Tech : The 50 best computer science schools in the world

Tech : The 50 best computer science schools in the world

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A computer science degree from a top university can help graduates land their dream job at companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook.
But which computer science courses are the best ones to try and to get onto if you want to impress employers?
Using the QS World University Rankings 2017, we took a look at the universities with the top computer science and information systems courses.
The guide is one of the most reputable sources that students turn to when deciding which universities to apply to, and employers are also likely to refer to it when deciding which candidates to hire.
It is based on academic reputation, employer reputation, and research impact. The full methodology can be read here. We looked at the overall scores, which are out of 100.

50. University of Southern California — This is the oldest private research university on the west coast of America. The school achieved a score of 74.5 for its computer science and information systems courses.

play 50. University of Southern California — This is the oldest private research university on the west coast of America. The school achieved a score of 74.5 for its computer science and information systems courses.
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49. Politecnico di Milano — The Politecnico di Milano boasts 74 professors at its computer science and engineering department. The faculty achieved a QS score of 74.6 for its computer science and information systems courses.

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48. Lomonosov Moscow State University — Based in the Russian capital, the Lomonosov Moscow State University achieved a QS score of 74.7.

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47. University of Maryland, College Park — With over 30,000 students, this is another large university. It achieved a QS score of 75 for its computer science and information systems courses.

play 47. University of Maryland, College Park — With over 30,000 students, this is another large university. It achieved a QS score of 75 for its computer science and information systems courses.
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46. University of Michigan — The University of Michigan is using more than $63 million to fund research into areas like ethical robots and computer aided design. The school achieved a QS ranking of 75.3 for its computer science and information systems courses.

play 46. University of Michigan — The University of Michigan is using more than $63 million to fund research into areas like ethical robots and computer aided design. The school achieved a QS ranking of 75.3 for its computer science and information systems courses.
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45. Shanghai Jiao Tong University — Founded in 1896, this Chinese institution claims to have strong research groups in the areas of theoretical computer science, parallel and distributed systems, computer networking, intelligent human-computer interaction, cryptography, and information security. It achieved a QS score of 75.7.

play 45. Shanghai Jiao Tong University — Founded in 1896, this Chinese institution claims to have strong research groups in the areas of theoretical computer science, parallel and distributed systems, computer networking, intelligent human-computer interaction, cryptography, and information security. It achieved a QS score of 75.7.
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44. University of California, San Diego (UCSD) — Nestled along the Pacific coastline on 1,200 acres of coastal woodland, UCSD's computer science and engineering department focuses on AI, embedded systems, and computer vision, among other things. It received a QS ranking of 76.3.

play 44. University of California, San Diego (UCSD) — Nestled along the Pacific coastline on 1,200 acres of coastal woodland, UCSD's computer science and engineering department focuses on AI, embedded systems, and computer vision, among other things. It received a QS ranking of 76.3.
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43. The University of Sydney — Focused on the areas of the areas of algorithmics and applications, enterprise computing, human-centred computing, and IT applications in health care, The University of Sydney achieved a QS score of 76.4.

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42. The University of New South Wales (UNSW Australia) — Undergraduates can take courses in bioinformatics, computer engineering, software engineering at UNSW. The university's computer science and information systems courses achieved a score of 76.5.

play 42. The University of New South Wales (UNSW Australia) — Undergraduates can take courses in bioinformatics, computer engineering, software engineering at UNSW. The university's computer science and information systems courses achieved a score of 76.5.
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41. National Taiwan University (NTU) — NTU gives out around 8,000 degrees a year, with some of those going to computing students. The university achieved a QS score of 76.7.

play 41. National Taiwan University (NTU) — NTU gives out around 8,000 degrees a year, with some of those going to computing students. The university achieved a QS score of 76.7.
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40. Technical University of Munich — With its giant slides, it'll barely feel like you're a university student at Technical University Munich. The school achieved a score of 77.2 for its computer science and information systems courses.

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39. University of Pennsylvania — Cofounded by Benjamin Franklin, the University of Pennsylvania achieved a QS ranking of 77.9 for its computer science and information systems courses.

play 39. University of Pennsylvania — Cofounded by Benjamin Franklin, the University of Pennsylvania achieved a QS ranking of 77.9 for its computer science and information systems courses.
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38. Seoul National University —Seoul aims to help students achieve excellence in both scientific discovery and technological innovation. Its computer science and engineering courses were given a QS score of 78.2.

play 38. Seoul National University —Seoul aims to help students achieve excellence in both scientific discovery and technological innovation. Its computer science and engineering courses were given a QS score of 78.2.
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37. UCL (University College London) — with strong links to cool new AI startups like DeepMind, UCL is home to one of the UK's best computer science departments. The university scored 78.9 for its computer science and information systems courses.

play 37. UCL (University College London) — with strong links to cool new AI startups like DeepMind, UCL is home to one of the UK's best computer science departments. The university scored 78.9 for its computer science and information systems courses.
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36. The Australian National University — Located in Canberra, the capital of Australia, the ANU's computer science department focuses on parallel computation, programming languages, software engineering, theoretical computer science, and other areas. It scored 79.1 for computer science and information systems in the QS rankings.

play 36. The Australian National University — Located in Canberra, the capital of Australia, the ANU's computer science department focuses on parallel computation, programming languages, software engineering, theoretical computer science, and other areas. It scored 79.1 for computer science and information systems in the QS rankings.
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35. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) — CUHK's computing computing department claims to have some of the most advanced computing equipment and cloud infrastructure for both computer science and computer engineering research. It achieved a ranking of 79.2.

