The Law Society's Annual Graham Turnbull International Essay Competition.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Law students, trainee solicitors, pupil barristers and junior lawyers (current, prospective or inbetween stages) are invited to enter the Law Society's annual Graham Turnbull essay competition.

The competition is named after English solicitor Graham Turnbull who did much to promote respect for human rights. Graham was killed in February 1997, aged 37, while working as a human rightsmonitor on the United Nations Human Rights Mission in Rwanda. The Society is proud to honour Graham's commitment to human rights through this competition, which aims to encourage awareness and knowledge of international human rights issues and remedies among young lawyers.

ELIGIBILITY: The competition is open to all current or prospective law students, trainee solicitors, pupil barristers and all solicitors and barristers, within three years of admission/call at the closing date.

RULES AND REGULATIONS:
The competition is open to all current or prospective law students, trainee solicitors, pupil barristers and all solicitors and barristers, within three years of admission/call at the closing date.
Essays must reach the Law Society by 18:00 on Friday 21 February 2014.
Entries should be a maximum of 2,000 words, including footnotes.
Entries will be rejected if they do not address the subject of the title, or exceed 2,000 words.
Proof of eligibility must be included with your essay.
Read the full rules (Word, 28kb) before submitting your entry.
The winning essay will be chosen by a panel of distinguished judges. The judges' decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into. Read last years winning essays.

PRIZE: The winner will receive £500 from the Graham Turnbull Memorial Fund. The runner-up receives book tokens to the value of £250. We will also publish both essays. The prize-giving event will take place at the Law Society in late April 2014, where the winner may give a short speech.

The winners will be announced on the night.

HOW TO APPLY: To submit your essays, please see here

DEADLINE: 18:00 on Friday 21 February 2014.
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How a man's sex drive is linked to a breast milk hormone

How a man's sex drive is linked to a breast milk hormone: Men who lack desire have low levels of it, study finds

Men with a poor sex drive may have low levels of a hormone traditionally associated with breastfeeding.

A study has found that men with reduced levels of prolactin had worse health both sexually and overall.  Prolactin is a hormone produced by the pituitary gland, which lies under the brain. It is best known for its role as the hormone that stimulates breast development and milk production in women.

But it also has many other functions, including providing the body with sexual satisfaction. The hormone is thought to counteract the effect of dopamine, which is responsible for sexual desire.

Until now, it was thought that high levels it affected a man's performance in the bedroom, so the researchers say they were surprised by the new findings.

The study, reported in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, assessed 3,000 European men aged between 40 and 79. They had levels of the hormones testosterone and prolactin checked, and also their cholesterol, blood sugar and BMIs measured.

Prolactin is best known for its role as the hormone that stimulates breast development and milk production in women, but is also involved in sexual desire

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facebook Dating app reveals most men fancy Asian women while majority of females prefer white men

Research examining the preferences of Facebook dating app, Are You Interested, found men from all different races prefer a partner of another race over their own. Researchers for the app looked at 2.4 million heterosexual interactions to collect the statistics, around two thirds of which are over the age of 35. Statistics showed most men prefer Asian women (with the exception of Asian men,) while all women (except black women) are most drawn to white men.

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Photos from last weekend as Gov Amaechi Hosts Nollywood Stars To A Special Dinner

Gov. Amaechi Hosts Nollywood Stars To A Special Dinner last week Sunday November 17, 2013 in the city of Port Harcourt.

what was this dude staring at??? 

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2013 Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Undergraduate Essay Competition

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) Undergraduate Essay Competition application for 2013 has started. Applications are invited by the NCC from interested and qualified persons for the 2013 Essay Contest.

The theme of the competition is: The Effect of Mobile Number Portability of Telecom Services and Usage in Nigeria.
Objectives of the Competition
Increase Awareness of the Subject Matter
Engage and Enhance Research skills
Encourage competition and academic excellence
Build capacity of undergraduates
ELIGIBILITY:This essay contest is open to ALL Nigerian undergraduates in tertiary institutions.


