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There was no shortage of drama and intrigue at the 5th annual Lanre Bello Inter-faculty debate competition organized by the Junior Chamber International which held on the 5th of October, 2018 at the First bank building, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ibadan. After what seemed like forever, the debate competition finally commenced with representatives from the various faculties looking to do justice to the topics which were centred on the increased security challenges in the country and the solutions to…

Omoyajowo Olayinka Simult, a 400 level student of Medicine and Surgery at University of Ibadan, has won 2018 Governor John Kayode Fayemi’s Inauguration Essay Writing Competition. The essay competition was one of the many activities that heralded the inauguration and swearing-in of the new Governor of Ekiti State. According to the official release by Dr. Jimlas Ogunsakin, the Chairman of the Essay Writing Sub-Committee, the essay competition was organised to rekindle participation in governance and ensure a sense of inclusion…

Joachim Low’s Germany reaches new lows against the Netherlands. The German football team set a number of unwanted records after their shocking 3-0 loss to The Netherlands. Joachim Low took charge of his 168th game as manager of the German national side, which was a record for the highest number of games a German manager has ever taken charge of; but this was one positive record sandwiched by a number of negative ones. Before now, modern day Germany have never…

Canada has become the second country after Uruguay to legalise possession and use of recreational cannabis. Legal pot has been an inescapable topic for months in Canada, as governments and companies prepared in earnest for 17 October. The first recreational cannabis to be legally bought in Canada was purchased at midnight on Wednesday (02:30 GMT) on the eastern island of Newfoundland amid queues of hundreds of people. Cannabis possession first became a crime in Canada in 1923 but medical marijuana…

Senate Thursday resolved to probe the alleged illicit and excessive charges by the commercial banks imposed on their customers. The upper chamber also mandated committees on banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions and Finance to summon the Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele to appear before it for explanation. It affirmed that Emefiele would explain why the official charges as approved by the CBN are skewed in favour of the banking institutions as against the ordinary customers of the…

Madagascar have qualified for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON)  finals for the first time by beating Equatorial Guinea 1-0 in Vontovorona after Madagascar were banned from using the Mahamasina Stadium in Antananarivo for “three matches or three months”. They became the first team to qualify for a place in the finals that have now been expanded from 16 teams to 24. They were later joined by Egypt , Senegal and Tunisia in qualifying for the finals in Cameroon next June/July.…

Nigeria is blessed! We have absolutely everything edible, co-operative soil, beautiful rain, adequate sunshine and quite a number of hardworking farmers. Every season has some fruits or vegetables associated with it. The different tribes make the same raw material into a million and one scrumptious delight. There really is an amazing variety to choose from and enjoy. Food is life and adds to health. Why then do you wallow in monotony and drown yourself in rice, spaghetti, dry beans, bread…

Hey there! Are you in love with Pizza? Do you feel like eating it everyday but can not due to the high cost of it? It can be quite distressing when we have to spend at least #3500 to get good Pizza just because we have to satisfy our cravings. Therefore,to celebrate the World Food Day today, UIMSA Press brings you the simplest and fastest way to make delicious Pizza in our homes and rooms. INGREDIENTS QUICK HOMEMADE PIZZA SAUCE…

It seems like everyone is obsessed with losing weight, but what happens if you want to gain weight? The term ‘underweight’ is typically used to describe an individual who is not within a healthy weight range and has less body fat than is required for maximum well-being. Body fat is estimated using a measurement known as Body Mass Index (BMI), which classifies a person as underweight if their BMI is below 18.5. Whilst there are some people who have a…