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Early use of drugs increases a person’s chances of developing addiction. Remember, drugs change brains and this can lead to addiction and other serious problems. So, preventing early use of drugs may go a long way in reducing these risks. If we can prevent young people from experimenting with drugs, we can prevent drug addiction. Risk of drug abuse increases greatly during times of transition. For an adult, a divorce or loss of a job may lead to drug abuse; for a teenager, risky times include moving or changing schools. In early adolescence, when children advance from elementary through middle school, they face new and challenging social and academic situations. Often during this period, children are exposed to abusable substances such as cigarettes and alcohol for the first time. When they enter high school, teens may encounter greater availability of drugs, drug use by older teens, and social activities where drugs are used. The yearly increase in population of you...

An 8-year-old girl was found living with monkeys in a remote nature reserve in Bahraich, northern India. The girl has now been dubbed Mowgli 2.0 because of the similarity of her story with the story of the boy in The Jungle Book who was brought up by wolves. The girl was discovered by a group of woodcutters working in the area who then alerted government officials and she was rescued from the region near the Nepal border. The girl did not seem happy about being uprooted from the only home she knows, she then screeched like a monkey, which it was soon discovered is the only way she knows how to communicate.  It was also discovered that the girl could not walk like a human and instead moved on all fours, the way animals do and she runs away at the sight of humans. Authorities say she seemed comfortable among the apes at Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, close to the border with Nepal. It has not been discovered who she is, where she came from and how long she has bee...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said it had approved the commencement of an additional diet in its examination for the private candidates every year. Announcing the approval at a news conference in Lagos on Thursday, the council’s Registrar, Iyi Uwadiae, said the move was in connection with the growing concerns among stakeholders over what they perceived as discrimination or denial of equal opportunity to private candidates. “WAEC conducts its West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) twice every year, in May/June for school candidates and in November/December for private candidates. “The council also conducts various national examinations in the member countries except Nigeria. “Now, the school candidates who wish to retake the examination usually have the opportunity of doing so with the private candidates’ examination. “With this development, there has been a wave of agitation, criticisms and appeal across the sub-region...

The earnest desire of every man is to have that huge income flow but most times getting that job that guarantees that is not easy to come-by, So in this case one has to make do with what is available at the moment. In this very piece i will outline and explain the various ways to effectively maximize that low income that you earn so as to satisfy your needs. You can agree with me that it is not always about how much you earn that matters but how well you manage the much you earn cause the rich and famous we have in the world today did not just get to where they are at the moment by magic but rather most of them started with just a low income at there disposal and applied the following steps below: Avoid Debt: Every debtor is a slave to the creditor. Try your best to live a life free of debt cause when one's income is dependent on a salary you see that once you owe someone and you are expectant of your salary come month end, the majority of the salary goes to yo...

  Twitter launched today a faster data-saving version of its mobile website. That way it becomes the third leading platform with a step towards data-friendly internet after Facebook Lite and YouTube Go. The company announced on its blog that “45% of mobile connections are still on 2G”. That’s why it optimized the speed and navigation of mobile.twitter.com. Now the site launches 30% faster and navigates quicker while still providing the key features - your timeline, Tweets, DMs, trends, notifications and more. More than 40% of data is saved with the optimized mobile site, and it can go up to 70% when you click on your profile picture and then select Data Saver. If you use Google Chrome on Android OS with the latest version, the browser will ask you to add a bookmark on your home screen that acts like an app. You can also receive push notifications and alerts. Twitter Lite offers offline support when your connection is weak. Twitter also announced it is partnerin...

Samsung has finally (and officially) announced its Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ and this is going to be their first major design change since the Samsung Galaxy S6, when Samsung went with premium materials like metal and glass to construct a beautiful device. The S8+ on the other hand possesses the same features and specs at the S8 except for a larger display and battery.   Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ at a glance Body: Polished aluminum frame, Gorilla Glass 5 front and back; IP68 certified for water and dust resistance. Arctic Silver, Orchid Grey, Black Sky, Maple Gold, and Coral Blue color schemes. Display: 5.8"/6.2" Super AMOLED, 2,960x1440px resolution, 18.5:9 (2.06:1) aspect ratio, 571/529ppi; HDR 10 compliant (no Dolby Vision). Rear camera: 12MP, f/1.7 aperture, dual pixel phase detection autofocus, OIS; multi-shot image stacking; 2160p/30fps video recording. Front camera: 8MP, f/1.7 aperture, autofocus; 1440p/30fps video recording. OS/Software: Android 7....

