Urgent: NLNG Postgraduate Scholarship for Nigerians 2014-2015. Expires 15 November, 2013.

Applications are now being accepted into the fully-funded Nigeria LNG Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme for entry into Master’s Programmes in the United Kingdom in September 2014. The 2014 NLNG Postgraduate Scholarship is administered by the British Council in Nigeria to ensure independence and fairness.

Worth of Awards

The scholarship will cover among others:

• full tuition fees;
• a monthly stipend towards living expenses;
• one return ticket from Nigeria to the United kingdom;
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 Criteria for Award

Potential beneficiaries must:

• Be entering into a Master’s programme in Engineering, Geosciences, Environmental Sciences,  Management Sciences, Information Technology, Law and Medicine
• Possess a 2nd Class Upper degree in a relevant field of study
• Have completed the NYSC programme
• Be no more than 30 years of age
• Be Nigerian nationals resident in Nigeria
• Provide identification documents from their L.G.A.s
• Provide evidence that they are available to travel in September 2014 if selected

Eligible Courses

A wide range of courses will be covered, including those listed below.

• Geosciences (Geophysics, Geology)
• Engineering (Petroleum Engineering, Oil and Gas Engineering, Petrochemical Engineering, Subsea Engineering, Chemical Engineering)
• Law (the various specialist areas)
• Medicine (the various specialist areas)
• Environmental Studies
• Management Sciences  (Economics, Accountancy, Banking & Finance
• Information Technology
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How to Apply

• The application form is to be completed and submitted along with a coloured recent passport photo of the applicant.
• Documents are not to be attached to the form as these will not be accepted.
• Applications into the NLNG Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme will be received only via email at nlngpgscholarship@ng.britishcouncil.org. Exceptions will be given only to applicants with ‘special needs’.
  
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Note

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http://scholarshubafrica.com/5226/fully-funded-nlng-postgraduate-scholarship-for-nigerians-2014-2015/#sthash.a7VxYyrU.dpuf

• Due to the large number of applications, they are unable to enter into correspondence with applicants and will contact only those who are successfully shortlisted.
• Short listed applicants will be expected to write an aptitude test which they will have to pass to move on to the next stage of the application process.
• Candidates may also have to write and pass the compulsory IELTS test before awards will be confirmed to successful candidates. The mark required is a minimum score of 6.0 in each sub section and a minimum overall score of 6.5
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Deadline: Midnight, November 15, 2013. Applications received after this time will not be accepted.

You have more questions about the NLNG Postgraduate Scholarship? Then download the FAQ document here.

Application form for the scholarships can be downloaded here.

Completed application form, along with an attached coloured passport photograph of the applicant should be submitted via email to nlngpgscholarship@ng.britishcouncil.org.

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http://scholarshubafrica.com/5226/fully-funded-nlng-postgraduate-scholarship-for-nigerians-2014-2015/#sthash.a7VxYyrU.dpuf

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Man nails his own testicles to the ground in front of horrified tourists

A naked Russian artist nailed his own testicles to the ground in a bizarre protest against his country's authoritarian regime. Self-styled performance artist Pyotr Pavelnsky hammered a large metal nail through his scrotum and into the cobblestones in front of Moscow's Red Square as hundreds of horrified tourists watched on.

Police eventually covered him up with a blanket before removing him from the scene. He was taken to a clinic for treatment and placed under arrest.

Pavelnsky has previously performed painful protests to highlight political causes. In 2011 he sewed his lips together to highlight the plight of the jailed Pussy Riot group and he later wrapped his naked body in barbed wire outside a government building in St Petersburg.

See the horrifying video after the cut...

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Night Buses and the passenger escapades. Wonders Shall Never Cease!!!

Night travel may be fraught with a lot of dangers in Nigeria as highways are not in good condition and robbers use the bad state of the roads as an opportunity to ambush inter-state commercial vehicles.

But in spite of these inherent dangers, there seems to be no reduction in the number of people who choose to go on night journeys. What is the motive of some who travel at night in luxurious buses? Find out below.:

Investigation by Punch’s Ademola Olonilua showed that attraction of some of the passengers to the night travel was more bizarre as much as it was almost unbelievable. When Punch visited some parks to investigate, it found out passengers preferred night travels for different reasons.

At Jibowu, an area of Lagos where luxury buses load passengers to the Eastern part of the country, Chidioke Ekezie, a motorboy attached to a bus of one of the popular transport operators in Lagos, gave an insight into life on night buses, which he explained could be very vibrant and “interesting” as a result of the duration of the journeys.

“There has never been a time that those taking night journey reduced. The thing is that a lot of people just like travelling at that time simply because it is traffic-free,” Ekezie said.

Asked to elaborate on the “interesting” part of the journey, which he had earlier mentioned, the motorboy said, “A lot of people make new friends and many young people who board the buses as strangers become couples during the journey.”

When asked whether there is any sexual activity during these journeys, Ekezie smiled mischievously and said:

“It is a known fact that it happens. Some people are just quite stupid. Most couples wait till we get to our designated bus stops to have sex.

“For instance, on a journey from Onitsha to Lagos, the bus sometimes leaves at about 10pm and later stops at Benin so that the passengers can stretch their legs, buy refreshments and ease themselves. This takes a long time.

“I have seen a lot of passengers get down and go around a corner to have sex. It happens. I have also seen some passengers have sex in the bus while others are off the bus. When this happens, it is a problem for the man and woman involved. We don’t condone such acts in the bus.

“We could decide to drop the involved passengers there and leave because it is very silly for people to have sex in the bus.”

