Boko Haram Claims Responsibility Of Abducting 276 Chibok Girls Students

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The leader of Boko Haram Islamic sect, Imam Abubakar Shekau has just released a video claiming responsibility of forceful abduction of 276 female students from  Government Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State.

Shekau in the video issued to select journalists stated,  'I am the one that abducted them", and more attacks will follow soon.

5-Year Jail Term For Students Caught Cheating During WAEC Examinations - FG

The Minister of Education, Prof Ruqayyat Rufai, announced in Abuja on Wednesday while briefing State House Correspondents on the outcome of the weekly FEC meeting that candidates who cheat during examinations conducted by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, now risk a five-year jail term under an amendment to the 2004 WAEC Act being proposed by Federal Government.

Under the proposed amendment, examination malpractice will fetch five-year jail term for offenders or the option of N200,000 fine or both.

So what happens to Public Office holders that embezzle public funds, "0 Year(s)" #justasking

Boko Haram Militants Kill 30 boarding Students and Teacher in Mamudo, Yobe State

Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram militant Islamic group stormed a boarding school in Mamudo, Yobe killing about 30 students and a teacher.

Reports say the attackers who stormed the school around 2am were so brutal and showed no sign of mercy as some of the victims were burnt alive while some escaped with gunshot wounds.

Despite the State of Emergency declared by the Federal Government in three states including Yobe, there violence and clashes in these continue to generate concerns from the international communities


There is currently a heavy presence of military men in the location and all those injured in the attack have being rushed to hospitals in the state capital, Damaturu to receive the much needed medical attention.

Unilag students wins Google Apps Developer Challenge

Three University of Lagos (UNILAG) students, have won the Google Apps Developer Challenge for the Enterprise/Small Business Solutions category in sub-Saharan Africa.

The students: Bolutife Ogunsola, Michael Adeyeri and Willie Aniebiet, created the Form+ application software; an interface that creates application forms by just dragging and dropping components.

The user can create forms - such as curriculum vitae (CV) or résumé submission forms for businesses and coursework submission page for lecturers.

Emeka Afigbo, Program Manager, Google, stated: "Our expectation is that this motivates more young Nigerian developers to develop apps that change the way we live in Nigeria and Africa at large."

The winners were rewarded with Chromebooks and $20,000.

They also won a grant worth $18,000 for their school's department.