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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...

‘I Was Rap’ed By My Aunty When I Was Just 13 Years Old’ – Ice Prince Reveals

The Chocolate City rapper has revealed that he had his first kiss at 13. Speaking in an interview last week, the ‘Aboki’ rapper disclosed this when he was answering questions about his se’x life. ‘I had my first kiss when I was 13,’ the rapper said coyly, while speaking with a reporter from Pulse. This is a throwback to a 2012 interview where the rapper also revealed that he was r***d by an aunt when he was 13. ‘I had my first sexual encounter. I would not say it was a good thing at all. It’s something I regret, whatever it was. It wasn’t a sweet experience at all. I had this aunty, though we were not related, she was just a neighbour who was living close to us, who came into my room and slept with me.’ ‘It wasn’t a good experience at all. I was scared, very scared. I saw hell. It was a terrible experience. I am not excited talking about it at all. Se’x is not that good. I think se’x is over-rated. I don’t know. ‘She just came into my room and just forced me to do it with her… Oh, let’...

Florida girl, 13, to be tried as an adult for plot to kill her mother

The 13-year-old Florida girl who is accused of plotting with her boyfriend on Facebook to kill her mother will stand trial as an adult. Yaquelin Galvex Don has been charged with attempted murder after she lured her mother, Luz Galvez into their garage where her 15-year-old boyfriend, Pedro Solis was waiting to slit her throat. However, Galvez did not die after the March 9 attack and in an incredible twist Solis was convinced to rush her to the hospital where he dumped on the curb and then drove off. Galvez received emergency surgery that day on the wound to her neck and was able to communicate to police the same day that her daughter and her boyfriend were responsible. The teens had plotted through Facebook messages to kill the girl's parents for more than a week, investigators said because Don's parent's disapproved of their relationship. Deputies said that Don tricked her mother into coming to the garage with her where she was met by Solis. According to the arrest report,...

Welcome to Linda Ikeji's Blog: New Michael Jackson album release date announced

Welcome to Linda Ikeji's Blog: New Michael Jackson album release date announced : Yep, there's a new Michael Jackson album...five years after his death. Sony and Epic Records today announced a plan to release a posth...

Talented PhD student, 27, killed by hit-and- run driver while she was crossing the street

A talented PhD student and aspiring marine biologist has been killed by a suspected hit-and-run driver who was believed to be under the influence of alcohol. Rachel Anne Morrison, 27, was walking home with a friend at the intersection of Camino Del Mar and Coast Boulevard in Del Mar, San Diego, at around 10.15pm on Friday night when she was killed. The car ran a stop sign and collided with Miss Morrison. Instead of stopping, the driver fled the scene, San Diego County Sheriff's Department said. Miss Morrison was taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla but was pronounced dead shortly after. The talented student studied at Scripps Insitution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. She became interested in fisheries management while studying for her undergraduate degree at Boston University. Police have since located a car suspected of being involved in the collision. Its owner, Christopher Stockmeyer, 41, has been arrested and charged with at least four counts including felony driving u...

Abuja varsity students protest lack of water, power

Students of the University of Abuja on Monday protested the lack power and water supply to the permanent campus site of the university. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that more than 1,000 students gathered on the campus about 8am on Monday and barricaded road leading to the Senate building and classes. Some of them told NAN that the protest became necessary because the school authorities had not provided power and water at the campus for three months running. Mr Mike Ajeoja, a Theatre student, said those of them living in hostel at the permanent site had no power and water for the past three months. Ajeoja said they had drawn the attention of the school management to their plight, but nothing had been done to address the situation. “We are left with no choice then to come out and tell the world our problems. “We will not stop the protest unless our problems are solved,” he said. A female student, who pleaded for anonymity, said she had not had her bath for some days as a result of ...