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Tuesday 30 August 2016

Today's Quote And Fact


Today's Quote

No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down, in knowledge, power, virtue, influence, but by your own consent. 

~William Ellery Channing

Today's Fact
 
In 1948, a man robbed a bank by pretending to be a public health official and giving cyanide to every bank employee as a "dysentery inoculation."
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Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [30 August, 2016]

Below are some of the headlines in some selected Nigerian Dailies for today, Tuesday, 30 August, 2016.
Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [30 August, 2016]
PUNCH:

  • Itsekiri leaders caution Buhari on ‘fake mediators’

  • Why I didn’t reappoint Ize-Iyamu in 2012 – Oshiomhole

  • PDP convention won’t hold in P’Harcourt again – BoT

  • 900 persons surrender illegal arms in Benue

  • Kaduna wants life jail for rapists

  • CAN, northern faction differ on Kerry’s visit, reunion

  • N52m debt: Firm seizes ex-minister’s generators

  • Padding: Go for ‘anti-corruption’ surgery, Jibrin tells Ogor

  • Armed herdsmen to face terrorism charge – Fayose

  • My policeman friend led team that killed my son – FatherSacked worker steals 28 TV sets, opens shop
VANGUARD:
  • Fulani Herdsmen Aren’t Criminals —Emir Of Ilorin

  • As “Operation Crocodile Smile” Begins

  • Nigeria Lost N105.9bn To Gas Flaring In Six Months

  • Police Killed My Son, But Asked Me To Say It Was Hoodlums —Mother

  • Rio Olympics: Nigeria’s Pathetic Medal Run

  • Nigeria Still Ranked 152nd In 2016 Human Development Index By UNDP

  • Regulatory Conflicts, Others Frustrating Marginal Field Operations — Experts

  • NGA Seeks Cost Reflective Tariffs On Gas, Power Sector

  • PwC Outlines Challenges With Transforming The Nigerian Power Landscape

  • GENCOs Appoints New Executive Secretary

  • Pay Siasia, Dalung Begs NFF

  • Moses, Mikel Hit Eagles Camp Today

NEW TELEGRAPH
  • EFCC, ICPC Kick

  • PDP Crisis: Kuku Dismisses Link With Makarfi, Sheriff’s Faction

  • Ajimobi To Oyo Monarchs: Stop Facilitating Criminals’ Freedom

  • New Militant Group Vows To Flout Ceasefire, End Ongoing Dialogue

  • Okorocha: Rumour Of My Death Is Opposition Taken Too Far #

  • IPOB Crisis: MASSOB Warns Detractors Of The Struggle

  • Zaria Clash: Court Declines El-Zakzaky’s Application

  • APC Secretariat Sealed With Fetish Objects

  • Experts: Refund Of NNPC Funds May Trigger Liquidity Crisis

  • MEND Disbands Ajumogobia’s Peace Initiative, Embraces Clark’s Template

  • PDP Bows To Sheriff, To Hold Convention In Abuja

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE:
  • Herdsmen Menace: Declare State Of Emergency, Senator Tells FG

  • Only Qualified, Registered Teachers Will Be Allowed To Practice —Minister

  • First Produce City In Nigeria Inaugurated

  • Edo 2016: INEC Confirms Sept 10 Election Date •Commences Training Of Presiding Officers •Distributes PVCs Friday

  • PDP Crisis : Hold Next Convention In Abuja •BoT Tell Makarfi-Led Caretaker Committee

  • Avengers Say Hostilities Halted In Niger Delta

  • Budget Padding: Groups Protest Against Dogara, Others At EFCC Lagos Office •Call For Freezing Of Dogara’s Accounts •Whoever Is Involved Will Not Go Scotfree, EFCC Vows

  • Militancy: Mind Who You Dialogue With, Itsekiri Cautions FG

  • NLC Decries Buhari Economic Policies •Says FG Sabotaging Proposed N56,000 Minimum Wage
THE NATION
  • Niger Delta Avengers To Buhari: No more Attacks

  • Fayose signs bill to try herdsmen for terrorism

  • Kwara uncovers 1,071 illegal employees in civil service

  • Fetish items surface at Ondo APC secretariat gate

  • Ajimobi: prominent individuals shieding criminals

  • How to fix the economy, by Lagos commissioner

  • Imo Police clampdown on cultists

  • Humanitarian crisis: FG to partner Rock Star artist

  • NSCDC urges unity, peace among Muslims, Christians
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Tips To Help You Write A Great CV

Without disputing fact, your curriculum vitae (CV) or resume is often the first impression you’ll make on a prospective employer, and it’s important to stand out amongst the crowd. I must confess that CV is more or less a job-seeker marketing documents that provide key information about your skills, experiences, education and personal qualities that show you as the ideal candidate. Often, selectors read CVs outside working hours. They may have a pile of 50 CVs from which to select five interviewers. Its evening and they would rather be in the pub with friends. If your CV is hard work to read: unclear, badly laid out and containing irrelevant information, they will just move on to the next CV. That is why it is important for every job seeker to treat the selector like a child eating a meal. Chop your CV up into easily digestible morsels.

In order to arrive at a successful CV, these tips provide a range of styles-classical, professional, academic, plain, and fancy-which can be adapted to fit your personal preference. Sections for employment history, education, skills, experience, publications and interests can be arranged to best show off your fit for the role you’re applying for, whether you’re a graduate fresh out of university or an experienced professional looking to change career.

The Tips:

KEEP THE CHOICE OF WORDS IN THE FIRST PERSON

This is the first tip every job seeker must adopted. If I start my CV in the first person, he should not suddenly start talking about himself in the third person. Job applications are all about selling yourself, so using I, me and my is standard practice. Do not refer to yourself as he, she or they (unless it’s a quote about you from someone else). If you do want to write I the third person, keep it consistent. Don’t flip between the two.

GET YOUR TENSES RIGHT

Most likely, this will mean talking about old jobs in the past tense and your current job in the present tense. Of course, there may be exceptions to this general rule, such as talking about a past event that occurred in your current job. The key however is to ensure it makes sense and avoid switching between tenses in the middle of a phrase. Muddling up your tenses is not only grammatically incorrect; it also makes writing confusing and hard to follow.

USE THE SINGULAR FOR INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATIONS

It’s easy to write accidentally about a single company in the plural if you’re thinking about the people who work there. But if you are talking about one company, use the singular. If you are talking about one company, use the singular. If you work at the BBC, for instance, you are part of its team, not part of their team.

TAILOR YOUR CV TO EACH ROLE YOU APPLY FOR

We’ve all done it. Whizzed the same CV out to lots of employers to save time…Stop! Take the time to change your CV for each role that you apply for. Research the company and use the job advert to work out EXACTLY what skills you should point out to them. They will appreciate the obvious effort.

REVEAL THE TRUTH

Everyone lies on their CV, right? NO! Stop! Blatant lies on your CV can land you in a whole heap of trouble when it comes to employers checking your background and references. The last thing you want is to start work and then lose your new job for lying. You also may get caught out at the interview stage when you suddenly cant answer questions on what you claim to know. And that can be very awkward.

