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U wonda why the guy wrote about 7, it is because his name Adepoju has 7 letters.. Luck exist.;-)

Yemi mehn.. Omo de gal make sense.. Maheeda don bleep ha life finish.

TrucksCEO: Baby if u want my balls to burst, fine ill do it but you'll have to help me.

so this curse is as hard as this.

Op, OMG.. Gulder ultimate search,project fame, african and american idol.. Why are people doing like this. Haba.. These are shows that are specially developed to look out for people with outstanding talents, to assist and sponsor them.. God is not a cruel God.. He cant say because people are helping you to realise your talent then he would punish you or take you to hell.. What matter most in all these shows is that .. Are u actually using this talents for God or for money? Yes, those people would Give you money just to support you.. But they can't tell you not to use it for God.. Please change that view that those shows are ungodly.. THANKS.

People see things from different angle, so do I. When people talk about a man or woman commiting this act and people start to blame them.. I dont really blame them.. We guys know what we pass through, Especially the ones who can sustain their self control until marriage, without commiting fornication. Imagine. You are a teenage guy, Not yet even anticipating for marriage.. Begins to have sexual feelings and starts to exhibit this sexual behaviour for opposite sex.. The funniest thing is that this sexual behaviour varies from one person to another. To some it might just be little expecially those who have high willpower for sexual control. And to others it would be so mild that immediately he/she has this strong sexual feelings. Imagine, that is a person who hasn't or yet ready for marriage. And you expect him/her to pass over the temptation easily. It isn't easy. But who can we really blame? Is it devil who says you should start to exhibit sexual feelings at your teenage years? When you are still in your younger years? When you arent even anticipating for marriage?
I was talking to a colleague of mine, and I told him that life with men would have been easy. If it is the day of your Holy matrimony (wedding), you then start this sexual feelings with only your wife. At least 99.9% of all men who fornicated wont have fornicated.. Am sure their is no single verse in the bible where the reason and importance of early (strong) sexual feeling is exhibited or where they said satan was the one who started it. Many people have this controversial character. I call it controversial because it is a natural thing which you dont need at the moment but after some years. And if you fail to adhere to the instrucion. It would backfire. The question now is Then, why in the moment when you are not even ready for it? Am not in any way saying the sexual characteristics might not have been developed but the sexual feelings must haven't be developed until marriage... This might have stopped this bad act of fornication.. Now common with guys. Some even feel it as a normal thing. With both men and women.. Who should we really blame for early sexual feelings? Or does it have any good importance? Thanks.

Disadvantages of private universities.

Getting a job is not by first class, or second class upper.. It is by the grace of God.. I wonder why an illiterate would be a party chairman. And he would keep telin first class folks who are day dreaming of employment that he his more successful than them.. And u knw wat.. He is really saying the truth.. May God help us.

Private universities are bunch of craps.. I heard those private uni students wait until they unlock their gate to enta to the whole university boys or girls hostel after lecturing.. They lock and reopen the gates.. Some Secondary skul hostels are beta than them by far.

ayodeji752: u cant cross frm one professional course to anoda

what the Bleep is this bull shit! Saying Rubbish!

Would the HOD allow you to cross from civil to electrical?

Is it possible for you to cross to electrical engineering from civil to study elect in 200level.. I initially choosed civil and am above the cut-off mark. But am not above dat of electrical.. And i want to study electrical, is it posible to cross to it when going to 200level.. I need some answers. If yes what are the terms and conditions?

1.The Largest Radio Galaxy Ever Discovered
Radio galaxies are incredibly pleasing to look at. They’re so-named because they emit great amounts of energy at the radio wavelengths and look like giant cosmic raves. The jets or lobes that blast from the galaxies’ centers are accelerated by massive black holes, and this activity makes them prime targets for our radio telescopes.
The largest of the radio galaxies is named J1420-0545 and it stretches across a staggering 15 million light- years of space. That equates to 4.5 mega-parsecs across. But radio galaxies live fast and die young, with their iconic, blazing jets sputtering out after 10,000 years or so—a period of time much shorter than even 1 percent of the galaxy’s lifespan.
But because these galaxies output such crazy amounts of matter and radiation, they exhaust themselves very quickly. A moment later (on cosmological scales) they simply fade out and become inconspicuous relics. Though it often does, this may not necessarily spell death, as the central black hole can again become active, setting the whole galaxy alight once more.

