NEWS UPDATE - 040713 • 80% of Northern teachers unqualified - National Teachers Commission. • NYSC: An Islamic Group in Northern Nigeria, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), demands separate camps for male and female National Youths Service Corp members. • Revolution: Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, d Speaker, House of Representatives, has said a revolution is due in Nigeria because of endemic corruption in d country, coupled with d general disaffection of d people with d ruling elite. • Budget Impasse: "If d National Assembly fails to amend d contents of d 2013 Appropriation Act, d Fed Govt may not b able to pay workers’ salary by October." - Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Finance Minister and coordinating minister of d economy. • Delta Boils: No fewer than four persons were feared killed and over 40 houses razed down in d early hours of Tuesday in a bloody crisis that erupted between Ijaws and Itsekiris youths over political slots in Warri North LGA of Delta state. • Rivers: Gov Rotimi Amaechi escaped unhurt as a suspicious vehicle rammed in2 his convoy while he was on his way to d Port Harcourt International Airport. • Contempt: Lere Paimo, a.k.a Eda Onileola, was arrested in Ibadan last Thursday over court contempt allegation; Released on health grounds; Says, "Jide Kosoko behind my plight." • Egypt: D Egyptian Army have made good their threat by removing their civilian president, Mohammed Morsi in a military coup; General Al-Sissi is now d head of govt of d North African country. • Egypt crisis hikes oil prices: Oil prices rose sharply in Asian trade Wednesday on growing concerns that d escalating political crisis in Egypt could affect d rest of d Middle East and disrupt world crude supplies. • SA: A South African court on Wednesday ordered that d graves of three of Nelson Mandela’s children b immediately returned to his childhood village, following a bitter family quarrel linked to d ailing anti-apartheid hero’s final resting place. • FIFA U-20 Round of 16 Results: Portugal 2 - 3 Ghana Croatia 0 - 2 Chile Colombia 4(1) - 5(1) Korea Iraq 1 - 0 Paraguay Ghana, Chile, Korea and Iraq are through to d quarter final stage.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 07:34:25 +0000
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