UK Coast Guard Rescues 20 people

Britain's Home Office said on Sunday that on 20 people, 18 of them Albanians, had been rescued overnight from an inflatable boat that started to take on water in the English Channel.
The group, including two Britons, was taken to Dover for interviewing by UK border officials after the rescue.
The British coast guard says it received word that the vessel was in trouble shortly before midnight on Saturday.
The complex operation included a search-and-rescue helicopter and lifeboats dispatched from several English ports.
The boat was in trouble off the coast of Dymchurch, 120km southeast of London. The group was travelling in a rigid-hulled inflatable boat and it took rescuers several hours to locate the small craft.
There have been several recent incidents in which migrants in small vessels tried to reach Britain.

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Fatal Accident Along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Fatal accident along Lagos-Ibadan expressway leaves driver, passengers burnt beyond recognition A driver and many of his passengers were burnt beyond recognition in a fatal accident along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway this afternoon. Eyewitnesses say the bus driver was picking passengers on the expressway and upon sighting members of the National Union Of Road Transport Workers Task Force, he sped off and ran into a ditch. The bus somersaulted and burst into flames. The bus driver and most of the passengers died in the ensuing fire. Two passengers escaped with major burns. They have been taken to the hospital for medical care. Photo credit:@ibadancityannouncer

Higuian closes in on juventus move

Gonzalo Higuain has undergone a medical with Juventus and agreed personal terms as he closes in on a move to the Serie A champions. The Bianconeri have agreed to pay the Argentina international's €94 million release clause, with Napoli set to receive the money in two sets of €47m installments. Higuain will sign a four year-contract with the Turin outfit, with his deal worth €7m-a-year.

NASARAWA STATE UNI, KEFFI (NSUKkkk) POST UME............

The Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), has fixed Tuesday July 28 to Thursday July 30 for its post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening exercise. The Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK),eenixercis According to a statement by the university’s registrar, Dalhatu O. Mamman , the examinations will hold from Tuesday July 28 to Thursday July 30. Candidates from the Faculties of Law, Arts and Education will kick off the screening on Tuesday 28th July, followed by Faculties of Social Sciences and Natural and Applied Sciences on Wednesday 29th July white those from the Faculties of Administration and Agriculture will sit for theirs on Thursday 30th July. "All candidates including those for the Faculty of Agriculture, are to report at the Nasarawa State University Main Campus along Keffi-Akwanga Road, Keffi for the exercise on the stipulated dates, please," he said. According to the announcement, candidates are expected...

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