LASU RELEASES NEW SCHL FEES

… as students resume Monday
Barely a week after the students of LagosState University, LASU, Ojo, went on protest, insisting that the school must come up with their exact school fees,the management of the institution yesterday released new figures.
This was based on the 34 to 60 per cent reduction of the fees,as announced by the state government,for students across different faculties.
The new fees,which have been approved by the school’s Governing Council, in a release by the institution’s spokesman, Mr. Kayode Sutton, now ranges between N76,250 for a final year students in the Arts (49.3 per cent reduction)and N158,250 for a 200-level Engineering and Medical (Direct entry) students.
Under the new fees, a 100-level student in the Adebola Adegunwa School of Communication will now pay N103,250 and a 200-level student(Direct Entry) will be requiredto pay same fee, while a 200-level returning student pays N88,250.
For the College of Medicine,a fresh student will now be paying N115,750; ditto a final year medical student,while a 200-level (Direct Entry) student in the same college will pay N158,250, representing a 36.4 per cent reduction.
While 100-level Engineering student will be paying N115,750, their returning counterparts at the 200 to 500 level will be paying between N106,750 and N143,250, with those at the lower levels paying more.
The new students at 100-level in the Faculty of Management Sciences and a final year (500-level) student will now be paying between N86,750 and N113,250, also with those in higher level pay less. The Faculty of Science got a reduction of between 42.3 and 51.6 per cent for those studying Fisheries,Botany and Zoology.
Now the students will be paying between N96,750 and N118,250, with thosein lower classes paying more. Sutton said the comprehensive details of the new fees are available on the school’s website.
The university directed all the students at the full and part-time,as well as postgraduate studies levels to resumeon Monday. The institution’s spokesman advised the returning students to be law-abiding.

I AM OUT OF GOVERNMENT SAYS OBJ

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo Thursday said, he is out of government for good.
He stated this at the 2nd World Sickle Cell Day event themed 'Improving blood safety in Developing nations' organised by the Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos.
In his words, he said, "I am out of government for good. I am happy to be out of government.
The Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation is charity based in London UK, established to improve human security for all in Africa.

SAD NEWS; ADA OWERRI IS DEAD

                 Another sad news too soon after the sudden and recent death of Kefee.
Upcoming singer, Cynthia Akudo Jonah popularly known as Cynthomania or Ada Owerri who recently dropped the song 'Ukwu Ajebutter', has passed on.
According to her management, Cynthia, who was getting ready to drop her 1st album, died yesterday June 18th after a brief illness.
No further details for now. The singer was in her 20s. May her soul rest in peace...amen

OAU SHUT DOWN INDEFINITELY

           The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife Wednesday shut down the institution indefinitely and asked students to vacate the school within 48 hours.
This day gathered that the closing down of the university was as a result of protest embarked upon by the students of the institution in the early hours of Wednesday over the hike in the school fees.
In a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mr. Abiodun Olanrewaju,the shutting downof the school was to forestall break downof law and order.
Details to follow.

1000 PDP MEMBERS JOIN APGA IN ABIA

Information coming out of Abia State, eastern Nigeria suggests that at least 1,000 membersof the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have defectedto the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA) in Ukwa West Local Government Area.
A chieftain of APGA in Abia state, Chief Mark Anaba, made this revelation while he was receiving the defectors at Obehie, saying with the stream of defections of members of other political parties in Abia State to APGA, the party was poised to win next year's governorship election.
Anaba also stated that their aim is to win next year's governorship election in the state and to give Abia people a purposeful administration.
He noted thatAPGA would not be discouraged in its ambition to institute the desired change in the politics of the state in 2015.
Chief Anaba urged both old and new members of the party to work collectively to ensure that APGA, which he described as the only hope for Ndigbo, won the next governorship election in the state.
Mr. Evans Adiele, who was the Spokesman of the defectors,stated that they left PDP to APGA with the belief that their new party would provide what PDP could not provide for the people.
"It is regrettable that since the former governor, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu left office,my area has not witnessed the impact of governance in this area. Our standardof living has dropped in the last eight years and yet, we are an oil-producing area.
"We plant crops and produce foods, but we cannottransportthese crops to the urban areas because our roads are bad. We have many oil wells, yet our people are suffering in penury," he said.
A former local government chairman, Sylvanus Nwaji, also stated that the people of the area had been treated as slaves and strangers in their land in the last eight years.