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34. Yale University — Yale's Department of Computer Science has close ties to the university's mathematics and engineering faculties. It achieved a QS score of 79.3 for courses around computer science and information systems.

play 34. Yale University — Yale's Department of Computer Science has close ties to the university's mathematics and engineering faculties. It achieved a QS score of 79.3 for courses around computer science and information systems.
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33. KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology — Students at KAIST's school of computing work on "problem solving for humanity" and "novel information services." The school achieved a score of 79.5 for computer science and information systems.

play 33. KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology — Students at KAIST's school of computing work on "problem solving for humanity" and "novel information services." The school achieved a score of 79.5 for computer science and information systems.
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32. New York University (NYU) — The Big Apple's largest university believes computer science is filled "with profound and beautiful intellectual questions". It received a QS score of 79.7.

play 32. New York University (NYU) — The Big Apple's largest university believes computer science is filled "with profound and beautiful intellectual questions". It received a QS score of 79.7.
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31. University of Waterloo — Not to be confused with London Waterloo, this Canadian university achieved a QS score of 79.9.

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30. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign — the University of Illinois created a Digital Computer Laboratory after receiving funding from the US Army. The department was given a QS score of 80.2 for computer science and information systems.

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29. Columbia University — This famous New York University is well known for its journalism courses but it also excels at computer science, scoring 80.3 in the QS rankings.

play 29. Columbia University — This famous New York University is well known for its journalism courses but it also excels at computer science, scoring 80.3 in the QS rankings.
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28. Georgia Institute of Technology — Once attended by former US president Jimmy Carter, Georgia Tech as it's commonly known achieved a QS score of 80.4 for its computer science and information systems courses.

play 28. Georgia Institute of Technology — Once attended by former US president Jimmy Carter, Georgia Tech as it's commonly known achieved a QS score of 80.4 for its computer science and information systems courses.
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27. California Institute of Technology (Caltech) — Caltech says that its computer science students have drive to investigate the most challenging, fundamental problems in computation and information. The university was also given a QS score of 80.5 for its computer science and information systems courses.

play 27. California Institute of Technology (Caltech) — Caltech says that its computer science students have drive to investigate the most challenging, fundamental problems in computation and information. The university was also given a QS score of 80.5 for its computer science and information systems courses.
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26. University of Texas at Austin — Excelling in areas like robotics, AI, and data mining, the University of Texas at Austin scored 80.6.

play 26. University of Texas at Austin — Excelling in areas like robotics, AI, and data mining, the University of Texas at Austin scored 80.6.
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=24. The University of Hong Kong — Founded in 1911, it is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. It received a QS score of 80.7 for its computer science and information systems courses.

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=24. Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) — This Swiss university specialises in physical sciences and engineering. Its computer science and information systems courses received a QS score of 80.7.

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23. University of British Columbia (UBC) —Some of UBC's computer science and information systems courses are so popular that there are waiting lists in place. They achieved a QS score of 80.8.

play 23. University of British Columbia (UBC) —Some of UBC's computer science and information systems courses are so popular that there are waiting lists in place. They achieved a QS score of 80.8.
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21. The University of Edinburgh — Founded in 1582, the university is the 6th oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's ancient universities. The institution is close to billion dollar businesses like Skyscanner and FanDuel and its computer science and information systems courses scored 81.1 on the QS ranking system.

play 21. The University of Edinburgh — Founded in 1582, the university is the 6th oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's ancient universities. The institution is close to billion dollar businesses like Skyscanner and FanDuel and its computer science and information systems courses scored 81.1 on the QS ranking system.
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21. Cornell University — In at 21 is Cornell University. The Ivy League institution was given a QS score of 81.1 for its computer science and information systems offerings.

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20. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) — Young and research-focused, NTU Singapore is ranked 20th globally in the QS world university rankings. Its computer science and information systems courses came in with a score of 81.3.

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19. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology — With 81.4 points, HKUST is the best-ranked university in Hong Kong when it comes to computer science and information systems courses.

play 19. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology — With 81.4 points, HKUST is the best-ranked university in Hong Kong when it comes to computer science and information systems courses.
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18. The University of Tokyo —Situated in the world's most populated city, the University of Tokyo is home to an impressive range of computer science and information systems courses. The university received a QS score of 81.7.

