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At least 48 school students have been killed in Nigeria after a suicide
bomber apparently dressed in school uniform detonated explosives in a
packed assembly meeting.
Around 2,000 students - some as young as 11 - were waiting to hear the
principal's Monday morning address when the blast ripped through the
crowd. Eyewitnesses spoke of horrific scenes as body parts were
scattered all over the school compound. The mood then turned to anger,
with soldiers who turned up to secure the area pelted with rocks by
locals, who accused them of failing to protect the area against terrorist
attack.
The bombing took place at the Government Technical Science College in
the city of Potiskum, a town of 200,000 in north-east Nigeria's Yobe
state and a regular target of attacks by the Boko Haram Islamist
group. Only last week, a suicide bomb in the same city killed 30 people
taking part in a religious procession of moderate Muslims.
Musa Ibrahim Yahaya, survivor of the school bombing, spoke to the AP
news agency from his hospital bed, where he was being treated for head
wounds. "We were waiting for the principal to address us, around 7:30
a.m., when we heard a deafening sound and I was blown off my feet,"
he said. "People started screaming and running, I saw blood all over my
body."
Aliyu Abubakar, a Potiskum resident, said he heard the explosion when
he was dropping off his two sons at a nearby Islamic college. "One of
my sons fell down, I came out dragged him in and we drove off back
home," he said.
A morgue attendant said 48 bodies were brought to the hospital and all
appeared to be between the ages of 11 and 20 years old. Hospital
workers said the scale of the injuries was so bad that some of the
injured were likely to need amputations.
Survivors said the bomber appeared to have hidden the explosives in a
type of rucksack popular with students. Nigeria's military recently
reported finding a bomb factory where explosives were being sewn into
rucksacks in the northern city of Kano.
While there has so far been no claim of responsibility for the attack,
suspicion will fall on Boko Haram, which has carried out numerous
bombings and Mumbai-style gun attacks during the five-year
insurgency it has fought in its bid to turn an Islamic caliphate in
northern Nigeria. The group, whose name roughly translates as "Western
education is sinful", has focused many of its attacks on schools.
In February, gunmen killed at least 40 students after throwing
explosives into the dormitory of a government boarding school in Buni
Yadi, also in Yobe state. And
in July last year, 42 students were killed when Boko Haram attacked
dormitories in a gun and bomb attack on a government boarding school
in the village of Mamudo, near Potiskum.
Boko Haram's most high-profile attack on a school came in April, when
fighters kidnapped 276 girls from the town of Chibok in Borno state,
also in northeast Nigeria.
More than six months later, 219 of the girls are still being held. Claims
last month that the girls were to be released as part of a ceasefire deal
were rubbished on Sunday in a new video broadcast by Boko Haram's
leader, Abubakar Shekau.
A medic at the Potiskum General Hospital, where the victims were taken,
said scores of students had been admitted. "We are still receiving
casualties from the school which is a stone's throw from here," the
medic said.
"Our priority now is to save the injured, so we have not started a
headcount of the victims."
A local resident, Adamu Alkassim, said there was confusion in and
around the school. The scene was a mass of abandoned footwear and
blood.
Yobe is one of three northeastern states that has been under a state of
emergency since May last year to try to quell the bloody insurgency.
But violence has continued unabated and Boko Haram has seized at least
two dozen towns and villages in recent months, raising doubts about the
government's ability to control the region.

