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“Men wanted- For harzardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant dangers, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition incase of success” – Ernest Shackleton. More than five thousands men enlisted. Twenty seven were favoured. After months of preparation, Shackleton and his crew finally set sail for what he called the Imperial Trans-antarctic expedition. However, four months into their voyage, Shackleton’s ship, the Endurance, got trapped and frozen in ice. After months of waiting for the ice…

The 61st Annual Grammy Awards, honoring the best achievements from October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018, were held on February 11, 2019, 2am WAT, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. It had Alicia Keys as the host and star-studded performances from the likes of Lady Gaga, Camilla Cabello, Cardi B, Post Malone, Kacey Musgraves and was not short of excitement and controversy especially when it came down to the winners of some categories, missing high profile nominees (we…

Love is indeed paradoxical Especially moments I want it mutual It goes berserk and hay wire Especially seasons I want it deeper The angels that get my whole heart’s frame Make me feel falling in love is a chess game The damsels I swear to give my whole heart and full attention Become the reasons the first thing to do in the morning is reflex lacrimation With King Solomon, I have observed the unfolding of events under the worldNothing as…

In a medical first, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco have managed to transform human stem cells into insulin-producing cells. The breakthrough promises to be a major component in future treatments of type 1 diabetes such as islet cell transplantation. At the moment, this method can help people with the disease achieve insulin independence after several years of therapy. However, they need to be constantly injected with immunosuppressant drugs to protect the cells. This lowers their immune system…

The Independent National Electoral Commission Office in Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Saturday 9th February, 2019 was completely burnt down. Osaretin Imajiyereobo, Head of Department Voter Education and Publicity in Plateau confirmed the fire outbreak in a statement on Sunday, 10th February. Mr. Imajiyereobo said election materials such as ballot boxes, PVCs, and voters registers were among the things burnt down. According to Mr. Imajiyerebo, the incident was caused by a drunken security man.The identity of…

The three-month strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, may not end any time soon as most chapters nationwide voted to continue the industrial action. In adherence to the directive of the national leadership of ASUU on Monday, chapters of the union in public universities nationwide on Tuesday conducted a referendum to decide on whether to suspend the ongoing 3-month strike or not. The national leadership of the Union had directed its Zonal coordinators to…

Financial Services firm, Deloitte has released its annual Football Money League,which charts the revenues of Europe’s top football clubs. For this year, former number one, Manchester United, has fallen 2 spots to third place and was overtaken by Spanish counterparts, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. AS Roma, AC Milan and Newcastle United appeared on this year’s list newly. The top performers for this year are listed below: Real Madrid 750.9 million euros FC Barcelona 690.4 million euros Manchester United 666…

Thursday, 31st of January brought the mid-season transfer window to an end. Below is a list of transfers from the first to last day of this window in our favourite teams in England LiverpoolOut Pedro Chirivella (Extremadura) On loan Nathaniel Clyne (AFC Bournemouth) On loan Ovie Ejaria (Reading) On loan Lazar Markovic (Fulham) Free Liam Miller (Kilmarnock) On loan Dominic Solanke (AFC Bournemouth) £19m  Manchester CityIn Ante Palaversa (Hadjuk Split) £7m Out Ante Palaversa (Hadjuk Split) on loan Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid) £22m Ed Francis (Wolves) UndisclosedLuke…

The highly anticipated University of Ibadan Medical Students’ Association’s (UIMSA) Savings, Investment, Economy and Business (SIEB) Summit was held on the 5th of February 2019, at the Paul Hendrickse lecture theatre, UCH. The programme which was scheduled to start at 10am began officially at about 10:56am, with two of the speakers present namely; Dr Abib Olamitoye and Muktar Mohammed. The interactive session was moderated by Atere Semiloore, a 300 level medical student of the University of Ibadan. The following are…