Three suicide bombers hit University of Maiduguri

Three suicide bombers were killed early Saturday morning as they attempted to gain access into the Department of Works, University of Maiduguri in Borno State.

The incident occurred at 1.10am, Saturday.

A security guard at the University was also killed by the explosions.

Meanwhile, the corpses have been evacuated by rescuers from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Borno State Emergency Management Agency, (BOSEMA).

​T​he university authorities and security agencies ​is expected to​ provide more updates on the attack.

Paul Pogba’s father Fassou passes away aged 79

Fassou Antoine Pogba, father to Florentin, Mathias and Manchester United star Paul Pogba, was battling illness before his death.

The family confirmed the news to Le Parisien on Friday evening.

In late March, the world’s most expensive player posed for a photo with his father on a hospital bed as he presented his dad with a birthday cake.

Pogba captioned the image on Instagram: “Happy birthday dear Dad, I feel blessed to be your son #pogdaddy #fighter #pogbance.”

Fassou was seen in the stands at Euro 2016, supporting Paul – with Florentin and Mathias stood alongside him with “Happy Father’s Day” on their tops.

While Pogba, who was playing, wore a under layer with the same message printed on his under layer during the summer tournament.

Anthony Joshua moves back to Mum's two bedroom flat despite winning £15m

Current world Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, has moved back into his mum's two bedroom flat in north London despite earning £15million from his famous win over Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley.

Joshua is being tipped to become the first billionaire boxer following his memorable victory but he is refusing to get carried away with his wealth and loves nothing more than spending time with his mum Yeta Odusanya.

AJ might well be a multi-million athlete and brand, but he is comfortable living with his mum, who is a social worker.

The spotlight continues to surround Joshua as speculation continues over his 
next opponent and if a rematch will Klitschko will take place later this year.

According to UK Mirror the 27-year-old certainly looked relaxed as he boarded his state of the art transport from his ex-council flat and was accompanied by security.
Joshua is determined to settle back into normal life and is keen to get away from the spotlight despite the cameras following his every move.

The heavyweight champ has always made clear the importance of his family and banned his mum from attending the recent heavyweight showdown at Wembley.
Yeta has not been to see her son in action since the London 2012 Olympics as Joshua says she would put him off as they are so close.

Yeta, speaking back in April, said: “We’re very close, we always have been from day one, he’s my only son,” said Joshua’s mum.
“We live together and he’s always looking out for me. I still can’t watch his fights, I get really nervous and I do worry about him.”

Mirror Sport have contacted Anthony Joshua's representatives for comment

Angelina Jolie spotted on a dinner outing with father amid Brad Pitt divorce

American actress, Angelina Jolie is reportedly spending time with her formerly estranged father Jon Voight amid her divorce with Brad Pitt.

According to a report in E! News the Salt actress was spotted leaving a sushi restaurant in Beverly Hills on 10 May with Voight and four of her children — Pax, 13, Zahara, 12, and twins Vivienne and Knox. Jolie sported a long, black scoop neck dress for the family dinner date.

This comes after Voight told E! News at the King Arthur premiere earlier this week that "Angie's doing good" these days. Jolie and Pitt parted ways in September 2016 after two years of marriage and a 12-year relationship.

Previously, the 78-year-old actor gave an update on his daughter's divorce and admitted that he is "rooting" for the estranged couple to work things out.

Voight told US Weekly at the Hallmark party during the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in California, earlier in the year, "It's a difficult time, and I don't like to talk about it, but of course, I'm thankful for everybody's good wishes and prayers."

"And I hope things work out", the 78-year-old actor added. When asked about the former couple's custody agreement, the Ray Donovan star told the news outlet, "I'm rooting for them. I don't want this thing to dissolve. I'm rooting for the kids. My heart is with everybody, and my daughter, certainly, and the children."

Jolie and Voight were estranged for years until 2010 . She invited her father to meet her and her family in Venice, where she was filming The Tourist.

Voight told E! News at the time, "It was a wonderful trip. It was wonderful to be with the family and each of the kids is very special in their own way. And Brad and Angie are wonderful parents, so I had a great time."