A 23yrs old student, who preferred to give just his first name, Chukwueloka, was booked on one of the luxury buses to his home state of Imo, when our correspondent visited the park. He said he always took night buses anytime he went home.

“Night buses are interesting. A lot of things happen there,” he declared, when our correspondent had a chat with him on why he favoured night travel that much. A lot of things like what?

He went into a narration. “There was a time I went to Yenagoa (Bayelsa State capital) in 2005. I boarded the bus at Mazamaza and got a seat beside a fair lady who was also going to Bayelsa. The journey was at least seven hours and we took off around 6pm.

“I had been chatting with the lady since we left Lagos. About four hours into the journey, she yawned and said she was sleepy. She rested her head on my shoulder and there was no way she could be comfortable if my arm did not go around her shoulders.

“My arm brushed her breast mistakenly and she did nothing. It turned out that by her body language as the journey went on, she wanted something. I had heard about such things happening on buses but I did not immediately understand her intention.

“She later made it clear when her hand went to my zippers.”

Chukwueloka laughed as he narrated this unusual escapade. He said he would never forget it for the rest of his life. “I just wanted to experience it. She sat on my lap and other passengers were asleep in the bus. It was also dark,” he said.

Having a sexual encounter with a complete stranger may be a no-no for many people but Chukwueloka told Punch that he used protection. (How true? was he going on a journey with a condom?

At Oshodi, another lady narrated a funny story that her aunty told her. She said, “My aunty boarded a luxury bus from Jibowu. The last bus stop was at Aba and a man came out of the bus complaining that his wallet, his wrist watch and the handbag containing his laptop had been stolen. My aunty said when the young man explained what happened, every other passenger of the bus made jest of him.

“What happened was that when all other passengers in the bus were asleep, he made sexual advances at the lady he sat with. They started fondling each other even though they were strangers when they boarded the bus. The lady later offered that the man should suck her breast. The lady must have rubbed a sleeping portion on her breast because the man slept off afterwards.

“The lady stole all his belongings and disembarked from the bus before it got to the last bus stop.”

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HORRIFIC – Dare Devil Armed Robbers Kill Many In Broad Day Light At Alaba Market (WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

It was indeed a black Tuesday on the 5th of November, 2013 in Alaba International market when dare-devil armed robbers stormed the market and killed innocent people.  A young lady who was conveying a large sum of money which belonged to her boss to the bank, with two mobile police officers was double crossed by armed robbers and shot several times. One of the police officers was also shot and the second one managed to escape with bullet injuries. As the robbers made to escape, they were interrupted, which made them shoot randomly killing innocent people.

This is not the first time the lady and the mobile police officers will be conveying such a large amount of money to the bank before the unfortunate incident took place on Tuesday. The importer which she worked for is said to be among the richest in Alaba market. The police had since moved the dead bodies to the mortuary. See some pictures below only if you have the mind. Viewer’s discretion is strictly advised.

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See the stab wounds Davido's bodyguard received during club fight + statement from Davido's camp

 Find the statement below and more photos of TJ after the cut...

The facts: DJ Jaydee of Grotto stabbed Davido's bodyguards, evades police 

Falsified accounts of a recent incident at the Grotto club on Sunday have made the rounds. Davido’s Management hereby wishes to clear the air on them with the statement below.

After a successful outing at a recent concert on Sunday November 3 at Eko Hotels, popular musician Davido headed to the Grotto Nightclub on Victoria Island. After a brief stay at the club, Davido and his crew proceeded to his vehicle outside to head home. Upon entering the vehicle, he realized that his ATM card was missing. His body guard TijaniOlamilekanOgbeidebetter known as Teejay got down from the vehicle to search for the ATM card in the club. 

Upon alighting, he was accosted by an already drunk ‘DJ Jide Jay Dee’who had in his hand a champagne flute. This DJ Jaydee informed Teejay that he had the ATM card in his hand and would like to personally deliver it to Davido. Teejay politely asked him to hand over the ATM card as it was clear that Davido was right in his view in his car. DJ Jaydee refused to hand over the card without payment and instead proceeded to shout that he knew who Davido was personally and that he [DJ Jaydee]was a known person in Lagos. Teejay refusd him access to Davido which led DJ Jaydee to throw the ATM card on the ground  in anger. As Teejay bent to retrieve the card, DJ Jaydee stabbed him in the neck with the champagne flute he was holding. An oblivious Teejay threw him off his back and proceeded to return the ATM card to Davido. As he was entering the car to leave, one of the occupants noticed the stab wounds and called his attention to the blood. Teejay promptly alighted from the car and went to confront DJ Jaydee who was still yelling outside.DjJaydee apparently not done with his violence stabbed the bodyguard a second time, this time on his hands and ran off into the club. Teejay searched for him to no avail and left the club soon after.

Tijani Olamilekan Ogbeide has since reported the matter to the police and they have been to the club to invite DJ Jaydee for questioning. Grotto has been unable to deliver DJ Jaydee to the police, instead malicious and falsified accounts of the incident have found their way on social media portals being championed of course by sources intent on casting vile aspersions on Davido  and his bodyguard Teejay. DjJaydee is yet to surface.Tijani Olamilekan Ogbeide has pressed charges to this effect.

Davido’s management categorically refutes all the allegations of violence as insinuated by some. Teejay was carrying out his job by restricting access to Davido from an unknown and obviously inebriated and violent individual. He performed his duties as bodyguard and instead of resorting to violence, followed the dictates of the law.Members of the public and fans should please note that Davido was not present at this unfortunate incident that occurred that night as erroneously reported in a few quarters. 

Thank You.

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