2The Milky Way’s Blanket.
Our Milky Way is embroiled in a massive cosmic mystery: Certain expected subatomic particles, called Baryons, seem to be missing. Basically, there should be a lot more stuff in our galaxy than scientists have yet been able to detect (and we’re not even talking about dark matter).
But a recent discovery may finally put an end to the conundrum, as it appears that our galaxy is enveloped by an immense cloud of super-hot gas. It forms a halo of sorts around the Milky Way, and it burns at a temperature of 1–2.5 million Kelvin. The Chandra Observatory, in collaboration with the European XMM-Newton and Japanese Suzaku satellites, were able to observe some funky goings-on around our solar neighborhood. Collectively, they deduced that the galaxy is crowned by an unexpectedly large glut of simmering gas.
The gas halo is of indeterminate size, though the different space agencies can agree that it’s really darn big—at least several times the size of the galaxy itself, though it could potentially extend much farther out.

3. An Ancient Dark Matter Collision.
There’s a problem with our galaxy: It’s “ringing” like a struck bell, and astronomers aren’t sure why. But a new theorysuggests that this anomaly is the result of a massive perturbation 100 million years ago. This perturbation came in the form of a collision—either with another, much smaller galaxy, or with a hurtling glob of dark matter.
If this theory holds, it will solve a galactic mystery: Our galaxy’s north and south hemispheres don’t match, with the structure changing distinctly as we move past the midpoint of the Milky Way. This disequilibrium was supposedly caused by vertical waves, which were themselves the result of invisible “ dark matter satellites” (kind of like invisible galaxies) moving through the galactic plane. Computer simulations suggest that this discord will settle down relatively soon—it’ll only take another 100 million years.

4. The Planet That Shouldn’t Exist.
Kepler 78b is an anomaly: It shouldn’t exist. Like Jupiter’s moon Io, Kepler 78b is a hellish planet bedecked in lava and fire. Yet its odd size, combined with its unusually tight orbit around its star, have caused a slight ruckus in the scientific community.
Astronomers don’t really know how a planet of this size ended up so close to its parent star, since there are no planet-formation theories consistent with the reality. And when we say close, we mean within snuggling range—Kepler 78b is a mere 1.6 million kilometers (1 million mi) away from its sun, making a full year on Kepler 78b just under nine hours long.
The planet is only 1.2 times as large as Earth and not even twice as massive, making it one of the most Earth-like planets ever found. Its location ensures a thorough roasting, and temperatures on the surface can reach 2,400 degrees Celsius (4,300 °F). Data also suggests that the star was much larger in its youth, which places Kepler 78b’s current orbit comfortably within its former stellar radius. Therefore the planet obviously could not have formed where it now sits, so new theories must be put forth. All that’s known for sure is that 78b will soon be devoured by its staras it spirals ever closer to its inevitable destruction.

5. A Gigantic Hydrogen Filament.
A gigantic thread of pure hydrogen spotted in the NGC 7448 group of galaxies has scientists scratching their heads. Located 500 million light-years away, the hydrogen bridge stretches a length of 2.6 million light-years (well over 20 times the size of our Milky Way) and connects several galaxies with its ghoulishly green appendages.
Astronomers never expected to find such a gassy behemoth, and their surprise was twofold: First, such large collections of hydrogen are never found outside of galaxies, since they exist within to offer star-birthing material. Second, the sheer size of the thing is just mind-boggling—it contains more hydrogen than the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies combined, and Andromeda is larger and more generously star-endowed than our own galactic home. There are several possible explanations, the most glamorous of which suggests that we’re seeing the remnant of a galactic collision. It stands to reason that the sheer gravitational influence of the involved galaxies drew out and stretched the stream of gas like an ethereal strand of spaghetti

