Dr Murtala Muhammed Scholarship for Nigerians by Unknown 15:29:00 - 0

London Metropolitan University is pleased to be able to offer a scholarship to support one student from Nigeria in the name of the late General Murtala Muhammed.

WORTH

The scholarship covers the tuition fees for a Master’s programme at the University.

ELIGIBILITY

Must have an unconditional offer to study at London Met on one of the above Master’s courses.
Must have a First Class Honours degree or the highest accolade for your degree.
Must have an overall IELTS score of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component or SELT equivalent.
Must be a national of Nigeria.
DEADLINE: 30th April, 2015

Click this link to apply: http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/international/scholarships-at-london-met/postgraduate-scholarships/dr-murtala-muhammed-scholarship/

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Apply For a Chance to Win up to $1M in Prizes in the Powerful Answers Award by Unknown 15:21:00 - 0

We believe good ideas combined with powerful technology can help solve the world’s biggest problems. The Powerful Answers Award is a multi-million dollar challenge for entrepreneurs, companies and innovators worldwide to provide innovative solutions in Transportation, Emergency Response and Internet of Things.

WORTH
1st Prize :$1 Million
2nd Prize :$500,000
3rd Prize :$250,000
ELIGIBILITY

Individuals who are at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in their jurisdiction, whichever is older) as of date of entry.
All validly formed legal entities, except as prohibited, regulated or restricted by law, decree or regulation.

DEADLINE: 18th June 2015.

For More Information Visit: http://www.verizon.com

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Register to Attend the 2015 Africa Prosperity Summit “Promoting Wealth and Wellbeing” by Unknown 15:14:00 - 0

GDP growth across the continent has fed an “Africa Rising” narrative. But many Africans have failed to benefit from the current economic boom. The Legatum Institute, with the support of the Ford Foundation, will host a conference in Tanzania with experts from academia, civil society, business and politics to discuss how to promote true prosperity.

The Legatum Institute is an international think-tank and educational charity. Its aim is to promote prosperity by revitalising capitalism and democracy. The Legatum Prosperity Index, our signature publication, ranks 142 countries in terms of wealth and wellbeing.

In December 2014, the Institute launched its Africa Prosperity Report, a publication that goes beyond economic considerations in offering a comprehensive overview of the continent’s performance. By combining expert knowledge with extensive data, the report provides a broader picture of the current situation in African countries. The report focuses on three key actors: the well-educated; female entrepreneurs; and the middle class.

This conference is kindly supported by the Ford Foundation.

Date: 20-21 May 2015

Time: 08:00-17:00

Venue: Hyatt, Kivukoni Rd, Dar es Salaam 9574, Tanzania

Attendance is free of charge but all expenses outside of the conference, including travel and accommodation, will need to be covered by the delegate.

For more Information: Visit http://www.li.com/events/2015-africa-prosperity-summit-promoting-wealth-and-wellbeing

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Leaders are born, whereas Speakers were made...JOIN GYCDI TODAY AND BE AN EFFECTIVE SPEAKER. by Unknown 05:10:00 - 0

Your world is your word, your thoughts  are your words... Speak today and change your world. GYCDI

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Award-winning Afrobeat maestro, Femi Kuti is working on a new music project in France. by Unknown 04:34:00 - 0

The son of Afrobeat Legend, Fela Kuti was signed to Chocolate City a few weeks ago, and has released a single ‘Politics na big business’ with 2face Idibai and Sound Sultan.

Now according to photos posted by Chocolate City President, Audu Maikori, the Femi is working on a “classified project in some secret underground lair somewhere in France!”.

Audu Maikori divulged this information on Instagram when he posted photos of Femi Kuti in a studio, smiling with an unidentified producer.

The photo was captioned: “@femiakuti is working on classified project in some secret underground lair somewhere in France! can’t say more than that now…like I said its classified ..but I just decided to tell a few of my closest friends such as you and you  !Watch out! #dontKnowWhatWePlanning”

Femi Kuti later this year will perform at Latitude Festival, an annual music festival in Suffolk, south east England.

This year's Latitude Festival takes place from Thursday, July 16 until Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Henham Park in Southwold, Suffolk.

Femi, will join the likes of Portishead, alt-J and Noel Gallagher‘s High Flying Birds, named as the headline acts for the festival.‎

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[Kenya University] People killed in Islamist attack by Unknown 04:29:00 - 0

Somalian militant group al Shabaab, which is responsible for the 2013 Westgate Mall attack has claimed responsibility for today's pre-dawn raid and said it was holding many Christian hostages inside. 

No fewer than 14 people have been reportedly killed following today's attack on Garissa University College by Somalian militant group, al Shabaab, Reuters reports.

Th Red Cross also said 50 students had been freed.

Earlier today,  Islamist militants stormed a university campus near Kenya's border with Somalia, taking Christian students hostage and battling security forces over several hours.

Somalian militant group al Shabaab, which has links to al Qaeda, and is responsible for the 2013 Westgate Mall attack has claimed responsibility for today's pre-dawn raid and said it was holding many Christian hostages inside.

In a statement, Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, who is al Shabaab’s military operations spokesman said:

"We sorted people out and released the Muslims, fighting still goes on inside the college."

Kenya's police force head, Joseph Boineten said men of the police force and soldiers  surrounded and sealed off Garissa University College and were attempting to flush out the gunmen, saying further that the attackers had shot indiscriminately while inside the university compound.

Meanwhile Grace Kai, a student at the Garissa Teachers Training College near the university, told Reuters that there had been warnings that an attack in the town could be imminent.

According to her, strangers who were suspected to be terrorists were spotted in Garissa town earlier in the week and on Tuesday, the college was closed and they were released to go home. The campus however remained open.

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