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=16. University of Washington — Based in Seattle, the University of Washington achieved a QS score of 81.8 for computer science and information systems.

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=16. Peking University — Located in Beijing, Peking University's School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) is its largest department. The department's computer science and information systems courses were given a QS ranking of 81.8.

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15. Tsinghua​ University — This Beijing institution is one of the nine members in the elite C9 League of universities. Tsinghua's computer science and information systems courses received a score of 82.2.

play 15. Tsinghua​ University — This Beijing institution is one of the nine members in the elite C9 League of universities. Tsinghua's computer science and information systems courses received a score of 82.2.
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14. The University of Melbourne — Australia's second oldest university excels in a number of areas, including education, law, accounting and finance, and dentistry. The institution's computer science and information systems courses received a score of 82.3.

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13. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) — UCLA is home to around 43,000 students. The institution's computer science and information systems courses score 83.1 on the QS rankings.

play 13. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) — UCLA is home to around 43,000 students. The institution's computer science and information systems courses score 83.1 on the QS rankings.
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12. Imperial College London — Not quite up there with Oxbridge, but not far behind either. Imperial's computer science and information systems courses were given a score of 83.7.

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=10. University of Toronto — Canada's top university when it comes to computer science and information systems. Courses were given a QS score of 84.2.

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=10. National University of Singapore (NUS) — The NUS is the oldest institute of higher learning in Singapore. It has around 35,000 students and its computer science and information systems courses achieved a QS ranking of 84.2.

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9. ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology — The highest scoring university university that isn't in the US or the UK. Twenty-one Nobel Prizes have been awarded to students or professors at EHT and the university's computer science and information systems courses scored an impressive 85.4

play 9. ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology — The highest scoring university university that isn't in the US or the UK. Twenty-one Nobel Prizes have been awarded to students or professors at EHT and the university's computer science and information systems courses scored an impressive 85.4
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8. Princeton University — Located in New Jersey, this Ivy League establishment usually scores well across the board. It received a QS ranking of 85.6 for its computer science and information systems courses.

play 8. Princeton University — Located in New Jersey, this Ivy League establishment usually scores well across the board. It received a QS ranking of 85.6 for its computer science and information systems courses.
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7. University of Oxford — Founded in 1096, the ancient university is still at the forefront of technology, with startups like DeepMind having strong links to the institution. Oxford received a score of 87.8.

play 7. University of Oxford — Founded in 1096, the ancient university is still at the forefront of technology, with startups like DeepMind having strong links to the institution. Oxford received a score of 87.8.
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6. Harvard University — The best university in the world (according to QS) doesn't have the best computer science and information systems course in the world. In at sixth place, the academic powerhouse that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of still packs a punch with a score of 88.4.

play 6. Harvard University — The best university in the world (according to QS) doesn't have the best computer science and information systems course in the world. In at sixth place, the academic powerhouse that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of still packs a punch with a score of 88.4.
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5. University of Cambridge — The city of Cambridge is one of the UK's biggest technology hubs thanks in large part to its university, which appears at the top of many global university rankings. The university's computer science and information systems course received a QS ranking of 88.9.

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4. University of California, Berkeley (UCB) — Located just over the water from San Francisco, Berkeley's grand university buildings are an impressive sight. The university's computer science and information systems course receives a ranking of 89.9.

play 4. University of California, Berkeley (UCB) — Located just over the water from San Francisco, Berkeley's grand university buildings are an impressive sight. The university's computer science and information systems course receives a ranking of 89.9.
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3. Carnegie Mellon University — This private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, may not have the same international reputation as Harvard and Stanford but its computer science and information systems courses are still very highly regarded, scoring 91.9 on the QS rankings.

play 3. Carnegie Mellon University — This private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, may not have the same international reputation as Harvard and Stanford but its computer science and information systems courses are still very highly regarded, scoring 91.9 on the QS rankings.
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2. Stanford University — Close but no cigar. The Californian institution has a reputation for producing graduates that go on to found some of the world's biggest technology companies, including Google, HP, Instagram, and Snapchat. The university received a score of 93.6.

play 2. Stanford University — Close but no cigar. The Californian institution has a reputation for producing graduates that go on to found some of the world's biggest technology companies, including Google, HP, Instagram, and Snapchat. The university received a score of 93.6.
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1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) — It's not all that surprising that one of the world's most prestigious universities is also home to the world's top computer science and information systems course. Those degrees scored 94 on the QS ranking system. According to The Guardian "a survey of living MIT alumni found that they have formed 25,800 companies, employing more than three million people including about a quarter of the workforce of Silicon Valley."

play 1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) — It's not all that surprising that one of the world's most prestigious universities is also home to the world's top computer science and information systems course. Those degrees scored 94 on the QS ranking system. According to The Guardian "a survey of living MIT alumni found that they have formed 25,800 companies, employing more than three million people including about a quarter of the workforce of Silicon Valley."
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Incredible 5-Yr-Old girl masturbates with a nail

Incredible 5-Yr-Old girl masturbates with a nail

It was further reported that the little girl revealed that she has been using a nail to “play with herself” secretly.

