Boat crammed with migrants found adrift in Thai waters
A boat crammed with scores of Rohingya migrants, including many young children, was found drifting in Thai waters Thursday, with passengers telling AFP that several fellow boatpeople had died over the past few days. Dozens of visibly weak-looking people were on the deck of the stricken vessel, which was found adrift several kilometres (miles) off the southern Thai island of Koh Lipe, in the Andaman Sea, according to AFP correspondents at the scene.
FEC approves N31bn roads contracts for Delta, Bayelsa, Ondo states
Abuja—The Federal Executive Council, FEC, approved roads contracts for three states of Delta, Bayelsa and Ondo to the tune of N30.8 billion. Similarly, the Council which was presided over by President Jonathan also approved the establishment of the first maritime university with its site at Okerenkoko, Delta State.
Fashola blasts FG over sale of TBS land
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State yesterday accused the Federal Government of treating the state unfairly by selling lands acquired for public use to private individuals.
Ekiti Kidnappings: Fayose, APC lawmakers disagree over security checks
BITTER politicking continued in Ekiti State yesterday even in the face of serious social ills including kidnapping and murder.
Rivers election: We won’t forgive killers, arsonists – Buhari
Hard times await perpetrators of violence before, during and after the recent governorship elections in Rivers State as the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) said he will not “forgive or forget” their evil acts.
We planned Lekki bank robbery in 24 hours – SUSPECT
Police in Lagos have arrested four suspected members of the 22-man robbery gang that invaded the Lekki branch of First City Monument Bank, FCMB, two months ago in Lagos, killing five persons.
