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  • Three Taraba varsity students killed by falling trees in Cameroon

    Three students of the Taraba State University lost their lives when they were  hit by falling trees during a rainstorm at the Bouba Njidda National Wild Life Park in Cameroon.

    The Deputy Registrar, Information and Publication of the university, Malam Sanusi Sa’ad, made the disclosure in an interview with the newsmen in Jalingo on Wednesday.

    Sa’ad said that the incident occurred on April 16 during a devastating rainstorm at about 3:15 p.m.

    He said that the students were 400 level students of the Biological Science Department of the university on a research trip to the neighboring Cameroon.

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    The spokesman named the dead students as Nancy Sam-Achak, Grace Thomas and Yusuf Mohammed, the president of the department’s students’ association.

    He said that the Head of the Biological Science Department, Dr Robert Houmso, who was also in the trip and 16 other students were injured during the incident.

    Sa’ad said that all the injured people were currently receiving treatment at the Garoua Hospital in Cameroun.

    NAN

  • Boko Haram attacks Adamawa communities

    Boko Haram attacks Adamawa communities

    Boko Haram terrorists on Monday attacked two communities in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State.

    Reports said the attacks took place in Nyibango and Muduvu communities in Adamawa.

    The Chairman of Madagali Local Government area, Yusuf Mohammed, said the attack occurred on Monday night.

    “Houses, churches, shops, and animals were burnt down during the incident,” Mohammed said.

  • Man sentenced to six years imprisonment for stealing window frames

    Man sentenced to six years imprisonment for stealing window frames

    An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Thursday sentenced a 20-year-old Yusuf Mohammed to six months’ imprisonment for stealing aluminum window frames.

    The magistrate, Mrs Olubukola Olowolagba, ordered that the convict should serve his jail term at the Ilesa Prison without an option of fine.

    Olowolagbe convicted Mohammed after he pleaded guilty to the offence.

    The magistrate refused to heed the plea of the convict who begged for mercy, saying the sentence would serve as a deterrent to others.

    Earlier, the prosecutor, ASP Mireti Wilson, told the court that the accused committed the offence on July 20 at 3:45p. m., at Service area in Osogbo.

    Wilson alleged that some security operatives found the aluminum window frames in the possession of the accused and he could not give any satisfactory explanation about how he got them.

    The prosecutor told the court that the accused later confessed to have stolen them.

    He said the offence contravened Sections 383(1) and 390(9) of the Criminal Laws of Osun, 2003.

  • NUGA: UNIPORT dominate athletics

    NUGA: UNIPORT dominate athletics

    The University of PortHarcourt has so far established its dominance in athletics at the ongoing Nigeria University Games Association (NUGA) Games at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (UAM), by grabbing medals across athletic events.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that athletics are being staged at the Aper Aku Stadium in Makurdi.

    The institution won its first medal in the women’s 200m through Idamadu Oghenefejiro, who finished the race in 23.75 secs beating another UNIPORT contender, Etim Alphosus who returned 24.08secs to settle for silver.

    Moyosore Badejo of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) won the bronze with 24.92 secs.

    Also in the men’s 200m, UNIPORT’s Harry Harrison, returned 21.68 secs to earn a gold, Adegoke Enoch of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), clinched the silver medal in 21.79 secs, while Ogoma Eseroghene also of UNIPORT finished in 22.10 secs for the bronze.

    However, in the men’s 400m hurdles, Ochonogor Chibuzor of UNIBEN won gold medal in 53.9 secs, pushing Jugo Daniel of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) to claim silver in 55.8 secs, while Emoji Stephen of UNILORIN took bronze with 56.4 secs.

    In the women 400m Hurdles, Nathaniel Glory of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijebu Ode, won gold wth 58.87 secs, while Akpan Uwemdimo of UNIPORTclaimed silver in 63.06 secs.

    Ogochukwu Njoku of Delta State University, DELSU to bronze having returned 67.73 secs.

    Also, the 100m Hurdles women gold was won by Oghenekome Okolosi of DELSU in 16.23, Akpan Uwemdimo of UNIPORT clinched silverin 16.35 and Moyosore Badejo of UNILAG bronze 18.48 secs.

    The men’s 110m hurdles was won by Yusuf Mohammed of ABU who returned 15.26 secs, while Ochnogo Chibuzor of UNIBEN finished in 16.25 secs for silver and Onyianta Chidubem of UNN bronze with 16.25 secs.

    In the Pole Vaults men final, Ababa Edwin of UNIPORT, vaulted 3.85m to win gold, Biamegh Bernard of UAM took the the silver with 3.10m, while  Paul Azubike of BSU clinched the bronze after a 2.80m vault.

    In men’s Javelin, Onyejiaka Uchenna of UNIZIK threw 51.82m for gold, Nwaonicha Precious of UNIPORT 49.40m for silver and Nwoye Ifeanyi also of UNIPORT took the bronze with 46.37m.

    In the women’s category, Aniefuma Judith of UNIPORT, threw of 34.60m to win gold, while her schoolmate, Ugeh Veronica, threw 32.90m for silver and the bronze went to Nyough Ternenge with 26.18m.

    UNIPORT also established its supremacy in the women’s Short Put when Aniefuna Judith, hit a distance of 12.88m, Ugeh Veronica also of the same institution threw 10.41m for silver and Blessing Bede of ATBU won bronze with 8.32m throw.

    In the men’s Discus event, Nwonye Ifeanyi of UNIPORT won gold with 52.70m, Onyejiaka Uchenna of UNIZIK, got silver with 36.18m, while Shadrach Julius of FUD took bronze with 34.44m.

    The Triple Jump women produced Uche Brown of UNIPORT as winner with a jump of 12.18m, her schoolmate Nwaelehia Chingarum jumped 11.93m for silver and Olaosebikan Esther from EKSU claimed the bronze with 10.30m.

    In the high jump for men, Madago Prosper of UNIBEN jumped 1.80m for the gold, Oluwayemi Jerry of UNIPORT, 1.75m for silver and Osehel Meshack of AAU 1.75m for the bronze medal.

  • Seven arrested for alleged murder in Minna

    The Police command in Niger said on Saturday that it had arrested seven persons, suspected to have killed one Safiyanu Zakari, a member of a cult gang.

    The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Richard Oguche, named the arrested people as Abdullahi Jibrin, Abdullahi Hashimu, Yusuf Mohammed, Ubaida Abubakar, Salim Abdullahi, Salha Sulaiman and Salihu Abubakar.

    Oguche told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the murder occurred at about 3pm on February 14, during a clash between two suspected cult groups in some communities in Minna.

    “The two groups – the `Yandaba’ cult group of Dutse Hausa, clashed with their Dutse-Gwari rivals along London Street in Minna, during the Eid-el Maulud celebrations, following some disagreements,’’ he explained.

    Oguche said that during the clash, dangerous weapons like cutlasses, knives, iron rods, broken bottles and sticks were used.

    The spokesman said the deceased suffered deep cuts during the fight and was rushed to the Minna General Hospital, where he died.

    He said that one Alhaji Isah Abdullahi, a retired police officer, who is the deceased’s father, reported the matter to the GRA Police Station in Minna.

    “The suspected cultists have since confessed to the crime and will soon be charged for culpable homicide,’’ Oguche said.