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Euros 2024: A Thrilling Journey to the Round of 16

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  By Caleb Faniyan   The UEFA European Championship, commonly referred to as the Euros, is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world. This famous football tourney is organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and its first edition was held in 1960. The competition is held every four years and Germany won the bid over Turkey to host the 17th edition of the tournament.     For the 17th edition of the competition, after the rigorous qualification process, national teams from across Europe were divided into 6 groups named through the alphabets “A” to “F”. Each group contains 4 teams, bringing the number of teams in the tournament to 24. The UEFA EURO 2024 final tournament began on Friday, 14 June, with Germany, the host country putting 5 past Scotland at the Munich Football Arena. The group-stage matches of the competition continued with some highly-rated teams underperforming due to poor management and individual player errors. H...

SHADOWS IN THE DARK- A SHORT STORY

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By Omolola Gracie She tiptoed to the unfamiliar door and her hands shook as she reached for the key in her pocket. Her breath quivered as she paused to open the door. Her stomach rose to her mouth as a shadow stared back in the form of a one-eyed six-foot anomaly.   One...two... she counted her steps. Was she going to die a virgin? That was not what she'd planned; a mom by twenty five and five babies before forty.   Also, how the heck did such shadow exist? She was Christian but also sure that some mythical beings did not exist, and even if they did, they definitely should not have shadows.   Looking left, right, front and back, she grabbed a five-foot pole and reached for her pocket bible and an 'anointing' oil in her bag.   Her stomach started to turn as she poured some oil on her forehead, sanctifying herself from every potential harm.   She dropped her bag with the speed of a sloth and stepped towards the shadow.   "Bham!" She smacked the creature, onl...

FSS 204 now barred to First Semester alone!

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  By Olatoye Temiloluwa Amongst the many courses students in the Faculty of the Social Sciences are obligated   to take, FSS 204 is one Compulsory course often taken in 200 level by all students in the Faculty. FSS 204 as a course constitutes Statistical analysis for the Social sciences. This course is done twice in every session; once in each semester by a different department.         However, the Sub- dean of the Faculty, Dr Olaniyan has recently made it known that FSS 204 would not be done in both semesters anymore . Instead, it would now be taken only in the First semester of every session by the four distinguished departments.       Referencing a discussion by the Press with the Faculty President, Mr Faiz Oyekanmi, he indicated   that the change pushes towards enhancing uniformity and to encourage comprehensive knowledge on Statistical Analysis.     The Faculty President also urged the Sophomore students to look forward  to the tutorial sessions...