UEFA Champions league group stage draws

first time ever, the Premier League will be represented by five clubs, by virtue of Manchester United's Europa League victory, last season, which automatically qualified Jose Mourinho's men for this season's competition, while Liverpool secured their place in the group stage after a comprehensive qualification victory over Bundesliga outfit Hoffenheim. Celtic also secured a berth in the groups following victory over Kazakhstan's Astana, although being champions of Scotland wasn't enough to earn the Bhoys a place in pot one, which is reserved for league champions of Europe's top eight ranked nations and the defending European champions, only.

Student who murdered 8year old girl for ritual escapes from

There appears to be a protest currently going on in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to a twitter user who is live-tweeting the event, he claims it is in regard to the UNIPORT student who absconded from police custody after he was arrested for murdering an 8 year old girl for ritualistic purpose. The twitter user reports that police have thrown tear gas in the area as roads around eliozu junction, the area of the protest have been blocked. His tweets below.

Usain Bolt is Leo. ...friends pop champagne as he celebrates his birthday today

Retired Jamaican sprinter who is the first person to hold both the 100 metres and 200 metres world records had another reason to celebrate on Monday, 21st August as he rang in his 31st birthday by celebrating with friends in Mykonos. Taking to Instagram, the Olympic champion revealed he had been given the royal treatment on the day, as he uploaded a video of himself being sprayed down with champagne. He captioned the clip: 'What time to be alive #BirthdayVibe #blessed ##GiveThanks'.

N-Power reveals what volunteers must do before August 31

Power scheme has given latest update on its N-Teach programme. The empowerment scheme said N-Teach volunteers who are yet to write their test and have no BVN issue should log on to its website because the assessment test closes on August 31. A statement on its website reads, “If you applied for N-Teach and you haven’t written your test and your BVN records match your application, please log in to write your assessment tests. Assessment tests close on the 31st of August, 2017.” The scheme had earlier announced a new method of fishing out volunteers collecting its stipend while also in another employment. The scheme said the federal government empowerment programme was solely for unemployed graduates. For this reason, it said those already employed should stay off.

Body of Nnamdi Azikwe university student found dead four days after declared missing

decomposing body of a Female Student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Akwa was found in her apartment. A Student of the Prestigious Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, who was always known to mind her business, who always come in and go out of her Lodge at her own discretion has been found dead in her room after four days. The incident occurred within the first week of August 2017 and no one including her neighbors knew of the incident until after 4 days. After several days of absence, the lodge residents began to wonder where she might have traveled to, it was noticed that her room door had visits of huge houseflies struggling to get into the room and occasional smell of her decaying body oozing out around her apartment. With the combined effort of the residents in the area, the door was broken down to uncover the misery of her absence and what exactly brought the flies and smell around

Jamb fixes cut off marks for universities ,polytechnics and colleges of education

Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has fixed minimum cut off marks for Nigeria’s tertiary institutions.
The minimum cut off marks for admissions into universities in Nigeria was set for 120, polytechnics and colleges of education pegged at 100, while that of innovative enterprising institutes was pegged at 110.
Institutions are, however, at liberty to raise their cut off marks for admission above the minimum set by JAMB.
Also, admissions into public degree awarding institutions for the 2017 UTME examination will end on January 15, 2018 while for private institutions, it ends on January 31, 2018.
Also, decisions on first choice candidates by universities will end on October 15, and second choice candidates will end on December 15; after which the remaining students will be available in the market place for other institutions till the January closing dates.
These decisions were taken at the 2017 Combined Policy Meetings on Admissions into Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria which ended on Tuesday.
The Registrar of JAMB, Ishaq Oloyede, said a Central Admission Processing System, CAPS, will be used to streamline admission processes among institutions, as it addresses challenges associated with the former approach.
Mr. Oloyede also said that Institutions could conduct dual mode system which involves both manual and the newly introduced CAPS.
He advocated a dynamic educational policy as related to admissions.
“All over the world, there is agitation for dynamic educational policy,” he said. “JAMB only admits for National Diploma, not Higher National Diploma; so why should we use the same requirement for ND and BSC, that is unreasonable parity.”
“We should not be sentimental in fixing our cut off mark; we need not over-dramatise issue of cut off mark.”
He said candidates’ applications to study agriculture was very low while applications to study medicine and health sciences increased.
Speaking on illegal admissions, he said the process is now automated because the Registrar of JAMB must approve all candidates.
“About 17,160 students were admitted without JAMB across institutions in Nigeria,” he said.
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, also formerly announced a lift of the ban on the conduct of Post-UTME examination as a prerequisite for admission into tertiary institutions.
“Cancellation of Post- UTME is a mistake,” he said.
He noted that banning of post-UTME led to a lot of irregularities by candidates and some institutions.
The minister explained that with the lifting of the ban on the conduct of the examination, institutions are now at liberty to conduct, while adding that fee for the examination should not exceed N2000.
He explained that the 2016 admission process was a huge success, while expressing optimism that government is working assiduously to make that of 2017 better.
Mr. Adamu noted that government is also making efforts to expand access and ensure equality in the education sector.
He expressed optimism that a substantial number of candidates who sat for the 2017 UTME would gain admission into tertiary institution.
“Over 1.6 million candidates applied for degree courses, over 17,000 for ND as well as NCE,” he said.

