Tuesday, 23 September 2014
Man allegedly rapes 20-year-old girl, uploads her nude photos online
A 30-year-old man has allegedly raped a 20-year-old girl (names withheld) and uploaded pictures, taken during the act, on the social media.
Anytincanhappen gathered that the suspect, Olaniyan Oluwakayode, who hails from Osun State allegedly, raped the victim in his apartment at Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of the state.
Why We Refreshed Gulder Bottle by NB Plc
Managing Director, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mr. Nicolas Vervelde has described the recent re-launch of Gulder as a product of the company’s penchant for innovation. He said the rebranding of the brand was in tandem with the company’s leadership in the brewery sector.
US Blocks Nigeria’s Purchase of Chinook Helicopters from Israel
Barack Obama
- Concerns mount over double standards, US’ intent over Boko Haram
- More terrorists surrender after death of Shekau’s double
Senator Iroegbu and Daji Sani
Efforts by the Nigerian military to procure US-made Chinook helicopters
from Israel, to facilitate the movement of troops and the injured, have
been blocked by the United States Government, THISDAY has learnt.
Kris Jenner files for divorce from Bruce Jenner
A SURE Channel for Corruption
There are reports that the idea by the federal government of
rechanneling funds accruable from the partial removal of subsidy on
petrol appears to have been lost in the implementation of projects under
the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P).
While the plan remains laudable, the implementation, since 2012 when the Presidential Committee on SURE-P was initiated, is said to be fraudulent. The SURE-P was instituted to address the issue of corruption that be-devilled the petroleum subsidy regime. But, in many instances, the same corruption has been alleged to be frustrating the idea from succeeding.
While the plan remains laudable, the implementation, since 2012 when the Presidential Committee on SURE-P was initiated, is said to be fraudulent. The SURE-P was instituted to address the issue of corruption that be-devilled the petroleum subsidy regime. But, in many instances, the same corruption has been alleged to be frustrating the idea from succeeding.
Monday, 22 September 2014
TF? Woman gets third boobs implant to scare men away (photos)
21 year old American Jasmine Tridevil, claimed she had plastic surgery to create a third breast to scare men away. And now she wants her own MTV reality show.
The woman who is based in Tampa Florida, shares pictures on her Facebook page to 'show the struggles she faces because of her surgery.' She said her main reason for getting a third breast was because she didn't want to appear attractive to men.
"I got the surgery because I wanted to turn off guys. I know it sounds crazy but I don’t want to date again ever. I still like to feel pretty. If I got a third breast implant most guys would think that’s weird and gross. But I can still feel pretty. I’m starting a reality show called Jasmine’s Jugs and my ultimate goal is to get it onto MTV. That’s my dream.”she wrote on FB.
“I called 50 doctors. It was really hard finding someone that would do it too because they’re breaking the code of ethics.” she saidShe claims her third breast was made using an implant and skin tissue cut from her abdomen. She said her parents didn't react well when they found out
“My mum ran out the door. She won’t talk to me. She won’t let my sister talk to me. My dad, he really isn’t happy. He is kind of ashamed of me but he accepted it.”
THE DECLINE OF NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
There is still insufficient investment in tertiary education
In what has become a scandalous annual embarrassment, Nigerian universities struggled once again at the bottom of the table in the latest global ranking. In the 2014 University web ranking conducted by International Colleges and Universities (4ICU) and released only recently, University of Ilorin was adjudged the 20th best university in Africa and 1842nd in the world. University of Lagos was ranked second in Nigeria and 21st in Africa while Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, came third and ranked 26th in Africa.
The 4ICU, an international higher education search engine and directory that constantly reviews accredited universities and colleges across the world, ranked some 11,307 universities and colleges by web popularity in over 200 countries. Sadly, the poor scores by the most populous nation and the biggest economy in Africa reflected the consistent dismal performance in the past even when the universities were weighted on several other indicators.
The 2012/2013 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, for instance, presented a multi-faceted view of the relative strengths of the world's leading universities based on data covering four key areas of concern - research, employability, teaching and internationalisation. The rankings were compiled using six indicators: academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty/student ratio, citations per faculty, international faculty ratio and international student ratio, and reputational ranking by faculty area. Over 2,000 universities were considered, and 700 were ranked with the top 400 ranked individually, while others were ranked in groups. Unfortunately, while several universities in South Africa and Egypt made the rankings, no Nigerian university did.
This is not only a sad commentary on the state of our education, it has also internationalised the rot in our universities many of which produce graduates that can neither meet the demands of local employers nor compete in the global labour market. The result is the increasing army of unemployed and unemployable youths roaming the streets of major cities.
In what has become a scandalous annual embarrassment, Nigerian universities struggled once again at the bottom of the table in the latest global ranking. In the 2014 University web ranking conducted by International Colleges and Universities (4ICU) and released only recently, University of Ilorin was adjudged the 20th best university in Africa and 1842nd in the world. University of Lagos was ranked second in Nigeria and 21st in Africa while Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, came third and ranked 26th in Africa.
The 4ICU, an international higher education search engine and directory that constantly reviews accredited universities and colleges across the world, ranked some 11,307 universities and colleges by web popularity in over 200 countries. Sadly, the poor scores by the most populous nation and the biggest economy in Africa reflected the consistent dismal performance in the past even when the universities were weighted on several other indicators.
