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The Newspapers: Things You Need to Know This Wednesday Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on Tuesday reshuffled 55 management staff in a massive shakeup ordered by the Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru. NNPC said that the latest postings would not only help to position the Corporation for the challenges ahead but also fill the gaps created due to statutory retirements of staff. 2. Report says several students were injured after gunmen suspected to be cultists attacked the Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu campus. The report claims the gunmen stormed the hostel, in the guise of searching for a stolen laptop. 3. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Tuesday, shunned their meeting with the Federal Government. The meeting was aimed at resolving the ongoing industrial action. ASUU President, Biodun Ogunyemi, said the union w...

Terry Apala – Mgbor Terry Apala – Mgbor Following his win for Best Music Cover of the Year (International) at the City People Awards, Apala Hip-Hop prodigy Terry Apala comes back with a Trap Infused Street Anthem titled “Mgbor” which literally translates to “Listen”. The Benie Macaulay produced trap beat sees Terry Apala bragging about being the king of his sound and people go crazy when they hear his song and name because of his unique and distinct style. http://www.47vibez.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Terry_Apala_-_Mgbor_47vibez.com.ng_.mp3 The song is a testament of his growing status and the deserved recognition he has been getting lately. Terry is definitely here to stay as the “New Skool King”.

University of Ilorin Gets New Vice Chancellor The authorities of University of Ilorin,in kwara state Monday announced the new vice-chancellor for the university in the person of Professor Sulyman Age Abdulkareem. The new Vice chancellor is widely known to be a thoroughbred administrator and academician with very impressive credentials. The Pro-chancellor and Chairman‎ of the governing council of the university, Dr Abdullahi Jibril Oyekan made the announcement at a press conference in the university. According to him, the new appointment of another five years for the newly appointed vice-chancellor take effect from 16th October 2017. Recall that the tenure of the five year term of the outgoing vice chancellor Professor Abdulganiyu Ambali will end in 15th October 2017. Vanguard reliably gathered that the newly unveiled vice-chancellor,Professor Sulyman Age Abdulkareem born on 21st January 1954 at Oro in Ir...

University of Ilorin Announces Screening Details For 2017/2018 Admission Exercise The University of Ilorin announced plans and details of the much anticipated 2017/2018 Admission process. Applicants are expected to visit the link below to begin the process. Please be very mindful to input the correct data/information as required during *PRE-Screening Registration.* The screening exercise actually starts from the registration*. Any slight error/mistake may lead to disqualification. Visit: https://uilugportal.unilorin.edu.ng/putme_registration.php Be extra careful Be watchful Be diligent Wish you all the best!

Ahead of Super Eagles World Cup qualifying match with the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, at the Uyo Stadium on Friday, the team's captian, Mikel Obi, has talked tough over the encounter. While speaking in an exclusive interview with SCORENigeria, Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, who is making a return to the squad, stated that victory against Cameroon in Uyo on Friday, would go a long way in the team’s qualification for next year’s World Cup in Russia. The Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state capital will on Friday, host a football match between the Super Eagles and the Indomitable Lions, and the Eagles will also travel to Yaounde for the reverse fixture on Monday. Mikel, who admitted that they had a tough game against the African champions, expressed optimism that they would soar above the Lions on match day. “These three points will go a long way in our qualifying campaign. We have got a very good team.  We have got a ...

Samuel Eto'o returns to Cameroon, Says Super Eagles will fall 90Minutes Goal Wednesday, August 30, 2017 0 By Chinedu Laurel Okorodike: Former Cameroonian poacher and all time highest goalscorer of Cameroon, Samuel Eto'o Fills has taken advantage of the International break to return back to his native country Cameroon ahead of the September 1 and September 4 World Cup qualifier against Nigeria. Eto'o who played 118 times and scored 56 goals for the national in 17 years, also played in the 1998, 2002, 2010 and 2014 World Cups held in France, Japan/Korea, South Africa and Brazil respectively. Eto'o who joined  Alatyaspor of Turkey in 2015 and has already scored 36 goals in 59 appearances for the Turkish side is in Yaounde, Cameroon to drum support for the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, as well as mediate in the current fracas in FECAFOOT. Cameroon need to pick four points from ...

