NDA Admission List 2013 Out: Nigeria Defence Academy Admission List into 65th Regular Course Out

The Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA) has published the list of successful and reserve candidates for admission into her 65th regular course.

Candidates whose names appeared on the list were successful at the Armed Forces Selection Board held at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) from 29 June – 9 August 2013. The candidates have been offered admission into NDA for the 65th Regular Course.
How To Check The 2013 NDA Admission List

Simply click on the link below to download the Nigeria Defence Academy Admission List;

>>Download Nigeria Defence Academy NDA Admission List<<
INSTRUCTIONS TO ADMITTED CANDIDATES

1. Candidates whose names appeared on the list are to report for training at the NDA (Permanent Site), Kaduna on 21 September 2013. Any candidate who fails to report by 23 September 2013 will forfeit his or her place to a candidate on the reserve list.

2. Selected candidates will be received on arrival at the Reception Centre located at the Academy Parade Ground (Permanent Site).

3. Candidates on the reserve list are NOT to report to the Academy until they are invited.

4. Selected candidates MUST come along with the ORIGINAL copies of their School Certificate Results (NECO/WAEC), and other credentials which include First School Leaving Certificate, Primary School Testimonial Junior/Senior Secondary School Testimonials, Birth Certificate/Declaration of Age and Parents’ / Guardians Consent Form and Letter of Attestation as to State of Origin. Any selected candidate who does not come with the listed documents WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED for training. Candidates are to also come along with the following items:

a. Two pairs of white shorts.

b. Two pairs of white trousers.

c. Two white shirts (long sleeves).

d. Two pairs of white socks.

e. Two pairs of white canvas shoes.

f. One lounge suite (dark colour).

g. Two pairs of blue shorts and white round neck vests.

h. One pair of black trousers.

i. One belt (preferably black).

j. One pair of black cover shoes.

k. One pair of football boots.

l. One pair of spike shoes.

m. Black polish, brushes, shaving kit and toiletries.

n. Two white bed sheets and pillow cases for 8 spring bed.

o. Female candidates should come along with the following items in addition.

(1) Two pairs of trouser suits.

(2) Two lounge skirts.

(3) One pair of black low heel cover shoes.

(4) Two pairs of black or blue short tight.

5. Selected candidates are not allowed to receive visitors and will not leave the Academy for the first 3 months of training. Selected candidates and their parents are to please note the restriction for strict compliance.

CAMPUSportal

FUNAI First Batch Provisional JAMB Admission List Released for 2013/2014

This is to inform candidates who made the Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo their most preferred choice that the list of first batch of candidates offered provisional admission by JAMB for 2013/2014 Academic session has been released.

Successful candidates are advised to await further announcement on mode of registration from the University Management.

To check your name on the said admission list,click here now.

New Date for University of Uyo Post UTME Screening Exercise 2013/2014

The University of Uyo (UNIUYO) has fixed 10th-14th September as the new date for her 2013/2014 post UTME screening exercise. 

The University hereby invites candidates who had registered for the POST-UTME Screening Exercise which was postponed, to attend the re-scheduled Screening Exercise from Tuesday, September 10 to Saturday, September 14, 2013.

Requirements for screening

(a) Candidates are required to come for the Screening Test with the following items: 
a. Four (4) copies of the University of Uyo 2013 ON-LINE registration form duly completed with the passport-size photograph printed in colour. Note: Only colour printout will be accepted. 
b. 2013 JAMB (UTME) Result printout 
c. Four (4) recent passport-size photographs on red background (same photograph as the one used for the on-line registration) with the name, UTME registration number and signature of the candidate written on the reverse side of the photographs. These should be packaged in quarto- size envelope and labeled with name, department and JAMB registration number. 
d. HB pencil, eraser and sharpener. 

(b) No GSM handsets, calculators or any other extraneous materials should be brought into the screening halls. 

Venue: The Screening Exercise will hold at the University of Uyo, Town Campus and Town Campus Annexe on the specified dates. Examination venues will be displayed at the gates. 

Note: Only candidates who had complied with the registration procedures already outlined will be allowed to undergo the Screening Exercise. 

MYSCHOOL

Federal Polytechnic Nekede HND 1st Batch Admission List for 2013/2014

This is to inform all returning and new students of the federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri who sat for the HND entrance screening that the first admission list has been released.

As usual, the school have made the list available in the various faculties in the school campus, checking therefore is offline.

We urge all concerned students to either take a trip to the school to check (depending on proximity) or batter still get someone who is in the school to check for them. 

