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Isn’t STEM Education What We Already Do?, By Adetola Salau In STEM Education, we emphasise engagement with students across all of these subjects, especially on integrating these subjects in various ways. An instance of this is when a science lesson incorporates maths and engineering, also when a maths lesson incorporates the use of technology. There is a plethora of these combinations… “There’s a way to do it better, find it.”   – Thomas Edison Recently I have been getting a lot of questions from people who stop me at the gym, on the street or at events, after being recognised for my recent TV appearances. The common theme through these discussions is the question; “What exactly is STEM?” “Don’t we already do that already with what we teach our students?” I have written lots of articles about STEM and realised, listening to them all, that I hadn’t adequately addressed this issue. I forgot one of my basic tenets in teaching is scaffolding; building a foundation...

Abimbola Adelakun: Why we wish our presidents dead By  Daily Post Staff  on January 26, 2017 @dailypostngr When former Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, died in June 1998, I was one of those who took to the streets to celebrate the nation’s liberation from his murderous grip. These days, I look back at that infamous Monday and wonder the point of rejoicing at someone’s death when none of us is beyond mortality. Abacha’s death, we know, resolved a conundrum and cleanly freed us from the bonds with which he held us. Also, given the timing of his death, it did in fact seem God heard Nigerians’ cries for liberation. However, death by natural causes is no punishment; it is one of life’s many realities. In the past few days, both the “fake news” and refutation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s “death” have seized the airwaves and “bus-stop parliaments.” Since the President’s announcement of his annual vacation and “medical trip” to the United Kingdom, folks eager to s...

Road Funds Bill: Dogara proposes Infrastructure Bond as panacea to end debts By  Yemi Itodo  on January 26, 2017 Concerned about the huge debt owed to local road contractors in the country, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has proposed an Infrastructure Bond for funding road projects in the country. Speaking when he received the report of the Technical Committee for the Review of the Roads’ Funds Bills in his office, Dogara noted that it is very important to ensure that these debts that have led to countless loss of jobs for Nigerians are settled for good. “There is this existing humongous debts owed firms constructing roads. How do we exit from these debts so that the contractors and their workers can go back to work?”, Dogara asked. He added, “I think we have to look inwards. I think we should think about floating an Infrastructure bond that will capture road infrastructure. We should just start on a new slate.” The spe...

‘Customer’ beats sex worker to death for getting tired too soon A sex worker, Janet Etim has died after she was attacked and beaten by her customer when she could not withstand a long drugged-induced sex in an hotel in Lagos. The incident happened at a popular hotel called, De Love located at Ilufumi street, Ejigbo, Lagos. The unidentified customer went into Etim’s room to have short time sex with her for a fee. When the romp started, he was taking too long to ‘come’ and concluded the romp. When Etim could no longer bear the pain, she withdrew and offered the customer his N500 fee but he refused and said he had already prepared for the action and will conclude it. This led to exchange of words and in the process, he attacked and injured her on her head. She was rushed to a hospital by the hotel management where she eventually died. The corpse of the late Etim, who died on Tuesday evening after every efforts to revive her failed, has been deposited at Isolo General Hospita...

I’m not APC member – Soludo CBN Governor Charles Soludo has refuted reports indicating that he would contest the Anambra governorship seat on the platform of the All Progressive Congress. “I wish to clarify that I am not a member of the APC and cannot therefore contest for its party nomination,’’ Soludo said in a statement in Awka. Soludo said that he had received several calls, texts and emails seeking clarification on the matter, since his name was listed. He said, “ I have received hundreds of calls, texts and emails on the matter. Because of the pressure, I sought and obtained the phone contacts of the party chairman to ascertain the veracity of the story. “I wish to clarify that I am not a member of the APC and therefore not seeking its party nomination.” The Chairman, Anambra chapter of the party, Mr. Emeka Ibe, who had included Soludo’s names among those seeking the party’s ticket, has however, explained that the inclusion of Soludo and Sen. U...

Malabu oil deal: Court orders OPL 245 oil well be returned to Nigerian govt By  Seun Opejobi  on January 26, 2017 An Abuja Federal High Court, Thursday ordered the return of OPL 245 back to Nigerian government. OPL 245 is considered the largest oil block in Africa with a production rate of over 9bn barrel of crude oil. The oil well is currently a subject of investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and other security agencies in five countries. In 2011, two oil giants, Shell and Eni reportedly paid about $1.1bn into a Nigerian account to take over the oil block. About 70 per cent of the money was subsequently transferred in controversial circumstances into Malabu accounts controlled by a former Petroleum Minister, Dan Etete. Etete was said to have subsequently transferred over half of what he got into accounts allegedly controlled by one Aliyu Abubakar. Reports recently linked former President,  Goodluck Jonathan to ...

Serena Williams will play her sister Venus in the Australian Open final on Saturday. The 22 Grand Slam winner dismissed her Croatian opponent Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 6-2 6-1 to join her sister who had earlier come from a set down to beat fellow American, CoCo Vandeweghe. Both sisters last met in Melbourne in 2003 in the finals. Serena had won the title six times. Venus best showing was playing the final with Serena 14 years ago. “For us both to be in the final is the biggest dream come true for us,” said Serena, a year her sister’s junior. “She’s my toughest opponent, no one has ever beaten me as much as Venus has. I just feel like no matter what’s happened we’ve both won … A Williams is going to win this tournament.” Serena Williams The six-times champion was all but untouchable when her first serve hit the mark and sealed the win when Lucic-Baroni smashed a forehand into the net, the American reaching her 29th grand slam final where she will bid for a 23rd major title. Serena gave her o...