Foreign Official Excited To Meet Mikel Obi At The Rio Olympics

Nigeria's U23 team captain John Mikel Obi is undoubtedly a well known star to football lovers around the world. A foreign official at the ongoing Rio Olympics was so excited to meet the Chelsea midfielder, after a press conference ahead of Nigeria Vs Colombia clash today..

Coach Samson Siasia and Mikel Obi visited the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo where the match will be played and also held a pre-match conference with journalists....Group B’s top two teams Nigeria (6 points) and Colombia (2 points) face-off today, August 10 at the Arena Corinthians in São Paulo, by 11pm (Nigerian Time)

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Real Madrid stars gatecrash Zinedine Zidane's press conference as they celebrate Super Cup win (photos)

Clearly not satisfied with their celebrations on the pitch following their 3-2 extra-time victory on Tuesday over Sevilla in the Supercup, Real Madrid players decided to gate crash manager Zinedine Zidane's post-match press conference in hilarious fashion.

Real Madrid stars like Sergio Ramos and Marcelo mobbed their match-winning coach while he was having his interview before spraying water all over him. More photos and the video after the cut.

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See Innovations :Mechanical Corn Roaster Machine

I saw this on fb and i think this is a way of reducing the stress for manual corn roasting, a google search shows alot of these machines with different modifications and sizes.People can be so innovative and aspiring.

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150 Courses Unaccredited In Nigerian Universities — FULL LIST

At least 150 undergraduate academic programmes in Nigeria’s public and private universities are unaccredited, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report today.
According to the 2016 accreditation status report by the National Universities Commission (NUC), exclusively obtained by this newspaper, the unaccredited courses are domiciled in 37 of 143 universities in the country.
The Quality Assurance Department of the NUC is in charge of accrediting courses in the universities.
For a course to be accredited, the NUC says, it must meet the Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards (BMAS) that has been drawn up by the commission.
Such a course, officials say, must have qualified faculty members, good learning environment and adequate teaching materials – equipment, books and journals.
The NUC says accreditation of courses is necessary to ensure “employers and other members of the community that Nigerian graduates of all academic programmes have attained an acceptable level of competency in their areas of specialization.”
The commission says it is also important to certify courses to assure “the international community that the programmes offered in Nigerian Universities are of high standards and that graduates of the institutions are adequate for employment and further studies.”
According to the NUC, pre-accreditation activities include drawing up a list of academic programmes to be certified, compilation of list of panel chairmen/members, time-tabling, budgeting and organizing the accreditation coordination meeting for panel chairmen and members in a simulation workshop.
The post-accreditation activities, according to the commission, include analyzing accreditation reports (technical and administrative), ranking of programmes and universities based on their accreditation status, publishing of accreditation status of programmes, issuance of certificates to programmes that earned Full and Interim accreditation results.
PREMIUM TIMES’ analysis of the accreditation result for 2016 showed that 150 courses are currently unaccredited in 13 federal universities, 16 state universities and eight private universities in the country.
The affected universities include universities such as the University of Nigeria, Nsukka; University of Benin, University of Jos, University of Calabar and the University of Abuja which has 15 of its courses, including Law, unaccredited.
See full list of unaccredited courses and their universities in the table below:

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S/No
School
Course
1.
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Russian
Dentistry
Statistics
2.
University of Benin
Anatomy
Pharmacy
3.
University of Calabar
Business Management
Theatre and Media Arts
Public Health
4.
University of Jos
History and International Relations
Medical Laboratory Science
Biochemistry
Science Laboratory Technology
5.
Federal University of Technology, Owerri
Architecture
Microbiology
6.
Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola
Banking
7.
Federal University of Technology, Minna
Biology Education
Chemistry Education
Geography Education
Industrial and Technical Education
Mathematics Education
Physics Education
8.
University of Abuja
Accounting
English Language
Linguistics
Philosophy
Agricultural Education
Biology Education
Chemistry Education
Economics Education
Education (Social Science)
Geography Education
Integrated Science
Mathematics Education
Law
Chemistry
Microbiology
9.
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi
Automobile Education
Building Technology Education
Business Education
Electrical Electronics Technology Education
Integrated Science
Architecture
Building
Industrial Design
Survey & Geo-informatics
Applied Geophysics
Engineering Physics
Physics Electronics
10.
University of Uyo
Efik/Ibibio
11.
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Nursing Science
Industrial/Production Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
12.
University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun
Chemistry
Environmental Management & Toxicology
Geology
Geophysics
Mathematics
13.
Federal University, Wukari
English/Literary Studies
14.
Rivers State University of Science & Technology
Quantity Surveying
15.
Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma
Material & Production Engineering
Architecture
Building
Biochemistry
Botany
Microbiology
Political Science
16.
Abia State University
English Language Education
French Education
Igbo Education
History Education
Religious Studies Education
Education (Library Studies/Igbo/English/Social Studies/Government)
Biology Education
Chemistry Education
Economics Education
Geography Education
Guidance & Counselling
Mass Communication
17.
Enugu State University of Science & Technology
Library & Information Science
18.
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Christian Religious Studies Education
History Education
Islamic Studies Education
Electrical Electronics Engineering
19.
Ekiti State University
African Traditional Religion
Religious Studies
Civil Engineering
20.
Lagos State University
English Language
French
Philosophy
Yoruba

