Photos: VP Osinbajo at the Nigeria Diaspora Day 2015

Vice President Osinbajo declared open the Nigeria Diaspora Day 2015 which held in Abuja yesterday Aug 25th. More photos after the cut...

UNILAG releases post UTME results, says 17,935 were successful

University of Lagos has released results of its 2015 Post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). According to a statement signed by the institution’s Deputy Registrar, Information, Mr Olagoke Oke, 17, 935 candidates out of the 31,955 that sat for the entrance examination were successful.

Toyin Aimakhu's husband begs her for forgiveness on instagram, says he messed up again

We weren't wrong after all. There was indeed trouble in the marriage. A few days after Toyin Aimakhu removed her husband's name from hers on instagram and removed some of Niyi Johnson's photos from her page, he took to instagram to take the blame, saying the issues they are currently facing is his fault.

Pres. Buhari pictured doing his National ID registration yesterday

President Buhari pictured above doing his National Identity Card registration at the state house Abuja yesterday August 25th.

Borno bombers kill commander, others at checkpoint

Three persons died in an attempted suicide attack in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Tuesday night.
The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 7 Division Maiduguri, Col. Tukur Gusau, who confirmed the attack to journalists on the telephone on Wednesday, did not however specify if other militants were among the casualties.
Gusau called on the members of the public to be extra-vigilant, appealing to them to support the military in its effort to end the insurgency.
Habuya Mahmud, who is the commander of the youth vigilance group in Gomari airport ward, told our correspondent that the bomber launched the attack at a checkpoint after the Maiduguri airport junction, along the Kano-Jos road.
According to him, two male suicide bombers approached the checkpoint shortly before 10pm.
The curfew in the state capital starts from 9.30pm.
Mahmud, who claimed that he witnessed the attack and equally participated in the rescue efforts, said the attackers approached the checkpoint from an opposite direction and the guard commander, an Air Force sergeant, flagged them down.

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“He told them to move closer with raised arms; but as they got close enough to him, they detonated the explosives strapped on them, which resulted in their death and the Air Force personnel,” he said.
Mahmud added that a woman, who passed through the area at the time of the attack, was injured and was rushed to the Umaru Shehu Hospital at Bulumkuttu.

Foods that hurt your brain

 

Forget your waistline for a second; some of your food choices could actually affect your memory and cognitive abilities. Here are five foods to go easy on if you want to keep your wits.

Tofu: The soy controversy continues with a study that found an association between high tofu intake and an increased risk of cognitive impairment and memory loss, as researchers speculate that tofu’s phytoestrogens might affect brain function.