Month: July 2017

“Stale Students Should Complete Health Centre Registration Before 4th August Or Become Bill Patients”- OAU DSA


In a release signed by the recently appointed Dean of the Division of Student Affairs, Professor I. O Aransi, the division has stated that stale students of the University are expected to register at the University Health Centre on or before Friday August 4th 2017 or become bill patients.


However, reacting to the development, a student who chose to remain anonymous opined that many students do not go through the registration due to the complexity and tediousness of the process, he also further reacted that except the Health Centre is expanded, registering all unregistered stale students within 14 days might be unrealistic.

Linkin Park lead singer, Chester Bennington commits suicide


Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington has committed suicide … TMZ reports.

Law enforcement sources tell us the singer hanged himself at a private residence in Palos Verdes Estates in L.A. County. His body was discovered Thursday just before 9 AM.

Chester was married with 6 children from 2 wives.

The singer struggled with drugs and alcohol for years. He had said in the past he had considered committing suicide because he had been abused as a child by an older male.Chester was very close with Chris Cornell, who himself committed suicide by hanging in May. Today would have been Cornell’s 53rd birthday. Chester wrote an open letter to Chris on the day of Chris’ suicide.

Cornell’s wife, Vicky, tweeted out a message following the news of Chester’s death, saying, “Just when I thought my heart couldn’t break any more … I love you T.” The band has had a string of hits over the years, including “Faint,” “In the End” and “Crawling.” Linkin Park crossed music genres, collaborating with Jay-Z.

The band’s album, “Meteora,” was one of the biggest alternative albums in music history.

Bennington was 41.

RIP

Senator John McCain has been diagnosed with cancer

United States senator and former Presidential aspirant John McCain, has been diagnosed with a primary glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.

A brain tumor was removed from McCain along with a blood clot in a surgery at the Mayo Clinic on Friday, a spokesperson said on Wednesday.

McCain’s office had only previously announced that the blood clot had been removed from above the 80-year-old’s left eye.

The Mayo Clinic said in a statement released by McCain’s office: “The senator and his family are reviewing further treatment options with his Mayo Clinic care team. Treatment options may include a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. The senator’s doctors say he is recovering from his surgery ‘amazingly well’ and his underlying health is excellent.

In a statement, the Arizona senator’s spokesperson said that “in the aftermath of his diagnosis, further consultations with [the] Mayo Clinic care team will indicate when he will return to the United States Senate”.His presidential opponent, former president Barack Obama, Donald Trump and other Americans have paid tributes to the Arizona senator, and his doctors at the Mayo Clinic have promised to give him the very best care possible, which will include chemotherapy.

FG to ban shooting of movies, music videos outside Nigeria

The federal government says it has taken steps to get the Nigeria Broadcasting Code (NBC) to discourage the production of Nigerian movies and music outside the country.

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, made this known on Saturday in Lagos when he paid a visit to the headquarters of the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON).

The minister decried the situation whereby films, reality TV shows and music were made outside Nigeria for consumption by Nigerians.

He said the situation had hampered empowerment of practitioners in the industry, the development of the sector and the nation’s economy in general.

“This government has agreed that henceforth, whatever we consume in Nigeria in terms of music and films, must be made in Nigeria,” he said.

“We cannot continue to go to South Africa or any other country to produce our films and then send them back to be consumed in Nigeria.

“The Broadcasting Code and the Advertising Code are very clear on this. For you to classify a product as a Nigerian product, it must have a certain percentage of Nigerian content.”

The minister noted that what was happening today was that Nigerian artists were often flown out of this country to go and make their recordings.

“When they get there, they will patronise the economy of that country and then bring the products back to Nigeria for us to consume.

“It is like somebody going to China or Japan to make a product that looks like palm wine and bring it back home to label it Nigerian palm wine.”

He stressed that “as long as we are not able to implement our own code to ensure local production of Nigerian music and movies, our young talents will not get jobs”.

“It is Nigerians that pay for the consumption of these products and therefore they must be allowed and encouraged to participate in their production.

“I am going to meet with the relevant stakeholders over this, to see that whatever amendment that is needed to be made to our Broadcasting Code in this regard, is done urgently,” he said.

To encourage local production of films and music, the minister said that Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission had put forward a proposal to classify the creative industry and grant it a pioneer status.He said that with the pioneer status, the creative industry would be entitled to certain incentives and tax holiday.The minister said that there would also be waivers for shipment of imported music and films production equipment.

He stressed that the federal government was committed to making the creative industry viable, dynamic and sustainable.

Mohammed said that as one of the key areas for diversification of the economy, the creative industry would be private sector-driven, while government would create the enabling environment for its growth.

Paul Pogba pushes a journalist into a swimming pool during an interview 


Manchester United footballer Paul Pogba alongside his new teammate Romelu Lukaku, have been having a series of interviews with ESPN journalists and he decided right there and then to have some fun. Classic Pogba right? 

https://instagram.com/p/BWZPM4FDrv1/

Well, all three of them engage in a game of Rock Paper Scissors, and when Pogba and Lukaku show off scissors, the interviewer made a paper sign with her hand.

Pogba then grabs her, and pushes her into the pool, while laughing hilariously, while Lukaku just stares at them, shocked.

Wayne Rooney: Everton re-sign striker after 13 years at Manchester United


Manchester United record goalscorer Wayne Rooney has rejoined Everton on a free transfer, 13 years after leaving the Merseyside club.

Rooney, 31, played 559 times for the Red Devils, scoring 253 goals.

He won five Premier League titles and each of the Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup once after joining from the Toffees for £27m in 2004.

Rooney, who has signed a two-year deal, said he was “ecstatic” and his “first game back will be an emotional day”.

“It’s a great feeling to be back. I cannot wait to meet the lads, get on the training pitch and then get on the pitch to play,” he added.

Rooney’s return comes as United look set to sign Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, with a £75m deal for the Belgium international agreed between the two clubs.

Sad: Bradley Lowery, six year old Sunderland fan dies following a brave battle with cancer

Bradley Lowery, a six-year-old boy fighting a rare form of cancer, has died, his family has confirmed.The boy captured the hearts of thousands as his parents documented his battle with neuroblastoma – a rare form of cancer which primarily affects children.

In a statement on his Facebook page, his family wrote: “My brave boy has went with the angels today 07/07/17 at 13:35, in mammy and daddies arms surrounded by his family (sic).

“He was our little superhero and put the biggest fight up but he was needed else where. There are no words to describe how heart broken we are.

“Thank you everyone for all your support and kind words. Sleep tight baby boy and fly high with them angels.”

Bradley was first diagnosed when he was just 18 months old and fought the cancer for two years before going into remission.

But in July 2016 his family received the devastating news that the cancer had returned and began campaigning to raise money for treatment abroad.

You will never be forgotten Brad, Rest In Peace…

Amber Rose shows off crazy twerking skills

Amber Rose definitely seems like someone who enjoyed her 4th of July celebration as she was seen happily twerking away at an open party.

https://instagram.com/p/BWMM314Dvt7/
Say what you will about the chic, one can’t deny she has mad twerk skills though…