Student killed as hoodlums raid FUT hostel
The calm atmosphere of Compton compound, a popular off-campus hostel for students of the Federal University of Technology, (FUT) Minna, located at 13 Zarumai Road along Bosso Road, was ruffled penultimate Saturday, as hoodlums suspected to be armed robbers, stormed the compound in an unsuccessful armed robbery operation, but leaving dead a 400 level student, Emmanuel Uduak.
Mark canvasses tax relief for broadcasting organisation
SENATE President David Mark yesterday said that if Broadcasting Organizations must meet the challenges of digitization before 2015, there was the urgent need for the body to have tax incentives.
Judge dismisses suit by 328 dropped medical students against UNIJOS
The Federal High Court sitting in Jos on Wednesday dismissed a suit filed by 328 medical students dropped by the University of Jos (UNIJOS) in January 2011.
Two illegal miners killed in S.Africa, 16 still trapped
South African authorities said Wednesday they had recovered two bodies of illegal diamond miners from a disused mine tunnel and up to 16 were still trapped underground.
Mali putsch backers name coup leader as head of transition
Supporters of Mali’s coup leader Captain Amadou Sanogo said they have named him head of a transition government, ignoring a deal mediated by regional leaders and signed at the weekend.
Many feared dead as vehicle plunged into river in Bayelsa
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) in collaboration with an Intergovernmental agency; The Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control for the West and Central African Region (Abuja MoU) says it is set to hold a 3-days workshop for heads of maritime administration from 22 countries of the region who are members of the memorandum.
