Nyesom Wike, has explained why he lent his support to the University of Port Harcourt when he served as the governor of Rivers State and later as a minister.

At least 22 people were also wounded, most of them civilians, said provincial chief justice Ali Movahedi-Rad, cited by the judiciary's Mizan Online news outlet.

Two spectators died in central France on Saturday after being hit by a car that veered off the road during an auto rally, authorities said.