DECOROM NOW IN KANO AFTER INITIAL PROTEST OVER SANUSI

Kano metropolis is now calm after initial protest by supporters of Sanusi Ado Bayero who failed to get the nod of the city’s kingmakers and the state government to emerge as new emir.
The supporters of Mr. Bayero had set off bonfires in various locations after the Secretary to state government, Rabiu Bichi, announced that the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Sanusi, had been selected.
A resident of Tarauni, not far fromthe Government House, Modibbo Mohammed, told PREMIUM TIMES over the telephone that everywhere was now calm.
“As we speak, I am sitting right in front of my house and everything is normal, it wasn’t like this earlier in the evening,” he said.
Also, the spokesperson of the Nigerian Police in Kano, Magaji Majiya, said the force dispatched officers to scenes of the protests and that they had since restored order.
“At about 4 p.m. shortly after the announcement of the new emir, we received news of protests in some areas in Kano metropolis,” Mr. Majiya said.
“Our men were dispatched to the areas and they have restored peace. We urge all citizens to be law abiding and maintain the peace.”
Read our initial report of the protest below.
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The supporters of Sanusi Ado Bayero, the son of the late Emir of Kano, who was defeated by Lamido Sanusi to emerge the emir of the ancient city, have taken to the streets to protest the rejection of their preferred candidate.
A resident of the town, Ibrahim Hamisu, told PREMIUM TIMES that the protesters set up bonfires using tyres around the Emirs’ palace.
He also said another group of protesters, who were marching to the Government House, were stopped by armed soldiers and policemen who formed a barricade to stop them fromgetting near the seat of government.
Protesters take over kano streets to protest appointment of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the new Emir of Kano
Another resident, Bala Usman, said the protesters were also destroying all government properties in sight.
The Secretary to the Government of Kano state, Rabi’u Bichi, had earlier announced the selection of Mr. Sanusi as the new emir of Kano following his recommendation by the kingmakers and approval by Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso.
Mr. Bichi made the brief announcement at Government House, Kano, on Sunday. He disclosed that the government chose Mr. Sanusi’s out of three candidates forwarded to him by Kano Kingmakers.
“Under state customary law, the kingmakers comprising the Madaki, Sarkin Bai, Makaman and Sarkin Dawaki Maituta had sat down and forwarded three names to the government to choose the one that will succeed the Late Emir Ado Abdullahi Bayero.
“Out of these three names the government has approved Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Dan Majen Kano, and former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, as the new emir of Kano,” the SSG said.
Secretary to the Kano state Government , Alhaji Rabi’u Sulaiman Bichi, (3rdfrom left) announcing the appointment of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the new emir of Kano. From left are the kingmakers the Sarkin Dawaki Maituta, Alh. Bello Abubakar, the Sakin Bai, Alh. Mukhtar I Adnan, the Makama, Alh. Sarki Obrahim and the Madaki, Alh. Yusuf Nabahani Ibrahim, while on the right are the commissioners of Information and State Affairs,Dr. Abubakar Nuhu Danburam and Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam respectively. Photo: Govt. House, Kano. 8/6/2014
The SSG was accompanied to the briefing by the kingmakers which include the Sarkin Dawaki Maituta, Bello Abubakar; the Sarkin Bai, Mukhtar Adnan; the Makama, Sarki Ibrahim and the Madaki, Yusuf Nabahani Ibrahim.
The state commissioners of information and state affairs,Abubakar Danburam and Aminu Abdulsalam were also in attendance.
Reasons for protests
A source at the Emirate council said the supporters of Mr. Bayero were protesting because they felt shortchanged.
“Earlier in the day, message came to the Prince while he was at the palace receiving condolences that he needed to go and get set for turbanning in case he was the one selected, so, many of his supporters followed him to his private residence and most of them assumed that he must have been selected since he was getting set for turbanning,” our source said.
“Unknown to many, both nominees were required to be ready whether they will eventually be selected or not, but many misconstrued the order and were shocked when Sanusi Lamido was eventually announced and they are the ones protesting now.”

Gun men attack pakistan karachi international airport

Militants armed with automatic weapons and grenade attacked Pakistan's busiest airport in the southern city of K night, forcing the suspension of all flights, a senior said.
Senior police official Rao Muhammad Anwar said a gun battle was underway between militants and security personnel.
"Exchange of fire is continuing.We don't know the exact number of the attackers terrorists have attacked the airport," he said.
Abid Qaimkhani, a spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority, confirmed the attack been suspended.
At least five people have been killed in the attack,according to the head of Karachi News said that the attack happened at the airport’s old terminal,which is usually flights.
Television footage showed plumes of smoke rising from the runway where planes land.
There has so far been no claim of responsibility,but Pakistan has been battling an insurgency for more than a decade that has claimed thousands of lives.