ECONOMIC activities were grounded in Benin City Tuesday for over one hour, when coalition of civil society organizations and students, protested against the attitude of the Federal Government in the current strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU).

One of Liberia’s leading local daily newspapers has been shut down after its publisher was jailed for libel over a report about government corruption, its staff told AFP on Tuesday.

Italian coast guards on Sunday night rescued more than 300 illegal African migrants near the island of Lampedusa in three separate incidents.

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Monday banned media outfits owned by the state from covering its activities.

The Benue State Police Command has confirmed an outbreak of hostilities in some villages in Ukum and Katsina Ala Local Government Areas of Benue state.

Nelson Mandela remains in a critical but stable condition, South African President Jacob Zuma said Tuesday, more than two months after the anti-apartheid hero was hospitalised with a recurring lung infection.

The Acting Governor of Taraba, Alhaji Garba Umar, has lauded the people of the state for turning out peacefully to welcome Gov. Danbaba Suntai back to the state. Also the youths in the state have asked that Governor Suntai speak to the people so as to assataine his ability to return to work as the governor.

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, sacked the Minister of Youth Development, Inuwa Abdulkadir, from his cabinet.

A panel of enquiry set up by the Ogun State Government to probe the alleged mismanagement of N200 million paid by the government for West African Examinations Council, WAEC, fees, has submitted its report indicting some government officials of stealing N31 million.

The Chief Coach of the El-Kanemi Warriors FC of Maiduguri, Zakari Baraje yesterday said the team is not preoccupied with winning the premier league this year.