INCLUDE A PERSONAL STATEMENT

Don’t just assume an employer will see how your experience relates to their job. Instead, use a short personal statement to explain why you are the best person for the job. This should be reflected in your cover letter as well.

GET THE BASICS RIGHT AND PRESENT IT CLEARLY

There is no right or wrong way to write a CV but there are some common sections you should cover. These include; personal and contact information; education and qualifications; work history and/or experience; relevant skills to the job in question; own interests, achievements or hobbies; and some references. Also, always present your CV on clean, crisp white paper. The layout should always be clean and well structured and CVs should never be crumpled or folded, so use an A4 envelope to post your applications.

KEEP YOUR CV UPDATED
Lastly, it’s crucial to review your CV on a regular basis and add any new skills or experience that’s missing. For example; if you’ve just done some volunteering or worked on a new project, make sure they’re on there-potential employers are always impressed with candidates who go the extra mile to boost their own skills and experience.
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5 Checklists To Consider If You Keep Failing In School

The general purpose of training is to learn as much as you can so you can leave the institution feeling like you have improved yourself. Obviously, contemplating can get somewhat difficult and some individuals battle harder than others.

In case it feels like you are overpowered and this is making you have not exactly stellar grades, then these tips ought to help you get up to speed.

1. Request help:

If you are battling in school, you ought to try to request assistance from instructors, teachers or even your cohorts. Here and there, all you need is for somebody to take the time and persistence to disclose things to you. You can even get valuable tips on the most ideal approaches to consider in the event that you talk up about your challenges. Individuals are normally entirely ready to help others when they are inquired.

2. Get to the root:

If you see you are putting in your best and things are not turning upward, then you have to discover the underlying driver of your disappointment. Is it safe to say that you are concentrating off-base? Is it accurate to say that you are having a farfetched desire? Is it sluggishness? Do you just not think about school? On the other hand do you have a welfare issue that is making your academics a battle? Realizing what the issue is the initial move towards getting it comprehended.

3. Devote time:

If something is really critical to you, you won't falter to commit a particular time to it. Set out time to consider, go to tutorials and different approaches to better yourself scholarly. It is just what you invest your energy in that you will be effective in.

Well, You Might As Well Want To See What A Student Should Do After Failing A Course.

4. Find outside source:

Aside from looking for assistance from cohorts or educators, you ought to likewise ensure that your class addresses are not by any means the only way you get learning. Look for information somewhere else. Visit the library, or surf the web. You will be astonish how much better you comprehend things when it originates from an alternate source.

5. Consider your choices:

If you see that even after all the diligent work and focus, you are as yet coming up short, maybe this implies your course of study won't be your solid strong point. What do you do? You require significant investment out to make sense of what you need to do. What motivates you? What do you long for getting to be? Be straightforward with yourself and take after a scholarly part where you will sparkle rather than one that feels like a fight.
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15 Common Mistakes People Make When Choosing A Career

Choosing a career is generally not a one-time decision; it’s a series of decisions, made as you progress through different stages of life, experience, and responsibility. Below are the various mistakes in choosing a career.

1. Choosing a career because of the prestige attached to it.

2. Choosing a career in which one does not possess the necessary ability, interest, aptitude and personality traits.

3. Choosing a career because a friend has chosen it.

4. Choosing a career in which employment is either scarce or non-existent.

5. Choosing a career the preparation/training for which the family/personal resources are not able to carry.

6. Choosing a career just to please parents and other family members.

7. Choosing a career out of frustration or as a last resort.

8. Choosing a career that may not be actualized with the school subjects offered by the student.

9. Choosing a career without consulting professional guidance personnel.

10. Choosing a career that one may not be committed to but choosing it for the fun of it.

11. Choosing a career because of the monetary advantages.

12. Choosing a career without full knowledge about the career.

13. Choosing a career that would not help to lead one to self-actualization or self-fulfillment; i.e. achieving one’s career goals.

14. Choosing a career for which one lacks the necessary training, skills and dispositions.

15. Choosing a career that is not relevant to the needs of the society.
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Monday 29 August 2016

PHOTOS: Nigerian Girl Makes History In Ghana, Wins 12 Out Of 15 Awards In School

A School of Medical Sciences in Ghana, The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, witnessed a historic moment since its inception with a record set by Nigerian Fathia Ayodele Kareem, who won 12 out of 15 awards to graduating students who distinguished themselves during their period of study.

Kareem, 25, an alumnus of the Wesley Girls High School, bagged the initial record of 8 out of 15.


It was a happy and proud moment for family and friends when she took several turns to receive the awards.


According to Ultimate FM, when she was asked if she expected to get the number of awards, she said: “Yes and No. Yes because I worked hard by studying and no because I did not expect to receive these number of awards.”



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Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti Bans Smartphones On Campus

In a new notice released on the 28th of August 2016 via the website of Afe Babalola University, fresh and returning undergraduate students for the 2016/2017 Academic session were briefed on new rules, including the ban on smartphones. In their words,

"Mobile Phone ; The University would allow students to use telephone but limited to non-smartphones. Any TELEPHONE aside the University’s specification, inclusive of TABLETS or IPADS shall be CONFISCATED and the Student shall be SANCTIONED"


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Ebonyi Governor Sacks Workers In State Tertiary Institutions

The Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief Dave Nweze Umahi, has ordered the immediate sack of some non-academic staff of the Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Abakaliki and the College of Education, Ikwo.

Umahi, who gave the order on Saturday while receiving the report of a committee to review the activities in the institutions, said that it is not economically viable for the institutions to recruit adjunct staff in the non-academic cadre, as the employees will be redundant in their duties.

"It does not make ‘economic sense’ for the institutions to employ 400 cleaners as one wonders the scope and nature of work they will be doing.

"We know that the managements postulated ‘professional sense’ in employing such workers but with the prevailing economic situation in the country, we should effectively merge it with ‘economic sense," he said.

The governor also ordered that promotion of staff in both institutions be suspended until the visitation panel concluded its duties.
He also directed the state’s fiscal responsibility commission to investigate activities in both institutions.

"When we conclude all reviews and investigations, I am optimistic that we can reduce their tuition fees as obtained in other states of the South East geo political zone.

"We are unhappy that our students seek academic pursuits in other states due to high tuition fees, and we are committed to solving all the problems confronting these institutions," he added.
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Vacancies: Nigerian Railway Corporation: OND, HND And University Graduates

NIGERIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION

JOB VACANCY OPPORTUNITIES


1) Due to recent expansion and introduction of new routes, Nigerian Railway Corporation is hereby recruiting into the underlisted post.

A. MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL/S&T DEPARTMENT

I. PUPIL ENGINEER (GL 08)

II. HIGHER TECHNICAL OFFICER (GL.08)

III. TECHNICAL OFFICER (GL 07)

IV. ASSISTANT TECHNICAL OFFICER (GL 06)

B. CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

I. PUPIL ENGINEER (GL 08)

II. HIGHER TECHNICAL OFFICER (GL. 08)

III. TECHNICAL OFFICER (GL. 07)

IV. ASSISTANT TECHNICAL OFFICER (GL. 06)

C. CORPORATE PLANNING DEPARTMENT

I. PUPIL HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER (GL. 08)

II. PUPIL RESEARCH OFFICER (GL. 08)

III. PUPIL SENIOR STORE OFFICER (GL.08)

IV. EXECUTIVE STORE OFFICER (GL. 07)

V. HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT ASSISTANT (GL. 06)

VI. RESEARCH LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (GL. 06)

D. ADMINISTRATION/HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

I. PUPIL HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER (GL. 08)

II. CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY (GL. 07)



III. EXECUTIVE OFFICER (GL. 07)

IV. SENIOR NURSING SUPERINTENDENT (CONHESS 8)

V. PUPIL PUBLIC RELATION OFFICER (GL.08)

VI. PUBLIC RELATION ASSISTANT (GL.07)

VII. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE OFFICER (GL06)

VIII. CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY (GL.06)

E. ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT

I. PUPIL ACCOUNTANT (GL08)

II. EXECUTIVE OFFICER (GL.07)

III. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE OFFICER (GL.06)

F AUDIT DEPARTMENT

I. PUPIL INTERNAL AUDITOR (GL.08)

II. EXECUTIVE OFFICER (GL.07)

III. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE OFFICER (GL.06)

G. OPERATIONS & COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT

I. PUPIL TRAFFIC OFFICER (GL.08)

II. PRINCIPAL STATION MASTER (GL.07)

III. SENIOR STATION MASTER (GL.06)



2) METHOD OF APPLICATION

Interested candidates should send detailed curriculum vitae with a covering letter by e-mail to nrc.recruit@nrc.gov.ng

3) Deadline for application is 18th September, 2016.

4) ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.

5) GRADE LEVEL 06

QUALIFICATION:

OND IN RELEVANT FIELDS

GRADE LEVEL 07

QUALIFICATION:

OND WITH MINIMUM OF THREE(3) RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

GRADE LEVEL 08

QUALIFICATION:

HND OR UNIVERSITY DEGREE IN RELEVANT FIELDS.


SIGNED

MANAGEMENT

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CLICK HERE
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Vacancies: Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) - Apply Here

FEDERAL INLAND REVENUE SERVICE INTERNAL & EXTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT FOR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Vacancies: Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) - Apply Here
The Federal Inland Revenue Service as part of its consolidation strategies, wish to engage the services of early starters with integrity, drive and desire to win professionally, to strengthen its workforce. Applicants are to note that regardless of the position advertised, the following are minimum general requirements for all applicants:


Minimum Qualifications/Skills Base

  • A Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Accounting, Law, Economics, Banking & Finance, Engineering, Geology, Statistics, Computer Science or other relevant discipline in the quantitative field OR

  • A Higher National Diploma in Accounting, Economics, Banking & Finance, Engineering, Geology, Statistics, Computer Science or other relevant discipline in the quantitative field

  • Computer literacy and conversancy with Microsoft office, Web Applications and the use of relevant applications for efficient delivery of service

  • Strong leadership and management skills

  • Strong team spirit and ability to effectively delegate

  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills

  • Strong Analytical skills

  • Knowledge of the Nigerian Tax Laws and appreciation of their application and understanding of the regulatory framework within which the FIRS operates;

  • Knowledge of business/industry environment within which taxpayers operate

  • Ability to work as a regulator with the courage to ensure full compliance with laws
Minimum Character Attributes

  • Be of good character and must not have been found guilty of any criminal offence or should not have been indicted at or dismissed from their places of work or other environment

  • Ability to work independently and within a team environment
Minimum Past Performance Level

  • Demonstrated ability to determine conformity and non- conformity to set standards in processes and procedures AND demonstrated courage and ability to eliminate, rectify or close determined non-conformity to standard character attributes

  • Demonstrated courage in ensuring change within the organization he or she has worked through the effective discharge of his or her responsibility in spite of resistance to change efforts

  • Demonstrable impactful presence in the work place as a direct result of the individual’s ability to effect positive and sustainable change in his/her environment


Application Requirement(s):

Applicants are also to note that regardless of the position advertised, any of the following will be an added advantage:-

  • Master’s degree in related discipline

  • Relevant and recognized professional certification and qualification
Other General Requirement(s):

In addition all Applicants must:-

  • Have an NYSC Discharge or exemption certificate

  • Be certified as mentally fit for appointment into the Service by a recognized Medical Doctor in any of these class of Government Hospitals:

    1. National Hospital

    2. Government Teaching Hospitals

    3. Federal Medical Centers
  • Provide contact details for three references (from last employer, a close family relation and tertiary institution) from whom confidential reports on character and demonstrated abilities can be obtained

  • Present a certificate of State of Origin and Local Government signed by the Chairman/Secretary of their Local Government. Certificates endorsed by Liaison offices will not be accepted.
METHOD OF APPLICATION

FIRS considers computer proficiency a key requirement for anyone who aspires for a job in the Service. This FIRS application portal will be available with effect from Monday, 29th August, 2016. Please follow the instructions to fill in your application.

Only applications in respect of the advertised positions would be considered. All individuals are expected to apply for only ONE position. Multiple applications by one Candidate for more than one job will be disqualified. Upon submission, applicants will receive an acknowledgement containing a reference number which must be quoted in all future correspondences.

Deadline for submission of application is six (6) weeks from the date the web portal is available (Monday, 10th October, 2016) Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY
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Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [29 August, 2016]

Below are some of the headlines in some selected Nigerian Dailies for today, Monday, 29 August, 2016.
Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [29 August, 2016]
PUNCH

  • Naira falls further to 414/dollar

  • Falae links Jonathan to N100m election funds scam …tenders email to EFCC as evidence

  • Airport worker dies after sex with girlfriend

  • IYC, others knock Buhari for threatening militants

  • Ten die in Ibadan auto crash

  • My wife always beats me, man tells court

  • PDP crisis: BoT set for stormy meeting today

  • Budget padding: Jibrin should undergo psychiatric tests –Reps

  • Truck kills robber while raiding passengers in Lagos

VANGUARD
  • Kidnappers Abandon Victim As Truck Driver Blocks Escape Route

  • PDP Leaders Move To Begin Peace Talks With Sheriff

  • ‘Self-Sufficiency, Food Security In Agriculture Are Achievable In Nigeria’

  • Time To Check Adverse Revenue Drives

  • Why Budget Padding Occurs — Ita Enang

  • Sheriff Provoked Boko Haram Insurgency, Says Borno AG

  • Nigeria’ll Overcome Present Challenges — Jonathan

  • Thugs Attack Obaseki’s Campaign Train, Five Abducted

  • Oshiomhole Spent 65% Of Capital Budget In His Village — Ize-Iyamu

  • PDP Youths: God Will Stop APC Rigging Plans

  • Flood Alert: No Cause For Alarm, Lagos Govt Assures Residents

  • FAAN Explains Disruption Of Int’l Flights At Lagos Airport

  • LASG Gives Owners Of Illegal Structures, Street Hawkers 14 Days To Vacate The Island