It is necessary however to get someone who will really be honest to check properly for you in all published admission lists before concluding that your name was not out.

MYSCHOOL

NEW DATE FOR Kogi State University (KSU) post UTME

This is to inform all 2013/2014 prospective undergraduate student of the Kogi State University Anyingba that a new date has been fixed for the post UTME screening earlier postponed by the university.

The exam will now hold as follows:
1. New date: September 5, 2013.
2. Time: 8.00am accreditation start.
3. Venue: The university campus.

Fetus in womb learns language cues before birth, study finds

Watch your mouth around your unborn child – he or she could be listening in. Babies can pick up language skills while they’re still in the womb, Finnish researchers say.

Fetuses exposed to fake words after week 29 in utero were able to distinguish them after being born, according to new research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

"Prenatal experiences have a remarkable influence on the brain's auditory discrimination accuracy, which may support, for example, language acquisition during infancy," the authors wrote in their study. 

As revealed by the allure of the so-called Mozart Effect – the idea that exposing the fetus to classical music earns kids extra IQ points in spatial reasoning down the line – parents are constantly looking for ways to give their children an intelligence advantage.

That’s even if the research their parenting tactics are based on is too narrow to draw such broad conclusions or remains under question (the Mozart Effect was deemed "crap," for example, by one scientist.)

Nonetheless, scientists have discovered plenty of evidence that what's heard in utero can make a lasting impression. Fetuses respond differently to native and nonnative vowels, and newborns cry with their native language prosody (a combination of rhythm, stress and intonation). Researchers led by Eino Partanen at the University of Helsinki wanted to see what other language cues a fetus might pick up in the womb.

Marijuana as a 'Safe Drug' Is Scientifically Inaccurate

The nature of the teenage brain makes users of cannabis amongst this population particularly at risk of developing addictive behaviors and suffering other long-term negative effects, according to researchers at the University of Montreal and New York's Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

The researchers reviewed over 120 studies that looked at different aspects of the relationship between cannabis and the adolescent brain, including the biology of the brain, chemical reaction that occurs in the brain when the drug is used, the influence of genetics and environmental factors, in addition to studies into the "gateway drug" phenomenon. "Data from epidemiological studies have repeatedly shown an association between cannabis use and subsequent addiction to heavy drugs and psychosis (i.e. schizophrenia). Interestingly, the risk to develop such disorders after cannabis exposure is not the same for all individuals and is correlated with genetic factors, the intensity of cannabis use and the age at which it occurs. When the first exposure occurs in younger versus older adolescents, the impact of cannabis seems to be worse in regard to many outcomes such as mental health, education attainment, delinquency and ability to conform to adult role," Dr Jutras-Aswad said.

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Nigeria: Govt Borrows N256 Billion for Power Transmission

The Federal Government has borrowed a sum of N256 billion from foreign institutions for the expansion of power transmission facilities.

Power Minister Professor Chinedu Nebo disclosed this at the State House in Abuja yesterday during the meeting of the Presidential Action Committee on Power (PACP) chaired President Goodluck Jonathan.

Nebo did not disclose when the amount was borrowed, but said it was coming in form of loans from the World Bank, the African Development Bank, the Euro Bond Issue and the Chinese Exim Bank.

He added that the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) had already designated the funds for the expansion of power transmission facilities.

The minister, who noted that the meeting centred on the expansion of the transmission network in Nigeria with a view to obtaining adequate transmission capacity from all the power generating plants being built, contented that the nation was apparently moving from a public power sector to a private-driven power sector.

He said all the preferred bidders of GENCOS and DISCOS power plant had significantly complied with the conditions set, most of whom he said had "paid up".

According to him, although the nation is celebrating the privatisation of the power sector instead of celebrating constant power supply, there is a substantial joy in many parts of Nigeria as power stability has become enormous.

Nebo said apart from fixing power by eliminating corruption as done in the telecommunication sector, the government envisaged that the reforms in the power sector would "dwarf" the telecommunication sector by re-energising the economy as well as boosting the manufacturing and industrial sub-sectors."

DAILY TRUST

SUPREME COURT FIXES NEW DATE TO HEAR APPEAL AGAINST MIMIKO

The Supreme Court has fixed a new date for the hearing of multiple appeals against the judgment of the Court of Appeal which upheld the declaration of Governor Olusegun Mimiko as the winner of the Ondo State governorship election held last year.

The new date, August 27, was announced by Mr. Ahuraka Isah, the Media Aide to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Aloma Mukhtar.

