LEARNED helplessness wasfirst demonstrated by Martin Seligman and his colleagues. They identified conditions under which dogs would demonstrate apathetic behaviour when they were punished by means of electric shock. In the experiment, dogs were continually electrocuted to the point where they simply accepted electrocution and did not try to escape it.

Headline: Ukraine concerned over Russia’s planned military drills near border Dateline: Kiev   NAN-F-14 Concern Kiev, May 15, 2014 (Xinhua/NAN) Ukrainian foreign minister Andriy Deshchytsia said on Thursday that he is concerned over the upcoming Russian military drills near the joint border between Ukraine and Russia. “Certainly, Russia’s military exercises on the border with Ukraine hurt […]

Pope Francis spoke on Thursday of the “absurd contradiction” between the international community’s calls for peace, the proliferation of the global arms trade and the lack of attention to the suffering of refugees.

Chief Executive Officer of Bi- Courtney Aviation Services Limited, Mr. Christophe Pennick yesterday said that the company will invest over N500 million on the upgrade of operational equipment in 2014.

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has ruled out the release of Boko Haram fighters in exchange for the freedom of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militants a month ago. AFP