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A five-year-old girl was reportedly found to be masturbating with nail.

According to a report by Punch, the young girl was exposed after she was discovered to have had boils in her private part.

She was reportedly taken to a gynaecologist, who found out what the young girl had been doing upon questioning.

It was further reported that the little girl revealed that she has been using a nail to “play with herself” secretly.

The girl further divulged that she has taught all her friends in school the act and had once been expelled from a school for this act.

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The five year old orphan also disclosed that the domestic help in the house had taught her to use a nail to masturbate without the knowledge of her grandmother, who she lives with.

 

7 relationship things that scare every guy

 

7 relationship things that scare every guy

Here are the struggles every guy faces when they start to fall in love or catch feelings for you.

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Everyone falls in love some time.

And particularly for guys, it is true that along comes a woman at some point who arrests your heart and makes you want to stop being the man you once were.

She makes you reconsider your choice to be single, consumes you with an indescribable kind if attraction and seriously threatens to break down all the resistance to love that you have put up in your heart.

Now that sounds so romantic, right? Cool.

The problem with this is that moat guys wrestle with these strong feelings. They deny the presence of these emotions battle these feelings for as long as they can, and would rather choose to still remain emotionally unattached.

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This is because almost every guy has some major fears when it comes to love, dating and committed relationships.

Don't be surprised to notice that eight out of every 10 guys have the following relationship fears...

1. Change

Guys fear that being in a relationship will alter their lives, no matter how little. And frankly, let's face it, being in a relationship does change one's way of life on some grand level. Especially if it is a committed one.

The fear if this change scares the hell out of several men.

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2. Loss of freedom

Guys also fear that they won't be able to do the things they used to do when they were alone. The freedom to do as you please, go where you want to go, date as many babes as you want is no longer there when you are in a relationship.

3. Vulnerability

Guys are used to putting up a front of being macho, in control and totally without any emotional lapses. Being in a relationship takes away this mask as you will be required to strip your soul and let someone in.

The idea of being emotionally vulnerable like this scares too many guys too much.

ALSO READ: 5 ways to take things slowly in a new relationship

4. Boring sex

Sexual freedom and variety is one of the things that thrill men most about being single and free.

The chance to occasionally lay different types of women is especially thrilling and the thought of losing that is what makes many men worry when it comes to settling down for only one woman.

5. Needy girlfriend

A needy girlfriend is the bane of every man's existence. The fear that you might end up with one is even too scary to consider for many guys.

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6. Fear of being cheated on

The fear is also there for guys that they could be cheated on without even knowing about it. This is really a fear with everyone who enters into a relationship, whether male or female.

The possibility just seems to bother men a lot more.

7. Heartbreak

Especially for those who have once had their hearts broken, the idea of being in a relationship will be so scary because a fear still lingers in their hearts that there might be a repeat of what happened in the previous relationship.

You might not like these things, but they are the things that play on guys' minds when they start catching feelings.

Many Pastors Will Go To Hell"- Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

"Many Pastors Will Go To Hell"- Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Drops A Shocker

The televangelist said some pastors left their churches where they were to go  and started another ministry because of anger, strife, misunderstanding or envy

 

 

Founder and head pastor of Believers Love World popularly known as Christ Embassy, Chris Oyakhilome recently left members of his church shocked with his revelation while preaching the message of the day.

According to City People, while delivering the message titled 'The lessons of Lot', Pastor Chris explained to his members  why most pastors will not make heaven.

"Many pastors will go to hell for not obeying God, some are not called by God, some just called themselves for their personal reasons, some are in the ministry to serve their senses", he stated.

The popular pastor said some churches started out of strife, some pastors left their churches where they were to go  and started another ministry because of anger, strife, misunderstanding or envy.

He said, "Sometimes it is between a pastor's wife and an assistant pastor's wife; you need to learn to obey God in all, I don't any of you that is in this situation, make up your mind to obey God in everything".

That was quite a deep message or what do you think?

 

What's the best Nollywood movie of 2017 so far?

"Something Wicked," "Okafor's Law," and "Ojukokoro" are all among the movies we've seen this year. Weigh in on your favorites in the poll below.

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Even though we're only five months in, 2017 has offered quite a number of good movies in several genres.

"Something Wicked," "Okafor's Law," "Omugwo," "Slow Country," "The Guest" and "Ojukokoro" are all among the movies we've seen this year.

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Pulse Movies has created a poll for our readers to select their favourite so far.

What's the best movie of 2017 so far? Weigh in on your favorites in the poll below.

What's the best movie of 2017 so far?»

• Omugwo
• Okafor's Law
• Desecration
• Mr and Mrs 2
• Lotanna
• Ojukokoro
• King Invisible
• Slow Country
• Whose Meal Ticket
• Unveil
• Basira in London
• Zahra
• American Driver
• Something Wicked
• Hire a Man
• The guest
• Bariga Sugar
• Hell or High Water
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Christ Embassy: 10 interesting things you probably don't know about this church

Christ Embassy 10 interesting things you probably don't know about this church

Discover interesting and 'scandalous' things you may not have known about Christ Embassy.

