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By: Edith Jeff-Okoroafor She may not have been on par with you, but definitely looked up to you. She sought to learn the ropes from you. Through humble and almost unknown beginnings, she strove to be where she currently is, just like you if you care to remember. She tried time and again to connect with you but you acted coldly towards her. Yet, she kept on trying, “ I’ve got something to learn from her”, she thought to herself and kept chasing you about for a meeting, a decent phone conversation – anything at all that would result in communicating seriously with you. The messages she left you, you snubbed. That is, if you bothered reading them at all, but smiled gleefully at an ordinary missed call notification from a man. Still, she didn’t relent since she had long held up before her, in place of your face, an image of the woman she would like to be someday – a mirror to her future. In spite of how you treated her, she never put down that image. Her resolve to succeed thankfully was ...

An official statement from the university of Maiduguri management made available yesterday indicates that the University resumes as earlier scheduled on tuesday 3rd 2016. Staff and students are to note that all event remain as stipulated in the school's 2017/18 academic session calendar; "they are to be strictly adhered to especially in areas of commencement of lectures and other academic activities" the circular read. The circular which was signed by Director, Senate and Academic matters, Yamta Filibus Mshelia was however silent over the much anticipated admission list though there are rumours that lists are ready and may be released by 30th September. It could also be recalled that the admission was also delayed in the most previous session where it was released barely a day to resumption. The circulated also said "new students will be informed of their commencement dates in due course". Safe journey to all staff and returning students and as well good luc...

The House of Representatives has vowed to go ahead with the Bill seeking to regulate the activities of Non-Governmental Organizations and Civil Society Organizations. The House made its position known in a statement by the Deputy Majority Leader, Hon. Umar Buba Jibril, on Thursday. Jibril said in a statement that not even the United Nations, to which some of the NGOs and CSOs have appealed to, can prevail on the National Assembly to stop the process for the passage of the Bill. He said: “Going on cheap propaganda and blackmail and even calling on World bodies including the United Nations to help you withdraw a bill from our National Assembly will not help you!” Jibril, however, in the statement, said churches, mosques and thrift societies are not going to be affected by the Bill. The statement by Jibril is reproduced below: House clears the air on NGO regulation Bill …Some NGOs collected funds for North East IDPs and disappeared …Churches, Mosques, Esusu,...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board says only a combination of JAMB cut-off marks, post-UTME, O’ level results and other admission criteria as determined by institutions can ensure candidates’ admission. Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the JAMB registrar, disclosed this at an intensive Training and Sensitisation Forum on Central Admissions Processing System for the 2017/2018 academic session on Thursday in Abuja. Oloyede said scoring higher than the minimum cut-off marks did not guarantee admission but made candidates eligible for admission consideration. He added that institutions determined the institutional, programme and course cut-off marks and other admission criteria in exercise of their autonomy. According to him, the cut-off mark by JAMB is only a threshold below which no institution can admit candidates. Oloyede said: “JAMB is not an examination body rather it is a ranking body. If there are enough spaces in the tertiary institutions there may not be need...

COINCIDENCE OR GOD’S DOING? Isn’t it amazing? Many may say it is just happening but I don’t think the same line, have you ever imagined how three great men were given birth to serially as though it was arranged, yes it’s a divine arrangement!!! It might interest you to know that THREE presidents of the NFCS (two past and one present) were not just born in September but share the dates serially 20, 22, and 23; isn’t God wonderful? The current president of NFCS Bro. Emmanuel Eze whose birthday we celebrated yesterday was born 20th September he is currently finalizing a second degree program at the Department of Medical Laboratory Science among his interests are Badmington and singing The immediate past president Bro. Chibueze Linus a fresh graduate of the department of Medical Laboratory Science was born on September 22nd he loves adventure and creativity. Bro Benjamin Nzeh two-time President of the NFCS, a graduate of Health Education currently running his Masters in Hungary is not...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai on Monday evening noted that the Defence Headquarters did not declare the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) a terrorist organisation. Speaking during the official launch of Operation Python Dance II in Abakaliki, the Army Chief who argued that what the Defence Headquarters did was a pronouncement on IPOB, added that the statement of the military gave room for the right steps to be taken on the matter. According to Buratai, the action of the Federal Government concerning IPOB was right and that the military did not over step its bound towards the protection of lives and properties in the country. “You have to get it very clear. First of all, what the Defence Headquarters did was to make pronouncement. It was not a declaration perse. But this has given room for the right step to be taken. I think the government is doing the right thing. “It is not that we are overstepping our bounds. We are still within the limits. And I en...

Finally, the ASUU STRIKE which has lasted for more than a month has been official called off. While addressing a press conference in the Federal Universities of Technology, Minna, the Niger State capital, the National President of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi said the union had agreed to suspend the strike after a meeting of the National Executive Council which started on today. The President also listed the components of the agreement which the union had with the Federal Government , which led to the resolution of the long-drawn crisis. While speaking at a press briefing today on resolutions which the Union has reached during the National Exercutive Council meeting NEC in Federal University of Technology FUT, Minna, the president of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi said and we quote: “Finally, NEC resolved to suspend the strike action embarked upon, with effect from monday, September, 18, 2017 and directs its branches to resume work forthwith”. Minna—...