  • Why Nigeria Should Pull Out Of OPEC – NPA

  • Federations Election Must Follow IOC Regulations, NOC Insists

  • Police Nab Gang That Burgles Shops In Lagos Markets


NEW TELEGRAPH:
  • Egypt To Toughen Punishment For FGM

  • Bomb Blast At Brussels Police Building

  • Ceasefire Takes Effect In Colombia

  • Australian Aid Worker Freed In Afghanistan

  • NMA Sets Up Committee For Fresh Election In Lagos

  • Buhari: I’ll Treat N’Delta Militants Like Boko Haram

  • Budget Padding: Security Agencies Probe Jibrin’s Assets In US, UK, Dubai, Others

  • Inflation Raises $3.2bn Mambilla Power Contract To $6bn

  • Troops Establish School For IDPs In Borno

  • IPOB Raises The Alarm Over Arrests, Deaths Of Members
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Today's Quote And Fact


Today's Quote

“Anyone whose goal is 'something higher' must expect someday to suffer vertigo. What is vertigo? Fear of falling? No, Vertigo is something other than fear of falling. It is the voice of the emptiness below us which tempts and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defend ourselves.”

― Milan Kundera

Today's Fact


In Spanish, the word "esposas" means both "wives" and "handcuffs."

 
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Tuesday 23 August 2016

Only Senate, Academic Boards Of Universities Can Admit - JAMB

THE Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oyolede, yesterday in Kano, cleared the air on the processes for admissions into tertiary institutions in Nigeria for the 2016 academic year.

He said it is the Senate or Academic Board of each institution that has the prerogative of admitting candidates to their respective institutions, subject only to the existing national policy on admission into tertiary institutions.

Addressing participants at the first Technical Committee meeting on 2016 admissions to first choice institutions at the Bayero University, Kano, he explained that  JAMB’s responsibility was to coordinate the process and not to usurp the traditional responsibilities of the senates and academic boards.

“Consequently, no candidate must emanate from any other source (JAMB inclusive) outside the list prepared and recommended by the institutions,” he stated.

He explained that JAMB has the right to reject candidates for non-compliance with the extant rules and regulations, but has no right to substitute or originate any names without prior concurrence of the institutions.

“The only difference between this year’s admission process and what has always been the practice is the policy that there should be no written post-UTME test. All other processes should be and would be as they have always been,” he said.

He tasked the participants, which included admission officers, registrars, directors and several stakeholders to act with focus on that which would be beneficial to the largest number of Nigerians.

“We must avoid adding to the burden of the masses of our people who rightly yearns for higher education as a veritable means of active participation in public life,” he stated.

He reiterated the fact that the National Policy on Admissions into tertiary institutions in Nigeria remains a 60:40 (Science/Art) ratio for conventional universities, 80:20 Science/Art) ratio for  non-conventional, universities, 70:30 ratio (technology/non-technology) ratio for National Diploma awarding institutions.

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, in his remarks, applauded the resolution of the controversy surrounding this year’s admission into tertiary Institutions, saying there ought to be a difference between the regulators and implementors.

“You  cannot regulate and implement. The two must not meet else you will be compromised,” Ganduje who was represented by his deputy, Professor Hafiz Abubakar said.
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Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [23 August, 2016]

Below are some of the headlines in some selected Nigerian Dailies for today, Tuesday, 23 August, 2016.
Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [23 August, 2016]
VANGUARD:

  • Video: Watch As ‎Police, NSCDC, DSS Bar #BBOG From Entering Aso Villa

  • 50-Yr-Old VGC Woman Was Murdered By Gateman Over Salary

  • Stripping Of Girl, 15, In Ebonyi: Umahi Calls For Return Of Victim

  • Abakaliki Jail Break: Human Rights Group Accuses Prisons Officials Of Extra-Judicial Killings

  • Customs, Importers Bicker Over Exchange Rate Differentials

  • Group Vows To Uphold Nigeria’s Unity, Tackle Corruption

  • Transparency Initiative Petitions Buhari Over ‘Illegalities’ In Aviation College

  • PDP Crisis: CJ Moves To Reconcile Contradictory Court Orders

  • 3 Killed In Kaduna Villages After Gov El-Rufai’s Visit

  • CBN Orders Banks To Sell 60% Forex To Manufacturers

  • In Iraq, Nigeria And Now Turkey, Child Bombers Strike

  • Farmers’re Aristocrats Of The Future—Kaduna Agric Commissioner

  • Abubakar Urges Avengers, IPOB, MASSOB To See Project Nigeria As A Baby Learning How To Grow

  • Tonye Cole Says Sahara’s Greatest Achievement At 20 Is Touching Lives

  • Budget Padding: Lawmaker Warns Leadership On Danger Of Self-Exculpation

  • Nigeria’s Oil Production To Remain Down Through 2017
PUNCH:
  • Prophet chains 28 ‘sick’ persons in Lagos apartment

  • Gunmen sack Imo community, kill nine

  • Wife of Ogun council chairmanship candidate abducted

  • Man who named dog Buhari sent to prison

  • Fulani herdsmen kill RCCG pastor, two others in Kaduna

  • Zamfara mob kills 8 over alleged blasphemy

  • Restructuring can’t solve Nigeria’s problems says, Ganduje

  • Police arrest 67 members of Benue killer gang

  • Dialogue: New militant group rejects Clark, backs Diete-Spiff

  • 200 arrested for cop’s death

  • ‘Treat Avengers, IPOB as B’Haram’



NIGERIAN TRIBUNE:
  • Only 1.5 Million Teachers Duly Qualified —TRCN Boss •Council Reintroduces Exams For Teachers

  • Release Detained Students Without Bail, FUNAAB Students Tell Police •No Live Ammunition Was Used —PPRO

  • Court Grants Man Who Named Dog ‘Buhari’ Bail

  • Ex-Kogi Acting Gov Drags NHRC To Court, Demands N50m For Defamation

  • FG Kicks Off N6bn Oyo/Ogbomoso Expressway Construction •Sets 2019 Completion Date

