How my brother’s children died in our custody— Kidnap suspects
By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Two suspected kidnappers on Friday disclosed how kidnapped siblings, Thompson and Samson Onibokun died in their custody while awaiting the N25 million ransom demanded from the parents. The suspects, Isa Memudu, 30, and Yusuf Muideen, 21, who were paraded by Osun state police command headquarters, confessed to kidnapping […]
Court rejects bail for father who allegedly raped daughter in Osun
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo A 44-year-old father, Kazeem Olapade, was on Friday remanded at Ilesa correctional facility by an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo for allegedly raping his 14-year-old daughter (name withheld). Olapade was docked on three counts of unlawful sexual intercourse, indecent assault and canal knowledge of his daughter. Police prosecutor, […]
South East APC Coalition hails Buhari over appointments of new service chiefs
A coalition of South East group of the ruling All Progressives Congress,APC, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing new service chiefs to man the nation’s security management, saying the president’s action which saw emergence of new and energetic military chiefs in such responsibility would no doubt bring sound and imminent improvement in Nigeria’s security problems.
Oyo: Kajola LGA’s Amotekun leader, Tajudeen, is dead
By Ola Ajayi, Ibadan A leader of the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun in Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State, Tajudeen Salaudeen has reportedly died in an accident. He was said to have crashed his motorcycle when trying to avoid a pothole on Thursday at Sawmill area, on Ilero road. Saturday Vanguard gathered […]
AMAC proposes N10, 087bn budget for 2021
… N5.71bn for capital expenditure …Recurrent expenditure N4.37bn By Chris Ochayi The Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, Hon. Abdullahi Candido, has presented a budget proposal of N10, 087,228, 268.00 billion for the 2021 fiscal year. Hon. Candido, while presenting the budget at the council’s legislative chambers in Abuja, said the year’s budget represented […]
COVID-19: Delta Govt imposes curfew
Delta Government on Friday announced a fresh curfew in the state as part of measures to check resurgence of COVID-19 pandemic nationwide. Secretary to the State Government, Mr Chiedu Ebie, who announced this in a statement, said that the curfew was from 10 p.m. – 4 a.m. daily and would commence on Jan. 29, 2021. […]