6. The Smallest, Oldest Galaxies.
The history of our universe is hidden from us not only by unimaginable spans of time and distance, but also by seemingly endless amounts of matter. Gas and dust upend the beams of light that serve as our only glimpses into the formative universe. But sometimes, immensity plays in our favor, and astronomers can effectively see regions of space that are far behind massive objects because photons traveling past are warped and magnified. This is called gravitational lensing, and it’s allowing NASA to see the dimmest, smallest, oldest galaxies ever.
Using the galaxy cluster Abell 2744 as a lens, astronomers have recently imaged thousands of fetal galaxies that, at 12 billion years old, are almost as old as the universe itself. Though Abell 2744 is only 3.5 billion light-years away, the magnifying effect is so great that it’s supplied us with the deepest image of the universe ever: the First Frontier Field. Since the lens increases the apparent size of distant objects by up to 20 times, we’re able to see seriously tiny and faint objects that are situated almost at the very end of space itself.

7. A Massive Star Cluster In The Milky Way.
Only 25,000 light-years away, the Quintuplet Cluster is one of the Milky Way’s most spectacular sights. The cluster is akin to a cosmic kindergarten—full of young, brightly shining stars. This area of space is also very densely packed, with stars located within punching distance of each other.
And with such short distances between them, they’ve whipped up an incendiary gaseous cocktail that reaches temperatures of 50 million degrees Celsius(90 million °F). The cluster is also located precariously close to the center of the galaxy, where supergiant black hole Sagittarius A gobbles up matter with alarming voracity.
Even though the QC is the most massive, dense, and luminous cluster in our galaxy, it’s rendered practically invisible by the sheer amount of debris in the way. The center of the Milky Way is obscured by patches of white-hot gas and dust. Thus, the Quintuplet Cluster remained hidden until 1990 when astronomers were able to peer through the shroud using infrared imaging.
But just like the McRib and the dodo, the Quintuplet Cluster is only available for a limited time; being a short walk away from the galactic center, it will soon be torn apart by gravitational fury. So grab your most potent infrared telescope and enjoy the view while it lasts (for another million years).

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8. A Gigantic Exosolar System
As our stellar encyclopedia grows, we’re finding that many stars host multi-planetary systems. There are 466 such specimens, though almost half of them contain only two planets. Younger systems are much easier to spot because they still retain residual heat from their formation, and one such example is HR 8799. The large, young star hosts four hulking gas giants that make even Jupiter look puny. Luckily, the planets’ distance from the star ensures that their light signature (visible in infrared) is readily apparent and not overwhelmed by the light from their parent.
And while the smallest member of this alien solar system makes Jupiter look like a preschooler, the largest is up to 35 times as massiveas the Jovian giant. Its size, age, and the fact that the system is only 130 light-years from Earth made HR 8799 relatively easy to spot. And seeing such giant gas planets at such distance from the solar center opens up new theories about how planets formdue to the observed differences between this system and our own.

9. The Great Void.
Peering out into space is like looking into a kaleidoscope—the polychromatic nebulae and vibrant galaxies are all spectacularly unique. And that’s the one thing we do know about space—it’s full of stuff. But the universe constantly throws curveballs our way—like the Bootes Void, which is just a massive chunk of emptiness.
Named for its proximity to the constellation Bootes, it’s also known as The Great Void. It was discovered in 1981 by Robert Kirshner and his colleagues, who were shocked to find a seemingly empty spheroid of space. After much scrutiny, Kirshner and his team were only able to detect a paltry 60 galaxies in an area spanning a whopping 250–330 million light-years.
For a piece of real estate that expansive, the expected number is closer to 10,000 galaxies. And for comparison, the Milky Way itself has at least 24 neighbors within just 3 million light-years, which is practically walking distance.
Technically, this void shouldn’t exist, as current theories are only prepared to deal with much smaller “empty” areas. The sheer scale of this vacuous monster necessitates new theories, including the most interesting and far-fetched idea: alien intervention.

