U17/18DE Blogspot

By Ishaq Bilal  As we stand at the threshold of a new chapter in our lives, I find myself filled with both joy and sadness. Today, I want to extend a heartfelt farewell to my fellow graduates of Mass Communication, a journey of six years that we've shared, and now, one that diverges into countless promising paths.  Our time in the Mass Communication program has been a whirlwind of knowledge, growth, and unforgettable moments. From those early days of introductory courses to the intense research projects and late night editing sessions, we've weathered it all together. Today, we emerge not just as graduates but as storytellers, media mavens, and communication connoisseurs.  In the lecture halls, we've been inspired by professors and Dr. who ignited our passion for media and communication. We've debated the role of journalism in society, dissected the power of advertising, and dived into the fascinating world of public relations. Each class was a stepping stone, bringing

 By  Haruna Dahiru Alhassan (U17MM1032).  Drug abuse in Nigeria has unleashed an insidious epidemic, sinking its fangs deep into the hearts of our youth. Each day, the pages of our lives are tainted with stories of illegal drug use, particularly among the ‘Gen-Z’ population. The consumption of these substances is often attributed to peer pressure, the environment, and the desperate need to escape the clutches of depression or emotional turmoil. In the bustling streets of Nigeria today, one might feel alienated if they don’t partake in what is colloquially referred to as ‘Stunning’ or smoking. Many believe that these substances offer a fleeting sense of boundless joy or, worse, a temporary escape from the demons of emotional distress. Yet, unbeknownst to them, this choice gradually leads to addiction, an unrelenting vice that enslaves both body and mind.  But it’s not just smoking that’s plaguing our youth. The abuse of pills and other drugs has also surged. The allure of pills often l

  By Habib ummulkhairee Muhammad U17mm1196 & Abubakar fatima Suleiman U17mm1116 A picnic is a meal taken outdoors (al fresco) as part of an excursion, especially in scenic surroundings, such as a park, lakeside, or other place affording an interesting view, or else in conjunction with a public event such as preceding an open-air theater performance, and usually in summer or spring. It is different from other meals because it requires free time to leave home. Description  Food taste better when you’re enjoying it on a picnic blanket, cheers to food, friends and sunshine.

By Umar Sirajo U18MM2056 Fireworks at an Iraqi wedding have left 100 guest at the wedding reception dead and some hospitalized. The cause of the fire was due to the fireworks set up indoor of the event which later got to the ceiling of the venue and lights it up in the process, which led to pandemonium and scampering for safety by the wedding guest. The fire led to some been burnt immediately and others got degrees of Various injuries in the process. details of the aftermath below 👇... View this post on Instagram A post shared by DW News (@dwnews)

  By Eric Rosemary U18MM2034 The niger state Governor, Mohammed Bago, gave a marching order to the ministry of mineral resources to get hold of illegal mining around the state of Niger. This is coming prior to the illegal activities happening within the state leading to other acts of banditry and terrorism bedeviling the state. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Channels Television (@channelstelevision)

By Micheal Ugonna E  U17mm1102    Napoli striker have threatened to sue his own club for making jest of his penalty loss against Bologna, on the 23rd of the September, 2023. The outcome of the match was a draw, leading for an uproar from the fans and supporters globally. Osimhen who was a major contributor to their winning of SERIE A after 31years last season depicted a shocking response after the controversial incident by deleting every Napoli oriented content on his Instagram account. This has gathered a wide comment from football personalities globally, heavily condemning such discriminating event on the club’s social media account.                            His agent Roberto Calenda demands an apology from the club for his client and if nothing is done soonest, they would go further in charging the Naples club for damaging the character of the 24-year-old striker. The Nigerian star contract runs till the summer of 2025. The striker is seemed to have attracted attention from clubs

  By Habiba Adam Abdullahi U18MM2055 In the wake of event to happen in a couple of days, the Federal Government of Nigeria has unveiled the official logo for the country's 63rd Independence Day celebration. It was released by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, on Tuesday morning. Nigeria will mark its 63rd Independence Day celebration on Sunday, October 1. View this post on Instagram A post shared by PUNCH Newspapers (@punchnewspapers)

 By  Sani Ibrahim U18MM2002 The Management of Isa Mustapha Agwai l Polytechnic Lafia, says it has banned all forms of graduation celebrations by students within the institution till further notice. Rector of the Polytechnic, Doctor Justina Anjide-Kotso announced this at a Press Briefing organised by the institution, today, in Lafia.