  • APC Elders Forum Passes Vote Of Confidence On Kekemeke •He Stands Removed —SWC

  • Lack Of Service Stalls Hearing Of Jimoh Ibrahim’s Case

  • 5 Injured, No Death In Kano Varsity Building Collapse —VC

  • CCT To Rule On Orubebe’s Case Sept 21, Saraki, Oct 5

  • Insurgency: DSS Arrests Spiritualist, 18 Other High Ranking Terrorists

  • Anti-Graft: We’re Not Fighting A Selective War —AGF

  • Nigeria Can Defeat Polio Despite Challenges —Bill Gates

  • Edo: INEC begins training of Adhoc staff

NEW TELEGRAPH:
  • Fuel Marketers Fret As Banks Move To Recover N350bn Debt

  • DSS Foils Planned Attacks On Edo, Kaduna, Kogi

  • Presidency Confirms Seeking Emergency Plan To Reflate Economy

  • Killer Diseases Rock Kebbi IDPs’ Camp

  • Man Who Named Dog ‘Buhari’ Gets N50, 000 Bail

  • Delta Quarantines 32 As Lassa Fever Kills Resident Doctor

  • Seed Complex: Agency In Need Of Lifeline

  • Mohammed Lauds Digitalisation Of Broadcasting

  • Death Of Residents: Group Sue FG, AEDC, NERC, Others

  • Ambode Approves N15.5m For RWS Students

  • CBN To Banks: Give 60% Of Forex To Manufacturers

THE NATION:
  • Lagos pastor chains son, 27 others

  • DSS arrest Boko Haram suspects

  • Chibok: govt unfair to us

  • OPS backs Buhari on emergency powers bid

  • Jegede is Ondo PDP candidate as Sheriff plans primary

  • Buhari receives Kerry today

  • Boko Haram: Army trains officers

  • Fans bombard Aimakhu as mixed reactions trailed Mayowa's death

  • FCT: Kwali council chair seeks autonomy

  • 8 killed in Zamfara over alleges blasphemy against islam

  • Osinbajo seeks closer cooperation among African leadership

  • Nigeria will strengthen partnership with Islamic bank, says Buhari

  • Mother, daughter found wandering in Ogun
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Ebonyi Governor, Umahi To Sponsor Girl Stripped Unclad Over Sex Up To University

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has ordered  the return of the 15-year-old girl, Uzoamaka Chukwu,who was stripped and tortured early this month by some people in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area.

Umahi, who  gave the order  on Sunday  when he visited the family of the teenager  at Umunaga Uburu,  said her return would  enable state  government take full responsibility of her   rehabilitation and training.

Although Uzoamaka was  last week reportedly taken custody of by an Ebonyi State-born Port-Harcourt-based businesswoman, Ms Rita Nnenna Anoh, Umahi said she must return within seven days or be declared wanted because she remained  a property of state.

Umahi, in a statement on Sunday night by his Chief Press Secretary, Emma Anya, said, "Government is asking that  wherever she is, she should come back so that we can take over her training from secondary school to university level. We will also be able to rehabilitate her.
“ We are giving   seven  days for her to come back. We don’t know where she is but we ask that she must return because she is the property of the state.”

The governor, who also promised to improve the welfare of the girls family, reiterated  his administration’s willingness to see that justice was done.

He added, "The matter is before a competent court; ,so we may not say much but on what we saw,we felt very bad as a people,as government and as brothers and sisters of Uzoamaka.

"We feel that is a gross violation of her right and man’s  inhumanity to man.


"So we are very sad about it and that is why I directed that all of us should come to take over the responsibility of the girl.”
Umahi said what government was doing was in no way going to stop the case in court, stressing that the case in court will continue to run its course.
“The government’s intervention would not disrupt justice in the case, as we would ensure that such incident does not repeat itself while thanking the family for its belief in the government’s ability to handle the issue.  The case in court will continue to run its course and justice must also be done in that direction," he emphasised.
Responding, Elder Francis Odabe, who responded on behalf of the family,  appreciated Governor Umahi as a passionate leader.

He said, "We know  you are  a charitable son of the soil and we know that  even if you had not been a governor, you    would have still come to sympathise with us. You would have still shown concern because we know you for that. "Odabe  promised on behalf of the family to do everything possible to ensure that Uzoamaka was brought back home within the seven  days   given by the governor.
The governor made the visit in company with some members of the state Executive Council  and political stakeholders from old Ohaozara LGA.


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JAMB To Validate The Admission Lists Of Various Tertiary Institutions This Week

The Joint Board (JAMB) has disclosed that Admissions and Matriculation Board arrangements have been concluded to (JAMB) has disclosed that arrangements hold a technical meeting at the Bayero have been concluded to hold a technical University in Kano from Aug. 22 to Aug. meeting at the Bayero University in Kano 26, 2016.from Aug. 22 to Aug. 26, 2016. According to the board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, during the meeting, the board will receive the lists of candidates who had met the admission criteria from the various tertiary institutions (universities, polytechnics and colleges of education.)

The Board will then go through the list with other stake holders to see if they comply with the admission criteria. If the board is satisfied with the outcome, it will ratify the lists and admission print-outs issued to the respective institutions.

Consequent upon that, the names of successful candidates would be uploaded on the website of the respective institutions for candidates to view and print their admission letters.

 The admission letters will bear details such as admission status, school and course of study, and equally the duration of such course of study.
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Monday 22 August 2016

PHOTOS: Building Collapses In Kano State University Of Science And Technology

20 Students Feared Dead as Building Collapses In Kano University Science & Technology , According to Vanguard, the building that collapsed was the 2 storey building donated to the University by Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND. The collapse happened around 12pm.

Eyewitness report that there are heightened fear that the figures may rise following the deployment of men of Fire service.









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6 Delta State University Lecturers Sacked Over Sexual Harassment


The Delta State University, Abraka, has sacked six of its lecturers for their involvement in several offences including alleged sexual harassment of female students.

The University Governing Council at 97th regular meeting held on Friday, August 12, 2016, affirmed their sack after a disciplinary committee set up to investigate the allegations against them recommended their dismissal having found them culpable.

Investigations revealed that the sacked lecturers were also involved financial extortion for marks, leaking of examination questions and other corrupt offences.

While six were dismissed, four others were demoted and received various degrees of query for their gross misconducts.

The Public Relations Officer of DELSU, Eddy Agbure, confirmed the development.
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Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [22 August, 2016]

Below are some of the headlines in some selected Nigerian Dailies for today, Monday, 22 August, 2016.
Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [22 August, 2016]
PUNCH:

  • NLC rejects Okorocha’s two-day farming policy for workers

  • Avengers: ‘N’Delta politicians in Buhari’s cabinet blackmailing Jonathan’

  • Man kills spouse, pastor’s wife, daughter in Sokoto

  • Gunmen murder Malaysia graduate in Kaduna

  • Official dupes 20 Nasarawa intending pilgrims

  • Ex-Kogi acting gov sues NHRC for defamation

  • FG not responsible for PDP crisis –Amange

  • House of Reps, most corrupt arm of government – Jibrin

  • IBB must face probe over $12.4bn oil windfall, says SERAP

  • Kashamu led 50 thugs to attack me in P’Harcourt – Adebutu

  • Don’t fight corruption with corruption, NBA tells Buhari

  • Woman, 60, arraigned for alleged N600,000 fraud

  • Navy destroys barges laden with stolen oil

  • Insecurity, easiest thing to deal with – Ex-DG NIIA

  • Policemen arrested for mounting roadblocks

  • World church body urges religious harmony in Nigeria

  • Cancer patient, Mayowa, dies in S’African hospital



VANGUARD:
  • How We Intend To Stop Inconclusive Elections — INEC

  • Nigeria’s GDP Loss To South Africa

  • Recession: Woman Drops Suicide Note, Disappears

  • Fuel Tanker Crash Kills Driver, Injures 2

  • ABIA GOV CRISIS: Nwosu Heads To S-Court

  • AG Leventis Set To Raise Fresh Fund, Engages Foreign Investors

  • Catholic Priest Slams Okorocha Over Demolitions

  • Mastermind Of Abakaliki Jail Break, Awaiting Trial Since 2007- Prisons Boss 1:54