10. Massive Debris Ring.
A newly discovered star, affectionately dubbed IRAS 13481-6124, is already helping astronomers figure out how gigantic stars are made. There are different classifications of stars, yet it basically boils down to “small” and “big.” And our Sun is on the little side of things. It’s in one of the smaller subsets of stars and it’s not even massive enough to die in a glorious explosion, like all the cool stars in the universe. Instead, it simply sheds itself to death, going out with a weak cough rather than a bang. Some theories suggest that larger stars could form when smaller ones join together, though it appears that IRAS was formed much like its smaller brethren, discrediting the idea of stellar mergers.
And while IRAS is still a newborn, it’s already a fat and healthy baby. It’s located 10,000 light-years away in the constellation Centaurus, and it’s surrounded by a disk of stellar debris—the birthing stage of a possible solar system. It’s the first timeastronomers have been able to observe such an event, and a heavy (20 times the mass of our Sun), metal-rich star such as IRAS holds the necessary elements for the formation of planets—possibly even life.

10 Bizarre And Unexpected Space Discoveries.
Ivan FarkasAugust 26, 2014
The apparent infinity of space never fails to astound us laypeople with its pretty lights and hypnotizing patterns. However, even scientists and astronomers are often flabbergasted by some of the more extreme discoveries.

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Many laboratory investigations cannot be done because there are no reagents. There are many diagnostic tools that Nigerian doctors only read about in textbooks. Many patients are also poor and cannot do investigations when it is available and cannot buy their medications. So your medical knowledge hangs in the air.
There are still other frustrations of daily clinical life. In most government hospitals, the crowd stretches the capacity of the hospital. In seeing a patient, a doctor is making the most of the 15 or so minutes he has to be with the patient, but the patients outside grumble that you are taking a long time. But when they themselves get inside the surgery, they don’t want to leave. Some patients complain that their doctor does not listen. But it is not so. AsNew York Timeshealth columnist, Danielle Ofri, puts it, “Sometimes, it feels as though my brain is juggling so many competing details, that one stray request from a patient—even one that is quite relevant—might send the delicately balanced three-ring circus tumbling down.” She calculated the number of thoughts a primary care doctor juggles to do a satisfactory job, and tabulated 550. She said doctors keep pushing so many balls into the air and that there is no doubt a few will fall. As it stands, it seems that doctors will simply have to continue this impossible mental high-wire act, juggling dozens of clinical issues in their brains, panicking about dropping a critical one. The resultant neuronal overload will continue to present a distracted air to their patients that may be interpreted as they not listening, or perhaps not caring.
Ofri, adds that when her computer becomes overloaded, it simply crashes. Usually, she reboots in a fury, angry about all her lost work. However, she views her computer with a tinge of envy. It has the luxury of being able to crash, and of a reassuring, omniscient hand to press the reboot button. Physicians are permitted no such extravagance.
There are still other things to ponder on. The retirement age of professors is now 70. Yet, critically speaking, doctors do more for the people. How about increasing their retirement age to 70 also? It pains me when doctors go on strike. But how about removing doctors from the civil service structure and creating something different that covers all doctors in government and the private settings? How about empowering many other hospitals, including the private ones to do internship and residency training? How about increasing the budget that goes to health? Wait a minute. Where is the National Health Bill?
I can’t deny that sometimes, I feel if I had not been a doctor life would have been much easier. I do not have to do calls. My sleep will not have to be interrupted by distress telephone calls. I do not have to leave my wife in a dash. I am condemned to have more than my own fair share of grieving, for every patient that dies in my unit is somehow connected to me. Gasp, and needle pricks!
But, I also shudder at what it would mean for patients if doctors walked away from medicine because of the frustrations. I still marvel at discovering the wonder of the human body. The honour of being trusted by my patient to give them advice, the gratitude the elderly ones especially show when helping them through their illness, their prayers and blessings. These things will remain unchanging. When I look at all these – I still consider myself lucky and privileged to be placed to look after God’s creation.
•Dr. Odoemena, medical practitioner based in Lagos, wrote in via cuzdetriumph@yahoo.co.uk. 08054718547
Source: http://www.punchng.com/opinion/why-would-anyone-want-to-become-a-doctor/