 By  Sarki Judith  Bugbahu U17mm1146 Are you into business? If yes, you must do better than the others if you want to thrive especially in the competitive market. Investors are great tools and contributors to business growth. You might have tried to attract investors to your business but it seem not to work. The video below will guide you through the process to breaking through.

By Abdulazeez Abdullahi U18MM2014 The spokesperson for the Supreme court, speaking over the section of the court that got burnt yesterday, states that the court also have an online data base which case files can be easily retrievable. Yesterday, September 25, at around 8AM, a section of the supreme court office got burnt due to electrical malfunction. Mr. Festus Akande speaks over the lost archives of case files due to fire incident, but still assuring the public that there is an online data base which the supreme court have now and emphasizing that all burnt cases are retrievable. Watch video below 👇... View this post on Instagram A post shared by Channels Television (@channelstelevision)

By Baren Jeremiah Davou U17MM1201 A yet to be identified police unit could be seen rough handling an unidentified male. an eye witness could be heard saying the cause was due to his refusal to settle the police with 5 thousand naira. Watch video below 👇... View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alexander Thandi Ubani (@thandiubani)

  By Baren Jeremiah Davou U17MM1201 A yet to be identified male was yesterday, prevented from commiting suicide along Falomo bridge, Lagos. He could be seen sitting on the rails of the bridge, while envisaging his planned suicidal attempt. watch video below 👇... View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lindaikejiblog (@lindaikejiblogofficial)

 By  Abdullahi Onize Hassana U17MM1181 Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka's third novel, "Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth" has been released in French. Originally published in English 2021, the novel, lauded by the French press for its satirical elements mixing humour and horror, was described by poet and novelist Ben Okri as a "shocking story of political corruption in a country much like his homeland". It follows the adventures of Papa Davina, a wannabe guru who comes back from the United States and finds an unlikely following as the creator of his own religion. " The title comes from external sources; I read one of these Gallup polls conducted around the world, one of about which are the happiest people in the world" Soyinka explains. It was astonished to find that Nigeria was among the top six, maybe even top three or four. So I started asking myself how we came to earn such an unlikely title," Soyinka told RFI"s Cathe

 By  Abdullahi Onize Hassana U17MM1181 The Supreme Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday was gutted by fire as three offices were reportedly burnt down. The cause of the inferno was unknown as the time of filing this report, but a source at the Federal Fire Service said firefighters were at the scene. According to Arise News, the fire forced some occupants of the building to scamper for safety. Offices of three Justices have reportedly been burnt down. 

 By  Amtu Faith Sokojinwo U17MM1147 DeFi an acronym for Decentralized Finance is an evolution in the finance powered by blockchain technology and based on secure distributed ledgers similar to those used by cryptocurrencies. It has the capacity of reducing entry barriers and bypassing protocols of intermediaries involved in financial services by recreating and improving the traditional financial systems in a Decentralized manner. That is to say, there is no need for banks or bankers, provides trust and eliminates the need to pay charges to intermediaries, lenders and borrowers have a better platform for transactions with far better rates than banks. DeFi is not regulated by any governmental agency hence making it decentralized. DEFi offers advantageous impact such as eliminating increased trust issues through its efficiency, low cost, decreased limitation to financial transaction and fosters innovation. It allows safe, fast and transparent payment systems giving users an exclusive righ

 By  Usman Rakiya U17MM1012 A transgender woman man took the world by surprise after winning the miss Netherlands pageant show held in the Netherlands this year of July, 12. Rikkie Valerie Kolle took the award as the Miss Netherlands after being tagged as unfit for the show by her termed "haters", in applying for the beauty pageant show. Rikkie Valerie broke the stereotypes and became the first transgender woman in the history of Dutch, in a very long time, going about 9 decades long since the hosting of the show. She gave her insight about how happy she was and surprised to the BBC news . Rikkie Valerie, a 22 year old model will be the first trans to compete in the coming miss Universe pageant show this December 2023,  which will be hosted in  El Salvador, USA.

By Usman Rakiya U17MM1012 A convoy, going through Binma Kora village of Borno state was ambushed by the Boko Haram sect group, killing a soldier and Three civilians in the process. Details are still sketchy as the military and other security agencies are yet to comment on the incident. Watch video below 👇...

