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Boko Haram leader, wife killed in 5-hour gunfight •Slain leader, 2002 BUK graduate •Security agents arrest son

Security agents on Tuesday killed Uzairu Abba Abdullahi, a textile merchant suspected to be a leader of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, during a five-hour gun duel. His pregnant wife, who was at his residence in Hotoro, Nassarawa Local Government Area when the team stormed the building, was also shot dead. After the battle, the security men reportedly arrested one of the late businessman’s sons. A family source described Abdullahi as a 2002 Mass Communication graduate of Bayero University, Kano, but security sources described him as one of the planners and executors of last Friday’s multiple bomb blasts and attacks on Kano. Our correspondent gathered that the team that killed him comprised soldiers, policemen and security personnel drawn from other forces. The team reportedly stormed the suburb at about midnight following a tip-off that members of the sect were there in large numbers. we learnt that on reaching the house, Abdulllahi and his men opened fire ...

flashy news editor establish production outfit

prolific writer and editor tiamiyu hassan adeyemi has established a production outfit of his own which he named sequence production. Mr tiamiyu hassan who is known to be a man of integrity and honor revealed this information in an interview with our correspondent. '' i started publishing three years ago and i thank God for today. i established this production outfit to serve as a pillar of nigeria's source of entertainment and besides flashy news is known for its success stories and its architectural information dissemnation system....                                                                              ...

PLIGHTS OF NIGERIAN EDUCATION

E ducation is an act of training the mind, character and the ability to teach and be thought. Education can be described as a major source of civilization and development. As stated, education is usually a way, mode or method through which knowledge is passed from generation to generation. In order words, education is a form of evolution and resolution. In a West African country like Nigeria where education is ironically made a priority still suffers several deficiencies in her educational sector. The Nigerian educational sector is faced with a number a problems which includes lack of access, low discipline and inadequate funding. There are several Nigerian children who ought to be in school and are presently not in school due to one challenge or the other. The major problem in the eastern part of Nigeria is that the male children usually leave school giving economic problem as an excuse. The male children give up education for vocation and this has been a problem i...

The general mistake

There is a little mistake in our registration as no one has noticed it. The total units of registered courses is  now 20 not 22. Course code mac 205 with course tittle foundation of communication research must be deleted immediately as it is not supposed to be part of the courses to be registered for the first semester. Affected students should please proceed to respective cyber cafe to delete the course immediately in order to avoid complications or visit the school of communication admin block for verification.