  • 2,000 Lagos Pilgrims Land In Saudi Arabia For Hajj

  • Tightened Liquidity In Banks Pushes Up Interest Rates

  • Suspects Arrested Over Illegalities On Nigeria Waters Abandoned By Employer, Captain

  • NFF To Focus On Eagles – Pinnick

  • U-23 US Trip Denial: NFF’s Letter Exposes Sports Minister

  • ONDO POLL: S’West APC Wades Into Crisis

  • Kashamu Denies Attack On Adebutu In P-Harcourt

  • ONDO POLL: S’West APC Wades Into Crisis

  • Some Anti-Democratic Forces Want To Turn Nigeria Into One-Party State — Iwuanyanwu

NEW TELEGRAPH:
  • Buhari Seeks Emergency Powers To Reflate Economy

  • NJC Probes Judge Over Secret Meetings With Sheriff

  • Unpaid Salaries: NLC To Apply ‘No Pay, No Work’ Rule

  • Saudi Releases Nigerian Pilgrims Arrested For Drug Offence

  • Contact Lenses Could Damage Your Eyes –Report

  • We Don’t Know Chibok Girls’ Whereabouts –Air Chief

  • TUC Condemns Planned 9% Telcoms Tax

  • Dust Over Budget Padding Rages On

  • Jailbreak: Hospital Commences Surgery Of 16 Victims

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE:
  • SERAP To FG: Find Out The Truth About Missing $12.4bn Oil Windfall

  • Adamawa Govt Gazettes 30 Grazing Reserves •Registers Over 1.5 Million Cows

  • Tax Enforcement For Real —Oyo Govt

  • Senator Akume Denies Owning Hotel In Makurdi

  • Restructuring: Fayose Commends APC •Says Nigeria Must Be Restructured For True Federalism To Prevail

  • #RIPMAYOWA: MAYOWA AHMED IS DEAD AFTER LONG CANCER BATTLE

THE NATION:
  • Our Universities stinks of corruption, SSANU tells Buhari

  • Bayelsa CJ's son dies in swimming pool

  • Emefiele elected AACB Presidene

  • NAFDAC, SON, others hail La Casera for keeping standards

  • Abakaliki attempted jailbreak: No prisoner escaped, says NPS

  • Air chief: we've not given up on Chibok girls

  • Avengers: MEND urges Fed Govt to ignore Clark, Okowa, others

  • Mayowa loses cancer battle in South Africa

  • Adeojo quits politics over PDP's unresolved crisis

  • Ondo APC crisis: Southwest APC chairmen back Kekemeke

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Today In History [August 22, 2016]

A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.

August 22
1350
John II, also known as John the Good, succeeds Philip VI as king of France.
1485
Henry Tudor defeats Richard III at Bosworth. This victory establishes the Tudor dynasty in England and ends the War of the Roses.
1642
Civil war in England begins as Charles I declares war on Parliament at Nottingham.
1717
The Austrian army forces the Turkish army out of Belgrade, ending the Turkish revival in the Balkans.
1777
With the approach of General Benedict Arnold‘s army, British Colonel Barry St. Ledger abandons Fort Stanwix and returns to Canada.
1849
The Portuguese governor of Macao, China, is assassinated because of his anti-Chinese policies.
1911
The Mona Lisa, the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci, is stolen from the Louvre in Paris, where it had hung for more than 100 years. It is recovered in 1913.
1922
Michael Collins, Irish politician, is killed in an ambush.
1942
Brazil declares war on the Axis powers. She is the only South American country to send combat troops into Europe.
1945
Soviet troops land at Port Arthur and Dairen on the Kwantung Peninsula in China.
1945
Conflict in Vietnam begins when a group of Free French parachute into southern Indochina, in response to a successful coup by communist guerilla Ho Chi Minh.
1952
Devil’s Island‘s penal colony is permanently closed.
1956
Incumbent US President Dwight D. Eisenhower & Vice President Richard Nixon renominated by Republican convention in San Francisco.
1962
OAS (Secret Army Organization) gunmen unsuccessfully attempt to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle; the incident inspires Frederick Forsyth’s novel, The Day of the Jackal.
1962
The world’s first nuclear-powered passenger-cargo ship, NS Savannah, completes its maiden voyage from Yorktown, Va., to Savannah, Ga.
1968
First papal visit to Latin America; Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogota.
1969
Hurricane Camille hits US Gulf Coast, killing 256 and causing $1.421 billion in damages.
1971
Bolivian military coup: Col. Hugo Banzer Suarez ousts leftist president, Gen. Juan Jose Torres and assumes power.
1971
FBI arrests members of The Camden 28, an anti-war group, as the group is raiding a draft office in Camden, NJ.
1972
International Olympic Committee votes 36–31 with 3 abstentions to ban Rhodesia from the games because of the country’s racist policies.
1975
US President Gerald Ford survives second assassination attempt in 17 days, this one by Sarah Jane Moore in San Francisco, Cal.
1983
Benigno Aquino, the only real opposition on Ferdinand Marcos’ reign as president of the Philippines, is gunned down at Manila Airport.
1989
First complete ring around Neptune discovered.
1995
During 11-day siege at at Ruby Ridge, Id., FBI HRT sniper Lon Horiuchi kills Vicki Weaver while shooting at another target.
2003
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore is suspended for refusing to comply with federal court order to remove the Ten Commandments from the Alabama Supreme Court building’s lobby.
2005
Art heist: a version of The Scream and Madonna, two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway.
2007
Most runs scored by any team in modern MLB history as the Texas Rangers thump the Baltimore Orioles 30-3.
Born on August 22
1647
Denis Papin, inventor of the pressure cooker.
1880
George Herriman, cartoonist, creator of Krazy Kat.
1891
Jacque Lipchitz, sculptor.
1893
Dorothy Parker, poet, satirist and founding member of the Algonquin Round Table.
1904
Deng Xiaoping, Chinese leader from 1977 to 1987, held nominal leadership position until his death in 1997.
1908
Henri Cartier-Bresson, photographer.
1917
John Lee Hooker, blues singer and guitarist.
1920
Ray Bradbury, science fiction writer whose works include Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles.
1934
H. Norman Schwarzkopf, American general and commander of the coalition forces during the Persian Gulf War.
1935
Annie Proulx, Pulitzer Prize–winning author (The Shipping News).
1938
Delmar Allen “Dale” Hawkins, pioneer rockabilly singer/songwriter (“Suzy Q”).
1939
Valerie Harper, actress (Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda).
1940
Anthony Crosthwaite-Eyre, English publisher.
1942
Kathy Lennon, singer, member of the Lennon Sisters.
1943
Masatoshi Shima, Japanese computer scientist who helped develop the Intel 4004, the world’s first commercial microprocessor.
1947
Donna Godchaux, singer with The Grateful Dead and Heart of Gold Band.
1950
I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney during the administration of Pres. George W. Bush; sentenced to 30 months for felony convictions, his sentence was commuted by Pres. Bush.
1968
Rich Lowry, editor of National Review.
1970
Giada De Laurentiis, chef and television host.
1986
Keiko Kitagawa, Japanese model and actress (Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift).
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Today's Quote And Fact


Today's Quote

“Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don't.”

