Amnesty demands justice for man who died in Imo police custody
Amnesty International Nigeria has called on the Imo State Government and police authorities to implement a coroner’s recommendations into the death of 32-year-old Japheth Njoku in police custody at Tiger Base, Owerri, and ensure accountability for those found responsible. The organisation made the call in a statement posted on its X platform on Sunday, following […]
Police in Nasarawa rescues kidnapped politician
By Abel Daniel – Lafia The Nasarawa state police command said it has rescued one kidnap victim, a former councillor from Cross River and recovered one AK 47 riffle with an empty magazine. In press statement made available to the Sunday Vanguard, the police authority said that the victim, Hon. Anthony Duke, a former councillor […]
Fire razes Ilesa brewery crate depot
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo The crate depot of Ilesa brewery in Ilesa is engulfed by fire. The incident, according to residents, started late night on Friday till the early hours of Saturday. No residents could explain the cause of the fire, but it was gathered that the depot was on a large expanse of […]
Fire wreaks havoc at Upper Iweka, as petrol-laden tanker explodes
THERE was pandemonium on Friday at the Upper Iweka area of Onitsha, Anambra State, when an inferno resulted from the explosion of a fuel-laden tanker.
6 buried alive, as illegal gold mine collapses in Cross River
SIX persons died when an illegal gold stone mine in Umai community, Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, collapsed.
How cultists rendered me homeless— Rivers landlord
By Egufe Yafugborhi On December 4, 2021, at about 6:30 pm, Stanley Okanne, a businessman from Imo State was gripped by an unusual fear of imminent danger as he parked his car on the main road and walked the pathway to his house under construction at Platinum Estate, Eneka, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area in Port […]
