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Premier League table ranked by shots: Everton shot-shy and Southampton trigger happy?

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Southampton have taken a lot of shots this season THE Premier League table ranked by shots ahead of the fifth matchday makes for fascinating reading. READ MORE: Premier League Giants Warned That Barcelona Will Move For Their Superstar After four games, the 2018/19 season is beginning to take shape, and Manchester City are looking good to continue their dominance. The Citizens are only fourth in the league following a shock draw at Wolves, but on the whole they continue to impress, and they have had the most shots of any club by far. Pep Guardiola’s men have pulled the trigger 91 times - resulting in a league-high 11 goals so far. The three teams above City in the actual table are Chelsea, Liverpool and Watford. The first two of those clubs are in second and third on the table ranked by shots, with the Blues taking 76 and the Reds hitting 66. But the Hornets, despite winning four straight games, are down in 12th place with just 48 shots so far. Perhaps the most...
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Oyo Assembly renames Technical University

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The Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday changed the name of  Technical University, Ibadan to The First Technical University, Ibadan. The Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday changed the name of Technical University, Ibadan to The First Technical University, Ibadan.
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Candidate from Borno gets highest 2018 UTME score of 364

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A candidate from Borno state is said to have come first in the 2018 Unified Matriculation Examination READ MORE: Children Starting School 'Cannot Communicate In Full Sentences' The candidate, Israel Zakari, who wrote the examination in Ogun state, got 364 - Adekunle Jesufemi from Ogun state got the second position with 358 An indigene of Biu, Borno state, Israel Zakari, got the highest score of 364 in the 2018 Unified Matriculation Examination. Punch reports that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) made this disclosure on Sunday, August 5.  The board said the candidate sat for the examination in Ogun state. NAIJ.com gathers that Zakari beat Adekunle Jesufemi from Ogun state, who got the second position with 358 score and Alikah Oseghale, who got the third position with 357 score. An indigene of Ogun state who wrote the examination in Lagos, Ademola Adetola, came fourth with 355.  Three candidates identified as Akinyemi Paul (Ogun), Terhe...
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Plagiarism: Teachers to lose jobs, students their registrations, say new HRD norms

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NEW DELHI: Student researchers found guilty of plagiarism may lose their registration and teachers could lose their jobs as the HRD ministry approved new regulations on plagiarism drafted by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
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Children starting school 'cannot communicate in full sentences'

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Over a quarter of four- and five-year-olds do not meet communication and literacy levels expected by the end of the reception year. Photograph: Paul Faith/PA Damian Hinds to address parents’ concerns about screen time in first major speech on social mobility READ MORE: Odriozola: Madrid Will Replace CR7 More than a quarter of children starting primary school are unable to communicate in full sentences as concerns grow about the amount of time they are spending in front of screens, the education secretary will say in his first major speech on social mobility. Damian Hinds is expected to say on Tuesday that he wants to harness technology so parents can do more to help their children’s early language development. The education secretary promised to halve within a decade the number of children lacking the required level of early speaking or reading skills. His department’s figures show that 28% of four- and five-year-olds do not meet communication and literacy levels expected b...
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