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FIFA has been trying out some new rules at youth level which would seriously change the game as we currently know it. The new rules are: 30-minute halves: The game is currently 90 minutes long, divided into two 45 minutes halves. This move would shorten the game to 60 minutes. Florentino Perez complained of how long football games are and he may just get his wish of shorter matches. Endless substitutions: Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the allowed number of substitutions…

The transfer window has been open for over a month now and we’ve seen some major deals completed already. Barcelona have signed three big players on free transfers, taking a leaf right out of Juventus’s book They have however been unable to register any of them as they are currently way over the permitted wage bill in La Liga. Speaking of Juventus, they are still in talks for Locatelli but are not ready to match Sassuolo’s asking price. Atletico Madrid…

It was held on the 31st of July of 2021.The quiz competition began with the introduction of the participants, as well as the substitutes from the different schools. The participating schools were Ahmadu Bello University Medical Student Association (ABUMSA), Benue State University Medical Student Association (BESUMSA), Usman Danfodio Medical Student Association (UDUMSA), Bingham University, Kaduna State University Medical Student Association (KASUMSA) and University of Ilorin Medical Student Association. The quiz master Dr Chukwuma Nwaze introduced himself. The moderator of the…

The 10Th edition of the Emeritus Professor O.O Akinkugbe (Inter-medical School Quiz), organized by the Dokita Editorial Board of the University of Ibadan Medical Students Association was held on the 24th of July,2021.It was held on the zoom platform. The competition saw representatives from the medical schools in the Western region of Nigeria. The University of Ibadan Medical Student Association was represented by students from the Royal Quiz Club of UIMSA- AREMU Matthew(2k17), IYAWE Efosa(2k18), BABALOLA David(2k18),OKWUNZE Kenechukwu(2k18) and EGBEYEMI…

John Wayne said, “No moral man can have peace if he leaves undone, what he knows he should have done”. This concept of morality is not about which actions are right or wrong and subsequently,  justifying the reason in either case; but about being accountable for one’s actions without having a sense of self-guilt. It is about pushing one’s self to do better than before. It is about making informed decisions, giving them focused attention and standing by them, doing…

⭐The adjusted year plan of UIMSA was adopted. According to the adjusted year plan, this tenure will now end in march, 2022. ⭐The report of the audit committee was given by Senator Muotoh of the 500L constituency. The various issues encountered by the committee (transactions, receipts e.t.c) were read out to all present. Several points and questions were raised. The points and questions that were raised were all tackled. It was emphasized by the Senate Chairman, Senator Eriobuna, that any…

Just finished reading Chimamanda’s piece titled “It’s Obscene: A True Reflection in Three Parts” and a line has kept on ringing in my head. Sometimes, silence makes a lie begin to take on the shimmer of truth. The Nigerian feminist author spoke up about the criticism she faced online for an interview she did back in 2017 where she said she saw “trans women as trans women”. Critics attacked her viciously saying that she didn’t see trans women as real…

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