  By Abdullahi Zainab Jumai U18MM2027 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) shared breakthroughs it had in recent raids and investigation it conducted Spokesperson for the Agency, Femi Babafemi released a statement today, September 24, disclosing hard drugs they intercepted in Abuja-bound loads of Nitrous Oxide ‘laughing gas’, skunk, codeine syrup, methamphetamine and other hard drug consignments around the nation. The statement read: Over four tons of illicit and controlled drugs including consignments of nitrous oxide popularly known as laughing gas, skunk, codeine syrup, methamphetamine and tramadol have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, during interdiction operations in Lagos, Kogi, FCT, Jigawa, Kaduna, Sokoto and Edo states. No fewer than 1,194 cylinders of laughing gas with a total weight of 2,547.2 kilograms loaded in two Toyota Sienna buses were on Friday 22nd September intercepted by NDLEA operatives along Oken

  By; Hamida Muhammad, U17mm1080 Troops of the Operation Safe Haven have uncovered a gun manufacturing factory in Kafanchan, Jema'a Local Government Area of Kaduna State.  This was disclosed in a statement released by the Nigerian Army via their official X handle on Friday.  The discovery was reported to have followed a week long intelligence operations that finally led to the capture of a wanted gunrunner, Napoleon John, who has been on the wanted list of OPSH. A thorough search of the factory and follow up operations led to the recovery of different weapons including pistols, locally fabricated AK 47 rifles, military grade AK 47 rifles, revolvers, and a submachine gun amongst others. The statement added that the major kingpin is still on the run but would soon be apprehended. Credit: X| HQNigerianArmy Posted at; 2:24pm

By; Hamida Muhammad, U17mm1080 A 58-year-old man this week became the world’s second patient to receive a transplant of a genetically modified pig heart, the latest milestone in a growing field of medical research. Transplanting animal organs into humans, called xenotransplantation, could offer a solution to the chronic shortage of human organ donations. More than 100,000 Americans are currently on waiting lists for organ transplants.  A living human recipient has received a pig heart transplant for only the second time in history. The patient with end-stage heart disease stated that the pig heart was his only hope left. The surgery was successful, and the he is now breathing without the help of machines. pic.twitter.com/MQ4D4wAbNo — Pubity (@pubity) September 23, 2023 Posted at; 2:21pm  

By; Hauwa Mahmood, U17mm1095 Six students of the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, abducted in the early hours of Friday, have been rescued by troops of the Nigerian Army. According to a tweet posted Friday by one of Nigeria’s foremost military blog, #ZagazOlamakama, the six students were rescued by "troops of the Joint Task Force Northwest Operation Hadarin Daji under the command of the General officer Commanding  8 Division Nigerian Army." Officers of the troop also recovered an Ak47rifle, a walkie-talkie and some motorcycles. The mass kidnapping of dozens of student in Zamfara is a heinous act that deserves our unequivocal condemnation. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families, and the whole ABU community stand united against such atrocities. #BringBackFuguGirls pic.twitter.com/wAVBYJ8q7t — ABU Campus Connect  (@ABU_Campus) September 24, 2023 Posted at; 2:26pm

 By  oyebode Rofiat Oyebolanle U17MM1198  Federal  Government has approved  the increase of 35% and 25% salaries  of all federal universities staffs.The increment will take effect from 1st of January 2023.

By Omaga Sunday Racheal U17MM1137 No fewer than 35 people have lost their lives , including that of a child too, in a recent gasoline deposit explosion in the Seme-Badagry border town. The explosion happened yesterday, which was as a result of fire ignite at the illegal oil depot at the border town, of which crude oil products are illegally shipped to the Republic of Benin through the Seme border. watch video below 👇... View this post on Instagram A post shared by Al Jazeera English (@aljazeeraenglish)

By, ABDULMUMIN  FATIMA MAIKASUWA,  U17MM1106 Are you looking for an exciting new way to boost your health naturally? Look no further than Doum palm and acacia. This guide will explore the benefits of these remarkable plants and provide tips for incorporating them into your daily routine. The Power of Doum plant Rich in Nutrients Doum palm fruit is packed with vitamins and minerals, including iron, calcium, and vitamins A and C. These nutrients help to support healthy bones, boost the immune system, and promote healthy skin and hair. Healing Properties Doum palm has been used for centuries to treat a variety of ailments, including digestive issues, respiratory problems, and infections. Modern research has shown that Doum palm may have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. Delicious and Versatile Doum palm fruit and leaves can be used to make a wide variety of delicious and healthy dishes, including tea, jam, and smoothies. Its unique flavor complements both sweet