“I was scared of what would be done to me if people in the neighborhood found out what happened to Ayuba,’’ ,’’ Nwachukwu testified. He, however, admitted that he disposed Ayuba’s corpse with a rope in an underground septic tank also known as ‘soak-away’. He said, “I did the only thing that came to my mind by disposing the corpse in a soak-away located on the street.’’

A German court ruled on Wednesday that the mother of a university student was not allowed to stay permanently at her son’s flat, if his flat mates do not want her there.

Magistrate W. B. Balogun sitting at an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday granted a N5 million bail to 32- year-old Abeng Oji charged with defiling a six-year-old minor. Balogun also ordered the accused horticulturist to produce two sureties who must own properties supported with genuine Certificates of occupancy (C of O).

Mr Ayodele Daniel Dada, from the Department of Psychology, University of Lagos has emerged the best graduating student in the 2014/2015 sessions with a cumulative GPA of 5.00.

Former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku has described the achievements recorded by Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko as true transformation while stressing that the country will realize its dreams if the kind of welfare services provided Ondo State Govt becomes a common sight in other part of the country.

Residents of Abuja have decried illegal ways people adopt children in the country and called on Government to regulate agencies involved in child adoption process.

The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, had withdrawn the security aides approved for Tompolo by the Federal Government since 2009 under the leadership of late President Umaru Yar’Adua.

LEADER of the Hausa Community in Sapele, Delta State, Alhaji Sahab Umar, has disclosed how the community arrested a suspected Boko Haram suspect, penultimate week, in Sapele and handed him over to security agents.

With the drastic fall of oil prices in the international market, President Mohammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria was returning to agriculture and mining to cushion its effect on the economy.

A pensioner, identified as Sunday Oboite, slumped and died, yesterday, during screening of pensioners of Oredo Local Government in Edo State.

As a result of ceaseless protests by prospective candidates who have not been able to complete their registration for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced the reopening of the portal for a period of 48 hours.

ISHAQ Modibbo Kawu’s latest diatribe against the government and political leadership of Kwara State, published in the Vanguard of Thursday, February 18th, 2016 was, as usual, marked by innuendo, falsehood and disinformation.

In a development that has openly shown his anger and dissatisfaction with the controversy trailing the 2016 budget proposal currently being debated at the National Assembly, President Mohammadu Buhari has vowed to deal decisively with those said to be the masterminds of the “budget padding”.

Apparently jolted by the governors threat to reduce the minimum wage, the Trade Union Congress, TUC, has asked the federal government to review the current minimum wage with the aim of increasing it.

In the difficult moments of our history, looking precisely at the period of Nigeria’s war of unity 1966-1971, Egypt proved to be a strategic partner from helping to train our military to support with equipment and aircraft maintenance.