At least 48 school students have been killed in Nigeria after a suicide
bomber apparently dressed in school uniform detonated explosives in a
packed assembly meeting.
Around 2,000 students - some as young as 11 - were waiting to hear the
principal's Monday morning address when the blast ripped through the
crowd. Eyewitnesses spoke of horrific scenes as body parts were
scattered all over the school compound. The mood then turned to anger,
with soldiers who turned up to secure the area pelted with rocks by
locals, who accused them of failing to protect the area against terrorist
attack.
The bombing took place at the Government Technical Science College in
the city of Potiskum, a town of 200,000 in north-east Nigeria's Yobe
state and a regular target of attacks by the Boko Haram Islamist
group. Only last week, a suicide bomb in the same city killed 30 people
taking part in a religious procession of moderate Muslims.
Musa Ibrahim Yahaya, survivor of the school bombing, spoke to the AP
news agency from his hospital bed, where he was being treated for head
wounds. "We were waiting for the principal to address us, around 7:30
a.m., when we heard a deafening sound and I was blown off my feet,"
he said. "People started screaming and running, I saw blood all over my
body."
Aliyu Abubakar, a Potiskum resident, said he heard the explosion when
he was dropping off his two sons at a nearby Islamic college. "One of
my sons fell down, I came out dragged him in and we drove off back
home," he said.
A morgue attendant said 48 bodies were brought to the hospital and all
appeared to be between the ages of 11 and 20 years old. Hospital
workers said the scale of the injuries was so bad that some of the
injured were likely to need amputations.
Survivors said the bomber appeared to have hidden the explosives in a
type of rucksack popular with students. Nigeria's military recently
reported finding a bomb factory where explosives were being sewn into
rucksacks in the northern city of Kano.
While there has so far been no claim of responsibility for the attack,
suspicion will fall on Boko Haram, which has carried out numerous
bombings and Mumbai-style gun attacks during the five-year
insurgency it has fought in its bid to turn an Islamic caliphate in
northern Nigeria. The group, whose name roughly translates as "Western
education is sinful", has focused many of its attacks on schools.
In February, gunmen killed at least 40 students after throwing
explosives into the dormitory of a government boarding school in Buni
Yadi, also in Yobe state. And
in July last year, 42 students were killed when Boko Haram attacked
dormitories in a gun and bomb attack on a government boarding school
in the village of Mamudo, near Potiskum.
Boko Haram's most high-profile attack on a school came in April, when
fighters kidnapped 276 girls from the town of Chibok in Borno state,
also in northeast Nigeria.
More than six months later, 219 of the girls are still being held. Claims
last month that the girls were to be released as part of a ceasefire deal
were rubbished on Sunday in a new video broadcast by Boko Haram's
leader, Abubakar Shekau.
A medic at the Potiskum General Hospital, where the victims were taken,
said scores of students had been admitted. "We are still receiving
casualties from the school which is a stone's throw from here," the
medic said.
"Our priority now is to save the injured, so we have not started a
headcount of the victims."
A local resident, Adamu Alkassim, said there was confusion in and
around the school. The scene was a mass of abandoned footwear and
blood.
Yobe is one of three northeastern states that has been under a state of
emergency since May last year to try to quell the bloody insurgency.
But violence has continued unabated and Boko Haram has seized at least
two dozen towns and villages in recent months, raising doubts about the
government's ability to control the region.

How much can I get an iPhone 5?

Any idea when the IJMB list is gonna be released?

Khalidsarki:
i've been offered admission into futminna preliminary remedial programme, dn't worry you wld be offerd admssn. they're nt dne wit the admssn list

Amen bro and congrats

Life na Jeje - Wizkid

"YOU ARE NOT YET OFFERED ADMISSION INTO
PRELIMINARY PREDEGREE PROGRAMME OF THE
CENTER FOR SESSION 2013/2014." That was the message I got when I tried to check if I had been accepted, does that mean I can still get in?

Any idea when futminna will release the list for predegree and ijmb?

ttamos:
don't deceive people here the supplementary admission list is not out yet... even the site was locked because people are trying to hack the site just got the exam sake, but am sure the admission cant exceed this month ust because they are trying to comply utme+direct+remedial all at once
don't deceive people here the supplementary admission list is not out yet... even the site was locked because people are trying to hack the site just got the exam sake, but am sure the admission cant exceed this month ust because they are trying to comply utme+direct+remedial all at once

Remedial too? you sure?

segzybobo:
for predegree you are going to be taught for 9 month which is divided into 2 semesters then exam after that.. if u passed ur predegree exam and had more than 180 in ur jamb then u are good to go straight to 100 level.

for diploma it's looks like direct entry as well, you will be taught 2 years that after writing there exam u will get a diploma certificate and you can use the certificate to enter into 200 level of any university of ur choice.