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  Over the years, Christ Embassy, also known as Believers' LoveWorld Incorporated, has been in the news for a lot of things.

  With this, it is easy to think you know all there is to know about this church. However, there is always something to discover even about things we think we know very well.

  Here are 10 interesting things about this controversial church.

  1.The church started as a prayer group: Many years ago, the founder of the church, Chris Oyakhilome led a prayer group while he was still in school. This group turned into what we now know as Christ Embassy, which was established in 1990. 

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  2. It started with a different name: Before it became Christ Embassy, it was initially known as Believer’s LoveWorld Fellowship and then Believer’s LoveWorld Inc.

  3. Christ Embassy is a mega church: From a prayer group, the church turned into a global network of churches with millions of members. In Lagos, the headquarters has over 40,000 believers. It also runs three round the clock television channels; LoveWorld Sat, LoveWorld TV and LoveWorld Plus.

  4. The church is allegedly run as a business: I spoke with a former church goer and he said he left because the church was treated like a business. Apparently, everyone has targets in this church. The pastor of a branch is expected to bring in more money than he did last week or month, home cells are expected to grow every week. This probably explains how the church has maintained it's place as one of the biggest in Nigeria.

  5. The church goers have a strong belief in their founder: This is reflected in how most of the congregation dress like their founder and treat their hair like Oyakhilome does. Even when the church was hit with their leader's divorce scandal, their faith in him remained steadfast.

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  ALSO READ: 9 interesting things you probably don't know about Roman Catholic church

  6. Members are encouraged to work in church: They are given incentives to work in the church, for instance, church members are paid more than the they would be given if they worked elsewhere.

  7. Their evangelists are very persistent: Talking to a lot of people, we all agreed that Christ Embassy evangelists are seriously determined. They know how to follow up on prospective members and will literally 'disturb' you with calls, Whatsapp messages until you give in.

  8. The Rhapsody of Realities is the manual of the church: Every member is expected own one.

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  9. The church's founder has some unusual theories about masturbation, alcoholism and smoking: In 2012, Oyakhilome shocked everyone by saying that these three things are not sins. Concerning masturbation, he said: "the reason you are thinking of stopping it (masturbation) is because you think it has become a habit for you… masturbation is not more than a habit than any other habit.... no matter how wrong you think this is in your mind, get this straight, in itself, it is not a sin against God,” emphasising that as a result of this belief that it is a sin, Satan used it to oppress people of God “making them feel ineffective and inefficient in the things of God.” He was attacked by a lot of pastors including Adeboye, who maintained that masturbation is indeed a sin.

  On smoking and drinking, the pastor said: "there is nothing wrong with Cigarette, the Bible doesn’t say anything was wrong with it... I know a lot of people do complain about it because of the relationship attached to it with some sicknesses like cancer...but if they really believe it is wrong why not ban it totally.

  It is the same thing when you have Christians working in the Breweries. The Bible doesn’t condemn alcohol. The only reference made to alcohol in the Bible is ‘do not take too much of wine’. So you see these things has to do with the individual state...if they are convince something is not good they should just ban it..."

  10. The church has had a lot of scandals: From rumors about the credibility of the miracles performed in the church to embezzlement lawsuits, the church has suffered a lot of scandals and controversies.

   

UK deports 39 Nigerians

Comprising of 30 males and five females, the deportees were reportedly brought back aboard a chartered Titanic Airways aircraft.

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No less than 39 Nigerian citizens have been deported by the government of the United Kingdom (UK) on Wednesday, May 24, for committing various immigration-related offences in the country.

The Cable reports that the deportees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMlA), Lagos around 5:50 am, today.

Comprising of 30 males and five females, the deportees were reportedly brought back aboard a chartered Titanic Airways aircraft with registration Number: G-POWO.

Spokesman of the Lagos airport police command, Joseph Alabi, confirmed the development.

Officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and the police reportedly received the deportees.

Officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) were also on ground to receive them.

The Cable reports that the deportees were each profiled by the immigration authorities and given a stipend to facilitate their transportation to their respective states.

This news comes barely two months after the British authorities deported 23 Nigerians for similar reasons.

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You may like to know that NIS has helped a lot of Nigerian citizens through this scheme. Meanwhile, you are on the right webpage because many of this people that got job with NIS read about the scheme from this website.

Again, the opportunity for another recruitment process, which NIS 2017 Recruitment is on for you to grab now.
NIS is yet to release the details of this year’s recruitment process. But as your publisher I want you to prepare yourself very well this time around. Read this article carefully to get the whole qualifications and requirements for the process. Also re-visit virginjist.com always for updates on this process.

