My six-day ordeal in kidnapper’s den- Ondo Monarch
The craze for money and the desperate need to settle personal scores occasioned by struggle for chieftaincy titles has made some traditional rulers involuntary guests of kidnappers in the forest, where they are holed up for weeks until ransoms are paid. Respect for customs and traditions have gone on sabbaticals. In recent times, Ondo State has witnessed the kidnap of a regent and a traditional ruler and this has set tongues wagging.
Halima, Buhari’s daughter, 80-yr-old man among 2,218 called to Bar
ABUJA—An 80-year-old man, Mr. Enebeli Chuka, yesterday, made history as the oldest new lawyer ever produced by the Nigerian Law School. Chuka was among 2,218 candidates, who were successful at the April 2016 Bar Final examinations. He was called to Bar alongside Halima, one of the daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Investors lose N53bn in 2 days amid profit taking
LAGOS—Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, yesterday, continued trending down as investors lost N53 billion while the market continued to correct itself.
Tinubu is not God – Melaye
SENATOR Dino Melaye, yesterday, said he was provoked by Senator Oluremi Tinubu into a verbal altercation in the Senate’s closed-door session of on Tuesday and dismissed cautions from her husband, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, saying he was neither God nor his political patron.
Africa in state of confusion —Kenya Law School Director
LAGOS—Director and Chief Executive Officer of Kenya Law School, Prof. P.L.O Lumumba, yesterday, in Lagos said that Africa was in a state of confusion, noting that until continent identifies its direction, the next 50 years would have been lost.
Suspected militants blow up gas pipeline in Ogun
ABEOKUTA—SUSPECTED militants have blown up Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, pipelines at Ogijo in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State, sending residents of the community scampering for safety after a loud explosion.