RULES AND REGULATIONS:
The theme of the competition is: The Effect of Mobile Number Portability of Telecom Services and Usage in Nigeria.

Undergraduates will submit essays not more than 1000 words, and not less than 500 words on the essay topic
First 500 entries representing undergraduates from the Institutions across the country.
Winning essays will be selected based on content, grammar and style
The winning essays will be announced by the First Quarter 2014.
Participants are expected to register with their personal details and a signed authentication as genuine Nigerian undergraduates.
PRIZE:

1st Prize
N500,000.00 cash prize, Branded NCC Laptop and Printer
2nd Prize
N300,000.00 cash prize
3rd Prize
N200,000.00 cash prize

HOW TO APPLY: Entries should be sent to: tawusaku@ncc.gov.ng or on their Facebook Page. After sending your entry, register your essay submissions by downloading this online form.
Or Download it here (passowrd: veecubed)


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Police arrest father of dead Kano State Polytechnic student

The controversy trailing the death of Hassan Alfa, a 24-year-old student of the Kano State Polytechnic, who allegedly died after his release from police detention, has taken a new dimension with the arrest of his father, Mallam Abdullahi Alfa, by the police yesterday.

Daily Trust gathered that Hassan died on the 26th of last month, days after he was released from police custody. Late Hassan’s family are alleging that their son died at the Almu Memorial Hospital following an internal injury he sustained on his head as a result of police torture.
Father of the deceased, Alhaji Alfa Abdullahi Dangi, had in an interview with newsmen weeks ago said his son died after spending seven days in police custody. He said the deceased and his younger brother were arrested following a misunderstanding with their cousin a day after Sallah.
The 62-year-old resident of Sheka Tudun Maliki quarters of Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State said the police released his son when they discovered that he had sustained a “life-threatening injury”.
“A day after Sallah, a cousin of my late son, Sa’a Garba Fagge, who was on a visit to the family asked for a permission from me to stage Mandiri, an Islamic songs session,  in order to mark the Sallah celebration, which I granted.

The event did not start until late in the evening and some of the residents of the area complained to me that it was time for Isha’i prayer and the event should be stopped. I went to them and asked them in a polite way to round off so that people could say their prayers, but they told me that I was not the person that invited them and that I had no right to call off the event. I then called Sa’a and asked her to send them away.

But she became rude, telling me that there was no need for me to ask them to stop since they were praising the prophet. My children became provoked and an argument erupted. I calmed them down and retired for the night. After I went in, they continued with the praise singing, but in no time, a fight broke out between my children and the group,” he said.
According to him, the following day, a vigilante vehicle from Fagge Local Government Area with two vigilante men and two police officers came to arrest Hassan, which he resisted. He said after the vigilante group left, a police team from Sheka Division came and forced their way into his residence.
He said they succeeded in arresting two of his children including the deceased.  A day after the arrest, his children were labelled armed robbery suspects. He said the police then transferred his children to the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) where he alleged that they were thoroughly tortured.
“We went there and I saw my son in a terrible state. I later learnt that they took him to hospital and that he was given some drugs. After his release, we took him to a private clinic since most of the hospitals were on strike. We later took him for a scan at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) where it was revealed that he had a crack on his skull. Reacting to the allegation, Kano State Acting Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Mustapha, confirmed the arrest of the student and his brother.

“The deceased was not tortured as it was on record that the very day he was brought to SARS he was exhibiting signs of illness. He was taken to the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital where he was diagnosed with epilepsy. Based on health grounds and with the discovery of the fact that the complainant and the accused were relatives, the SARS department granted them bail,” he said.

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University of Port Harcourt UNIPORT Part-Time Degree Programme Application for 2013/2014 is On!