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• Applicants must posses their West African Examination Council (WAEC) Certificate or Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSSC).
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1. Applicants must be citizens of Nigeria by birth or descent
2. Interested applicants should be between the ages of 18 – 35 years by March, 2017.
3. 1.7 meters and 1.64 meters for male and female applicants respectively
4. Applicants must be certified as physically and mentally fit by an officer in any
5. Government Medical Centre to be eligible for the recruitment
6. They must have a broad chest for male that is not less than 0.87 meters
7. They should also be free from any kind of natural mental or physical disability

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Home: When I was a child, home meant wherever mummy and daddy were.

Home

When I was a child, home meant wherever mummy and daddy were.

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When I was a child, home meant wherever mummy and daddy were. With that, basically everywhere was home because I went with them almost everywhere.

As a teenager, home was my close circle. The circle where we said things we couldn't say where mummy and daddy were present.

The circle where we were experiencing life in the same tempo.

I remember the days we talked about wet dreams in hushed tones as if we were plotting murder. The days we talked hairs.

Pubic hairs. The strangeness of them and why mine was slow to grow.  I was ashamed...

That was home. A place where you feel the heart beat of everyone is laced to yours.

Those days are gone.

Home means many things to me now.

It means wherever I am understood.

It means walking into the passport office the other day in Bayelsa and a woman I don't know walks up gushing about how a good writer I was.

It means traveling. Looking at the trees that try to touch our bus in Kogi state. It means making new family inside a bus headed to Abuja.

Home means coming to Facebook punching my keypads in anxiety believing that a stranger somewhere will punch back his or her keypad in reaction to my yammering.

Home means meeting people I met on social media and going home mostly disappointed.

A deep seated disappointment that sits close to your lungs nudging you in a quest to sieze your breath momentarily.

Home means discussing women with 'guys'. Discussions that makes me feel like a brand new Virgin only because of the knowledge that 'I never start'.

Home means many things to me now.

But, because there is a huge difference between  a friend who is a girl and  a girlfriend, I wish to tell you what home means to me in the sense of home.

Home is Onitsha. A city that smells of carbon monoxide mixed with frustration.

Onitsha: home.

It has never closed her arms. She has her arms widely stretched ready to embrace visitors and non visitors.

Especially the arms at the head bridge. Those arms are wide. Maybe wider than that of the road that leads to uniben.

The road that I pass through every time and remember that the bible says that the road to hell is wide.

Onitsha.

The city of my childhood and teenage.

In Onitsha today, everything means a thing to me. I could read a sign board and remember a friend I haven't seen in a decade only because there was a time in history when we walked the tiny roads of awka road from Dmgs to wherever our destinations was.

Home is here.

Home is listening to people talk about how their neighbor was robbed last night.

They say this in preparation believing that they could be next.

The philosophy here is a labyrinth of truths and lies sewn to form a beautiful apparel of confusion.

Home.

Home is inside my mother's 3 bedroom flat that has history of happiness and crying.

Last night, I was up in the visitors room and I remember the day I was laid down by my dad and no plea from my mom could reduce the beating by a 'sorry" at the end.

I laughed.

Home.

Where we talk with our eyes.

Where we are our mother's audience.

She is a pastor in this house. Every morning, she waltz into the room bearing the weight of the kingdom of heaven on her face.

She sometimes comes with a cup of water because we can't wake by ordinary shouting.

These days, she comes in stiffening her fist because she'd hit on the bed so hard that sleep goes as if it never came.

We are her audience when she's in the mood to play.

Today, the engineer that came to fix our generator demanded for Money and my mother called all of us to contribute otherwise she'd tell him to scatter what he repaired.

Home is here.

My mother's bedroom that is punctuated with her thesis materials scattered here and there like an unbelievable rumor.

She shifts the books aside and sleep in the midst of those books.

Home is where my younger brothers look like my senior brothers.

Today, Jimmy said: "junior sometimes I wonder where you kept your brain"

His friend laughed looking at my face to know how I will bend down to pick an offence.

I have a waist pain when I'm home.

I can't bend to pick any offense.

I walked out knowing that anything that happens at home is excusable.

Home.

Home.

Home is where I look on the walls and see my father in pictures smiling away without him knowing that when we see his smiling picture, things frown in our bodies.

He's happy where he is.

My aunty that sees visions said she saw him in heaven.

I knew before she said that.

A man who's home was inside the house of God.

Home

Home.

What is home to you?

 

 

Key things young Nigerians need to unlearn to succeed

Key things young Nigerians need to unlearn to succeed

ScholarX Opportunity Hub is a Weekly blog post by Nigerdirect

During one of my usual social media “excursions” I came across a post by a friend of mine based in Houston.

He was responding to a comment around sending stubborn children back to Nigeria to go learn some “sense”. Sense meaning, being ‘flogged” into shape to learn to respectful and absorb our cultural teachings.

My friend disagreed with this notion however, and exclaimed “I have spent my last 16 years in America unlearning a lot of things” This got me thinking, drawing from my personal experience, there were a lot of things I too had to unlearn and relearn in other to be successful as a student and now a professional.

