THIERRY HENRY’S RETURN ENDS IN DEFEAT

World cup winner and newly appointed Monaco coach, Thierry Henry,  didn’t get to enjoy his fairy tale return to the principality club as he might have expected. The 41 year old French man took charge of his first game against Strasbourg which ended in a 2-1 defeat which was made even worse by having to finish the game with ten men after Monaco player Grandsir saw red in the 66th minute. Monaco now have only six points from 10 games…

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CLINICAL SCIENCES CLINCH 3RD POSITION AT LANRE BELLO INTER-FACULTY DEBATE.

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…

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UI MEDICAL STUDENT WINS GOVERNOR’S INAUGURATION ESSAY COMPETITION

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…

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THE IMPLOSION OF THE GERMAN MACHINE

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…

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CANADA BECOMES SECOND COUNTRY TO LEGALISE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA

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…

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INDIAN MINISTER MJ AKBAR RESIGNS OVER #METOO ALLEGATIONS

Editor-turned-politician MJ Akbar has resigned as the Minister of State for External Affairs amid sexual harassment allegations by several of his former colleagues. “Since I have decided to seek justice in a court of law in my personal capacity, I deem it appropriate to step down from office and challenge false accusations levied against me, also in a personal capacity. I have, therefore, tendered my resignation from the office of Minister of State for External Affairs. I am deeply grateful…

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SENATE MOVES AGAINST ILLICIT, EXCESSIVE BANK CHARGES, SUMMONS CBN GOVERNOR

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…

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AFCON 2018: FOUR COUNTRIES QUALIFY, NIGERIA TOPS TABLE

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.…

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YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

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…

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SIMPLEST WAY TO MAKE PIZZA

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…

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