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Olympic Rower Chierika Ukogu Reaches Semifinal

Nigeria's Olympic rower Chierika Ukogu makes history, reaches single sculls semifinals

Nigeria's first ever Olympic rower Chierika Ukogu makes history to reach single sculls semifinals. Prior to representing Nigeria, the United States-based athlete had rowed for Mount St. Joseph Academy and Stanford University.
The 23-year-old qualified for the Olympics in October 2015 at the African Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tunisia.
Congrats to her, for making us proud even in the midst of economic hardship in the country.

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Why ATM Pin Has 4 Digits Only

We as Nigerians come across a lot of exciting, captivating and thought provoking things in our day to day activities. However, due to our busy schedule, and sometimes the thought of where we're headed at the particular period in time, across we don't really bother to look into the background of these amazing inventions. I am 100% sure that 99.9% of my readers make use of the ATM machines more than twice within the period of a week.

Majority of the time we have the need to make use of the atm, we are often saddled with the thought of how long we need to wait before making withdrawals or any other ATM enabled task due to the status of the queue. The highlighted points above are some of the reasons why many Nigerians have never bothered to look into why the ATM pin is only four(4) digits.

The main purpose of this post is to educate my readers on why the ATM pin has only four digits. Before we talk about that, however, let's skim through how the ATM machine came into existence.

The Computer Loan Machine triggered the invention of the ATM machine. The individual who took it upon himself to design the first ever Automated Teller Machine is a man called John Adrian Sheperd-Barron. Barron also developed the idea of embedding pin code into individual debit and credit cards.

Picture source - www.telegraph.co.uk
Now, to the main part of the post , which is why ATM pin consists of only 4-digits. The inventor of the ATM machine which is John Adrian Shepherd-Barron was born to the family of Dorothy Barron, two time Wimbledon women champion, in Shillong.

Barron initially proposed a 6 digit pin, but later had to reconsider his proposal due to his wife's inability to remember a large string of digits. The reason our ATM pin has only four digits is because of the inventor's wife's disability.

Nowadays, 4 digit pin is no longer enough to keep our funds secured, due to cyber theft. Most banks outside Nigeria are now offering a 6-digit pin code for accessing credit and debit cards. This development is a good one but it'll burden the average Nigerian banks' customer care assistants as many Nigerians are bound to forget their pins easily.

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See Viral Photos Of A Woman And Her Daughter That Will Blow Your Mind.

You will have to look closely to notice that these are not two friends but a mother and her big-sized daughter having fun. This woman identified simply as Judith -has become the rave of the moment on Instagram after posting photos of herself and her daughter on vacation in the Bahamas -to the amazement of online users... See photos below

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WAEC 2015/16 Results Will Be Released Today

The West African Examination Council will today release results of the May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC) taken by over 1,555,000 candidates.
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has revealed that it would release the May/June 2015-2016 results of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) on Friday, August 5, 2016.



The Head of National Office (HNO) of WAEC, Mr. Olutise I. Adenipekun, made the announcement during a media briefing at the council head office Yaba on Thursday.
He said the examination which was taken by over 1.5 million candidates across the nation would brighten the chances of candidates in using the results for the on-going university admission exercise.
The release of the results for school candidates’ exam would be the first by the HNO.

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Lagos Doctors Forget Towel In Patient’s Abdomen After Surgery

For allegedly forgetting a towel inside a patient after surgical operation, two doctors working with a private hospital in Lagos are to face the full wrath of the law.
The duo, Dr Taiwo Shogunle, 53 and Dr. Adeleke Olusegun, 43 of St. Raphael

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"I Have Been Visiting Buhari In The Night" - Jonathan

Jonathan exiting the villa after meeting with Buhari

Ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has downplayed the importance of his latest visit to President Muhammadu Buhari.

On Wednesday, Jonathan visited Buhari at the presidential villa, drawing the curiosity of journalists on the purpose of the meeting.

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"No Attacks On Mosques" - Abu Al-Barnawi, New Boko Haram Leader

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamic extremists have a new leader who promises to end attacks on mosques and markets used by Muslims, according to an interv

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Naval Officer Slaps NURTW Official In Lagos.(Photos)

An official of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) got more than what he anticipated for after he confronted a Navy personnel earlier today at Alakija bus stop in Lagos.

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Patoranking Arrested At Entebbe International Airport, Uganda

Nigerian Singer Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie better known by his stage name Patoranking, was Yesterday afternoon arrested at Entebbe International Airport for failure to adhere to check in rules.

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