Stunning late extra-time strikes from Fabio Grosso and Alessandro Del Piero took Italy into the World Cup final at Germany’s expense with a 2-0 win. Klinsmann’s Germany team seemed to be an unstoppable force, heading for Sunday’s showpiece in Berlin. The opening 90 minutes were intriguing – but goalless – and it was in extra-time [...]

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John Adams may have predicted the later Independence Day celebrations or perhaps he started traditions with his words. Every Fourth of July, Americans have a holiday from work. Communities have day-long picnics with favorite foods like hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad, baked beans and all the fixings. The afternoon activities would not be complete without [...]

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How do you know if you need a mentor? If you are planning your venture, or are already attempting a business start-up, and you find that yourself saying, “I wonder how other people do this? Is there a trick to this that I don’t know about? If only I could talk to someone who has [...]

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July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. The phrase “Fourth of July” has acquired widespread significance in American culture as a reference to the Independence Day celebration in the United States. • 1826 – John Adams & Thomas Jefferson 2nd & [...]

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The youngest would-be mother in UK has just turned twelve. She was eleven years old when she was impregnated by a boy of fifteen. She told a national newspapers she is “really excited” about having a child after losing her virginity to this young boy in Edinburgh. The girl, from West Lothian, is due to give birth in [...]

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Everyone loves Independence Day, the great day of freedom, the day a nation is born, for Americans, the quintessential American holiday, full of parades, picnics, and … surprising facts? You bet! Be the life of the party–share a few of these tasty nuggets of knowledge with your fellow picnickers this year. 1. Independence Day commemorates [...]

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The Ministry of Education Nigeria on Monday agreed to renegotiate the controversial agreement it reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) in 2001. The Minister of Education, Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili, who caved in to a sustained pressure by ASUU at a meeting in Abuja, said that the review of the agreement would commence on [...]

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UNILAG the most preferred by Nigerian students. UNILAG the ‘giant’ of all other universities in Nigeria. To some, this is a cliché and not reality. Going to school everyday from home to most students of this ‘great’ school has almost become an ordeal since the closure of the hostels. On account of this, students have had [...]

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“Grrrrrrrrr”, my phone rang. “Hello, who is this?”, I said. Then I heard a voice that I have heard for 20 years. I couldn’t miss it. It was my dad. He said that the new employer would like to see me. I did all I had to do quickly and got to the park as soon [...]

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