7-man c’ttee to resolve crisis in Oko Poly
AUTHORITIES of Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, have set up a seven-man reconciliatory committee to handle the misunderst- anding between the staff and students.
Construction sector to grow by 11% despite crude price decline
Analysts have predicted a positive long-term high reward market growth of 9.80 per cent and 11.04 per cent in the Nigerian construction sector for 2015 and 2016 respectively, despite the current decline in major oil projects and continuous fall of oil prices.
Tunisia comedian, TV host on trial for offending president
A popular Tunisian comedian, a television host and a colleague went on trial Wednesday in a case in which one them allegedly impersonated the president in a telephone conversation with a businessman. Defence attorney Mounir Ben Salha asked the court to dismiss the case and to free satirist Migalo, whose real name is Wassim Lahrissi, television host Moez Ben Gharbia and Abdelhak Toumi.
DSS nabs 6 kidnappers, impersonator in Edo
Men of the Department of State Security (DSS) in Edo State have nabbed six men said to be involved in the kidnap of a former Local Government Chairman in the state, Mr. Anselm Adima.
Prof. Ango Abdullahi shot in Bauchi
The Spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi, was Wednesday shot by some soldiers in Bauchi on his way to Gadau.
India state asks top police unit to investigate nun’s rape
An Indian state government under pressure over the rape of an elderly nun said Wednesday it was handing over the case to the country’s top investigators after coming under fire over the lack of arrests. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said the case was being transferred from local police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) given the “sensitivity” of Friday’s attack on the nun, who was raped during a robbery at a convent.
