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The Imo State University (IMSU) Online Registration for the Screening of prospective candidates for Admission into ALL COURSES/PROGRAMMES for the 2016/2017 Academic Year has commenced. 1. ELIGIBILITY Candidates who chose Imo State University as their first choice in the 2016/2017 UTME/DIRECT ENTRY Application and scored 180 and above are eligible for the screening. In addition, candidates must possess at least five (5) credit passes in the relevant O’level subjects including English Language and Mathematics. Please visit the University website www.imsu.edu.ng. for more information on the relevant subject combinations. 2. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE -Visit the university's official website www.imsu.edu.ng -Click on "2016/2017 UTME/DE Admission Screening Application" under Prospective Students - On the page that opens, click on Post-UTME Application. - Enter your JAMB Registration Number in the space provided; click on "START" and proceed to ...

If you know O town very well you will concur with me that "channel o" is among the happening shawama spots in town. And for sometime now I've admired their consistency in quality and price despite the  "buhariarismic" economic change. But behold as I innocently visited the spot today.. The first thing that caught my attention was the notice on their counter. (You can zoom the picture to see the notice) And what did it say? NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE Due to current prices of food stuff in the market chicken shawama will be sold per #700 while beef will be sold per #600. This will be effective starting from Monday 1st August Please bear with us. Should we bear with them? Just comment what you think...

10 COMMON WORDS NIGERIANS USE EVERYDAY, WHICH DON'T EXIST. Below are words Nigerians use that don’t exist in the English dictionary. 1. Go-slow: When Nigerians say go-slow, they mean congested traffic, which is wrong. The meaning of go-slow in the English dictionary is, a form of industrial action in which work or progress is deliberately delayed or slowed down. 2. Disvirgin: This word is used on a daily basis by many Nigerians when they intend to say a woman has lost her virginity. There is no word like disvirgin. The correct word to use is deflower. Disvirgin simply does not exist. 3. Trafficate: Nigerians use the word to describe a situation where a driver indicates to other drivers that he/she wants to take a turn. It is used so often, that it has started to sound like proper English. 4. Flashing: Every Nigerian knows “flashing” to mean when someone calls your mobile phone and cuts off before you answer. The word ‘flash’ is so common among Nigerians and its used...

  *Change* It was an anthem of freedom It was a cry for liberation It was the hope of the Nigerian people It has become a joke on the street, A wish upon a star, It has become a far fetched dream In an economy highly dependent on oil, A people striving on foreign products And a leadership adamant on fighting corruption Change we chant! Change echos back at us Missing girls, missing budget, a misled country. Budget padding, inconclusive election, rise in dollar rates, Dall in oil price, bad roads, no light, no water, demolishing of property, white elephant projects, Corruption fighting corruption, hardship everywhere.... This is the change we see, this is the country we know. Written by: Krista

The West African Examination Council today released the result of the 2016 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). It was learnt that a total of eight hundred and seventy eight thousand and forty (878,040) candidates, representing 52.97%, obtained credits in five (5) subjects and above, including English Language and Mathematics. A total of 1,014,573 candidates, representing 65.70% obtained six (6) credits and above; one million one hundred sixty seven thousand four hundred and eighty four (1,167,484) candidates, representing 75.60% obtained five (5) credits and above. One million two hundred and eighty two thousand two hundred and four (1,282,204) candidates, representing 83.03% obtained credit and above in four (4) subjects while one million three hundred and seventy thousand forty nine (1,370,049) candidates, representing 88.72% obtained credit and above in three (3) subjects. One million four hundred and thirty eight thousand six hundred and...

 The wife of the united states President Michelle Obama wrote on her Instagram page today. "55 years young and that smile still gets me every single day ...." Which was solely to her husband President Barack Obama, who turned 55 today.

History beacons as the 2016 Olympic Games get underway in Rio, Brazil and Nigeria is set to once again participate in the most celebrated sporting event on earth. Inadequate preparations as well as lack of funds have deemed the country’s chances in getting at least a medal this year. Nigeria’s best outing at the Summer Olympics was in Atlanta, USA in 1996, where Team Nigeria led by Mary Onyali finished 32nd overall, winning six medals including 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze. Here are five reasons Nigerians will never forget Atlanta 96′ 1. Gold in Football Nigeria’s male football team in an unbelievable manner stunned the world at the games defeating football powers like Brazil and Argentina to win Gold at the tournament. Having lost 1-0 to Brazil in the preliminary rounds, Nigeria made the most remarkable comeback in Olympic-football history from 3-1 to 4-3, beating the Samba Boys in the epic semi-final through the golden-goal rule. Dream Team celebrate their triumph at ...