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Twenty-one-year-old Adora Ugwu is planning to be a soldier. She also wants to secure admission into one of the country’s tertiary institutions. She had put her hands on the plough of her latter dream by writing the last UMTE. But, as she was going for the other one, she died. Two  days  after the lady wrote the examination, she was heading for her home state of Enugu for the recruitment into the  Nigerian  Army when the vehicle she was travelling had a head-on collision with a similar minibus. The result: her death and that of 25 others who included four discharged members of batch B National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Twenty of them including Adora reportedly died on the spot in headon collision involving two 15 passengers’ capacity buses, each, belonging separately to Peace Mass Transit Limited and the Enugu State Transport Company (ENTRACO). The buses had registration number BENUE – XB 504 TKP, ENUGU – XL 812 UWN respectively. The ghastly cr...

TERRIBLE: Mother Gives Birth To Monkey? Posted by Administrator on April 25, 2012 at 1:06pm in State Of The Nation Wonders they shall never end. It sure sounds unbelievable, but a young woman has been delivered of a monkey-like monster in Otukpo, the ancestral home of Idoma nation. The outré event took place recently at St Theresa Hospital, Otukpo in Benue State, when a woman said to be the wife of a hunter from Oju Local Government Area of the state gave birth to a creature that looks like a monster. The strange delivery, we gathered came as a surprise to the already mother of nine the who had successfully delivered nine children in the past and was having her 10 th child before the strange creature visited her. According to an eyewitness, when the news broke out, residents of the town, especially those at the nearby Otukpo main market rushed to the hospital to see for themselves. Describing the strange development as conginental malformation, Medical Direct...

Farida Waziri: I went on Exile because they wanted to kill me Ex EFCC Boss cries to Senate commitee I went on exile after leaving office -Farida Waziri THE immediate past chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs Farida Waziri, on Tuesday, in Abuja, disclosed the reason behind her travelling outside the country immediately she was relieved of her position. Waziri, who spoke when she appeared before the Senate joint Committee on Establishment and Public Service, States and Local Government Affairs, which is investigating pension funds administration in the country, informed that she left the country when there was threat to her life soon after she was sacked from her job. Based on this she explained that she could not honour the first invitation by the committee, saying "I was not in the country when I was first invited. I will like to let you know why I hurriedly left the country." She opened up that "when I was remov...

ASAMLY BLOG: THINGS STUDENTS DO TO MAKE EXTRA MONEY!!! : Things students do to make money on campus  Education     Thursday, April 12, 2012

ASAMLY BLOG: THINGS STUDENTS DO TO MAKE EXTRA MONEY!!! : Things students do to make money on campus  Education     Thursday, April 12, 2012

Things students do to make money on campus (Education) < STORY ------> By GERALD NWOKOCHA (NYSC, Abuja) The Poor Dad says, "Love of money is the root of evil" while for the Rich Dad,"Lack of money is the root of evil". The above, coined by Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad, has become a popular adage among students of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Imo State, who claim the saying captures their life on campus. QuadLife examines what students do to survive. <a href="http://media.fastclick.net/w/click.here?sid=12386&m=7&c=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.fastclick.net/w/get.media?sid=12386&m=7&tp=9&d=s&c=1&vcm_acv=1.1" width=180 height=150 border=1></a> There is a saying that not all fingers are equal. It is true that some people are born with a silver spoon while others are not. From findings, students en...

Pure water’ sellers enjoy boom in sales On March 24, 2012 · In News 10:00 am Email 1 Umuahia – There is  a noticeable increase in the number of sachet water hawkers in Umuahia as the demand for cold water increases because of the intense heat in the area. The hawkers and dealers in the commodity, popularly called ‘pure water’ are enjoying huge patronage.  . The hawkers, mainly mothers and school-age children, have become ubiquitous as they move from street to street. Mrs Agnes Ibe,   25, who hawks the commodity in the city, said that she was making “’a lot of money” from her daily sales. Ibe, a mother of three, said that she made an average of N2,000 daily on sales. “The business is profitable and this has helped me in paying my children’s school fees for this term,” she said, adding that her son usually joined her in the business after school. Some residents said t...

University split over Korean-US World Bank candidate On March 24, 2012 · In News 1:12 pm Email 0 HANOVER, New Hampshire  (AFP) – Dartmouth College students, returning from spring break, were divided over President Obama’s decision to nominate their president to lead the World Bank. Jim Yong Kim, a Korean-American who became the first Asian-American to lead a prestigious Ivy League university, began his tenure at Dartmouth in 2009 as something of a rock star, a reflection of his success in tackling global health problems. His glitter however dimmed earlier this year when a senior alleged that a Dartmouth fraternity required pledges to eat vomit-filled omelets and swim in a kiddie pool of bodily fluids. Critics accused Kim of doing little to prevent such behavior. ...

