LAGOS—Tension is still mounting at Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary, Ikorodu, Lagos, following the delay in the release of the three Senior Secondary School girls abducted by gunmen Tuesday night.

Donald Trump unleashed fiery, off-color rhetoric at Thursday’s Republican debate after enduring a day of intense criticism by party leaders, as conservatives agonize over embracing his divisive candidacy or derailing his march to the nomination.

The emerging contest in the two leading political parties in Edo State is laced with much intrigues, shadow boxing and conspiracy theories

A member of Saint Peter’s Catholic Church, Ejigbo, Lagos, has been arrested for allegedly stealing money from the church’s offering box.

The suspect, identified simply as Kingsley, was apprehended by the church’s private guards Tuesday and N5,000, which he allegedly stole, recovered from him. Preliminary investigation showed that Kingsley had earlier been arrested for same offence.
He had gone to church on Tuesday for the regular morning mass.

A member of the House of Representatives, Chief Evelyn Oboro, has flagged off her free medical services for rural dwellers in her constituency.

Former Director-General, Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation, NTDC, Otunba Segun Runsewe, has called on tourism practitioners in Nigeria to wake up to their responsibilities of holding their leaders accountable.

Concerned Members for Peace in Ogbe-Ijoh Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, has appealed to the state government to urgently implement the recommendations of the commission of inquiry set up to look into the land dispute between Ogbe-Ijoh and Aladja communities to forestall a reoccurrence of another crisis in both communities.

EDO State born business mogul, Mr. Monday Ohuimumwen has urged Governor Adams Oshiomhole to maximize the gains of his road rehabilitation in the state by introducing an effective road taxation system.

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization, UNIDO, has called on the Organized Private Sector in Nigeria to move the country forward by investing in skills development.

MEMBERS of the Anambra State Vigilante group, yesterday protested the non-payment of their eight months’ salary arrears by the state government.