Concession of King’s College: Parents mobilise for protest
The controversy over the concession of King’s College, Lagos, to the King’s College Old Boys’ Association, KCOBA, by the Federal Government may be far from over, as parents and other stakeholders are mobilising for a mass protest against the move.
3 pregnant teenagers rescued from traffickers in Asaba
ASABA—OPERATIVES of the Police Special Anti-Kidnapping Squad, Delta State, weekend, rescued three pregnant teenage girls from a human traffickers’ hideout along Okpanam Road in Asaba, the capital city.
Budget padding: Buhari won’t shield Dogara, others from trial — Presidency
ABUJA— As investigation into allegations that Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and four other principal officers injected projects worth N281 billion into the 2016 budget continues, indications have emerged that President Muhammadu Buhari is unwilling to assist the suspects from being prosecuted.
Kidnappers of Bayelsa lawmaker’s father want N70m
YENAGOA—Kidnappers of Chief W. G. Watson Iti, father of the member representing Brass Constituency II in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Mr. Alfred Belimote Watson, have reportedly demanded N70 million ransom for his release.
I fainted during abduction, says freed Lagos monarch, Oba Oseni
Lagos—Barely 24 hours after Oniba of Iba, Oba Yushau Oseni regained freedom; the monarch yesterday, recounted his ordeal in the hands of his abductors saying he fainted during his abduction even as he said he was fed with bread and two sachet water for over two weeks.
My pastor encouraged me to market stolen car— suspect
LAGOS—A 35-year-old man arrested by operatives of Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of Lagos State Police Command has revealed how his pastor’s prayers made him accept a stolen car for sale.
