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Tiger Woods Pleads Not Guilty To DUI Charge

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Golfer Tiger Woods has pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving under the influence (DUI) following his arrest in Palm Beach County, Florida in May. He is now expected to admit to a lesser charge of reckless driving and enter a 12-month probation programme. Dashcam footage of his arrest was released by police in Florida after they found him asleep at the wheel. Mr Woods later apologised, blaming the incident on “an unexpected reaction to prescribed medications”. A blood sample taken after his arrest tested positive for painkiller Vicodin…

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91 Year Old Grandmother Becomes Oldest University Graduate

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A 91-year-old grandma became the oldest person to graduate from university in Thailand on Wednesday, receiving her bachelor’s degree from King Maha Vajiralongkorn. Escorted by her family, Kimlun Jinakul travelled more than 700 km from the northern province of Phayao to Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, near Bangkok, to receive her bachelor’s degree in human ecology. “It has always been my dream to continue my studies,” Kimlun told local TV station Thai PBS. She said that she had finished junior high school but couldn’t continue her education at the time because…

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Fidelity Bank Awarded SME Friendly Bank of the Year 2017

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In utmost recognition of its support for Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria, Fidelity Bank PLC, one of the foremost financial institutions in the country, was recently bestowed with the award for “SME Friendly Bank of the Year 2017”. The accolade which was bestowed upon Fidelity Bank Plc at the 2017 Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) Awards, is a clear testament of the Bank’s resolve to raise a new generation of entrepreneurs. As part of its core mandate of trade promotion and business & policy advocacy, the…

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Real Madrid Dominant In Super Cup Victory

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Manchester United were outclassed as Spanish and European champions Real Madrid retained the Uefa Super Cup with victory in a sweltering Skopje. Madrid dominated from the start and led when Casemiro – who earlier hit the bar – slid in a half volley. They doubled their lead when Isco calmly slotted in from eight yards after a neat one-two with Gareth Bale, who started ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo. New £75m striker Romelu Lukaku tapped in before Marcus Rashford scuffed wide. The Europa League winners were given encouragement by Lukaku’s strike,…

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Marry Yourselves, I’ll Attend It- NYSC DG

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Brig.-Gen. Zakari Kazaure, the Director General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has encouraged the corps members to inter-marry. “I am encouraging inter-marriages between you; I want all the girls in this camp who are not married to marry, I will gladly attend,” he said at the orientation camp in Amada, Akko LGA of Gombe State. Kazaure, while addressing Batch A Stream 2 corps members, also urged them to set up small businesses after their service year. “I want you to set up small businesses, no matter how small after…

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Protesters Demand Probe Into Buhari’s Health Status

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A coalition of civil society groups on Monday in Abuja demanded the return of President Muhammadu Buhari from his medical leave in the United Kingdom, saying he should resume in office or resign. But the Presidency has described the call by the protesters for Buhari to return to the country or resign as an irrational assault on the nation’s constitution. The convener of the protest, Deji Adeyanju, regretted the failure of the National Assembly to launch investigations or set up a panel to look into the true status of Buhari’s…

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Strategic Initiatives Will Result in Bright 2017 Performance- Tantalizers

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Tantalizers Plc., Nigeria’s foremost fast food company and the only quoted QSR Company on the Nigeria Stock Exchange, has expressed business optimism regarding the efficiency of its on-going strategic initiatives aimed at reversing the recent declining profitability in the business. The initiatives which commenced in the last two years are designed to totally restructure the business, stem the declining performance and boost shareholders’ funds. Investigation shows that as a result of the positive results from some of the initiatives, the company’s total systems revenue (corporate and franchise) has grown in…

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Russian Billionaire Abrahamovic, Wife, Announce Divorce

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Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich and his wife, arts figure Dasha Zhukova have announced their impending divorce. 50-year-old Abramovich and 36-year-old Zhukova said in a joint statement Monday they “made the difficult decision to separate” after ten years together. Abramovich and Zhukova have two children and together founded the Garage, Russia’s most prominent modern museum of modern art. The two said in the statement that that they remain “close friends, parents, and partners” and will continue to work together on Garage and the New Holland Island cultural hub in St. Petersburg.…

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Historical Facts Behind Idumuje Ugboko Palace Coup

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Historically, Idumuje people who are part of Idumuje clan in Aniocha North L/G.A. Delta State trace their roots to ancient Bini kingdom, just like most of Ezechima and Odiani people that left Benin in the 18th century. Idumuje Unor and Idumuje Ugboko are one people that settled in different locations. They share boundaries with towns like Igbodo in Ika North East LGA, Onicha Ugbo and Ugbodu,in Aniocha North LGA and Ewohinmi in Edo State. They belong to the Igboid linguistic group, but their political power structure, institutions and practices; draw…

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Jamb To Announce Cut-off Marks For 2017 Admission

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it will announce the cut-off points for the 2017 admission exercise on Monday, August 21, 2017. It also said the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, had given the Board approval to hold the policy committee meeting on 2017 admission. In a statement issued yesterday in Abuja, the Board said the meeting would kick-start the 2017 admission exercise. “This year, the Board has sent candidates who scored 100 and above in their JAMB examination to the institutions in its flexible admission policy…

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