WhatsApp which is owned by facebook is finally going to implement the online payment system, starting first with India, its biggest market in the world. The company is said to be working on a system based on India’s UPI or Unified Payments Interface to allow person to person transactions. The UPI system was borne out of India’s drive towards a cashless digital economy and has been adopted by all the major banks and even some services such as Truecaller. Facebook currently has a job opening for Digital Transactions Lead, India in Menlo Park, California, with one of the job requirements being ‘Ability to understand and explain UPI, BHIM, Aadhar number’.   Speaking to Bloomberg, WhatsApp said it wants to “contribute more to India’s vision for digital commerce.” While India might be the first market on WhatsApp’s roadmap it will eventually bring this feature to other markets.

  Tecno Mobile has taken another flip leap this year as they announced the new Tecno Camon CX  which is a senior to last year’s Camon C9 and arguably their best “Camon” device till date. Camon CX (or Tecno Camon C10 ) is a camera-focused device with photo enhancing features to deliver good pictures. The Camon Cx is available in 2 variants. The Tecno Camon CX and Tecno Camon Cx Air. Here’s everything you need to know. The Camon CX was launched in March 2017 and as a predecessor to the Camon Series has a beastly Camera, running on the latest android nougat 7.0 and an improved battery life. This isWOW!! With all these great features it still falls mid range in price as you can get the Camon for about #70000- #75000 Tecno Camon CX Specifications Here are Tecno Camon CX specs , which is an 5.5 inch display , 2GB RAM , 16GB internal storage , 3200mAh battery and Android 7.0 operating system. SIM Type : Dual Micro SIM 3G Network :  Yes...

How to Choose a Profitable Business Idea. See the 6 tips to Choosing a Profitable Business Idea. You will need this tips if you want your business to stand a taste of time. Many people start businesses only to close them before it is one year. For others, the ideas they have about running profitable businesses will remain in their heads. They will never do anything about them. Each day business ideas flow through your mind. Some are useless while some are good, but fear of the unknown stops you from starting. In this post, you will learn how to choose a profitable business idea, by using areas that interest you and work experience to pick that profitable business, identify future customers desires and know how to raise funds to start a business. By the end of this article, you will discover that picking a profitable business idea is easy, if it satisfies an essential need in a unique way. Let us begin the process and learn how to choose a profitable business...

The extension was sequel to the amendment of the Act establishing the JAMB and it scaled through third reading today. To this end, results obtained from the board by candidates seeking admission into universities are expected to last for three years. The Senate adopted the recommendation that the UTME examination should have a validity period of three years to reduce the financial burden on parents. Read the statement below:  “The Nigerian Senate just passed the amendment to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Act #JAMBBill SB. 245 into law. In the amendment passed, the Senate strengthened the Board to allow the results of students in the annual examination be valid beyond that year. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Education and TETFund, Senator Jibrin Barau while presenting the report of his committee on the #JAMBBill explained that the amendments will further strengthen the Admissions Board in its responsibilities. Senate President Bukola Saraki, in a...

On JAMB’s Inconsequential Grading Policy – Oluwole Olurunfemi The popular saying goes: youths are tomorrow’s leaders. There are great expectations for the hope of a better future are on the youth. This has prompted many parents to work very hard to educate their children to make them have better lives in the future. Taking a good look at our education system, there has been so many polices, which has eroded quality in the sector. Compared with some countries in Africa, our educational sector seems to be lagging behind in many ways. The challenges majority of students face yearly, especially when writing important examinations, such as the ones organised by West African Examination Council (WAEC), National Examination Council (NECO) and Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), is nothing to write home about. There have been a lot of cases of fraud and examination malpractices. Miracle centres has taken over the space and many students no longer read for exams. Some s...

This is actually what most of us who run programs online want. Most people who go for classes that deal with the computer or run programs online and are being scared not to forget what they have learn can easily get software like this that records every thing that goes on on their screen including voices and can teach themselves after school.  Screen recording can also be very useful when you need to record a video to help someone learn how to use a program,record a game or when getting prepared for a presentation.To Record means to create a video of whatever you are doing on your desktop and save the recording as a video file. There are also a good number of ways you can take screen shots on your computer, but for something more than just image, here are 5 free screen recording programs which will help you record every action you make on your Windows desktop. These software most times have very large files so for those that would want to download online should note that. ...

