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PRESS RELEASE FROM THE STUDENTS' UNION Alutarian greetings and salutations to all AAUAITES. It is high time we broke the silence and made our stand known. Our silence has not been because of cowardice. First, we need to let you know that the Students' Union have been duly representing the interest of the students; the course for wish we've been elected. Hence, we implore the studentry to keep calm and join hands with us as we press on in our struggles through the machineries of diplomacy. We wish to let you know that we have been, and we'll be proactive in all our endeavours. We'll agitate sporadically and aggressively, *but not violently.* We are civilized. Hence, we'll never preach nor resort to violence; neither would we ever implore anyone to be violent. In a nutshell, we plead with all AAUAITES to remain calm and patient in this trying time. As the Yoruba adage says, *_"Ogbon l'egbon agbara"_*. We implore all AAUAITES to p...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has asked the parents of candidates sitting the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination to stay away from Computer-Based Centres. The JAMB Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, who said this on Monday in Abuja while monitoring the Mock UTME at the Kogo and Veritas University CBT centres, noted that some parents had formed the habit of hanging around the centres to engage in examination malpractice. JAMB Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede said: “We urge parents to keep away from CBT centres. We are preparing people for university education, but the parents come around too often. They want their children or their wards to pass at all costs. “This practice is not helpful because they will not follow these candidates to the lecture rooms. Lecturers and others will start taking undue advantage of such parents because they are not mature. They are not prepared for the task. I think parents should steer clear of all CBT centres an...

A major crack has appeared in the ranks of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife branch, at the weekend, decided to pull out of the national body to form a new union. The decision to pull out of ASUU national by OAU branch was taken at a congress held on February 12, when it rejected the resolutions of ASUU’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on the face-off between it and the parent body over an internal crisis. Other reasons given by OAU branch to form a new union are the unilateral removal of the elected treasurer by ASUU national president and the alleged transfer of N11 million from OAU branch account to ASUU national account. The congress noted that the removal of the duly elected treasurer and transfer of N11 million prompted majority of members to request that their check off dues usually remitted to ASUU national be stopped. The OAU branch also cited the decision of ASUU NEC to accept the suspended re...

The president of a budget Spanish airline claims Barcelona’s airport is unable to expand as planes are not allowed to fly over Lionel Messi’s house. Vueling chief Javier Sanchez-Prieto, via Marca, claims the area of Castelldefels where Messi and other Barca stars live, on the outskirts of Barcelona, has an environmental restriction over it. It’s located just 10km away from the airport, one of the busiest in Europe. Airline bosses were hoping to add more runways in order to allow extra movement in and out of the city. But Sanchez-Prieto says the proposed expansion can’t happen “because you cannot pass over where Messi lives.” The agitated president added: “This doesn’t happen anywhere else in the world.” Idyllic Castelldefels is just a short 12-mile drive from the iconic Nou Camp and boasts stunning views out into the Med. It is the exclusive hideaway where Philippe Coutinho also recently bought a house. The stars all live in a small area know as Bellamar. Ivan Raki...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Thursday released the results of the just-conducted Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the Newsmen on Thursday in Lagos. According to him, candidates are to check their results on line by visiting www.jamb.org.ng with their registration numbers. Benjamin described the conduct of the examination nationwide as hitch-free. NAN reports that a total of 245,753 candidates registered for the mock examination which took place on Monday. Mock UTME is optional for UTME candidates. The main UTME is expected to hold from  March 9 to March 17.

Hi Guys, We can’t talk about versatility in Nigeria’s music industry without having to mention the name Olamide. In fact, it is safe to say Olamide’s strength is in his ability to experiment with different sounds and still come up with excellent content.. He started off as Rapper, his official music debut “Eni Duro” was a monster hit cementing his claims to be the next kid on the block after Dagrin’s demise. He went ahead to drop series of punchline laden tracks many of which made hits. Up till today, Olamide’s King Of Indigenous rap status has never been threatened. Who is even willing to dare? Meanwhile, at a point in the music industry, music lovers seem to be tired of everyday punchline, the street wants to dance and groove. Of course, Olamide was on his toes to take on the challenge and apparently, he was successful with it. With tracks like, Bobo, Eleda Mi, Wo, Science Student and others, Olamide’s afro-dance music skills has gone beyond the ordinary. We are all...

 Cristiano Ronaldo's son, Cristiano Jnr, strikes an unerringly familiar pose in the gym It's one of the most iconic photos of such a global superstar. Four years ago, Cristiano Ronaldo smashed home Real Madrid's fourth in their Champions League rout of Atletico Madrid to claim the famous trophy at Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal. Upon doing so, he whipped his shirt off to reveal his considerable physique during his celebration. Ronaldo was rested for the defeat by Espanyol but is likely to play against Getafe this Saturday

The Abubakar Shekau-led faction of the Boko Haram sect has released a video of the execution of drug dealers. The video showed some men bounded by the sect while being whipped mercilessly amid cheers from a local crowd. Before their final execution, the leader read their offences and sentences before the crowd, who cheered him in excitement. The were asked to face the earth and were shot at close range, while the crowd chorused ‘Alahu Akbar’ (God is Great).

A list of photos of top Nigerian celebrities – Tiwa Savage, Davido, Olamide, Wizkid, Simi, Toke Makinwa and more – side by side with photos of them at age 70, have emerged online. What your favorite celebs are likely to look like when they grow old There are some software applications that can be used to change appearances. They are called automated age progression or reduction applications which can be used to determine how a person would look when they are older or younger. This amazing application was used to change the images of Nigeria’s favourite celebrities to see what they would look like when they are older, and the results were quite shocking. Below is how some of your favourite Nigerian celebrities might look like when they grow old. Photo credit: Kraks TV.

Daily Times Ondo governor, Akeredolu speaks on why Tinubu won’t visit state The Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said there is no need for Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to visit his state. Akeredolu said Tinubu’s reconciliation effort was not needed in Ondo State because the state arm of the party is peaceful. Punch FG sets up panel to probe 110 Dapchi girls abduction •Chief of Air Staff relocates to Yobe The Federal Government has set up a 12-member committee to unravel the circumstances surrounding the abduction of 110 pupils of the Government Girls Science and Technical College in Dapchi, Yobe State, on February 19. Vanguard Let’s collaborate to end herdsmen attacks in S’West, Gani Adams tells Northern leaders THE Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Aare Gani Adams, has called on Northern leaders resident in the South West to collaborate with him to end the incessant activities of herdsmen in the region. Thisday D...

Manchester United are bracing themselves for defeat in their attempts to keep Marouane Fellaini, who is out of contract at the end of the season. Alan Pardew has told West Brom he wants to stay on as boss and attempt to lead them back up if they are relegated. Manchester City’s defence will cost them the chance to be crowned kings of Europe, says Louis van Gaal. Jose Mourinho is unhappy at how long Manchester United are taking to offer new contracts to his players. Wales boss Ryan Giggs wants to see Aaron Ramsey sort out his future quickly as the Arsenal midfielder approaches the final year of his contract. Luis Enrique’s hopes of succeeding Antonio Conte at Chelsea could rest on whether or not he is prepared to accept a significantly lower wage than he was paid by Barcelona. Alex McLeish is due to hold talks with Scott McTominay at Manchester United’s training ground this week in a bid to persuade him to pledge his international future to Scotland. Everton’s majority shar...