The 2012/2013 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, for instance, presented a multi-faceted view of the relative strengths of the world's leading universities based on data covering four key areas of concern - research, employability, teaching and internationalisation. The rankings were compiled using six indicators: academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty/student ratio, citations per faculty, international faculty ratio and international student ratio, and reputational ranking by faculty area. Over 2,000 universities were considered, and 700 were ranked with the top 400 ranked individually, while others were ranked in groups. Unfortunately, while several universities in South Africa and Egypt made the rankings, no Nigerian university did.
This is not only a sad commentary on the state of our education, it has also internationalised the rot in our universities many of which produce graduates that can neither meet the demands of local employers nor compete in the global labour market. The result is the increasing army of unemployed and unemployable youths roaming the streets of major cities.
While inadequate funding has been one of the major problems of the
education sector, policy makers have not demonstrated the will to devise
a way of addressing this challenge. For instance, a 2012 World Bank
table of the annual budgetary allocation to education by some selected
countries placed Nigeria at the bottom, occupying the 20th position out
of 20 countries selected. Also, of the N4.9 trillion 2013 budget, N426
billion was allocated to education, which is about 8.7 per cent of the
total budget, most of which went to overhead. Rather than address this
problem of funding, government has been preoccupied with establishing
new universities to ensure federal character and sometimes for purely
political reasons.
Ironically, virtually all the existing universities are plagued by outdated and poorly equipped libraries, poor teaching facilities, inadequate lecturers, decaying infrastructure, absence of internet facilities, and non-conducive learning environment. Perhaps the Professor Mahmood Yakubu-led Panel report on challenges of public universities, better known as the Needs Assessment Panel, underscored the present cheerless and disturbing webometric rating. The report says, in part, that university library resources are mostly outdated and manual; and that no library in the public university system is fully automated. Other findings include the fact that less than 10 per cent of the universities “have video conferencing facility, while less than 20 per cent use interactive boards”. The report also noted that “more than 50 per cent don’t use public address systems in the lecture rooms/ theatre; Internet services are non-existent, or epileptic and slow.”
Ironically, virtually all the existing universities are plagued by outdated and poorly equipped libraries, poor teaching facilities, inadequate lecturers, decaying infrastructure, absence of internet facilities, and non-conducive learning environment. Perhaps the Professor Mahmood Yakubu-led Panel report on challenges of public universities, better known as the Needs Assessment Panel, underscored the present cheerless and disturbing webometric rating. The report says, in part, that university library resources are mostly outdated and manual; and that no library in the public university system is fully automated. Other findings include the fact that less than 10 per cent of the universities “have video conferencing facility, while less than 20 per cent use interactive boards”. The report also noted that “more than 50 per cent don’t use public address systems in the lecture rooms/ theatre; Internet services are non-existent, or epileptic and slow.”
As we have consistently stated on this page, the poor performance is
due mainly to insufficient public and indeed, private investment in
education infrastructure. Therefore, better ways of funding our tertiary
institutions must be found, while the universities also need to
eliminate the waste in their systems. The world’s best universities have
enormous cash with which they attract the best to their communities -
from the latest technologies to the brightest professors. That is what
Nigeria needs to reverse the embarrassing trend.
Police Arrest s 25 Year-Old for Killing His Boss in Sokoto
Sokoto State Police Command, Monday arrested
a 25 -year old man Bello Ubandawaki and five others in connection with
the murder of a business associate, Alhaji Yahya Saidu, the Director of
Finance at Government House, Kebbi state.
The Principal suspect Bello Ubandawaki was said to have conspired with five others to kill Saidu last week and buried him at his own residence at Kwarnawa area of Sokoto metropolis.
Addressing newsmen at the police headquarters in Sokoto Monday, Police Public Relations Officer and Deputy Superintendent of Police, El-Mustapha Sani, said the suspect had last week, invited the deceased for a business transaction in his residence in Sokoto and connived with some people to kill him.
The Principal suspect Bello Ubandawaki was said to have conspired with five others to kill Saidu last week and buried him at his own residence at Kwarnawa area of Sokoto metropolis.
Addressing newsmen at the police headquarters in Sokoto Monday, Police Public Relations Officer and Deputy Superintendent of Police, El-Mustapha Sani, said the suspect had last week, invited the deceased for a business transaction in his residence in Sokoto and connived with some people to kill him.
Details to follow
Adorable pic: Beyonce shows pregnant belly on her HBO Special
Saturday, 20 September 2014
Photos from the collapsed church building in Edo state yesterday
Over One Million Killed in the North since 1966, Says Buhari
Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd),
Former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), Friday expressed
concern over the deteriorating security situation in the North, saying
over one million people had been killed in the region from 1966 till
date.
Globacom Attains Second Largest Operator Position
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Globacom has made substantive growth in its subscribers' number by moving from 23 million subscribers in the first quarter of the year to 27 million subscribers in the second quarter, to become the second largest telecoms operator in the country after MTN that had always maintained the leadership position by subscriber number.
Synagogue Death Toll Jumps to 86 as Another Church Collapses, Kills 3 in Benin
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•Survivor recounts 28 hours under the rubble ordeal
Chiemelie Ezeobi and Adibe Emenyonu
Two days after the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other emergency workers wound up rescue operation at the Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), the figure of deaths yesterday jumped to 86.
Military Converts Civilian JTF to Professional Fighting Force
By Senator Iroegbu
The Nigerian military has received the backing of the federal government to streamline the activities of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and other vigilante groups in the North East into a more professional fighting force in the ongoing counter-terrorism operation against Boko Haram terrorists.
This is coming as more facts emerged that the recent offensive and
victories of the military has turned the heat against the insurgents who
are increasingly beating retreat and in disarray in most of the
territories they made gains last month.
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