― Steve Maraboli

Today's Fact

In Korea, everyone is one year old from the time they are born, and everyone gets a year older on New Year's day. 
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Saturday 20 August 2016

PHOTOS: UNIOSUN Final Year Students Signed Out In Styles

 It was a celebration galore for the Final year Students of Osun State University, Osogbo Campus, the department of BIOCHEMISTRY after the success and completion of their journey in the great institution. I bring you some pics.
 



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Photo Of Young Boy Registered As Errand Boy At The Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

According to Imam Imam who is the spokesperson of Sokoto state governor, shared this photo on his Facebook page.

According to him, the management of ABU Zaria has now accepted 'child labour' by registering children to run errands within its premises.

But is there anything wrong with the School management registering them? In western world, youngsters who want to, can start working at 16.

See photo below:

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PHOTOS: Students Sponsored By Jonathan To Study In Philippines Graduate In Style

Congratulations are in order for another fresh set of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP) students -who recently graduated from the prestigious Lyceum of the Philippines University- Batangas.. The students were sent on scholarship during the regime of former president Goodluck Jonathan...

The first batch graduated few months back from the University of Perpetual Help System, Philippines. Congrats to them once more...











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Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [20 August, 2016]

Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [20 August, 2016]Below are some of the headlines in some selected Nigerian Dailies for today, Saturday, 20 August, 2016.

PUNCH:

  • Chibok girls: FG begins swop moves

  • Budget padding: Gbajabiamila submits self to police for investigation

  • Bolt seals ‘triple triple’ with Jamaica relay gold

  • I won’t represent Nigeria again if things don’t change

  • Niger Delta Avengers: S’South govs aware of Jonathan’s complicity –FG official

  • I’ll have hypertension if I calculate what I spend on generator –Bob Manuel

  • I and others brought Buhari to salvage Nigeria –Obasanjo

  • INEC can’t guarantee conclusive elections in 2019 –Chairman

  • I knelt and begged him, yet he slaughtered my daughter in my presence –...

  • Two men rape 10-year-old girl in Jigawa

  • Aregbesola urges attention on tourism as Osun marks festival

VANGUARD:
  • Dog Named Buhari: Northerners In My Community Ganged Up, Killed My Dog

  • I Will Never Pay For International Collaborations – Olamide

  • Quadri, Toriola To Get Reward From FROT Group

  • Bakere Visits Buhari; Says APC Change Not Chain, Pain Is Part Of Gain

  • Siasia: We Won’t Return To Nigeria Without Bronze

  • Buhari Must Probe Govt’s N2.5bn For Olympics

  • A Dog Named Buhari And A Hippo Named Patience

  • Why Men Like Big Butts

  • Watford Vs Chelsea: Conte Wary Of Ighalo

  • BUHARI: These Columnists Cannot All Be Wrong

  • Emefiele Emerges President Of African Central Banks

  • Igali: I’m Gutted By My Wrestlers’ Performances

  • Diet Doctor: For Perfect Health, Know Your Onions

  • Shelve Your Planned Demonstration, Pro-Buhari Group Begs BBOG

  • So Far, Buhari Has Not Disappointed Us- Obasanjo

  • We Must Plan For Tokyo 2020 – Dalung

  • Buhari To Inaugurate Multi-Billion Naira Calabar Monorail
NEW TELEGRAPH:

  • Syria Crisis: US Scrambles Jets To Protect American Forces

  • US Election: Trump Makes Bold Appeal To Black Voters

  • NIGERIAN PILGRIMS’ COCAINE SCANDAL: BUHARI ANGRY WITH NDLEA

  • IPOB: Kanu’s Lawyer Petitions EU

  • PRISONERS’ RIOT: Death Toll Hits 19, 16 In Critical Condition

  • Why EFCC Moved Against SANs, Judges –Magu

  • I’m Satisfied With Buhari’s Leadership Style –Obasanjo

  • Anxiety As Drug Agency Queries Officials At Kwara Airport

  • Riot: Court Remands 50 FUNAAB Students In Prison

  • FG Okays Release Of N400bn For Capital Projects

  • Budget Padding: I’m Ready For Probe, Says Gbajabiamila

  • Lalong Constitutes Panel To Probe Jang


THE NATION:
  • Naval Team rescues 13 foreigners in Rivers

  • Commission of inquiry in Plateau not witch-hunt – Lalong

  • FUNAAB: Police arraign 50 persons over violent protest

  • Naira suffer further loss against dollar

  • Customs impound 31 containers of rice at Lagos port

  • Zika may damage brain cells – Experts

  • Obasanjo to PDP: Good night

  • FG releases N400bn for capital projects

  • Chibok girls: Security agencies probe new clues

  • Budget Padding: Gbajabiamila offers self for investigation

  • 2019 Presidency ticker cause of PDP crisis – Sheriff

  • PDP Convention: Rivers govt threatens to sue police, DSS

  • Stop bombing now, Clark, Okowa, Alaibe, others tell Avengers
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Today In History [August 20, 2016]

