Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State, yesterday, ordered the immediate re-opening of all tertiary institutions shut down in Southern Kaduna since last December at the peak of the security challenges in that part of the state.

THE recent decision of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to peg admission cut-off mark at 120 for universities and 100 for polytechnics and  colleges of education has continued to generate ripples from stakeholders in the education sector. This is not surprising because issues bordering on university admission in Nigeria have always been highly contentious.

For the first time in Nigeria’s chequered football history, the national football team, the Super Eagles look 90 per cent sure of a World Cup ticket with two matches to spare. It will take a miracle for the next team, Zambia with 4 points, in Group B of the African qualifying series to overtake Nigeria who are standing 10 points clear and a plus 7 goals aggregate. Never in the history of the Eagles have they had such an unassailable ride to a World Cup.

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, yesterday, dismissed the  rumour that his first son, Ahamefule Rochas Okorocha, was dead.

Robbers, in the early hours of yesterday, raided 10 houses in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, and engaged policemen that responded to a distress call in a shootout.