Thus, I’ve decided to use this installment of “Opportunity Hub” to discuss key things Nigerian Youths need to Unlearn and Relearn to be successful in life. I might also add that, out of curiosity, I opened a discussion on this topic on my Facebook page, and it was a fascinating experience.

Education

School curriculum in Nigeria, if we can still call it that; is a major impediment to growth and success of our youths, who are still being taught with materials adopted decades ago. For example, “copying” note is a major part of the class grades for secondary school students, or having them “label” insects while their peers in China are building Mobile phone prototypes as classwork. Students need to Unlearn cramming just to pass exams, rather, study to acquire knowledge. Particularly knowledge that fuels critical thinking which enables them to apply common sense and a sense of taking initiatives in real life situations

Culture/Tradition

Mahatma Gandhi once said, “A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people” And this is very true for us in Africa, particularly a multi-ethnic nation like Nigeria. The nucleus of our people’s way of life stems from teachings from culture and to an extent, family tradition. While this is a gift, it is also a curse. “Age doesn't beget respect, but respect is earned. I guess it's a societal thing, but we need to stop worshipping people who belong in the gutter simply because they are older. Age can be swapped for money too”

 Whether it’s our “hero” worship of elders, limitations imposed/implied by or seeing marriage as an achieve, we need to re-orient our youths to aspire and dream to achieve goals based on their personal desire and not what is expected from them.

Entitlement

Nobody owes you sh*t! Please excuse my French, but that’s exactly how it was relayed to me and I agree. Nobody owes you anything, not your parents, the government, your rich friends or relative. No one owes you jack, and you need to learn to rely on you, and only you, because your actions or inactions determines your level of success. I get that certain factors could hinder success in Nigeria however, but it starts with you.

Erase thoughts like, "my parents are supposed to send me to school, the government is supposed to give me a job" from your reasoning, and instead, keep asking yourself what you can do to improve things daily.

Role Models

Who your role models? Your success in life should not be tied to the gift of artistic talent (which most people are not blessed with) or just being in the right place at the right time. Look for role models who have scrapped and hustled their way to success! Particularly in your filed, so for example, if you want to be a successful tech entrepreneur, you need to look at founders of successful startups like Iroko, Hotels.ng, Okadabooks, Flutterwave and so on

Mindset

The following a straightforward thing to unlearn/relearn o have the right mindset to succeed in whatever endeavor you choose:

1. A hustle is not a business. You need to learn to take the hustle further, and develop the right principles and structures
2. Realize that every overnight success is at least 10 years in the making but you don't get to see the process only the finished product
3. Passivity and other psychological limitations must be deleted permanently
4. Focusing on tooling/legacy/certification rather than solving problems
5. Relearn internalization of doubt and curiosity and form a habit of questioning everything including authority and its doctrines.

ScholarX Opportunity Hub is a Weekly blog post by Bola Lawal (twitter @bwlofhouston,), Cofounder/CEO of ScholarX www.scholarx.co , @scholarx on Instagram, @scholarxpage on Facebook, where he shares his personal experiences with aspirational Students and young entrepreneurs on taking advantage of opportunities; and related topics that could help them achieve their goals.

How some Nigerians travelled to India to pray for President’s death

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How some Nigerians travelled to India to pray for President’s death

Onochie said the President’s political enemies changed their tactics when they found out their prayers did not work.

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The Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie has alleged that some politicians went to India to pray for the President’s death.

According to Daily Post, Onochie said the President’s political enemies changed their tactics when they found out their prayers did not work.

The president’s aide, in a post of her Facebook page, also alleged that the unnamed people paid media house to attack Buhari.

Onochie said “There must be a reason why some members of the political elite in Nigeria do not want to see President Muhammadu Buhari in power. They rigged him out of elections in the past and now that Nigerians overpowered them with the support of the card reader, they want him dead.

“In 2015, when it was obvious the electorates had their eyes set on him, they scammed President Jonathan to postpone the election and to further empty the Nigerian treasury so they could ‘buy’ more electorates.

“But they knew Nigerians were not ready to be bought so they pocketed the campaign loot. Those who took part in the scamming of ex-President Jonathan, are being asked to cough up and the junkiest of them all, is cursing and swearing because he is being held accountable.

“Transition was a scam. Financial books were cooked. They tried to cover up their financial wickedness and recklessness against this nation. They hired some school dropouts, products of their 16 years of mis-governance across the nation, to try to disrupt the nation.

“And then they hired red, green, blue, and all shades of media outfits to unleash a coordinated attack on his government. Bravely, he soldiers on.

“They travelled as far as Niger Republic, India, etc. and in vain, they engaged the services of marabouts and soothsayers (mere men), to their own disappointments.

“Pastors and bishops (mere men), whose unholy services were engaged to pray for his death, resorted to attacking him once they have prayed and he did not die.”

