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Sports Related Facts and Tips ▪️Sport was invented predictably in Greece, with the first game recorded in 776 BCE in Olympia where they were celebrated until 393 CE. ▪️Each year, 30000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment. ▪️ Norway has won the highest medals numbering 263 medals at the winter games. ▪️No country in the Southern hemisphere has ever hosted a winter game. ▪️ Korfball is the only sport played with mixed teams consisting of four (4) men and…

“Never, never, never give up.” ― Winston Churchill “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” – Vince Lombardi I’m sure we’ve all heard at least one of the above quotes. Well, I’m here to tell you the opposite. You should quit, sometimes. We have the tendency to keep working at things even though they are not working out or when there are better things we could be doing with our time. History is riddled with events that could have been…

The Rhodes Scholarship is the oldest (first awarded in 1902) and perhaps most prestigious international scholarship programme, enabling outstanding young people from around the world to study at the University of Oxford. The deadline for the application is 15th September,2021.To know more about the scholarship and the application requirements,vist the rhodes scholarship application page www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/apply

C.N: Welcome sir. It’s good to have you here. Can you kindly tell us about yourself? H.A: Hello, my name is Hassan Ademola Aderinto. I am a recent graduate of the University of Ibadan, where I studied Medical Laboratory Science. I hail from Oyo State and I reside in Lagos State, Nigeria. I am also the president of Junior Chamber International Nigeria, University College Hospital, Ibadan. C.N: Nice to meet you. Can you tell us a little about what your…

The head pastor of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Prophet T.B. Joshua, was reported to have died on the 5th of June, 2021. The news about his death was updated on the Instagram account of the diseased prophet on the day of his demise.

The Chess competition that was organized by UIMSA was held on the 22nd of May, 2021. It was scheduled to start at 12: 30 pm. Each constituency under UIMSA was represented by those that their respective classes have deemed worthy or qualified to represent the class. Mr Oladotun Motolani and Mr Olaniran Oluwatosin, both of the 2k18 constituency emerged as winners of the competition. This was closely followed by the representatives of the 2k17 class. The results of the competition…

The United States has approved the first new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease for nearly 20 years. It was approved by regulators in the United States. Aducanumab targets the underlying cause of Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia rather than its symptoms. In March 2019, late-stage international trials of aducanumab, involving about 3,000 patients, were halted when analysis showed it was no better, given as a monthly infusion, at slowing the deterioration of memory and thinking problems than a dummy…

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced the birth of their second child, a baby girl. Lilibet ‘Lili’ Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born on Friday at 11: 40 in a hospital in Santa-Barbara, California. It was reported that both the mother and child are healthy and well.

The news about physical resumption of the students of the college of medicine, University of Ibadan, was reported by most students to have hit their class WhatsApp pages suddenly and the effects will be felt by most students over the next few days. It was expected by most students that physical resumption was imminent, but most students did not expect it to be so sudden. The WhatsApp broadcast message about the resumption actually entered the WhatsApp page of one of…

On Friday, 21 May, 2021 the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and ten others died in a plane crash. The Chief of Army staff and his entourage who were on official duties from Abuja to kaduna, were involved in the plane crash. The unfortunate event claimed ten other lives including the members of the crew. According to reports, the plane crash was said to have occurred after landing at the Kaduna International Airport due to inclement weather.…