Ini Edo's Marriage Crashes....

Favourite Nollywood actress Ini Edo is no longer married to American based business man Phillips Ehiagwina.
The Marriage which was contracted in November 2008 is whispered to have been hopping on one leg before finally crashing over five weeks ago.
A close friend of the actress squealed that the marriage broke down due to very strong allegations of 'serial cheating with evidence' but that the couple who are pretending to still be in talking terms might cite irreconcilable differences.
My source alleges that Phillips Ehiagwina demanded to have back the bride price he paid to marry Ini Edo and his wishes were granted by her people.
Ini Edo and Phillips got married in an American ceremony and the whispers also indicate that part of the union may have also been dissolved.
Efforts to contact Mr Ehiagwina to find out why he collected back the bride price he paid on our darling actress met a brick wall as his American and Nigerian phones were switched off.
There are also strong whispers that a group of ladies accosted actress Ini Edo recently and beat the living daylights out of her.The whisperers say that the reason is that ''One of the girls who is dating a Lekki big boy named Lewa alleges that Ini has been dating her boyfriend for the past 3 years and it was time to stop and face her marriage but unfortunately Ini's marriage was already over by the time they accosted her......''

60 Soldiers Face Trial for Mutiny in Abuja

Another set of 60 soldiers are to be arraigned before a General Court Martial by military authorities in Abuja today for mutiny. The soldiers allegedly committed mutiny on August 4, 2014 by refusing to join troops in Maiduguri for an operation. Their arraignment will take place later today at the Sani Abacha Barracks in Abuja.  Meanwhile some of the 12 soldiers earlier convicted by the GCM had notified the Court of Appeal of their intention to challenge their death sentences.

Reason for Mass Failure in WAEC and NECO Exams

According to Luke Onyekakeyah, the two most critical factors responsible for the continued annual mass failure in WAEC and NECO exams are the under-aged status of most candidates and a flawed school curriculum. All other factors are secondary. It is baffling that nobody has ever mentioned underage, for example, as an important factor in this crisis; yet, my investigation shows that it is the primary cause of mass failure in school public exams in the country. Common sense would tell you that if you have two categories of students, made up of teenagers of say 15 years old and adults of say age 25 in the same class; teach them the same thing and later subject them to the same examination, the adult group would perform better because of maturity, better developed intellect, exposure and experience. 

   In the same vein, it is preposterous to expect today’s mostly under-aged candidates to record the same level of excellence as candidates of yesteryear, who were mostly adults above age 20 and more matured. The way out is for the authorities to insist on age as a factor in primary one school enrollment. Once that is achieved, it would roll over to the tertiary institutions, where similar problems subsist. 

  Age six (6) is the official primary school starting age in America, Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa. Whereas, the same applies in Nigeria, it is merely on paper; the rule is not enforced. Most children in Nigeria start primary school at age 4 or thereabout.

GEJ honors Nigerian Flag designer, puts him on lifetime salary

The man who designed the Nigeria flag, Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi was decorated as an Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic, OFR, by President Jonathan yesterday September 29th, 55 years after designing the flag.

He wasn't only given an award yesterday, President Jonathan also said he will be placed on a lifetime salary that must be in line with what any Senior Special Advisers earns.

Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor declared that his hands are clean

The president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, yesterday broke the silence about the controversial $9.3m smuggled into South Africa by two Nigerians and an Israeli, using his private jet, saying his hands are clean.

Oritsejafor broke his silence during the National Executive Council meeting of CAN at the National Christian Centre, Abuja, saying he waited for today to brief the leaders of the church and explain his position on the issue, because he believes the primary institution he owes an explanation to is the church.

A Spice Commonly Found in Curries May Boost the Brain's Ability to Heal Itself

A spice commonly found in curries may boost the brain's ability to heal itself, according to a report in the Journal Stem Cell Research and Therapy.
The German study suggests a compound found in turmeric could encourage the growth of nerve cells thought to be part of the brain's repair kit.
Scientists said that the work, based in rats, may pave the way for future drugs for strokes and Alzheimer's disease.

But they stated that more trials are needed to see whether this applies to humans.
Researchers from the Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine in Julich, Germany, studied the effects of aromatic-turmerone - a compound found naturally in turmeric.
Rats were injected with the compound and their brains were then scanned.
Particular parts of the brain, known to be involved in nerve cell growth, were seen to be more active after the aromatic-turmerone infusion.

Scientists said that the compound may encourage a proliferation of brain cells.
In a separate part of the trial, researchers bathed rodent neural stem cells (NSCs) in different concentrations of aromatic-tumerone extract.
NSCs have the ability to transform into any type of brain cell and scientists suggest they could have a role in repair after damage or disease.

Dr Maria Adele Rueger, who was part of the research team, said: "In humans and higher developed animals their abilities do not seem to be sufficient to repair the brain but in fish and smaller animals they seem to work well."