Obafemi Martins acquires an all new Bentley Bentayga 2017

Any real car lover is definitely envious of Obafemi Martins' garage, which now includes a 2017 Bentley Bentayga, dubbed the World's fastest SUV. The Chinese Super League side player owns a black Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren, Lamborghini Aventador and most recently, a 2017 Bentley Bentayga. Obafemi Martins' cool ride (instagram) Unlike his previous cars, which are both black, this new ride is both white and black. Showcasing the new whip on Instagram, he wrote, "Coming thru otalenu Yeri Yeri." Obafemi Martins' 2017 Bentley Bentayga (instagram) The former Seattle Sounders FC star's latest car is estimated at $300,000 (N95M.) Features include all-wheel drive, eight-speed automatic transmission and 6.0L twin-turbo 600-horsepower W12 engine. Bentley Bentayga (freep) 21-inch black painted multispoke wheels, 1,800-watt 18-speaker Naim audio, two rear entertainment tablets, air suspension, voice recognition, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and more are reported other features of this luxurious ride. Bentley Bentayga (freep) This car is powered by a W12 silent, but powerful engine. Martins' new ride, which is Bentley's first ultra-luxury SUV, goes from 0 to 60 m.p.h. in 4.0 seconds and reaches 187 m.p.h, making it the World's fastest SUV of ALL time!

Wizkid endorses Old mid e's new song amid controversies

Following the tweet made my by Nigerian Health Organization, that Olamide’s new hit single “Wo!” is not good for public health, Wizkid took to Twitter to hype the new track

Arsenal fan slumps and dies so club looses to Stoke City

Tragedy struck in Anara , Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State on Saturday , when a man identified as Dominic Ejimba slumped and died before he could be rushed to the hospital .
The incident happened as Ejimba was allegedly watching Arsenal vs . Stoke City match in the ongoing English Premier League season.
Sources said the deceased, a die - hard Arsenal FC supporter , could not bear it when his team conceded a goal midway into the second half of the game . He was watching the encounter at a viewing centre on the Owerri - Okigwe expressway, the source said.
A Liverpool fan , Chuks Amaku , said , “ Dom is dead . He slumped immediately Stoke City scored a goal. Before my uncle , Hezekiah Amaku , could rush him to the hospital , he died .
“ It was unfortunate because all of us were exchanging jokes. Nobody was sensing any danger . We never knew that death was lurking. He had supported Arsenal for a very long time now . He couldn ’ t had taken that goal very seriously. ”
The deceased ’ s brother, Francis Onwuka , confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Sunday.
Onwuka said , “Dom is dead . He slumped while watching Arsenal and Stoke City match on Friday and could not make it to the hospital.
“ It is unfortunate and saddening because he has left a very young wife and three little kids . His demise pains. ”
An Arsenal fan , Barrister Kissinger Ikeokwu , who also confirmed the death , disclosed that Gunners’ fans in the state mourn the painful exit .
Ikeokwu , who described the Dominic as a great fan of the London- based football club said the thoughts of all Arsenal fans in the state were with the family.
Our correspondent gathered that the deceased , who was in his early 40s , had supported Arsenal from his childhood.
“ He loved Arsenal passionately. He closed his shop to make sure that he watched his darling club play . He could even deny himself food if his team was beaten, ” another source said.
The late Dominic Ejimba hailed from Umufuku - Umunchi in Isiala Mbano LGA of Imo State.

Private tertiary schools and their current tuition fees

Tuition fees of major private universities in Nigeria. The tuition fees are all 2016/2017 and should give school seekers an idea of what to expect for 2017/2018. The universities are grouped by their religious affiliations(if any).
Secular Private Universities
Christopher University( 400,000.00)
Oduduwa university(175,000 – 250,000)
Afebabalola University(652,000.00 – 1.9M)
Baze Uni(2.250,000 – 2.5M), Acc/meal=900k
American University of Nigeria(3.9 M)
Igbinedion university(605,000.00-3 million)
Elizade University(395,000 – 465,000)
Adeleke university(599,000 – 830,000)
Ritman Ikot university (350,000)
Lead City University(300,000 – 560,000)
Nile University(1.7M – 5.2M)
Islamic Universities
Crescent university(508,000-683,000.00)
Al hikmah(200,500-700,000.00)
Fountain University(341,000.00)
Summit university(250,000)
Christian Universities (Pentecostal)
Landmark university(556,000 – 669,000)
Covenant university(790,000 – 814,000)
Anchor university(600,000 – 700,000)
Redeemers university(773,000 -803,000)
Mountain top university(450,000 – 520,000)
Benson Idahosa University(398,000 – 1.5M)
Christian Universities(Orthodox)
Crawford Universitu (501,000 – 536,000)
Bingham University(630,000 – 895,000)
Babcock University(901,000 – 3 million)
Bowen University(318,000 – 1.5 million)
Ajayi Crowther University(338,000 – 800,000)
Joseph Ayo Babalola uni(476,000 – 700,000)
Christian Universities(Catholic affiliated)
Veritas University(540,000 – 590,000)
Madonna University(300,000-450,000)(Med-1.5 Mill..)
Godfrey Okoye University(211,000 – 370,000)