Why would anyone want to become a doctor?
January 11, 2013by Cosmas Odoemena
The news about a medical doctor who abandoned medicine to become an oil pipeline thief may have cast a pall on the prestige of what is supposed to be a noble profession. But a seeming loss of the prestige of medicine did not start today. You may have heard it before that many doctors regret reading medicine. For me, it was during my secondary school days. I had told a neighbour who was a doctor, who further endeared me to the profession, that I would want to read medicine, and I thought he would have been pleased. But I was taken aback when he said I should instead go into engineering or even banking like my dad. He said medicine was not worth the trouble. I felt his advice was suspicious. I also recall a visit to our family doctor then. When I told him my ambition, he said, “Why medicine? Since I got into medical school I have not rested, even till now.” In my young mind, I just concluded that some people would say anything to make sure others don’t become like them.
I got into medicine anyway. I remember always waking up with a start. The only thought was how to scale anatomy, physiology and biochemistry. I thought it strange when other students from other departments made a face when I told them I studied late in the cadaver room. We dissected with our bare hands, and from there to the cafeteria. Reading was not by choice. It was a race against time. Twenty four hours was not enough, so you found yourself borrowing from the next day and accruing deficits.
Well, I passed somehow and got into the clinical class. Just when I thought the hurdle had been reduced, without congratulating us, the Dean, Clinical Sciences in introducing us to the clinic said: “If you think you have made it, you are wrong. This is the time to decide whether you should continue the journey―or to voluntarily withdraw!” This is despite those who were withdrawn. And despite those who became psychiatric.
Though a teacher of mine boasted about the study of medicine: “It has never been easy, and it will never be easy,” many doctors do not want their children to be doctors. A 2007 survey by Merritt, Hawkins indicated that 57 per cent of 1,175 doctors questioned would not recommend the field to their children. Another teacher of mine said his son was “crazy enough to become a doctor.”
With the coming of the Information Age, doctors have been demystified. The awe is for software scientists, and those who can give us breathtaking electronic gadgets. And that is where smart kids now go into, and of course, sports and music. Perhaps, Bill Gates or the late Steve Jobs would not have been popular if they were doctors.
Never known before, there is now unemployment in the profession. After medical school, you have to do the compulsory one-year internship. There are fewer accredited places for internship than the number of medical graduates. Even those with accreditation lack the funds to absorb. So you find fresh doctors staying more than a year, even up to two years to get placement. And by the Medical and Dental Council law, if you do not do the internship within two years of graduating, you have to write a council exam. Even after the compulsory National Youth Service Corps scheme, doctors still look for work. Many doctors who want to become specialists, have passed their primaries, but cannot get anywhere to do their residency programme. I know some who have given up on that dream after many years of attending fruitless interviews. The majority of doctors, many with primaries, are doing one locum or the other in a private hospital where they are paid as low as N60, 000 per month.
There are other disincentives. In the US, doctors face malpractice regularly. And many have stopped practising. Yet, the majority of lawsuits brought are frivolous. In more than 91 per cent of cases, the defendants won. And only six per cent of all lawsuits go to trial. Those that are not thrown out are settled amicably. In Nigeria, it is catching on. Of course, doctors who make gross inexcusable mistakes are liable, as those who are unqualified. When a patient dies here, and the hospital remains the best place to, there must be something the doctor should have done he did not do. As doctors, we took an oath, yes, but the oath did not say we will save everybody. Even Jesus did not save everybody. There was still a son of perdition.
The typical scenario in Nigeria is that the patient has taken all sorts of self-medication including traditional concoction, and when organs have damaged they are rushed into the hospital for the doctor to perform a miracle. Children are brought in chronically ill-looking, very anaemic and needing blood transfusion because the parents’ neighbours told them it is “teething”. When you tell a woman she will have an elective caesarian section because she risks a uterine rupture from a previous caesarian section, she will say “I reject it”.

atlwireles: Xtains in this country should education themselves more about this nation we call home. Sharia appears in the constitution over 100 times, grand kadi over 50 times, Islam over 250 times. Xtianity or christ zero times.

hey son of man, every one here knows that the type of sharia law am talking about here is the one of anyone who converts from islam to christianity shall be killed. It is only you who doesnt understand. And this law is what the so-called "boko haram" want.

