The Senate president, Bukola Saraki has confirmed that he has received the ministerial list from President Muhammadu Buhari. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Senate president Saraki receiving the ministerial list The list has now been officially submitted to the Senate. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Saraki receives the list The list was conveyed by chief of staff, Alhaji Abba Kyari and Sen. Ita Inang, the senior special assistant to the president on National Assembly matters (Senate). Share on Facebook Share on Twitter...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS Thirteen people including eleven soldiers and two civilians were brutally killed in a daring armed robbery on a salary convoy. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Armed robbers brutally killed many in CongoFile photo Eleven soldiers and two civilians escorting the salary convoy transporting $40,000 were killed by unidentified armed robbers in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday. The money were meant to pay salaries for civil servants. The attack occurred on Sunday afternoon in the Uvira area of South Kivu....CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS Onetime presidential candidate, Chief Olu Falae, who was kidinapped on Monday September 21st by suspected fulani herdsmen and released on Thursday September 24th, has confirmed that a ransom was paid by his family members for his release.    Speaking to journalists at his home in Akure, Ondo state today Sept. 28th, Falae said his abductors threatened to kill him on Wednesday September 23rd at about 3pm if the ransom was not paid but thankfully 20 minutes to 3pm, his abductors came...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS 13-year-old Harendra Singh Chauhan got a check for 500,000 rupees (approximately $7,500) from the Uttar Pradesh government after a photo of him studying on the ground outside the Noida City Centre metro station in Noida, India, went viral on Facebook. Harendra was photographed outside the metro station with his notebooks and a scale where he was studying and at the same time weighing passers-by to make small money. The post was shared by Vikas Sharda, who called on people at the...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS A Police Inspector identified as Samuel Timothy was today sentenced to death by hanging by a Rivers state High Court for shooting and killing a sachet water dealer, Onyekachi Nwasouba at No. 34, Old Aba Road, Port Harcourt on November 10th 2010. According to court documents, the deceased who is a graduate of Industrial Chemistry was wrongfully shot at and killed by a team of police officers led by Inspector Timothy after they wrongfully branded the deceased an armed robber. They...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS 12-year-old Elijah Zachary Lamaiyan Sime, a student at Lamaiyan Academy in Nairobi received a standing ovation from hundreds of delegates after delivering the opening remarks at a United Nations conference on Aids on Sunday. "We are children, we have rights, we have a future,". Elijah told the UN event on Ending AIDS by 2030 that was co-chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta. "Presidents, thank you for making the promise to end Aids by 2030. Please keep your promise," he said. Elijah added...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS Every Catholic Priest who sexually abuses children will be punished henceforth. This is according to Pope Francis, who, on Monday, admitted that Catholic Church hierarchies tried to cover up for priests with sex crime tendencies. Pope Francis encouraged officials not to issue marriage licenses to gay couples According to a report on Vanguard, the Pope who spoke to reporters on the return flight from Philadelphia to Rome, at the end of his pilgrimage to Cuba and the United States, noted that abusing children...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS Boko Haram attacks render 800, 000 people homeless in two months A spike in violence by Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria has forced almost 800,000 people to flee their homes since June, and stretched humanitarian efforts to breaking point, aid agencies said on Friday. More than 2.1 million people – or 300,000 households – have been uprooted in northern Nigeria since Boko Haram launched an uprising in 2009, according to data from the International Organization for Migration. Boko Haram has...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS Job Opportunities Job Alert!! Andela is recruiting. Deadline is in five days This is to inform graduates and interested applicants that Andela is recruiting graduates.    Job Title: Technical Coordinator Location: LagosType: Full-TimeExperience: Mid-to-Senior Job Description As a Technical Coordinator, you will be responsible for helping Andela’s Software Engineers successfully engage remote clients. Distributed work environments are growing in popularity but the lack of physical proximity still brings unique operational challenges. As our engineers partner with teams spread around the world, across...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS Schools Accepting 150 Up Without Choosing Them in JAMB  Updated on AUG 20th, 2015  After the 2015 JAMB Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result was released, we have posted so many articles to help and guide candidates. The first of them is a resource that we post every year for all candidates to keep tabs on Post-UTME updates of all schools. We have also posted information on JAMB change of course/institution form, procedure and how to make the choice of your...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS Updated on Mar 21st, 2015 Post-UTME 2015 10 Comments Many JAMB candidates who just checked their results have been asking us the cut-off marks their chosen schools would use for the 2015/2016 admission. Let us make this clear right now — nobody can categorically tell you what the schools would use as their cut-off marks right now until the management of those schools announce it. An example is the case of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) that changed the...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS The former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, who is now the Chairman, Governing Council, Plateau State University (PLASU), Bokkos on Thursday assumed work by inspecting some projects and presiding over the council’s meeting in Bokkos, near Jos. The projects inspected by the former INEC boss shortly after inauguration by Governor Simon Lalong, include the N114 million TETFund Lecture Halls, the N72 million Entrepreneurship Centre and the N69 million 250-capacity theatre. Jega, who expressed gratitude to...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS Published on Sep 4th, 2015 Post-UTME, Schools Admission Leave a Comment This is to notify all candidates  that participated  in the Post Utme screening exercise for University of Agriculture Markurdi should note that the School Management has officially released the post UTME Result for 2015/2016 screening exercise . Candidates should visit the link below for full details and comprehensive list. http://uam.edu.ng/Admissions/PostUTME20152016 All the best ...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS President Buhari pictured above with two of his grandsons.... ...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS Two men allegedly beat a woman to death then hid her body in a wardrobe while they partied for two days, it was reported. Kyle Starkey is accused of killing his girlfriend Mandy Gottschalk with the help of friend Ryan McBride in what prosecutors described as "one of the most brutal beatings and murders" ever seen. Starkey allegedly battered 36-year-old Gottschalk to death at the home they shared in Ashtabula, Ohio, while McBride watched, the New York Daily News reported. The...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS   A report on Sahara Reporters claim that the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs, Abdullahi Dikko Inde, has submitted his resignation letter to President Muhammadu Buhari.  Quoting sources in the presidency, the report said Dikko indicated his willingness to leave his present position on August 18, 2015. Interestingly, the Customs boss tenure will come to an end in two years time. It is however unclear why he has decided to vacate his office.  " height="400" id="irc_mi" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZvyeF9GRAemCS3yDlYQ3sbXTtsj86DGq-dAkuka_fhYD4irIiucM6-IZGjg2cKaVPcMVAGReisSjqOqmPVDhr-KDT9LKvoZuIxutYOLYRjFd7zLHHWLoY4GQaMCi4aVDqgjX-LGVvG4/s400/konga.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px;" width="400">...CONTINUE READING

SHARE THIS UNILORIN has released the departmemtal cut off marks for admission into the 2015/2015 academic session. The minimum of this cut off marks is the fixed 180 by JAMB. Other departments fixed above that. See the full list below. Below is the departmental cut off mark for the 2015/2016 admissions in University of Ilorin. Candidates must have a minimum of the required cut off mark before they can be eligible to apply for the post utme screening. S/NO UTME CUT-OFF COURSE 1...CONTINUE READING