Thanks for the info bro, I've applied.

After filling out the predegree/ijmb form, how long does it take before the list of accepted students comes out?

Yababoy:
Undergrad, Postgrad or Professional exams? Also, where do u want to study it?

Undergraduate level and Unilag

Omavik:
oversabi? ....mr.if ur just knwin bout it,it aint my biz...so pls dnt quote me again..

lol

segzybobo:
for predegree you are going to be taught for 9 month which is divided into 2 semesters then exam after that.. if u passed ur predegree exam and had more than 180 in ur jamb then u are good to go straight to 100 level.

for diploma it's looks like direct entry as well, you will be taught 2 years that after writing there exam u will get a diploma certificate and you can use the certificate to enter into 200 level of any university of ur choice.

No need for Jamb if you're doing the IJMB then

segzybobo:
100level sir..... na IJMB(diploma) they go straight to 200 level

Please what's the difference then cos I've applied for both.

Quick question pls, after the pre degree does one move to 200l or start from 100l?

rabbaefurher:
see my bros here o. Nass all d way

Nass all the way bro

I'm about to apply for the pre degree in futminna and I'm from Nassarawa state, what are my chances of getting in pls?...I'm also using one sitting

Is it too late to apply for the predegree?

Wow! I'd say Tafawa Balewa, Abacha ( though I'd say he was a tyrant) and Gen. Muhammadu Buhari

orirebaby: Double wahala...@ least d GOC now sabi say dem no fit tolerate hin action again and he too no fit dey sleep wiv two eyes closed....

He has since left Maiduguri and was retired by the NA

Mrkuvuki: Hmmm ...what's a cannabis brand advert going to look like? If they decide to use a celebrity to endorse a weed brand ,who would they use ?

Miley Cyrus or Lady Gaga

aresa: Job well done even though they attacked Abuja less than 2 months ago, even though they still attack and kill your people everyday, even though they killed many Nigerians just last Sunday with 100 young boys kidnapped and even though they are still holding on to portions of your country that you can not even manage to take back.

In fact, what's the meaning of fringes of the north eastern parts of the country? Is this some happy news and development or this is not part of Nigeria?

What a reetard...

As in....executive retard.

kendrick93: jonathan is way too calm. dats one fault of his.
men lyk tinubu,fashola and buhari(boko haram no 1 leader) shouldnt be sayin all dis if he had started actin lyk d chief in commander of d armed forcez

Boko haram number 1 leader? and you got to know this how please?.

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So I'm thinking of studying Actuarial science so I'm trying to find out from those who are into it or know a thing or two about it. I've googled some things but I need to hear from Nigerian students.

slowpoison1: am new on nairaland....kindly welcome me

You're a slow poison, why didn't u join since?

Ceasar1: [color=#000030] Is it possible for one to fall into two or more groups?

Okay, Mine is Logical, Linguistic and ‘Self Smart’ intelligence. [/color]

Na only you waka come?

Zedric: how can u compare the mask with almighty Peter Petrelli? Have u forgetten that this dude permanently mimics other people' power. Do u know the amount of powers he has? Even Slyar will defeat the mask

Can Peter mimic magic? that's the question and that's why people don't really support Peter in this fight, and I know how powerful he is.

Let's move to manga biko....
Peter Petrelli vs The mask, tough to judge but I'd say mask

xp17: once ... I only eat lunch, drink lots of fluids, mostly water , and eat fruits at random.


I rarely eat twice, maybe when I'm home all day.

That's not healthy living