Africa backs Okonjo-Iweala for World Bank Presidency  News     Friday, March 23, 2012 South Africa has called a news conference for today to announce an African candidate for the World Bank presidency, widely expected to be Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, sources familiar with the discussions said, yesterday. South Africa chairs one of the three African seats on the 25-member World Bank board, and Okonjo-Iweala's candidacy was being proposed after consultations between South African President Jacob Zuma and Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, the sources said. 2011 Budget Breakdown : Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala addressing Pressmen on the 2012 budget with Director General of Budget, Bright Okogun. Photo: Gbemiga Olamikan. advertisement A statement from South Africa's Treasury said the Finance Ministers of Angola, Nigeria and South Africa would hold a news con...

GHANA---Ama Aboagyewaa, a sachet water vendor at the Awisa lorry park in the Birim South District, ...

ASAMLY BLOG: WAEC BIOLOGY PRACTICALS 2012 : We decided to share this with you guys out there. We got it from a blog. And we think this will be a source of helping hand for those th...

We decided to share this with you guys out there. We got it from a blog. And we think this will be a source of helping hand for those that are writing 2012 WAEC biology. You are given a privilege to see what your practical will look like. See below. A= Not sure but maybe (Cactus plant) B= Cockroach C= Rhizome of Ginger D= Carrot F= Gizzard wings G= Soldier termite H= Unknown? I= Cocktail J= Snake K Plant seed and gizzard wings....SPECIMEN H IS YET UNKNOWN...... 2012 MAY/JUNE WAEC BIOLOGY PRACTICAL (1a) identify the specimens in i & ii above (1b) identify d parts labeled A-0 in diagram ii & iv above Anwser=>you must know all d labeled par (1C) stat two differences BTW specimen iii and iv (1d)stat two important of specimen iii and iv (2a)identify the specimen above . (2b) identify the parts labeled A-G (c)give three types of Cockroach (d)stat two characteristic of d specimen [3a] what is d aim of d experimental setup above? (3b) Name...

FOR D PURPOSE OF THOSE WHICH THEIR YOUNGER ONCE ARE SITTING FOR WAEC BY MAY 2012 I AM HERE TO HELP U GUYS IN MY OWN LITTLE WAY BT PLS DAT SHOULDNT MAY U TO STOP READING COS DAT IS D ONLY SECRET TO SUCCESS. agric practical specimen a = wood ash(to be labelled) b = charcoal(to be labelled) c = limestone(to be labelled) d = garden soil e = dillute hydrochloric acid(to be labelled) f = 250cm measuring cylinder more coming AGRIC FULL PRACTICAL ANSWERS A = wood ash | chemical compound = Ca4(PO4)2 SiO4 it is a lime chemical B = charcoal | source = burnt wood   C = limestone | chemical compound = CaCO3 | use as lime advantages of b and c 1 : improve the soil structure 2 : increase microbial activities 3 : increases organic matter breakdown 4 : reduces soil ph 5 : enhances the movement of water and air in the soil effacts of excess of a , b and c 1 : decrease the activity of soil microbes 2 : changes soil ph 3 : differencies of iron , magnessiu$ and copper 4 : inhi...

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Bianca, Maduekwe, others receive posting letters Ministry of Foreign Affairs has presented 85 out of the 88 new Nigerian Ambassadors their postings and letters of credence to the countries of their assignments. Bianca Ojukwu    The last batch, made up of three ambassadors, were expected to receive their letter by Monday night. The issuance of the letters represents the last stage of official release of the envoys to resume at their duty posts. Our correspondent learnt in Abuja on Monday that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Olugbenga Ashiru, handed letters to each of the ambassadors after a one-on-one meeting which began on Saturday night. An official list of the posting was still being kept under wraps on Monday as officials of the ministry spoken to were unable to provide the document. However, it was learnt that former Minister of F...

Yesterday, Labour had a meeting with the FG concerning the ongoing Nation-wide protest on fuel subsidy removal. The meeting ended in deadlock as the FG says the fuel price should be N120.00 while NLC says should be N90.00 No agreement we met on both side, so the strike continues as it enters its 5th day today... Nigerians says should be N65.00 no more no less

Nigerians strike over gas price increase (CNN) -- A nationwide strike in Nigeria enters its second day Tuesday as citizens take to the streets to show anger about the government's decision that has more than doubled fuel prices in the largely impoverished country. Some of the protests, over the end of fuel subsidies, Monday, were marred with clashes with police that left some wounded and a handful dead, protesters said. The strike, continued religious violence in the north and a long-simmering separatist movement are all issues that have created a growing problem for Goodluck Jonathan, the country's president Jonathan tried to explain the need for the end of subsidies in a recent address, urging Nigerians that the government will invest the money in the country's crumbling infrastructure. Nigerian finance minister talks strikes Economic, sectarian tensions in Nigeria Addressing Nigeria's infrastructure iReport: Occupy Nigeria protests " My fellow Nigerians, the tr...