Views on Ramadan

At long last, I’m back! This week, I would like to offer my views on Ramadan, one of the holiest months in the Islamic faith. This past Monday, June 6th, was actually the first day of Ramadan, so it seems a pertinent topic to discuss.

Unlike the Gregorian calendar that we ubiquitously use that relies on the Earth’s revolution around the Sun, the Islamic calendar is situated around the changing phases of the moon.

5 things Kachikwu told Reps members during meeting

After the initial rowdy session that greeted his arrival at the House of Representatives, Nigeria’s minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has made clarifications on the fuel subsidy removal.
There had been reports earlier today that some lawmakers on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) refused to allow the minister into the House for any explanations on the fuel subsidy removal, but some of their colleagues later prevailed over them.

JAMB To Deliberate On UTME Cut-Off Marks On June 2.

Speaking from Abuja on Monday in a statement, the spokesperson for JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, said the policy meeting which is to set the tone for the exercise is to be presided by the Honourable Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu.
His words: “This year’s meeting is scheduled to hold on June 2. Nationally accepted cut-off marks would be decided and issued Federal Government guidelines and regulations would be articulated and decision taken; even as it would x-ray the performance of subsequent years to put checks and balance.

Scientists discover three ‘potentially habitable’ planets

An international team of scientists said Monday they had discovered a trio of Earth-like planets that are the best bet so far for finding life outside our solar system.
The three orbit an ultracool dwarf star a mere 39 light years away, and are likely comparable in size and temperature to Earth and Venus, they reported in a study, published in Nature.
“This is the first opportunity to find chemical traces of life outside our solar system,” said lead author Michael Gillon, an astrophysicist at the University of Liege in Belgium.
All three planets had the “winning combination” of being similar in size to Earth, “potentially habitable” and close enough so their atmospheres can be analysed with current technology, he told AFP.

Mercury set to flit across the Sun

The Solar System's smallest planet will pass directly between Earth and our star from around 11:12 GMT to 18:42.

Such a transit only rolls around 13 or 14 times each century; the next occasions will be in 2019 and 2032.