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OVERCOMING THE MATHEMATICS PHOBIA (MATHO-PHOBIA) Over the years, students of each generation,have come to agree that they have one problem in common - Mathematics. In every 1000 students in Nigeria, at least about 500 of them have always considered mathematics a problem; but of a truth, mathematics is as easy as any subject you can think of. We here at kulture360 have braved up the task of wiping out this trend doing what we know best i.e writing and bringing it to your awareness. Of course the pen is mightier than the sword. We have made our researches in some Nigerian secondary schools and have discovered that of all the subjects students learn,mathematics has always been dreaded. For this i have come up with my own word to describe the fear for mathematics i.e MATHO-PHOBIA. A condition in which the sight of figures and the sound of the word ma-the-ma-tics causes a student's heart to skip. This condition clouds their mind and prevents them from th...

Nigeria has over 250 ethnic groups. Hence, it should not surprise anyone that among these groups, there will be some strange cultural practices associated with marriage. Most times, these practices are meant to strengthen the bond of marriage and preserve its sanctity. There are the good, the bad and the ugly. A lot of traditional marriage practices have been in existence and has led to a lot of things. Most of these traditional practices stem from the bride's side while others are from the groom's side. These traditional marriage practices are; FLOGGING THE GROOM This is a common marriage tradition among the Fulanis.This is a festival in which an intending young Fulani groom is flogged to prove that he’s ready to take a wife. The would-be groom will be trashed and he must show no signs of pain. Otherwise, his readiness to take up the huge responsibility of marriage will not be accepted. MAGUN (THUNDER BOLT) Magun is very common among the Yorubas. It is usually placed ...

A pastor who tried replicating the Biblical story of Jesus Christ walking on water has been eaten by crocodiles. The pastor, identified as Jonathan Mthethwa, of the Saint of the Last Days Church, tried the demonstration at a river known as Crocodile River. Mthethwa, from a local church in White River Mpumalanga died Saturday morning trying to demonstrate the biblical miracle to his congregants. According to The Herald Zimbabwe, he drowned into the Crocodile River and was seen by his church members getting eaten by 3 crocodiles. Deacon Nkosi, a member of the church, told the newspaper, “The pastor taught us about faith on Sunday last week. “He promised he would demonstrate his faith to us today, but he unfortunately ended up drowning and getting eaten by 3 large crocodiles in front of us. “We still don’t understand how this happened because he fasted and prayed the whole week.” Pastor Mthethwa was said to have walked into the water and when he was 30 meters inside the river, a...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Monday, released the results of this year’s May/June WASSCE. Candidates can check their results on the Council’s results website: www.waecdirect.org. These are the established procedures: 1. Enter your 10-digit WAEC Examination Number. (This is your 7-Digit centre number followed by your 3-digit candidate number eg. 4123456789) 2. Enter the 4 digits of your Examination Year eg. 2002 3. Select the Type of Examination 4. Enter the Card Serial Number found on the reverse side of your Scratch card. 5. Enter the Personal Identification Number (PIN) on your Scratch card Click Submit and wait for the results window to come up. It was recorded that a total of 13.79% of the candidates that wrote the exams had their results withheld, while a 59.22% pass in English Language and Mathematics was recorded. A total of 1,559,162 candidates sat for the examination in Nigeria.

Immortal Animals Who Defy Death For many years, humans have sought absolutely everything in order to attain immortality. This endeavor includes the search for the so-called “ Fountain of Youth ” and even freezing cadavers in the hope of preserving and bringing them to life in the future. Apparently, there are already a number of existing plant and animal species that are seemingly deathless, if not, can live for a very long time when compared to the lifespan of humans. To put it in other words, these organisms could die as they might get killed by either a predator or a destructive change in the environment, or suffer from a disease. But unlike humans, they rarely die because of old age. Below are some of these amazing biologically immortal animals that actually live in this world. Information about these animals are given in this form: Binomial Name Phylum Class Order ...

Genetics is the science of heredity and variation. On one hand, heredity is the biological process of transferring genetic information and physical traits from parents to their offspring. The term heredity, which comes from the Latin word hereditatem which means “ condition of being an heir “, was first used in the 1530’s. The gene is known to be the basic unit of heredity. In this page, we will explore the history of genetics and important events around the subject of genetics from the dawn of time to the contemporary researches. In deeper terms, it is a segment of the DNA which encodes for a specific protein. Genes are passed on from parent to child and are believed by many to be an important part of what decides looks and behavior. On the other hand, genetic variation is the difference in alleles and genes, both within and among populations. The primary sources of genetic variation are: gene flow, mutation, and genetic shuffling . History of Genetics During 19th Century Ma...