Today in History
August 20
917
A Byzantine counter-offensive is routed by Syeon at Anchialus, Bulgaria.
1619
The first group of twenty Africans is brought to Jamestown, Virginia.
1667
John Milton publishes Paradise Lost, an epic poem about the fall of Adam and Eve.
1741
Danish navigator Vitus Jonas Bering, commissioned by Peter the Great of Russia to find land connecting Asia and North America, discovers America.
1794
American General “Mad Anthony” Wayne defeats the Ohio Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in the Northwest territory, ending Indian resistance in the area.
1847
General Winfield Scott wins the Battle of Churubusco on his drive to Mexico City.
1904
Dublin’s Abbey Theatre is founded, an outgrowth of the Irish Literary Theatre founded in 1899 by William Butler Yeats and Lady Gregory.
1908
The American Great White Fleet arrives in Sydney, Australia, to a warm welcome.
1913
700 feet above Buc, France, parachutist Adolphe Pegoud becomes the first person to jump from an airplane and land safely.
1914
Russia wins an early victory over Germany at Gumbinnen.
1940
After a previous machine gun attack failed, exiled Russian Leon Trotsky is assassinated in Mexico City, with an alpine ax to the back of the head.
1940
Radar is used for the first time, by the British during the Battle of Britain. Also on this day, in a radio broadcast, Winston Churchill makes his famous homage to the Royal Air Force: “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”
1941
Adolf Hitler authorizes the development of the V-2 missile.
1944
United States and British forces close the pincers on German units in the Falaise-Argentan pocket in France.
1953
USSR publicly acknowledges it tested a hydrogen bomb eight days earlier.
1955
Hundreds killed in anti-French rioting in Morocco and Algeria.
1960
USSR recovers 2 dogs, Belka and Strelka, the first animals to be launched into orbit and returned alive (Sputnik 5).
1961
East Germany begins erecting a wall along western border to replace barbed wire put up Aug 13; US 1st Battle Group, 18th Infantry Division arrives in West Berlin.
1964
US President Lyndon Baines Johnson signs the Economic Opportunity Act, an anti-poverty measure totaling nearly $1 billion, as part of his War on Poverty.
1968
Some 650,000 Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia to quell reformers there.
1971
The Cambodian military launches a series of operations against the Khmer Rouge.
1974
US Vice President Gerald Ford, who had replaced Spiro Agnew, assumes the Office of the President after Richard Nixon resigns; Ford names Nelson Rockefeller as VP.
1978
NASA launches Viking 1; with Viking 2, launched a few days later, provided high-resolution mapping of Mars, revolutionizing existing views of the planets.
1979
The Penmanshiel Diversion on the  the East Coast Main Line rail route between England and Scotland opens, replacing the 134-year-old Penmanshiel Tunnel that had collapsed in March.
1980
UN Security Council condemns Israel’s declaration that all of Jerusalem is its capital; vote is 14-0, with US abstaining.
1982
A multinational force including 800 US Marines lands in Beirut, Lebanon, to oversee Palestinian withdrawal during the Lebanese Civil War.
1986
Part-time mail carrier Patrick Sherrill shoots 20 fellow workers killing 14 at Edmond Okla., the first mass shooting by an individual in an office environment in the US. His actions give rise to the phrase “going postal,” for sudden violent outbursts.
1990
Iraq moves Western hostages to military installations to use them as human shields against air attacks by a US-led multinational coalition.
1991
After an attempted coup in the Soviet Union, Estonia declares independence from the USSR.
1993
Secret negotiations in Norway lead to agreement on the Oslo Peace Accords, an attempt to resolve the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
1994
Miracle, the Sacred White Buffalo, born on Heider Farm near Janesville, Wisc. The first white (not albino) buffalo born since 1933, she was a important religious symbol for many US and Canadian Indian tribes.
1998
The Supreme Court of Canada rules Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government’s approval.
1998
US launches cruise missile attacks against alleged al-Qaida camps in Afghanistan and a suspected chemical plant in Sudan in retaliation for the Aug. 7 bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
2002
A group of Iraqis opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein seize the Iraqi Embassy in Berlin; after five hours they release their hostages and surrender.
Born on August 20
1833
Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States and grandson of President William Henry Harrison.
1886
Paul Tillich, theologian and philosopher who wrote Systematic Theology.
1890
H.P. Lovecraft, author of horror tales; created the Cthulhu mythos.
1905
Jack Teagarden, jazz trombonist.
1941
Slobodan Milosevic, President of Serbia (1989–1997) and of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1997–2000); tried by UN’s International Criminal Tribunal for war crimes but died before trial concluded.
1942
Isaac Hayes, composer, musician, actor, voice-over actor; co-wrote “Soul Man,” won Academy Award for his composition  “Theme from Shaft.”
1944
Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minster of India.
1952
John Hiatt, singer/songwriter (“Have a Little Faith in Me”).
1954
Al Roker, weatherman (Today on NBC; Weather Channel).
1958
Patricia Rozema, film director, screenwriter (Mansfield Park).
1974
Amy Adams, actress; multiple nominations for Academy Awards, Golden Globe and BAFTA awards (Enchanted, The Fighter).
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Today's Quote And Fact


Today's Quote


Just be ordinary and nothing special. Eat your food, Wear your type of cloth, be diligent at your work, drink alot of water, and when you're tired, go and lie down for a happy sleep! The ignorant will laugh at you, but the wise will understand.

That it is not how well you hustle that determines your blessings; but how well God wants to bless you!

Today's Fact
 
The U.S. has won over 1,000 cumulative gold medals since the founding of the modern Olympic games in 1896.


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PHOTOS: FUNAAB Students Attack The VC Church And Set Cars On Fire

Scores of students of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, went on the rampage, on Thursday, over alleged incessant robbery attacks on school hostels within and outside the campus.

Two policemen and a student were injured while several vehicles were burnt during the protest, which lasted for about six hours. A student was allegedly cut with a machete on the head during the protest.

Our correspondent, who visited the scene, saw no fewer than seven vehicles that were set ablaze.



A police post at Osiele and another vehicle parked on the premises, as well as six other vehicles along the Abeokuta-Ibadan Road were set ablaze.

Also, the church, allegedly headed by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olusola Oyewole, Divine Heights Bible Church, Kotopo, along the Abeokuta-Ibadan Road, was also vandalised by the students while the windshields and wing mirrors of four vehicles on the premises were shattered.

PUNCH Metro learnt the students’ protest followed an attack by armed robbers on Adejoke Hostel in Isolu community in the early hours of Wednesday. The hostel is some distance away from the school.

It was gathered that the incident infuriated the students who claimed they had been left to their fate by the institution’s management.

The protest, which started as early as 6am, paralysed academic and administrative activities in the institution, causing gridlock along the Abeokuta-Ibadan Road.

Many students and workers of the institution were stranded at different bus stops.

Our correspondent learnt that the protest had been peaceful until a police team arrived at the scene. The students allegedly confronted the cops, leading to the riot.

A 100-level student of Forestry and Wildlife, identified as Taiwo Abisoye, was hit by a tear gas canister allegedly fired by a policeman.

The Chairman, National Association of Nigerian Students, Ogun State chapter, Dotun Opaleye, said Abisoye was responding to treatment at the Federal Medical Centre, Idi Aba, Abeokuta.

The Ogun State acting Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the policemen drafted to the scene of the incident addressed the students for almost three hours.

He said the policemen had to fire tear gas canisters to disperse the protesting students and hoodlums who had joined them, adding that 34 suspects had been arrested.



“We never shot at any student. We only fired tear gas canisters to disperse the hoodlums who had hijacked the peaceful protest. We have arrested 34 suspects, many of them were artisans.

“Nobody was killed. Some were injured. One student and two policemen were injured. The student was hit on his head by a stone thrown by his colleagues. The same students injured the two policemen.”

Tension gripped residents of the school’s environs but the deployment of riot policemen, men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, brought the situation under control.

Men of the Ogun State Fire Service were also on the ground to put out the fire in the cars set ablaze by the students.

Meanwhile, the institution’s management has directed that all the students of the institution should embark on a seven-day break to enable it to put in place proper security arrangement for staff and students.

A statement issued by the institution’s Head, Directorate of Public Relations, Mrs. Emi Alawode, said the break was with immediate effect.

The statement read in part, “This is to enable the university to put additional welfare and security arrangements in place in order to further support the initiatives of the federal and state governments, towards the protection of lives and property of citizens, particularly, the members of staff and students of the university.”of lives and properties of its citizens, particularly, members of staff and students of the university.”





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Nigerian Writer, Nnedi Okorafor Gets Email From A Nigerian Man Calling Her A "Witch"


Nnedi Okorafor Gets Email From A Nigerian Man Calling Her A Witch
The award Nigerian novelist of African-based science fiction said she got an email from a Nigerian woman who called her a witch. She disclosed this in a tweet posted on Wednesday, August 17th.

Earlier last month, the author posted a photo of herself on Facebook using a strange angle and was also insulted by Nigerians...some went as far as saying she was cursed and a Mami Water.

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