DELSU VC doles out N4.7m to students
Vice-Chancellor of Delta State University, DELSU, Abraka, Professor Eric Arubayi, has given financial assistance worth N4.7 million to deserving students of the institution.
Fulani herdsmen slaughter 47 mourners in Agatu
The recurrent bloody conflict between Fulani herdsmen and Benue farmers took a dangerous dimension at the weekend, when no fewer than 47 mourners were gunned down by suspected herdsmen in Agatu local government area of the state, while carrying out the burial rites of two police officers killed last Tuesday in Nasarawa state.
Lifetime ban for Berlusconi requested at sex trial
Italian prosecutors on Monday called for former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to be banned from politics forever and serve six years in prison for having sex with an underage prostitute and abusing his official powers.
US military moves closer as security worsens in Libya
The United States has moved military forces closer to Libya since the Benghazi attack so they will be ready to respond to threats against diplomatic personnel, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday.
1.1bn subsidy fraud: EFCC begins trial of Alao, others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday began the trial of an oil marketer, Abdullahi Alao, over an alleged N1.1 billion fuel subsidy fraud.
INEC recieves 20m permanent voters card from contractor
An INEC Commissioner, Prof. Lai Olorode, says the commission has now taken delivery of almost half of the 40 million permanent voters’ cards, awaiting the balance to be delivered in the next few weeks.
