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The latest ranking that places University of Uyo in Akwa Ibom State, South-South Region at the 16th position by the National Universities Commission (NUC) in the 2018 ranking among other universities in Nigeria is seen as the hand of God. The university was established by the federal government of Nigeria as a federal university and the name was changed to the University of Uyo on October 1, 1991. It metamorphosed from defunct University of Cross River State which was established in 1983 by the then Cross River State government. Professor Enefiok Essien, the university’s Vice Chancellor, broke the news that…

Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth increased by $3 billion Tuesday as the Facebook CEO appeared before Congress to field questions following the recent Cambridge Analytica leak that exposed 87 million users’ data. The highly-scrutinized testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which marked the first time Zuckerberg appeared in person in front of Congress, did not deter investors. Facebook shares went up 4.5% to $165 from $157.93 the day before in the company’s most significant one-day gain in about two years. Facebook gained $21 billion in value to close at $479.4 billion. Facebook’s gain reversed some of the company’s losses over the…

Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, has debunked the alleged claims by some people that Muslims are ‘illiterates and useless.’ The Sultan, who spoke this at the centenary celebration of Sheikh Adam Al-Ilory, held at the University of Lagos on Monday, described Islamic education as robust and not backward as some people allegedly claim. He said, “We cannot allow people to bring our heads down and say we are useless . We are highly educated. “We need to take this challenge up and ask ourselves, ‘Why do people look at us Muslims as illiterates?’ “I don’t understand how…

“It was then, as I lay on the ground and bled and cried, that I vowed that if I had the opportunity, I would chase our children to schools instead of chasing them away from schools.” Godswill Akpabio, the Senate Minority Leader, in an emotional laden voice narrated this to a mammoth crowd how a teacher in his primary school days in Ukana village, Essien Udim local government of Akwa Ibom State drove him into a bush and he sustained injury. “The scar is still there,” he said in an emotional tone. “God allowed that scar to remain there as…

Argentina’s Ezequiel Lavezzi has been confirmed as the world’s highest paid footballer. Lionel Messi moves up to third on the list after signing a new Barcelona contract. Cristiano Ronaldo comes in fourth in a new list respectively. Paul Pogba is the highest earner from the Premier League taking home £290,000 (N118m) Lionel Messi is still not the highest paid player in the world despite agreeing to sign a new contract with Barcelona on Wednesday, June 5. La Pulga has, however, overtaken Cristiano Ronaldo to be ranked third in the new updated list. Messi will take home £500,000-a-week which roughly translates…

Super Eagles forward Victor Moses has been nominated for the Chelsea Player of the Year award. This announcement was made on the club’s official website on Monday. Moses will contest for the accolade alongside Eden Hazard, N’Golo Kante, Willian and 26 other players. Moses has played 32 games, scored three goals and made three assists in all competitions for the club this season. Eden Hazard has won the prize in three of the last four years (2014, 2015 and 2017) and from the current squad Willian is also a past winner having come out on top in 2016. Super Eagles…

Many foods exist. Some are detrimental to human health. Below is a list of 10 unhealthy foods that you should stop eating. 1. Coffee Drinks Unless you are getting plain black coffee from your local coffee shop, consuming these drinks every day isn’t doing your health any favour. Usually, these drinks are laden with a large amount of sugar, fatty cream, and salt. Some medium sized drinks can contain over 1000 calories! It seems like you are just trying to get your morning coffee, but that coffee is coming with a lot of extra baggage which can cause health complications.…

The United Kingdom has announced new scholarship scheme for Nigerian students and other young people from The Commonwealth to study in low and middle-income countries. This was revealed by Prince Henry of Wales, popularly known as Prince Harry, while speaking at the opening session of the Commonwealth Youth Forum at the Queen Elizabeth II centre in London. The Prince, who is fifth in line to the Royal throne, said “60 percent of the Commonwealth is under the age of 30 and at 1.4 billion strong,” adding that they have the capacity to change the world. Speaking in his new role…

The governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El Rufai, said Monday World Bank told him that no state in the country would access its loan if Kaduna State is not considered by the National Assembly. It would be recalled that the Senate penultimate week, rejected $350 million loan facility for Kaduna State following, objections from the three senators from the state on the ground that Kaduna was already too heavily indebted. Apart from Kaduna, Abia, Ogun, and Lagos, among others, also applied for various sums from the World Bank for development purposes. Speaking at the maiden edition of the Barnawa branch…

Fresh attacks by herdsmen in some communities of Benue and Nasarawa States have claimed the lives of 36 persons including four police officers. Eleven policemen were declared missing in Logo local government area of Benue after the herdsmen ambushed them on Sunday evening and early Monday morning. However, Mr. Richard Nyajo, the Logo local government chairman, in a telephone interview maintained that the casualty figure was higher, adding that many sustained injuries in the attack. Nyajo said: “The well-armed herdsmen entangled the police personnel on duty in the area at about 6 p.m. and killed several of them, while some…