Help me beg govt, I won’t attempt suicide again –Lagos textile dealer

A Lagos textile dealer, Mrs. Taiwo Momoh, who recently attempted suicide in the Lagoon, has appealed to the government to stop her prosecution.
But she lamented her treatment in the hands of the police after she was rescued from jumping off the Third Mainland Bridge.
Momoh said she was put in a cell at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, for four days, which further depressed her as neighbours started ridiculing her.
This is just as the Lagos State Office of the Public Defender said the government would give the 58-year-old medical assistance with a view to making her get over her suicidal thoughts.
Momoh had put off her shoes and was about taking a dive into the Lagoon late March, when she was rescued and handed over to officials of the Rapid Response Squad.
After she was taken to the office of the state Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, she lamented that she became suicidal after a bureau de change operator defrauded her of N18.7m.
She had said her Swiss textile creditor had been on her neck, adding that her situation became compounded after her shop was burgled.
During a visit to her Ajah residence on Thursday, Momoh pleaded with the government to drop the charges against her, which she said had subjected her to shame and ridicule.
She said, “I don’t know how I got to the Third Mainland Bridge. What is strange is that even if I am driving, I don’t take the bridge as it scares me. So for me to want to jump into it is strange, I believe it is a spiritual attack.
“All I can remember was that I left home alone. I got down from a cab. The driver didn’t try to stop me. I didn’t know where I was. I was disoriented, until I got to Alausa (RRS office) that I regained consciousness. I was in the CP’s office, who treated me well and even came to visit me the next day when I arrived home.
“What was painful to me was that the police locked me up at the SCIID for four days after I was arrested. I slept on the floor; they collected my phone. I had to wear the same dress for four days.
They didn’t give me food. It was on Monday that I was able to call my son, who then contacted a friend of mine. I was taken to Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court, where I was asked to enter a plea. How can I do that in my state of depression? I begged them to forgive me and let me go home.
“When I got back, I was still disturbed as I became conscious of people staring at me. Because of that, I didn’t go out for a while. Please just help me to beg the government not to prosecute me, I have suffered enough. I am scared.
“I never want to collect loan for business again in my life. It is a shameful thing, one should be satisfied with what one has.”
The Director of OPD, Mrs. Olubukola Salami, who consoled Momoh, said the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Health, and the agency were planning to secure medical treatment for her in line with the provisions of the Criminal Code, Section 235 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011.
Saturday Punch learnt that the government was considering dropping the charges against the businesswoman.

“The Attorney General is considering withdrawing the case,” a source said.

FG bars Chibok girls from sharing experiences with parents

A relative of one of the rescued Chibok girls, Peter Joseph, says the Federal Government has barred the girls from telling their parents or relatives about their experiences in Boko Haram captivity.

Joseph said this during a programme on Al Jazeera titled, “The Stream.”

He said his niece was one of the 21 schoolgirls rescued in October 2016 while his sister is still in Boko Haram captivity.

Joseph said over six months since their rescue, the schoolgirls had not been united with their families.

He said in December last year, the girls were allowed to return to Chibok but were kept in a government facility where their parents visited them. He said the girls were not allowed to go to their parents’ homes.

Joseph said, “I think there is something that the Federal Government does not want us to know and that is why they are keeping them away. Even when they [the schoolgirls] travelled to Chibok, they were not allowed to go to their houses.

“They were kept in government facilities in Chibok and anyone who visited them was made to sign a register, state the village where they came from, whom they wanted to see and then a time limit was given, after which you were asked to leave and there were certain things that you were not allowed to ask the girls.

“You can’t ask them about their experiences in Sambisa Forest. I mean, we don’t get it. Even now that 82 girls have been rescued, what has the government done about them? Up till today, the families have not met the girls.”

Joseph berated the Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, for saying that the girls were free to leave the government facilities anytime they wanted.

He said, “The Women Affairs minister is not saying the truth about this. What does she mean by the girls can leave at anytime when they don’t even allow family members or people that are concerned about them to come close to them?

“I wish she was here so that I would be able to ask her some questions personally because this thing has been bothering us the members of the family. The fact still remains that the Nigerian government needs to be open to the family members; the government needs to be open to everyone that is concerned.

“We don’t get it. I mean, are you trying to hide something? Is there something they don’t want us to hear from the girls? What are they hiding from us?”

Joseph said it seemed the girls had been transferred from Boko Haram captivity to government captivity.

He said, “Nobody is allowed to see them. So, it’s like another imprisonment, but this one has to do with the government.”

However, a top government official told our correspondent that the girls were being kept away from their families and friends for security reasons.

The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak with the media, said the girls were being prevented to speak because investigations were ongoing.

He said, “We are preventing the girls from saying too much because we don’t want them to say anything about their location that could tip-off the terrorists. We are still negotiating the release of 113 girls and any sensitive information that is released could jeopardise negotiations or investigations.”

Kenya approves cows, crops, TVs for cash law

Kenya's President, Uhuru Kenyatta has approved a law which allows low-income earners to secure loans from banks using livestock, crops and household appliances such as television assets and fridges as collateral.

The law is aimed at boosting the economy by making it easier for women, young people and small-scale farmers to get loans, BBC reports.

Many women struggle to get loans because they do not own property.

The chief executive of the Kenya Bankers Association, Habil Olaka, welcomed the approval of the Movable Property security bill

"It is a good development for the industry, the absence of this law meant that banks could not advance credit to people presenting mobile assets as collateral’’