SAM OTTI, (Daily Sun) - Few weeks ago, hundreds of angry students of the OBFO International Academy, Nsukka, Enugu State rained fire on their school located at Umuakashi Civic Centre. Their anger erupted like volcano on April 4 when final year students that paid for this year’s May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) discovered on the eve of the exam that they were blacklisted from writing the exam.
CHRIS ANUCHA, (Daily Sun) - Nigeria loses about 150,000 barrels of oil per day and $5 billion yearly, through crude oil theft. The revelation was made at the weekend in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, by the Managing Director of Shell Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), Mutiu Sunmonu.
Patrick Omorodion, (Vanguard) - Not many know about the humble beginning of the naive boy from Ira in Kwara State of Nigeria. Some versions have it that he was just a car spray painter while another version says he was a corner street vulcaniser, helping to repair punctured tyres of vehicles in Kaduna.
Staff, (Punch) - After considering the report of an adhoc committee set up to resolve the crisis within the judiciary, The NJC rose from a two-day meeting with a resolution to reinstate the embattled president of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami, who was suspended by the council after on August 18, 2011, for refusing to apologise to the council and Katsina-Alu.
OLA AGBAJE, (Daily Sun) - In what appears like a recurrent cycle of shame, the men of Nigeria Immigration Services have foiled an attempt to export five Edo girls into slavery. The five teenagers and one boy were intercepted with a suspected human trafficker, simply identified as Stella Daniel, from Cross River State at Seme border as they were trying to enter neighbouring Republic of Benin enroute war-torn Republic of Mali.
Tobi Folorunsho, (Nigerian Tribune) - He was a fantastic and honest person and a professional who took every game serious. In training sessions, he was always serious as if they were match situations. Former Nigerian International, Victor Ikpeba, now a TV pundit with SuperSport, extolled his late Super Eagles' teammate as the best Nigerian striker he has played alongside with.
Staff, (Vanguard) - Lagos State Government yesterday sacked 788 doctors in its employment following what it described as illegal strike embarked upon by the doctors since April 16 2012. In a statement signed by the Head of Service, Mr Adesegun Ogunlewe, it also announced the employment of 373 new doctors for immediate deployment in the public hospitals while recruitment continues.
