Plateau govt urged to gazette VAPP/GEO laws, establish gender commission
By Marie-Therese Nanlong, Jos Stakeholders in Plateau State have appealed to the state government to, as a matter of urgency, gazette the newly passed Violence Against Persons Prohibition, VAPP, law and establish the Gender Commission to ensure the effective and efficient implementation of laws in the State. VAPP and GEO bills passed by the state […]
Police rescue Chinese abducted in Kwara
Police in Kwara have rescued the Chinese national abducted by gunmen on July 3 at a construction site on Shao-Oloru Expressway. This is contained in a statement issued in Ilorin on Friday by police spokesman, SP Ajayi Okasanmi. He stated that police operatives on the rescue mission were still in the bushes to arrest the culprits. […]
Explosion from burning tank farm rocks community in Warri
By Jimitota Onoyume A tank farm has reportedly gone up in flames in Ifie community, Warri south local government area, Delta state, causing multiple explosions. Vanguard gathered that the incident which occured this night caused panic in the area as the explosions sent panic among residents. There are over two tank farms operated by different major […]
Bandits kill former Birnin-Gwari LG Secretary after collecting ransom
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo In Kaduna State, a former Secretary of Birnin-Gwari Local Government council, Abubakar Muhammad Aliyu(Mai Yalo) who was kidnapped by bandits has been killed. Mai Yalo was kidnapped in his farm about 3 weeks ago. Chairman of Birnin Gwari Emirate Progressive Union (BEPU), Kasim Ishaq Kasai in a statement on Friday, said the […]
Manufacturers warn of looming dangers of sharp diesel price increase
By Yinka Kolawole The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has warned of the looming dangers that the sharp increase in the price of diesel portends for the manufacturing sector and the larger economy, if urgent measures are not taken. Director General, MAN, Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, stated this in a statement made available to Vanguard on […]
Kuje Prison Attack: You can only run, but can’t hide, FG tells fleeing inmates
Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja An angry Interior minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Friday stormed the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre of the Nigerian Correctional Service NCoS in Abuja following Tuesday night’s terrorist attack on the facility. The minister who arrived the custodial centre at about 5:35pm, first met with personnel of the Nigerian Army deployed in […]