The Norweigan based technology company has partnered with Google to ensure that mobile users including Nigerians have full access to its Progressive Web Apps (PWA's). This unbeatable duo are combining the best attributes of both apps and web sites, resulting in a considerable data saving for mobile users. Manager and Development Relations Lead, Opera for Android product, Mr Andreas Bovens who was in Lagos recently, demonstrated how this App would be of  help to Nigerian users. He further explained that PWA's start out in web browsers just like normal websites. When users continuously uses the site and install, the banner is shown, allowing users to add the sites to their home screens. He added  that in Nigeria users are usually cost conscious and often do not download apps and are averse to updates, the trend is to load apps from PC's where they are already installed or mobile phones. PWA's provide the convenience of an app, includes push notification, along with fa...

Coming up with a well written, concise CV could be very tasking. HR managers and recruiting officers have thousands of CV's to go through. Therefore, your CV can get disqualifid simply because of little mistakes.These mistakes when repeated all the time might hinder you from getting that job you seek. Here is a simple way to come up with the perfect CV: 1. Unnecessary personal information Anything besides your name,email address and contact info should not be necessary.Some details such as your tribe, age, height, weight, religion are detail that are irrelevant. 2. Education Background Your university degree is your highest level of education and that's all that matters. Every other certificate is not necessary. If you are yet to graduate, you can include both the secondary school and the University where you're currently enrolled. 3. Grades Some of us with low GPA  it is not necessary to include that in your CV. No one wants to employ a dimwit. Remove that fr...

This is 2016 and everyone wants to upgrade before the year run out. Most people have acquired for themselves various smartphones and various different gadgets in the market. For me i believe the best upgrade is getting a new laptop. Although we all have our own personal preferences but having an update laptop is the best for me. Between gaming laptops that hook up to liquid coolers, thin and light Ultrabooks and incredibly affordable Chromebooks, laptops are more plentiful and diverse than ever. With ample variety to choose from, finding a laptop that will suit your needs can be a puzzling decision. Today ill be presenting to us the best 10 laptop of 2016, the listing is actually in no particular order. 1. DELL XPS 13 Dell's latest Ultrabook is a masterpiece ahead of the curve CPU: Intel Core i5-i7 Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 520 - Intel Iris Graphics 540 RAM: 4GB - 8GB Screen: 13.3 inch FH (1920x1080) - QHD + (3200 x 1800) Storage: 128GB - 256GB SSD   Pros Gor...

Airtel on Friday  announced the 10gb 4G data offer for buyres of the Samsung Galaxy J smartphone series. The offer will be for both old and new airtel prepaid users, who can avail 10GB of 4G data. This great offer from Airtel only applies to the series of the Samsung Galaxy J. To avail the offer, new Galaxy J series smaertphones owners can either visit any Airtel outlet nearby their location. or log onto www.offers.airtel.com from their smartphones using airtel mobile internet, and follow instructions. For non-4G markets, Airtel has specified users can avail 10GB of 3G data, which is broken down into 1GB of day-time 3G data plus 9GB night-time 3G. The telecom operator has in the past launched 'Double Data' offers for devices across brands, with the Samsung Galaxy J series smartphones getting the promotion. SEE: Airtel Double Data Offer for N1500 Don't forget to like our FB page and follow on twitter @hoodhiveblog Subscribe for our Email service to receive upd...

Not too long i read about the specs of the Gionee M5 plus and i was so astonished as to the features. The Gionee M5 plus which was designed by the china based company was actually launched in 2015 but i decided to still share this with you because the phones features still feels like a dream. Although it took me time to believe the claims promised by the phone but bought it anyway hoping that it meets up to my expectations. i will briefly give the specs of the phone, so you people will see what i saw too. Specs of the Gionee Marathon Plus; Body  It has a dimension of 160.9 x 81.2 x 8.4mm (6.33 x 3.20 x 0.33in) with a weight of 208g (7.34oz) The phone comes with a dual sim. Display It carries a 6.0 inch display built with the AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16m colors A resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels (368 ppi pixel density) Platform With an Android OS of v5.1 (lollipop) upgrable to 6.0 (marshmallows) A CPU of 1.3Ghz Cortex A-53 Octa-core running on the Mediatek...