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Latest:Nigerian Man Who Destroyed Five Nigerian Embassy Cars In London Identified, Arrested

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After he was turned back by the embassy because he arrived "late", the 32-year-old lashed out by using iron rods and stones to destroy vehicles parked within the Embassy premises Nigerian man who destroyed five embassy cars in London earlier today has now been identified as Jeffery Apkovweta Ewohime. Ehohime has been arrested by the police in London. Sources said he initially caused problem at the Belgian embassy where his passport was confiscated. After he was turned back by the embassy because he arrived "late", the 32-year-old lashed out by using iron rods and stones to destroy vehicles parked within the embassy's premises. Muhammed Babandede, the Comptroller General of Immigration Service confimed the incident in a statement Monday night. According to him, Ewohime arrived the Nigerian mission in London for passport services. He said, "He arrived late and was told by the Security that the Mission has closed for the day. He went about...

Change of course and institution for 2019 JAMB candidates has begun

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We understand that the JAMB change of course and institution for 2019 has begun at accredited CBT centres in all the states. Candidates who wish to change their course/ institution to proceed to an accredited centre to process their changes. You ca n also correct your Bio-data which include your name, date of birth, gender, State and Local Government of origin. The process costs N2, 500 only (excluding the service charge by an accredited centre) and can only be processed online, just like every other process of the board. Post-UTME 2019 Updates; Please note that two other schools have released Post-UTME information; UNICAL and TASUED; Please find their information.                       

A KENYAN ENGINEER CREATED GLOVES THAT TURN SIGN LANGUAGE INTO AUDIBLE SPEECH

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Twenty-five-year-old Kenyan engineer and innovator, Roy Allela, has created a set of gloves that will ultimately allow better communication between those who are deaf and those who are hearing yet may not necessarily know sign language. The Sign-IO gloves in essence translate signed hand movements into audible speech. Allela's gloves feature sensors located on each finger that detect the positioning of each finger, including how much each finger will bend into a given position. The glove connects via Bluetooth to an Android phone which then will leverage use the text-to-speech function to provide translated speech to the hand gestures of a person signing. The inspiration behind the Sign-IO gloves comes from the personal experience of having a young niece who is deaf. He nor his family knows sign language and often struggled to adequately and consistently communicate with her. "My niece wears the gloves, pairs them with her phone or mine, then starts signing. I’m abl...