This is to inform the general public that sale of Application Forms for admission into the Part-Time Degree Programme of the College of Continuing Education, University of Port Harcourt for the 2013/2014 session has commenced.

The following Pogrammes will be on offer during the session:

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

1. FACULTY OF HUMANITIES

B.A. Degree Programmes in History and Diplomatic Studies, English Studies, Philosophy, Religious & Cultural Studies and Linguistics & Communication Studies.

2. FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

B.Sc. Degree Programmes in Economics, Public Administration and Sociology (Community Development & Social Welfare) .

3.FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

B.Sc. Degree Programmes in Accounting, Finance & Banking, Management and Marketing.

4. FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

B.Sc. Degree Programme in Computer Science.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION INTO UNIPORT PART-TIME DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Holders of WAEC/SSCE, GCE ‘O’ Level or their equivalent with credit passes in 5 relevant subjects,(including English & Mathematics) who have worked for not less than 4 years in relevant fields of application are eligible to apply.

The following subjects: Book Keeping, Business Studies, Typewriting, Secretarial Studies, Shorthand, Social Studies and Health Science are not acceptable.

1a) For a Degree in History and Diplomatic Studies, a candidate must have five credit passes which must include English Language, History or Government and any other Three subjects from: Literature in English, CRK/IRK, Economics, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry Physics, Agric. Sc, a Nigerian Language: Igbo, Hausa or Yoruba, Fine Art, Geography and Commerce.

1b) For a Degree Programme in English Studies, candidates must have five credit passes, which must include English Language, Literature in English and any other three subjects from: History or Government, CRK/IRK, Economics, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Agric. Science, a Nigerian Language: Igbo, Hausa or Yoruba, Fine Art, Geography and Commerce.

1c) For a Degree in Linguistics and Communication Studies, a candidate must have five credit passes, which must include English Language and any other four subjects from Literature in English, History or Government, CRK/IRK, Economics, Mathematics Biology, Chemistry, Agric. Science, Physics, a Nigerian Language: Igbo, Hausa or Yoruba, Fine Art, Geography and Commerce.

1d) For a Degree in Philosophy, a candidate must have five credit passes, which must include English Language and any other four subjects from Literature in English, CRK/IRK, Economics. Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Agric. Sc, a Nigerian Language: Igbo, Hausa or Yoruba, Fine Art, History or Government, Commerce and Geography. At least a Pass in either Maths, a Science subject or Literature in English is required.

1e) For a Degree in Religious and Cultural Studies, a candidate must have five credit passes, which must include English Language and any other four subjects from Literature in English, History or Government, CRK/IRK, Economics. a Nigerian Language: Igbo, Hausa or Yoruba, Fine Art, and Commerce, Geography, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Agric. Science.

2. For a Degree Programme in the Faculty of Social Sciences, candidates must have five credit passes, including English Language, two of which must be Social Science subjects, (Economics, Geography, Government or History) and credit in any other two Arts subjects.

2a) However, candidates for the B.Sc. in Public Administration, are expected mandatorily to have credit passes in English Language, Government or History, Economics and any other two subjects from: Geography, Commerce, Literature in English, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Agric. Science and Mathematics or at least a pass in Mathematics, if Mathematics is not inclusive of the five credit passes.

2b) For a Degree Programme in Economics, candidates are expected to have 5 credit passes, including English Language, Mathematics, Economics, Government/History/Geography and any other subject from Commerce, CRK/IRK, Literature in English, Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Agric. Science.

2c) For a Degree Programme in Sociology (Community Development and Social Welfare), candidates must have 5 credit passes, which must include English Language and any other four subjects from: Economics, Commerce, Government/History Geography, CRK/IRK, Mathematics or at least a pass in Mathematics, if Mathematics is not inclusive of the five credit passes.

3. For a Degree Programme in the Faculty of Management Sciences, candidate must have five credit passes, in WAEC/SSCE, GCE ‘O’ Level which must include English Language, Mathematics, Economics, and any other two subjects from: Government or History, Geography, Commerce, Accounting, Literature in English, CRK/IRK Science subjects- Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Agric. Sc.