MORNDEW: Even in dream do u think anyone can islamitise Nigeria? Pls type something else. The God I know does not just get paranoid as some u do ..

what you said just now proves to me that you are a real dumbie.. Turkey is over 1100 years old of christianity even the 7 churches jesus planted are in turkey. But now what really happened the muslims have taken over turkey, in order words it is now regarded as an islamic country. Islam in turkey constitute a total of 99.5% while christians constitute a total of 0.5% at present. Nigeria is just 100 years and you are saying it aint posible.. You dont know muslims.. They are very arrogant in nature.

Hey, You guys are getting it wrong. Pastor Ayo oristefajor is one of the few pastors who is against the islamization of Nigeria. Do you know what is happening their at aso rock or the national confab. Do you think the muslims are hapy seeing us christains carrying our bible and going to church or Do you tink they are okay with muslims converting to christians day by day. Do you think they are happy with the non inclusion of sharia law in the nigerian constituition. Do you think they like how pastor Ayo is rejecting some of their stupendious agenda in the name of islamization of Nigeria, Do you think some muslims and some political members are not one of those sponsoring the so called Boko-haram terrorist group. Do you think the muslims want christians to rule their country. Hey,watch what you say about that great man if you dont want the wrath of God on you o.. Appeal to muslims , i know some muslims are good,humble,kind and want this nation to move forward but we also have some arrogant ones who dont want us to move forward. We have to adress this issue if we dont want it to get out of hand. GOD BLESS NIGERIA.

NIGERIAN ARTISTES STAND UP FOR EBOLA! Joke Silva, Tonto Dike, Kunle Afolayan, Steve Onu, Gloria Mba, Halimat Abubakar, Desmond Elliot, Toyin Aimakhu, Femi Sowoolu, Sani Danja, O.C Ukeje, et al involved,
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Nigeria’s top artistes have joined hands with ace filmmaker, Tunde Kelani’s Maniframe Productions, CcHub Nigeria and Naija Medic247 and a handful of Nollywood directors to launch a multi media Ebola awareness programme, Lens On Ebola, writes BIODUN KUPOLUYI.
Lens On Ebola is one of the health campaign series on video PSAs produced by Kelani, using Nollywood’s star power to drive critical health messages.
The series which feature celebrities including: Tonto Dike, Desmond Elliott, Femi Sowoolu, Yomi Fash-Lanso, Sani Danja, Joke Silva, Steve Onu “Yaw”, Kunle Afolayan, Toyin Aimaku, O.C. Ukeje,Bayo Bankole, Halima Abubarka, Funky Mallam, Khabira Kafidipe, Seun Akindele, Gloria Mba, Sunex Chidiebube, and Ricardo Agbor was launched today, Tuesday, August 19.
The campaign dubbed“Stay calm, stay healthy. Get the facts, and share what you know”,would help Nigerians to keep safe and informed about Ebola. Lens on Ebola leverages the power of Nigerian media and entertainment to present clear, simple and actionable Ebola information.
The Lens on Ebola team came together to address the urgent and ongoing need in Nigeria for accurate information about Ebola. Lens On Ebola’s real time health information has been provided by the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Facebook is the Lens On Ebola campaign’s official social media partner, helping to amplifyEbola information throughout Nigeria and all countries impacted by Ebola, including Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. Additional campaign partners include the African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) on strategy and production, Orature Lab on translation and BBCMedia Action on distribution.
Facebook is the Lens On Ebola campaign’s official social media partner, helping to amplify Ebola information throughout Nigeria and all countries impacted by Ebola, including Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.Additional campaign partners include the African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) on strategy and production, Orature Lab on translation andBBCMedia Action on distribution.
In addition to video and radio PSAs, the campaign will include information graphics to be distributed freely as posters and flyers. Campaign PSAs and graphics have been produced in all relevant languages (English, Pidgin, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo) and will be distributed for free – via web, TV, radio, and more.
Formed by a coalition of organizations in the spirit of collaboration, the campaign seeks to support and partner with all efforts to stop Ebola. Lens On Ebola aims to drive traffic to the great resources that already exist, including Ebola Alert ( www.ebolaalert.org) and the Free Hotline 0800EbolaHelp. Lens On Ebola is open to any inquiries regarding partnership for distribution and amplification of the campaign.

Abeg wen is UI closing 2013/14 set.