Bomb blast in Kaduna this afternoon leaves at least 25 people dead

A bomb concealed in a red Volkswagen golf car one went off this afternoon July 23rd along Alkali road which leads to the popular Murtala Square in Central Kaduna killing at least 15 people.

WHY SEVEN(7) HOURS OF SLEEP MIGHT BE BETTER THAN MORE ORE LESS

Experts generally recommend seven to nine hours a night for healthy adults. Sleep scientists say new guidelines are needed to take into account an abundance of recent research in the field and to reflect that Americans are on average sleeping less than they did in the past.

Several sleep studies have found that seven hours is the optimal amount of sleep—not eight, as was long believed—when it comes to certain cognitive and health markers, although many doctors question that conclusion.

Car Produced By Nigerian Students(UNIBEN) Passes International Evaluation Test

 

‘Tuke-Tuke’ car produced by the Nigerian students has successfully passed international technical evaluation test held in the Netherlands, Punch reports.

Photo: Uniben students introduce Tuke-Tuke car

According to the official statement by the Media Manager of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, Mr Precious Okolobo, the auto introduced by the University of Benin students thus qualified to race at the 2014 Eco Marathon in Netherlands, which is to be held on May 17.

UNILAG Students Show Off Their Eco Car Built For International Competition

A group of students of the University Of Lagos (UNILAG), who have built their own version of energy-efficient car for the international Shell Eco-marathon, narrates about the challenges they face and the future of such a prototype.
The mentioned event is being hosted by three continents. This year’s competition took place in Manila, Philippines, February 6-9, 2014, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, May 15-18, 2014 and Houston, the U.S.A., April 24-27, 2014.

Nigerian Student Builds Solar-Powered Car

 

A young Nigerian student doing his last year in electronic and electrical engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has built a car operating on solar power.

Photo: Segun Oyeyiola
Segun Oyeyiola explains that his car uses both wind and solar energy for the functioning, The Net reports. Moreover, the man developed an application for its installation in the car, which app will inform the driver about the battery level, weather conditions and other essential parameters.
In an interview to allAfrica.com Segun spoke about how he came up with the idea and eventually embodied it. He confessed his first motivation was to eradicate the causes of climate change resulting in fuel combustion.

12 RULES OF FOOTBALL WHEN WE
WERE KIDS

1. The fat kid was always the goalkeeper
2. The owner of the ball decides who
plays.
3. Penalties awarded only if injured
player curses
a lot.

Why Pastor Kumuyi Banned iPad & Android Devices In Deeper Life Church

The founder and the General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi, has revealed why iOS (iPads, iPhones) and Android devices were banned in his Church some weeks ago.

Reggie Bush's San Diego Wedding: All the Details

Lilit Avagyan and Reggie Bush

 

For Reggie Bush's lavish Saturday wedding to Lilit Avagyan in San Diego, it was the bride who scored the most memorable moment at the reception.

"Lilit performed a dance for Reggie," says a source of Avagyan, a professional ballroom dancer. "It was so beautiful! Reggie had a smile on his face I can't even describe."

Clad in a Tom Ford tux, Bush, 29, was all smiles all day as he exchanged vows with Avagyan, 26, who wore a wedding gown designed by Galia Lahav. Their 14-month-old daughter, Briseis, served as the flower girl at the ceremony held at the Grand Del Mar.

Afterward, more than 250 guests – including Cheryl Burke, Stacy Keibler and Brody Jenner – witnessed the newlyweds perform their first dance to "Georgia" before enjoying live musicians performing big band tunes.

As evidenced throughout their wedding weekend, says the source, "they're so in love."

Giant Nigerian snails seized and destroyed at Los Angeles Airport

Officials of the Los Angeles International Airport have seized and destroyed a consignment of 67 African snails sent from Nigeria to a resident in the US, saying the snails are poisonous and highly destructive. The snail consignment arrived in the States from Nigeria on July 1st in a blue basket pictured above.

Rapper Reminisce Featured In TIME Magazine’s ‘World Rappers You Should Meet’

July 15, 2014

Powell and Simpson Get Doping Ban Cut

Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell and his training partner Sherone Simpson have had their doping bans reduced from 18 months to six months.

Both sprinters, who has won an Olympic relay golds, are now free no return to the track immediately, after the Court of Arbitration for Sports (Cas) ruling.
They both tested positive for the banned stimulant oxilofrine at last year’s Jamaican national championship.
The one-time fastest man on earth and 29-year-old Simpson were given 18-month suspension by the Jamaican Anti-Doping disciplinary panel in April, which were backdated to end in December 2014.

Asafa Powell Plans To Return To returnto the Track at the Lucerne Meet on Wednesday in Switzerland.

Powell, 31, a former 100m world record holder, plans to run at a meeting in Lucerne on Tuesday.
He tweeted: Finally this weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Justice has been served. Bow let’s run.”
Powell and 2008 Olympic 100m silver medalist Simpson had argued their offence was minor as the dope test fail came from taking a contaminated version of Epiphany D1, a legal supplement.

Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson Have Doping Ban Cut.

Powell testified that physical trainer Chris Xuereb provided him with nine supplement, including Epiphany D1 in January.
His Canadian trainer Xuereb denied the claims.
Both athletes are set to miss this month’s Commonwealth Games as the Jamaican team was selected during the period of their ban

World Champions GERMANY Arrive to a Hero’s Welcome In Berlin

Germany World Cup stars finally arrived in Berlin, after a few-hour delay, to a sea of fans gathered in high expectation of the start of the victory parade.

The plane carrying the victorious ‘Die Nationalmannschaft’ squad touched down at the capital’s Tegel airport at 09:08 (Nigerian time).
Hundreds of thousands of jubilant fans awaited- a handful of whom lined the team’s open-top bus route- drenched under the scorching sun to give coach Joachim Low and his players heroes’ welcome, after clinching their historic fourth title.

Hundreds of Thousands of Fans Awaits Germany National Team in Berlin. Image: Twitter @DFB_Team_EN

A giant party was held at the Bradenburg Gate- the giant neoclassical triumphal arch located in the western part of Berlin, where captain Philip Lahm and his team-mates thronged on to a giant stage in batches before displaying the trophy.

Top 7 Odd Things That Happened During The Wolrld Cup

The World Cup has come and gone, but during the showpiece a whole lots of oddities were at play during the one- month long period of football artistry and spectacles.
We would like to sum up some of these oddities by creating a list of TOP-7 odd things during the Mundial. They events are placed in the descending order.

Islamic Cleric Blames Political Leaders For Insecurity

The current spate of insecurity in the country has being a matter of serious concern. An Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Buhari Musa is blaming Nigerian politicians for all the crisis rocking the country.
Sheikh Buhari Musa, who however, urged the politicians to fear God disclosed this at a Ramadan lecture organised by the lawmaker representing Ajeromi Ifelodun constituency 2, Hon. Abdulbaq Ladi Balogun held at Ajegunle Apapa, Lagos