New York City has settled with the family of Eric Garner for $5.9m

New York City has reached a settlement with the family of Eric Garner, who died after being put in a choke-hold by police last July, agreeing to pay $5.9 million to resolve the claim over his death. The family had filed a $75million lawsuit against the city but accepted a pretrial settlement on Monday.

His death sparked protests around the country by people outraged over police treatment of African Americans. Cell phone video of the fatal encounter showed Garner saying 'I can't breath' 11 times while being held on the ground by an NYPD officer in a chokehold. He was being apprehended for allegedly illegally selling cigarettes when he died. The family say the settlement is not victory!

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Joint Admissions Matriculation- BoardTwitter reacts to new JAMB cutoff marks

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board , JAMB, on Tuesday in Abuja announced that it has pegged the minimum entry requirement into Nigerian universities for the 2015/16 academic year at 180 marks . The body, however, said polytechnics and colleges of education, including innovative enterprise institutions awarding National Diploma are to admit undergraduate students with a minimum of 150 marks . The decisions were taken during the 6th combined policy meeting of stakeholders of institutions awarding degrees and certificates. There were many reactions to the new development on Twitter, and unsurprisingly, every single one showed JAMB's new move was not encouraging. All the comments resonated one thing; our educational system is in for a further decline.

Glopee: Latest Nigerian gospel artist on the move.

Who says doctors cant sing!! I never knew doctors could sing until I came across a talented winning singer by name Glopee. Here is what he said after a brief interview at the Icon Records Studio. " I started singing professionally in 1999 at Living faith church Ikire in Osun State, Under the leadership of Pastor Abiodun Adeyeye and Pastor Praise Gbemiga. So far, I have ministered in several churches such as Baptist, CAC and Living faith in different locations; Ife, Benin, Ibadan, Jos and Bauchi " Biodata: Name: Dr Peace Edokpolo aka Glopee Occupation: Medical Lab Scientist/Veterinary Doctor Status: Married Football club: Chelsea Favorite Food: Plantain & white rice with stew Pet: Dogs He has dropped a gospel hit single which is gaining massive views by Nigerians home and abroad titled YOU ARE WORTHY. Follow Glopee on twitter @glopee3 or @theiconrecords to get a link to the song download for free.

Lady Gaga appears in see-through outfit on private jet

Lady Gaga shared photos of herself dressed in white holey Lycra jumpsuit while aboard a private jet and captioned it 'Fly Me To The Moon, can I take stow your bags for you sire.'

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