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Kenya declares three days national mourning after massacre

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday declared three days of national mourning after Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab gunmen entered a university campus and killed almost 150 people in one of the country’s worst massacres. “I declare three days of mourning during which our flags will fly at half mast,” Kenyatta said in a televised national address from the capital Nairobi, condemning the “barbaric slaughter” in his first address since the attack ended on Thursday. The leader also warned that planners and financiers of attacks like the one that took place in Garissa town are “deeply embedded in our communities”. Kenyatta said his administration would “respond in the severest ways possible” to the Garissa attack, which occurred Thursday when four gunmen entered a campus and slaughtered students. The military moved in hours later and the gunmen were killed. “We will fight terrorism to the end,” said Kenyatta. “I want you to know that our security force...

President elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and President Goodluck in close door meeting

The President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday met behind closed doors with President Goodluck Jonathan inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. That was the first time the two leaders would be meeting since the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Buhari winner of the March 28 presidential election. The meeting which was described as “private” was held inside the new Banquet Hall inside the President’s office. The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, was said to have accompanied Buhari to the meeting that lasted about 30minutes. A former Head of State who is also the Chairman, National Peace Committee for the 2015 General Elections, Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar (retd.), was said to have joined them at the meeting. Abubakar reportedly arrived at the Presidential Villa ahead of Buhari. Details of their discussion were not available at the time of filing this report but it might not be unconnected with the tr...

Jonathan stops PDP’s bid to contest Buhari’s victory

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Jonathan stops PDP’s bid to contest Buhari’s victory President Goodluck Jonathan may have prevailed on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to challenge President-elect Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s victory  in last Saturday’s election. Instead of planning a case for the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, the Presidency will raise a Transition Committee on Tuesday, a source told The Nation yesterday. Vice President-elect Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is likely to head the All Progressives Congress (APC) team which will join the committee ahead of the May 29 transition. Ministers have started preparing their handover notes, it was also learnt. It was gathered that although some PDP stalwarts wanted Buhari’s victory challenged at the tribunal, the President thought otherwise. The party stalwarts, it was said, believe that some irregularities in some states are strong enough to upturn the final results of the election, which was hailed at home and abroad a...

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Pollution and Credit card companies

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We all get far too much mail, especially from financial services companies. Credit card companies alone send billions of pieces of paper mail each year, and most of that gets thrown right into the trash can. Not only does this dynamic pose a threat from a fraud perspective – trash cans and mailboxes can be treasure troves for opportunistic fraudsters – but you have to figure the effect on the environment isn’t great either. Paper products aren’t as bad as most materials, according to North Carolina State University Professor Richard Venditti, because they’re renewable, recyclable and biodegradable and they motivate land owners to plant trees.  However, Venditti says, “inefficient use of paper does consume resources and have an impact on the environment.” While credit card direct mail is on the rise after hitting a two-year low in April 2012, long-term trends suggest a declining role for traditional paper mail in the year...

Victory at last

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It was with great joy and happiness when I first heard that I've been offered admission to study Urban and Regional Planning in the Federal University of Technology Akure, it's even with a greater Joy and Gladness that I've graduated with a first degree Bachelor's of Technology B.Tech (URP). All thanks to God who has made it possible. I want to take the time to officially thank everyone who have in one way or the other contributed immensely to my life during those past years of undergraduate life either positively or negatively. But first and foremost, I want to appreciate God who have spare my life throughout the period, even when all things seems rough and difficult, you kept me going, wen I had no food , you fed me. My Distinctive Thanks to my parents and siblings for the love, financial support and care they showed me during d period, Special thanks to the entire parishioners of Celestial Church of Christ Students' Parish (CCCSP) FUTA, Celesti...

Galileo Board Training (FUTA, Nigeria)

Intel Ends Galileo Training, rates FUTA High …VC Promises sustainability The two weeks training and workshop on the use of Galileo Board to tackle challenges facing nations of the world organized by Intel Corporation and hosted by the Federal University of Technology, Akure came to a close amidst pomp and pageantry. Team Intel, comprising expatriates from the United States of America and led by Tayo Akanni rated FUTA high as an emerging University that will soon compete with world class Universities. One of the expatriates and trainer, Wolf Witt said “Coming to Nigeria and training people at FUTA is a great experience that will linger for long in our minds. You have a great University that is well organized. Science, Engineering, Technology and the Art are interrelated. This relationship is possible through the use of the right technology. This technology we have demonstrated practically these two weeks through the use of Galileo Board.” Speaking in...