ALSO READ: Stop blaming Buhari for Nigeria’s woes, pray – Governor Okowa says

The presidential aide did not reveal the names of the politicians who went to India.

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in London receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment.

 

Ambode Governor terminates contract for construction of 4th Mainland Bridge

Ambode Governor terminates contract for construction of 4th Mainland Bridge

The Lagos state government said the contract was terminated because the concessionaire was working at a slow pace.

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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has terminated the contract for the construction of the 4th Mainland bridge.

According to reports, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed with a consortium of companies on May 25, 2016.

The Lagos state government said the contract was terminated because the concessionaire was working at a slow pace.

Speaking at a ministerial briefing at Alausa, Ikeja, the Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Adebowale Akinsanya said other investors have shown interest from all over the world.

Akinsanya also told Vanguard that the state government has not made a decision on which proposal to approve yet.

He said “Due to slow pace of work, the contract was terminated. We are now looking at many investors, though interest is very high.

“The state government has started the proposals. We have such investors from South Korea, Europe and the United States, among few others. What we are doing now is vetting the proposals. We do not want to waste any further time. So works are in top progress on the 4th Mainland Bridge.

“The investors would be named very soon, the state government will enter into concession agreement with appropriate investors that deliver the project.”

ALSO READ: Governor Ambode orders VIOs out of Lagos roads

The Lagos State Government also revealed that N11.6billion has been spent on rehabilitation and construction of some public primary and secondary schools in the state.

Dr Idiat Adebule, Deputy Governor who also doubles as the Commissioner for Education, made the disclosure at the 2017 Ministerial Press Briefing to mark Gov. Ambode’s second year in office.

Buhari President doesn’t know when he’s coming back

Buhari President doesn’t know when he’s coming back

President Muhammadu Buhari left Nigeria on Sunday, May 7, after writing a letter to the Senate on his travel plans.

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President Muhammadu Buhari has travelled to London for a medical vacation, and nobody knows when he’ll be back.

Buhari left Nigeria on Sunday, May 7, after writing a letter to the Senate on his travel plans.

The letter, which was read by Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Tuesday, May 9, states that only the president’s doctors could decide how long his trip would last.

 

“I wish to inform the distinguished senate that I will be away for a scheduled medical follow-up with my doctors in London. The length of my stay will be determined by the doctors’ advice,” the letter read.

“While I am away, the vice-president will coordinate the activities of the government,” it added.

The indefiniteness of Buhari’s trip had earlier been hinted at by his spokesman, Femi Adesina before the president’s departure.

“I don't recall that our laws have stated any time frame in which a President who is recovering can be away from duty post,” Adesina said while appearing on Channels TV.

 

Buhari, in January, wrote the Senate to announce that he would spend 10 days in London on a medical vacation.

The president however extended his vacation and ended up spending 49 days abroad.

He returned to Nigeria in March and announced that he had never been so sick in his entire life.

ALSO READ: ‘Buhari doesn’t have to be in the office to show he’s working’ - Lai Mohammed

Buhari also said, at the time, that he would soon return to London for follow-up treatment.

 

Buhari cabal trying to stop VP from acting as president – Fani-Kayode

 Buhari cabal trying to stop VP from acting as president – Fani-Kayode

President Muhammadu Buhari left Nigeria for London on Sunday, May 7, for an indefinite medical vacation.

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Former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has warned against attempts to prevent Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo from assuming the office of acting president.

Fani-Kayode gave the warning in reaction to a letter by President Muhammadu Buhari in which he authorized Osinbajo to “coordinate” the affairs of government in his absence.

Buhari left Nigeria for London on Sunday, May 7, for an indefinite medical vacation.

The letter was written to the Senate to announce the president’s departure based on Section 145 of the Constitution.

“The attempt by the corpsocrats to prevent the Vice President from being Acting President by referring to him in the letter to the Senate as a mere “coordinator” is insulting and dangerous,” Fani-Kayode wrote on Facebook.

“It is time for us to decide: do we have a nation of equals or not? If not let us break it and go our separate ways! When you tell us that the Vice President cannot be Acting President even though the President is critically sick and on indefinite medical leave in a foreign country you are playing with fire.

“There are no more slaves in Nigeria. To those that believe that we must stand strong for Osinbajo this is the time to do it. The attempt to deny him the right and role of Acting President by the corpsocrats is ominous and the implications are grave and far-reaching.

“They did it to MKO Abiola in 1993. They tried to do it to GEJ in 2010. They are doing it to Osinbajo in 2017. When will a southerner be treated as an equal by these hegemonists? When will this arrogance of power and modern-day apartheid stop?” he said.

Buhari’s comment also caused controversy in the Senate which subsequently authorized Osinbajo to assume the office of acting president in Buhari’s absence.

ALSO READ: ‘Buhari doesn’t have to be in the office to show he’s working’ - Lai Mohammed

The president has been suffering health issues since January, when he departed on a supposed 10-day medical vacation to London but ended up spending 49 days.