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Ilorin -  Mr Bolaji  Shina, a resident  of  Sabo-Oke Area of  Ilorin, on Friday prayed an Ilorin Area Court to dissolve his five-year-old marriage to his wife, Kemi, because of her troublesome nature. The 40-year-old man told the court that his wife derives pleasure in causing trouble wherever she finds herself. “My wife will at times intentionally frustrate me by going against my directives in order for her to create room for trouble,” he said. The petitioner further told the court that his wife had fought with most of her colleagues at her work place as well as within their neighbourhood. According to him, their marriage was contracted in 2008 and had produced two male children. “  I want an end to this marriage because my wife’s behaviour has brought shame to the family name and  I cannot bear it anymore,” he  said. The defendant, however, objected to the prayer of  her husband, saying she was still interested in the marriage....

FRIDAY, 20 JULY 2013 2:27AM   FROM FUNMI OJUROYE THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Jos Branch, rose from its meeting yesterday, dissociating itself from the ongoing Post University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) test being conducted by the non-academic staff of the institution. ASUU also passed a vote of no confidence in the exercise and its outcome just as it condemned the exercise and called for its outright cancellation.    Reading the text stating their position, which was signed by ASUU UNIJOS Chairman, Dr. David Nansoh Jangkam and Secretary, Dr. Noel Wannang at a press conference Friday, Jangkam said that it amounted to a breach of university rules on examinations which vest the preparation and conduct of examinations the sole and sacred responsibility of academic staff.    He called on the university council and senate to rise up to its task of defending and preserving the academic integrity of the univer...

By   F unmi Ojuroye Published: July 20, 2013 FACEBOOK TWITTER GOOGLE+ SAVE E-MAIL SHARE PRINT REPRINTS CAIRO — Thousands of people, demanding that ousted president  Mohamed Morsi  be returned to power, marched in several Egyptian cities on Friday, as the  United Nations  chief human rights official said she had pressed  Egypt ’s new leaders to provide details about why Mr. Morsi was being detained. Multimedia Multimedia Feature Timeline of Egypt’s Transition From Mubarak to Morsi Related Weeks After an Ouster, Egypt’s Military and Islamists Are Far From a Deal  (July 19, 2013) Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors At least three people were killed during clashes between pro- and anti-Morsi protesters in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura, state news media reported. Mr. Morsi has not been h...

PHOTO:  Mr Kerry met with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah.  (Funmi Ojuroye) US secretary of state John Kerry says Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to resume direct peace talks for the first time in three years. At a hurriedly arranged news conference in Jordan, he said initial talks should begin in Washington within a week or so. "I am pleased to announce that we have reached an agreement that establishes a basis for resuming direct final-status negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis," Mr Kerry said. "This is a significant and welcome step forward." Mr Kerry had spent four days in the region conducting talks with both sides. Twice in the past two days he delayed his flight home because of signs of a breakthrough in his diplomatic efforts, including a third round of talks with the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. The secretary of state says the talks will be between the chief Pales...