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The Globe In A Page

#UIclosure #Biafra #StatesIGR •The fugitive leader of a protest movement that has shaken Morocco’s northern Rif region for months was arrested on Monday. •Nasser Zefzafi,39,who had been on the run since Friday,had been taken into custody along with other individuals & transferred to Casablanca. •The prosecutor’s statement says those detained would be investigated for “undermining the security of the state” and other criminal acts. *•UI VC, Professor Idowu Olayinka, stated that the school closure followed protest by students and forestall breakdown of peace on campus.* •The VC however said postgraduate students can continue with their lectures.Students blocked major highway on Mokola-UI-Ojoo causing gridlock •UI Student Union, after a congress resolution on Saturday had demanded a Students Welfare Board and fact finding committee to look into the issue of Hot-plates in halls of residences. •SU also resolved that there will not be any examinations if management fails t

Weekend In Football Perspective

ST TOTTERINGHAM'S DAY  This is the name given by Arsenal fans to the point in the season at which it is no longer mathematically possible for Tottenham to finish ahead of Arsenal. Spurs were finally able to echo "North London belongs to us" for the first time in 22 years as they bid the jinx farewell.  It came as no surprise having won their last nine premier league matches emphatically, but more interestingly, it can be mathematically confirmed as early as matchday 34, thanks to Dele Ali, Harry Kane and Arsenal's lifeless display at a London Derby many presumed they would have approached earnestly.  Mauricio Pochettino consistently plays down the significance of finishing above Gunners. "We have bigger things to worry about" but his celebration after Ali's goal betrays his words. It's Tottenham's most successful season ever, with 78 unprecedented points and 12 more to fight for. Arsenal may however end up the happier side, depending on h