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http://ift.tt/2rgxQCv After 22 days of competition, the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 is set to conclude with Venezuela and England both looking to become world champions in the age group for the very first time. Taking centre stage after the match for third place between Uruguay and Italy, the two finalists will step out at the Suwon World Cup Stadium on Sunday at 19:00 (local time) with designs on lifting the trophy at the end of the night. Though neither side were tipped to get this far, both have shown that they deserve to be where they are. While Venezuela were the more impressive in the group phase, winning all three of their matches, the English have been in irresistible form in the knockout phase, all of which points to a very intriguing encounter. What you need to know 1. Venezuela’s exceptional run is rich reward for two and a half years of hard work, numerous training camps and no fewer than 37 friendlies. Not for nothing are La Vinotinto the competition’s le...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Principal of the Ikoyi Prison School, Mr Ibikunle Idris, says 36 out of 59 inmates who sat for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scored 180 and above. Idris, in an interview with newsmen on Friday in Lagos, said the performance of the inmates, in spite of their being in incarceration, was impressive. He said that one of the inmates scored 236; the highest among candidates in the school during the examination. “The highest score among the inmates we presented for the 2017 UTME is 236. “I am impressed with this year’s performance, compared to last year’s performance in the same examination in terms of average. “The 59 candidates that wrote this year’s examination is an improvement over 36 persons that registered in 2016,’’ the principal said. He attributed the success story to “the new penchant for learning’’ demonstrated by the inmates. According to him, the efforts put in by various individual volunteer teachers from within and ...