By Shina Abubakar A 20-year-old man, Mumini Huseeni, who reportedly stole a Motorcycle at a Police Barracks in Osogbo, Osun State, was yesterday, ordered to be remanded in prison by a Magistrate court sitting in Osogbo. Mumini was said to have stolen one Jincheng motorcycle valued N100,000 property of one sergeant Ashiru Idris Police prosecutor, […]

…As Edo Assembly mourns Garuba By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City Contrary to reports in the media, Mrs Hassana Garuba, the wife of the late Speaker of Edo state House of Assembly, Alhaji Zakawanu Garuba, abducted weekend, is yet to be freed by her abductors. Mrs Garuba was kidnapped along with her driver Saturday evening […]

Two persons lost their lives in a multiple accident involving five vehicles on Mike Ajegbo Rd, Obosi in Onitsha, Anambra. It was gathered that the driver of the truck with number plates MAR210XA, allegedly lost control due to speeding and rammed into four other vehicles at about 9 a.m. An eyewitness said “The truck rammed […]

By Dayo Johnson Akure A Member of the Ondo State House of Assembly representing Ilaje Constituency-2 Favour Tomomewo has escaped death by whiskers in an auto crash along Ondo/ Ore highway. Tomomewo was rushing back to Akure, the state capital to participate in the governorship primary when the crash occurred. Vanguard learnt that the accident […]

By Shina Abubakar An Osun State Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ile-Ife, on Monday, sentenced a 35-year-old man, Maruf Ojo, to one-month in jail for stealing plantain worth N55,000. Maruf was arraigned on a one-count of stealing before A. A.  Adebayo. The defendant was said to have stolen bunches of plantain, valued N55,000, belonging to one […]

By Wole Mosadomi One Umar Ahmed, 46, of Unguwar Gwari, Suleja has been arrested by the Niger State Police Command for allegedly running a “Torture House” in Suleja used as Almajiri School with no fewer than fifteen teenagers as inmates. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this, yesterday, in Minna, […]

By Perez Brisibe – Ughelli Chief Judge of Delta State, Justice Marshal Mukoro has decried what he described as the high number of Urhobos currently serving time in the five correctional centres in the state. Justice Mukoro made his position known at Ughelli, headquarters of Ughelli North local government area of Delta State during the […]

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo A policewoman, her daughter, and four others were reportedly abducted Saturday night by gunmen that attacked Janruwa Community near Patrick Yakowa way, Kaduna. A resident of the area, Mr Baba Mathew, said: “They stormed our community around past 10 pm and raided 4 houses, kidnapped six people, including a woman, two young […]

By Festus Ahon POLICEMEN attached to the Delta State Police Command, weekend, interrogated the Obi of the Idumuje-Ugboko Kingdom in Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state, HRM Nonso Nwoko over a suspected murder case. The policemen who stormed the monarch’s palace in Commando style, after he allegedly refused to honour invitation extended to […]

By Emma Nnadozie, Crime Editor The police in Lagos, weekend, arrested Yusuf, the terror of Satellite Town, Lagos, who is the suspected leader of a dreaded criminal gang that had held the area and environs to ransom. Recently, they attacked some residents of the area, wounded scores of people and destroyed property. An unconfirmed report […]