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ASUU kicks against FG’s scrapping of Post-UTME

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Wednesday, kicked against the Federal Government’s directive for tertiary institutions to scrap the Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Post-UTME, for admission of candidates for the 2016/2017 academic session, saying the quality of tertiary education in the country could improve if the institutions are allowed to regulate their students admission process. ASUU President, Comrade Biodun Ogunyemi, said such freedom would enhance the quality of education. Recall that at a recent joint policy meeting to decide the cut off mark for students seeking admission into the universities, the government announced the scrapping of post-unified tertiary matriculation examination (UTME). The Post UTME is the second stage of screening usually conducted by universities for the final selection of candidates qualified for admission for an academic session. Minister of  Education, Malam Adamu Adamu had threaten...

CAF Champions League: Enyimba lose to Sundowns in Pretoria

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Enyimba International on Wednesday night suffered their second successive defeat in the CAF Champions League as they were beaten 2-1 by Mamelodi Sundowns at the Luis Moribe Stadium in Pretoria.

Lionel Messi statue unveiled in Buenos Aires, Argentina

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On Tuesday, the Mayor of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, Horacio Rodriguez Larreta unveiled a Lionel Messi Statue as part of it's ‘Don’t Leave’ campaign to tempt Messi to reconsider his decision after the Argentina captain called time on his International career following the heartbreaking Copa America final defeat to Chile. Argentina President Mauricio Macri said he had spoken by telephone with Messi after he announced his shock retirement and was hoping to ripchange his mind. 

#Brexit: David Cameron Resigns as British PM

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David Cameron has announced that he is quitting as Prime Minister of Britain after the country voted to leave the European Union on Friday . Cameron said he does not think he is “the captain” that will “steer the country” in the new direction. He said this in a broadcast outside of Downing Street on Friday. “The British people have voted to leave the EU and their will must be respected. The will of the British people is an instruction that must be delivered. There can be no doubt about the result. Across the world people have been watching the choice that Britain has made. This will require strong, determined and committed leadership. I am very proud to have been Prime Minister of this country for six years. I have held nothing back. The British people have made a very clear decision to leave. I think the country requires fresh leadership. I do not think I can be the captain to take the country to its next destination. In my view I think we sho...

Brexit: Uk out of EU

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With 51.8 per cent, Britain has voted to leave the European Union. The outcome of the referendum however showed that while England voted overwhelmingly for Brexit, Scotland and Northern Ireland backed favoured continuation as part of EU.

Man dies in cinema while watching The Conjuring 2 and his body goes missing

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A 65-year-old Indian man, Andhra Pradesh, died in a movie theatre last week while watching a screening of The Conjuring 2. The incident occurred at the Sri Balasubramaniar Cinema in Tiruvannamalai, a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Pradesh, had complained of chest pains while watching the film, and fainted shortly afterwards. He was rushed to a nearby Old Government Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead. Medics ordered his body to be sent to the Tiruvannamalai Government Medical College Hospital for post-mortem but, according to the Times of India, his body, and the person charged with taking the body there, have both gone missing. While there are no doubt rational explanations for both the man’s death and the disappearance of his body, the story has fuelled a wave of supernatural panic on social media that has accompanied the film’s release. A video purporting to show a woman who ”got possessed while watching The Conjuring 2” has been viewed ...

Primary School Gay Teacher Who Sexuality Assaulted 10 Pupils Is Jailed For 90 Years

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A court has sentenced a primary school gay teacher to 90 years in prison after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting nine pupils. John Gichia Mugi, 23, was convicted of indecently assaulting 10 boys of Muthiria Primary School in Kiharu Constituency on various dates between January and May 2015. The court jailed him for nine years for each of the ten counts. The victims, aged between 13 and 16 years, had testified that the teacher, who was also their boarding master, would lure them and fondle their private parts after night preps as he kissed them. Resident Magistrate Jesse Masiga, who handed him the stiff sentence said the accused deserved a deterrent sentence, adding that every count attracted a jail term of nine years. The magistrate said the teacher had breached the trust bestowed on him by parents, adding that the offence was too heinous. “The prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt that you had sexually assaulted the boys,” Mr Masiga said. ‘I se...

Fuel Scarcity!! Nigerians Are Now Sleeping At Fuel Stations (Photo)

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The queues at the fuel stations are now too much. People have resorted to sleeping at the petrol stations in a bid to put fuel in their vehicles.

Lagos State Court Of Appeal Grants Ibinabo Bail

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The Lagos state Court of Appeal has granted actress Ibinabo Fiberesima bailin the sum of N 2million and two sureties who are residents in Lagos in like sum. Her bail application was heard today April 7th. She was granted bail pending the outcome of her appeal at the supreme court.Ibinabo was sent to jail on March 11 by the state Court of Appeal after validating the 5 year jail term handed down to the actress by the state’s High court over the 2005 accident in which her car killed one Dr Giwa.

Channels News TV Presenter’s Phone Rang On Live TV – SEE His Reaction

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This Channels TV news anchor was left totally embarrassed today after his phone rang during live TV today.