President Bush today, declined to criticize Israel’s tactics in its continuing offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon, and gave a sharp condemnation of Iran’s role in the bloody fighting.  “Hezbollah attacked Israel. I know Hezbollah is connected to Iran,” Bush said tersely at the end of Oval Office meetings with Romanian President Traian Basescu. “Now is [...]

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For those phone-frenzy freaked afficionados, who demand style fun, function and adventure – the MOTORIZR is the answer. This phone is crafted with a thin, narrow slider form factor with familiar finishes and a multi-modal design that allows the user to operate the phone in both the open and closed positions. It also appeals to [...]

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“The earlier you adopt a more physically active lifestyle, the bigger the rewards will be on your heart”, the British Heart Foundation advises. Scientists from the University of Ulm and University of Heidelberg, Germany, interviewed 312 coronary heart disease patients and 479 people without the disease, all aged between 40 and 68. The volunteers were [...]

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                        Nine Israeli soldiers have been killed in fierce clashes with Hezbollah militants in south Lebanon. Eight troops died near the town of Bint Jbeil, the biggest loss of life in a single incident so far during Israel’s two-week campaign. In Rome, UN-led crisis [...]

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Can you imagine there is a device, or rather, a gadget to dry the moisture from my ear canal? Doesn’t it sound rediculous? It is said to prevent the nasty Otitis Extena ear infection. Hey, this is common with swimmers; so, I guess they will not be getting my patronage because I HATE WATER. Don’t [...]

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A 300 level student, studying finance, Marian Opitoke? Yes that’s me. I value truth and honesty. Mentors? Don’t really have any. I like simplicity, honesty and modesty. I love to gist, sing, read novels, anything constructive. My goal is to be all I can be. What can I say about Unilag? ‘Lag is what you [...]

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1847 – Liberia declares independence from American Colonization Society 1848 – 1st Woman’s Rights Convention 1865 – Patrick Francis Healy is 1st black awarded PhD 1926 – National Bar Association incorporates 1945 – Churchill resigns as Britain’s PM 1947 – National Security Act establishes the CIA 1953 – Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on [...]

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Telsa has ended this statement that electric cars are slow. They have shut the critic’s mouth with its new release: The Telsa roadstar. This is the first electric car to reach 60miles an hour in 4 seconds, a range of 250 miles per charge while averaging an equivalent of 135 mpg. The looks of this roadstar [...]

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“Let’s rob her!” “Idiot! Look at her! She’s a peasant. Students don’t have any money!” “Then let’s abduct her! She’s young and strong. She’d make a good slave — and good slaves make good money.” The voices — harsh, gravely-gurgly, and not quite human — startled me awake. I didn’t know who they were, but [...]

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Well well well. Hi y’all. My name is Olawunmi Ogunba born on the 3rd of May. Whats your name? I guess you’ll answer that later. So, lets see…my goal is to be the best, little wonder my main value is honesty. My mentor: Wole Soyinka. What do I love to do? My  favourite colours are [...]

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1866 – The U.S. Congress passes a legislation authorizing the rank of General of the Army (now called “5-star general”) Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant becomes the first to have this rank 1868 – Wyoming becomes a United States territory 1907 – Korea becomes a protectorate of Japan 1920 – Telecommunications: first transatlantic two-way radio [...]

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The story of a very brave woman in Bangladesh baffled me today as I read with rapt attention, eighteen-year-old Nazma Akhter and her husband Anwarul Islam, 25, were fishing for shrimp on Sunday in a canal on the fringes of the Sundarbans. A tiger suddenly appeared, bit the man on the knee and was dragging [...]

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My name is Busola Wusu I was born on the 23rd of May 1981. I graduated from the Department of Finance last year with a G.P of 4.62. If you ask me, I don’t think I deserve that kind of a result. I have never seen myself as an Efiko (book worm). All I did [...]

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