3a For a Degree Programme in Management, candidates must have five credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other two from Government/ History ,Geography, Commerce, Accounting. Literature in English, Christian Religious Knowledge/IRK, Science subject -Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Agricultural Science.

3b For a Degree Programme in Marketing candidates must have five credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other two from Government/Hostory Geography, Commerce, Accounting, Literature in English, Christian Religious Knowledge/IRK, Science subject – Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Agricultural Science.

3c For a Degree Programme in Accounting candidates must have five credits passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any other two from Government/History Geography, Commerce, Accounting, Literature in English, Christian Religious Knowledge/IRK, Science subject- Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Agricultural Science.

3d For a Degree Programme in Finance and Banking candidates must have five O’Level Credits in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two from Government/History Geography, Commerce, Literature in English, Christian Religious Knowledge/IRK, Science subject – Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Agricultural Science.

4. For a Degree Programme in Computer Science, candidates must have five credit passes, which must include English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

NOTE: ONLY ‘O’ LEVEL IN WAEC (SSCE/GCE), NABTEB AND NECO Certificates are acceptable for registration.

i. TC II is not acceptable
ii. The sets of names stated by candidates in their Application Forms must be consistent with the names on their credentials. Inconsistency in names may lead to disqualification.
iii. Candidates with O/Level Examination Results from 2009 backwards must present their Original Certificates and not Statement of Results or Result Slips.

SCREENING OF APPLICANTS

All candidates who have applied for admission into the various Degree Programmes of the College will be required to undergo a Computer – Based Test (CBT), at a date to be announced later.

METHOD OF APPLICATION

i. Application for the various Programmes is on-line. Log on to www.uniport.edu.ng and click on Application Procedure in CCE, then follow the instructions.
ii. Application Forms can be obtained on-line on payment of Fifteen Thousand Naira (N15,000.00) only excluding Bank charges at designated Banks nationwide.
iii. The names on candidates O’Level certificate(s) must be the same as what is filled on-line.
iv. Change of name is not allowed once a candidate is admitted.
v. Candidates must ensure that they have the requisite qualifications for the intended course.
vi. Candidates should report to the Examinations and Records Unit, CCE, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, with photocopies of their credentials for collection of Brochure.

DESIGNATED BANKS are:

i. Uniport – Choba Micro-Finance Bank
ii. United Bank for Africa (UBA)
iii. First Bank PLC
iv. Fidelity Bank PLC

Materials required for the Screening Exercise:

Candidates must come along with the Photo Card printed on-line and payment receipt to the Venue of the CBT.

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ASUU LATEST: Controversy as AAUA, asuu chapter refuses resumption by school..

Veecubed gave an official post yesterday that AAUA (adekunle ajasin university, akungba) has pulled out of the ongoing ASUU strike (click here if you missed the story). Stated there (from the university's website)  was an official statement from the University's registrar(R. B. Olotu) confirming the authenticity of the report.

But we have moved and taken a quick peep into the university situation as the ASUU chapter has said the school has every right to call its students back but the body as a whole (ASUU,akungba) is still on strike.

So invariably, even if the students come back to school, there is high probability that all academic lecturers will not be disposed to teach hence no lectures. So all students of akungba should prepare themselves!! 

The statement urged ASUU members to disregard the call for resumption, stressing that the University Chapter of ASUU was in support of the action of its national body.

“We, the executives of ASUU, AAUA chapter, wish to dissociate ourselves from the purported resumption of academic activities in the university, as its members are still part of the ongoing national strike by the Union.
“Members should therefore, disregard any pullout to abandon the struggle, and be steadfast until the present position is reviewed by NEC. The Union also wants to make it abundantly clear that it would resist every tyrannical propensity to intimidate and harass its members”.

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