the club £306,000. (450,000 Swiss francs.) FIFA also fined the Spanish FA £340,000 for allowing Barcelona to embark on a sustained and extended policy of what is viewed as child exploitation by the world governing body. Read FIFA’s statement after the cut… ‘FC Barcelona has been found to be in breach of article 19 of the regulations in the case of 10 minor players and to have committed several other concurrent infringements in the context of other players. The disciplinary c...

15 civilians died in Maiduguri explosion —DHQ

According to a punch report, the Defence Headquarters on Tuesday in Abuja confirmed the death of 15 civilians, including a member of the Youth Vigilante Group, in an explosion in Maiduguri on Monday . The confirmation is contained in a statement by the Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade. The statement indicated that: “A total of 15 civilians, including a member of the Youth Vigilante Group, died while 17 others were wounded in the explosion which occurred at Mulai, near Maiduguri on Monday. “Eight vehicles were also destroyed in the incident. Six of the terrorists involved in the incident died, while one has been arrested.” Military authorities had said on Monday that four suspected suicide bombers heading to the NNPC facility on the Maiduguri-Damboa Road died in their vehicles, laden with Improvised Explosive Devices. The authorities explained that three of the four explosive-laden vehicles were demobilised by shots fired at them by soldiers at a checkpoint, sh...

Police officer dismissed for raping a 4-year-old g...

Welcome to Linda Ikeji's Blog: Police officer dismissed for raping a 4-year-old g... : According to a Punch report, a policeman attached to the Plateau State Police Command was dismissed yesterday from the police force after...