Nine killed in Oyo kidnap victims’ rescue operation — DSS DG
IBADAN — Nine people, comprising four civilians and five security personnel, were killed during an operation to rescue victims abducted by suspected members of an international terrorist organisation in Oyo State, Director-General of the Department of State Services, Tosin Ajayi, has disclosed. Ajayi made the disclosure in an interview published by Premium Times, explaining that […]
Police apprehend man, 40, for defiling 7-yr-old girls two days interval
By Femi Bolaji – Jalingo A 40-year-old man, Isah Suleiman has been apprehended by the police in Taraba state for sexually abusing two girls. The two girls whose name have been withheld to avoid stigmatization, are both 7 years old and were defiled separately by the suspect. Parading the suspect at the police headquarters in […]
Court jails man 125 years over fake social intervention programme contract
Soni Daniel – Abuja A Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri has convicted and sentenced one Allen Abel to a cumulative term of 125 years in prison for allegedly fraudulently obtaining food items valued at N12.8 million on the pretext of executing a fake contract for Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and […]
$2.2bn 4th Mainland Bridge: Lagos begins EIA of project, engages stakeholders
Lagos State Government has commenced stakeholders meeting on the Environment and Social Impact Assessments, EIA, for the proposed construction of 4th Mainland Bridge, estimated to worth $2.2 billion.
BREAKING: Two dead as unknown assailants attack Fulani herdsmen’s camp in Ebonyi
By Peter Okutu No fewer than two unidentified persons have been reportedly killed at Ukwu-Achi Ishieke in Ebonyi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The killing of the two persons was said to be herdsmen related. Vanguard investigation revealed that many members of the affected Community were seen running helter-skelter for fear of being arrested […]
Four persons drown while fleeing from flood in Delta
By Festus Ahon – Asaba Residents of Omeligboma camp in Oko community, Oshimili South Local Government Area, Delta State, lamented the drowning of four persons who were trying to escape from the area to avoid being submerged by the ravaging flood. A dependable source said the boat in which the yet to be identified victims […]