The court had earlier fixed the hearing of the appeals for September 24, a date that would have rendered the appeals automatically incompetent because it would have been more than 60 days allowed by the constitution for the hearing of such appeals.

“Frank Edoho Is A Hot Tempered Man” – Ex-Wife Katherine Speaks

    

As we are all aware that Frank Edoho, the host of who want to be a millionaire show in Nigeria is on the verge of breakup with his new mistress, Sandra Onyenauchey over her lavish spending.

In a recent interview, the ex-wife of Frank Edoho, Katherine claims her marriage to Frank was a mistake over his bad temper.

Read her response to some interview questions below;

Interviewer: Looking back at everything, do you wish you never got separated?

Katherine: No, I think Frank and I should not have gotten married in the first place. We should just have been friends because he was an awesome friend. While I was dating someone else and he had to go back to his country, he (Frank) was there all through and I had known him all the while he was in the University of Calabar and we started our career together. I think we shouldn’t have pushed it to marriage and just stayed as friends.

Interviewer: Any regrets about that?No.

Katherine: I have three lovely kids to show for it and of course, every thing happens for a reason and a purpose. They can only make us better or stronger people and it has done so for me. I have grown from what went wrong.

Interviewer: What is usually the cause of the fight?

Katherine: I think it’s impatience, anger and not knowing how to deal with issue in the now, so you react before you think. It goes like, ‘huh, how dare you say this to me…is that what you will say?’ I can’t remember any one in particular, it has been long now, I have moved on and it’s not a thing that can happen to me again but I always say no matter what, a man should not raise his hands on a woman. A woman should also not goad a man too much. It takes nothing from the man who walks away because once he hits a woman, he starts to think it is justifiable. Unfortunately, we are in a society where we have friends that will give you thumbs up for doing that. A man should be calmer and not react on the now
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Prophet Warns Governor Fashola To Reopen Yaba Market Or Lose His Children In 2 Weeks

A Lagos-based self-proclaimed prophet has challenged Governor Fashola.

The prophet who claims he has received a revelation from God threatens that Fashola will lose two of his children if he refused to open Yaba Railway Market.

He even included his photo and number with a shocking 2 weeks ultimatum.

Check out his announcement below;

Prophet Christopher Vs Governor Fashola – Two Weeks Ultimatum

Motive: Please Open Yaba Railway Market or you pay by sacrifice with your two children that said the Lord our Father
(2Peter 2 vs 15, 17), (1 Timothy 3 vs 16)

Present by Revelation: Prophet Dr Christopher U.D Ukpala, Spiritual Doctor.

How to restore old Firefox versions

Restoring an older version of Firefox is actually not that difficult at all. There are however a couple of best practices that I'd recommend you follow before you roll back an update of the browser.

The first thing that you may want to do is back up your Firefox profile. If you can start Firefox on your system, do the following to open it:

• Type about:support in the browser's address bar and hit the enter key.
• Click on Show Folder here near the top. This opens the profile folder in the system file browser.
• Go back one directory level and copy the whole profile directory to another location on your system.
• You can alternatively use a program like MozBackup for that as well.

Downloading the old Firefox version

It is likely that you do not have the old Firefox installer on your system anymore. That's why it is necessary to download that version again from the Internet. I highly suggest you download it from the official source, that is Mozilla, and not some third party repository.

Probably the best location to download old Firefox versions is the Mozilla ftp server. Here are the links pointing to the various release channels:

• Firefox Stable and Beta and ESR: Stable versions are listed by number, while beta versions have bx added to the number with x indicating the version of that particular beta.
• Firefox Nightly and Aurora: It gets complicated here, as the directory is a mess. You may want to start with the "latest Mozilla Aurora" or "Latest Mozilla Central" directories and go from there. Most directories are listed with a date in front so that you can go back easily here.

You may need to select the right operating system first, and then the language version that you want to install. Now that you have downloaded a version that you want to try, it is necessary to install that version on your system. Note that it will overwrite the existing installation if it is of the same channel.

Blocking automatic updates

You may want to disable the automatic updating of the browser for the time being, as you may end up with the same issue after it has been updated. To block updates in Firefox, do the following:

1. Tap on the Alt-key and select Tools > Options from the menu bar that opens up.
2. Switch to Advanced > Update in the new window.
3. Switch "Automatically install updates" to "Check for updates, but let me choose whether to install them".

Instead of installing updates to the browser automatically, Firefox will now display a prompt to you that puts you in control of the update process. You can select to install the update, or block it for the time being (for instance to wait for the next release to try again).