By Ike Uchechukwu A 23-year-old mother of three, Miss Mercy Okon who sold her 3-month-old baby for 150,000 naira has revealed that she needed the money to pay her house rent and offset other bills. She told Vanguard that it was out of poverty and desperation that she did what she did in a bid […]

Since when has it been a crime to be Mercy Johnson-Okojie’s daughter?

The FCT Administration Social Development Secretariat (SDS) on Friday, in Abuja, arrested 217 defaulters over street begging. This is even as the secretariat declared zero-tolerance against destitution, child abuse, street begging and all forms of activities that constitute environmental nuisance in the territory. Malam Sani Rabe, Acting Director, Social Welfare Services of the SDS, made […]

By Chinonso Alozie  Angry youths have set ablaze houses in Etekwuru community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, Thursday night. Vanguard in Owerri gathered the names of the affected persons were given as a community leader, Chief Kenneth Okereke and a headmaster, Mr Magnus Mmanwoke.  A source told Vanguard the incident could be […]

By Festus Ahon – Asaba Hundreds of motorists and travellers were Friday, stranded, following the collapse of Umutu bridge along Agbor- Abraka-Eku road in Ukwuani Local Government Area, Delta State. Vanguard correspondent gathered that the incident occurred in the early hours of the day, adding that the aged long bridge gave way as a trailer […]