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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J A total of 11 people have been arrested in Britain and Libya over Monday’s suicide bombing on a pop concert in the northwestern English city of Manchester by a British-born man of Libyan origin. One woman arrested by armed police on Wednesday was released a few hours later without charge, leaving 10 men still in custody Thursday, including suspected killer Salman Abedi’s father and brother in Libya. Abedi reportedly returned from Libya only a few days before the attack which killed 22 people including several children but police are still trying to pin down his movements as well as a wider network. Here are the details of the arrests so far: Tuesday, May 23: – A 23-year-old man is arrested by masked police in the Chorlton ara of south Manchester near where Abedi is believed to have lived. An eyewitness told AFP police shouted at the man to lie on the ground before taking him away. British media indicated this is highly likely to be Abedi’s older brother ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Ben Agande, Kaduna – The leadership crisis at the Federal University , Dutsinma in Katsina state appears to have taken the turn for the worst as the chairman of the governing board of the university, Dr. (Mrs) Marliya Zayyan has threatened to resign her position over alleged pressure being brought on her to upturn the suspension of the vice chancellor of the University, Professor Haruna Abdul Kaita. The Board of the new University suspended the vice chancellor for six weeks to allow for investigations of several petitions against him bordering on corruption and abuse of office. While the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu was said to have insisted that the allegations against the suspended vice chancellor must be thoroughly investigated, some traditional and political officials want the suspended vice chancellor reinstated immediately. According to a source close to the chairman of the council of the university, since it is only the board that can reverse t...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Prince Osuagwu Most often local innovators are wont to giving foreign tags to their innovations so that they would either attract patronage or mass appeal. This was mainly for the reasons that most Nigerians prefer products developed or produced abroad. But, Executive Director, Business Operations and expansion of Appzone Limited, Mr Emeka Emetarom has said that this worldview must change if Nigeria must join the league of innovative countries of the world. He said that most things produced in Nigeria, are superior to their foreign equivalents, adding that “it is only the courage to showcase what we have in Nigeria that would attract the world to us” He also advised the government to keep an eye on the Micro Finance banks with a viewing to ensuring their survival as the informal sector forms the taproot of every viable economy. He said: “The recession has hit the microfinance industry hard as it has all other sectors. The reduced economic activity almost d...