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http://ift.tt/2pVZofD Venezuelan opposition activists carry out a protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, on May 15, 2017. Venezuelans launched a seventh week of anti-government demonstrations by blocking roads on Monday, vowing not to budge all day in protest at a deadly political and economic crisis. / AFP PHOTO / FEDERICO PARRA A 17-year-old boy and two men died in Venezuela after being shot during anti-government protests, prosecutors said Tuesday, bringing to 42 the number of people killed in six weeks of unrest. The latest deaths made the recent wave of clashes almost as deadly as the last such disturbances in 2014, when 43 people were killed in anti-government protests. “They cannot go on killing and torturing people, and getting away with it,” said Organization of American States chief Luis Almagro, one of Maduro’s harshest international critics. The UN Security Council will discuss the crisis in Venezuela on Wednesday, diplomats said...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB Prof. Is-haq Oloyede has warned candidates sitting for the exam not to fall victim to fraudsters who claim to have prepared answers to the examination questions being conducted by JAMB, adding that those who bought and used such papers have already failed. Prof.  Oloyede warned the candidates to desist from buying fake question papers being sold by organised syndicates with the hope that such questions are the authentic JAMB questions which would make them get high marks in the exam. Reports have shown that some unsuspecting but gullible candidates writing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by JAMB have and may still be buying fake question papers, thinking they are authentic ones. The reports claim that the candidates pay as much as N200,000 to obtain the fake questions papers from ‘organised syndicates’ who have promised them the papers are real ones that will help th...

http://ift.tt/2pOxVjU The Chelsea manager said his players should enjoy the success they clinched with a 1-0 win at West Bromwich Albion on Friday to give him glory in his first season in charge. / AFP PHOTO / Ian KINGTON / Even as he nursed a thick lip and lamented his sodden suit amid the mayhem of Chelsea’s Premier League title celebrations, Antonio Conte was already targeting his next trophy bid. The Chelsea manager said his players should enjoy the success they clinched with a 1-0 win at West Bromwich Albion on Friday to give him glory in his first season in charge. But the Italian now has his eyes on completing the Double with victory over Arsenal in the FA Cup final at Wembley on May 27. “Now it’s very important to enjoy this moment and celebrate this win because to win in England is not easy,” Conte told reporters at The Hawthorns. “It’s important for me and also my players because don’t forget that last season was a bad season for the club, the players and the fan...

http://ift.tt/2qv829Z Mind Smith Ltd and Ecobank Nigeria Plc proudly announce the commencement of the Nigeria Education Fair 2017. The fair is free to attend and opened to the general public. The goal of the Nigeria Education Fair is to provide the general public a wide range of education options to choose from when making necessary education decisions. Whether it is a parent looking for the appropriate primary/secondary school, or a young adult looking for the right university to complete an undergraduate/postgraduate programme, the fair is a one-stop shop for everyone in the maze of education decision making – this includes professionals seeking to advance their careers with the relevant professional skills and certifications. At the fair, parents will be able to compare schools’ academic records, teaching methods, instruments, fees, curriculum types, scholarship opportunities or even have one-on-one meeting with school management and the likes. Professionals will also find th...