By Ugochukwu Alaribe – Umuahia The Nigeria Police Special Anti- Robbery Squad, SARS, in Abia state killed two suspected kidnappers and rescued 3 victims in Aba. Confirming the incident to Vanguard in Umuahia, Abia State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ene Okon said the hoodlums had last week, abducted three persons in the commercial city, including […]

By Paul Olayemi – Koko A 49 years old man, Daniel Burkiti in Sapele has lost his wife, and six other relatives in a ghastly motor accident involving a car and a truck along the long route linking Koko Community and Koko  Junction along Warri Benin highway, in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta […]

By Demola Akinyemi – Ilorin There was pandemonium in sawmill area of Ilorin, Wednesday, when suspected cultists fired gunshots indiscriminately, leaving one person identified as “Wasiu” dead in the process. Wasiu, a bricklayer, was fell by the stray bullets while riding his motorcycle during the shooting spray. Vanguard reliably gathered that trouble started when the […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti Some bags of Indian hemp loaded at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, office in Ado Ekiti was on Saturday engulfed by fire. The cause of the fire is unknown as journalists were barred from entering the building while officials of the agency declined to comment. The residents of […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela – AdoEkiti Three deaf officials of the Special School for the Blind and Deaf in Ikoro Ekiti, Ijero Local Government area of Ekiti State, yesterday lost their lives during an auto crash. An eyewitness revealed that many occupants of the vehicle sustained various degrees of injuries during the fatal accident. It was […]

A woman lost her life inbound Ojota area of Lagos State when a Mack container-laden truck crashed under the bridge. The container on the truck was said to have fallen off and trapped three victims, including the woman who reportedly died on the spot, Vanguard

By Ifeanyi Okolie Operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT, have smashed a child trafficking syndicate, which specialized in abducting little children from their homes and selling them to waiting buyers. 12 of the suspects were arrested while so far, six of the abducted children have been recovered by the […]

By Femi Bolaji – Jalingo Taraba State police command has arrested the principal suspect of a conspiracy that led to the killing and burning of one female, Imbajuri Ambisi, in Taraba state. The principal suspect, Munda Bala, was yesterday paraded with other offenders for various criminal offences at the Police headquarters in Jalingo. Spokesman of […]

The International Federation of Female Lawyers (FIDA), Plateau Chapter, in collaboration with Red Cross and Teens Partners has commenced rehabilitation of some girls and women who engaged in a pornographic video for N30, 000. Chairperson of the association, Mrs Mary Izam, said that the rehabilitation became necessary as all the girls were depressed and another, […]

Dayo Johnson – Akure A 12-year-old girl, Anu Oguneso sent on an errand was killed while trying to cross the road by a lorry along a market road in Okitipupa council area of Ondo state. The pedestrian accident reportedly occurred at about 3:20pm on Wednesday. Vanguard was told by eyewitness account that the view of […]