Another Nigerian student has made her parents super proud and broken the records yet again after scoring 9 A1s in the 2017 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). 15-year-old Ikeoluwa Abioye scored A1 in all the 9 subjects she wrote. The subjects include Maths, English, Further Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Civic, Catering, Biology and ICT. Abioye didn’t stop there! She also scored an amazing 305 in the last Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Abioye, an indigene of Irepodun Local Council of Osun State, was recently celebrated and honoured by her alma mater, Starfield Schools, Iju, Lagos. She said, if sponsored, she would love to go to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) or Harvard University to study Computer Engineering. Big, big congrats to her.

The Cross River State Police Command on Tuesday, paraded a suspected fake pastor alongside six others for allegedly killing a one year and six months old baby for ritual purposes.   A church pastor identified as Tony Obo-Ekpeyong, who allegedly broke a home alongside six others and abducted a woman’s 18-month old baby girl who he allegedly used for rituals, has been apprehended and arraigned by the Nigerian Police. While speaking to correspondents at the headquarters of the Cross River State Command in Calabar on Tuesday, the 20-year-old mother of the baby, Faith Inyang, on Tuesday, said her baby was stolen at about 3am on August 24 by masked men whom she said she was able to identify. She said she was able to identify the pastor who oversees the Royal God’s Commandment Ministry, because he and the other alleged assailants lived in the same neighbourhood as her. A church pastor identified as Tony Obo-Ekpeyong, who allegedly broke a home alongside six oth...

This morning, Pastor Joel Osteen and his Houston megachurch came under attack after reports surfaced online that the church closed its door to victims of the Houston Hurricane. Reacting to the backlash online, the church spokesman and Osteen’s father-in-law Donald Iloff issued a statement saying, ‘we have never closed our doors. We will continue to be a distribution center for those in need. We are prepared to shelter people once the cities and county shelters reach capacity. Lakewood will be a value to the community in the aftermath of this storm in helping our fellow citizens rebuild their lives’. Well, after several backlash on social media, the man of God just tweeted that the church is now open to receive anyone who needs shelter.

Man Caught Stealing Ram Ahead of Sallah Celebrations | Photos A man has been apprehended and paraded publicly in shame by residents of Iree in Osun state for allegedly stealing a ram ahead of the Sallah celebrations. The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government declared Friday, September 1st and Monday, 4th September 2017, as Public Holidays to mark Eid-il-Kabir celebration. As muslims across the country are going to the market to purchase their rams ahead of the Sallah celebrations, a man who chose to obtain his own by stealing, was apprehended by local residents of the Iree area of Osun state on Tuesday. The unidentified man who was caught stealing the ram by residents of the area, paraded him publicly with his stolen object. See more photos below;

Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi is confident that victory against Cameroon in Uyo on Friday will be very vital in the team’s quest to qualify for next year’s World Cup in Russia.   The Eagles host the Indomitable Lions at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, on Friday, before travelling to Yaounde for the reverse fixture on Monday. Mikel, who is making a return to the squad, admitted that they had a tough game against the African champions but expressed optimism that they would soar above the Lions on match day. “These three points will go a long way in our qualifying campaign. We have got a very good team.  We have got a very young team with a lot of quality,” Mikel told SCORENigeria. “We are on top of the table on six points and we want to win. Cameroon also want to win, so it’s really going to be a do-or-die affair. We are looking forward to the game and we want to make sure we qualify and hopefully we will do that. We need to make sure w...

Suspected kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, more popularly known as Evans, has a few minutes ago, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and kidnapping before a Judge at the High Court in Ikeja, Lagos. Evans and his five of his accomplices were arraigned before the High Court on two counts bordering on kidnap and conspiracy. Yesterday, a Lagos Division of the Federal High Court adjourned till September 5 over the fundamental rights application brought by Evans.

The Federal Government is reportedly set to decide on the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. According to The Punch, there are strong indications that the Federal Executive Council will, at its meeting on Wednesday (today) decide on the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, who gave this indication in an interview with journalists on Tuesday, said the university lecturers had deliberated on the offers made to them by the government at a meeting on August 17. Also, the union, in a statement on Tuesday, said it would call off its strike after receiving a positive response to its demands from the Federal Government. The lecturers boycotted a meeting which was scheduled to hold between the government and the union on Tuesday. ASUU, on August 13, began a nationwide strike over the failure of the Federal Government to implement an agreement it reached with the union in 2009. The ...