Anambra: Husband recounts discovery of alleged child abuse
ONITSHA — The husband of 36-year-old Anulika Onyeanusia, who was arrested by the Anambra State Police Command over an alleged sexual abuse of her underage daughter, has recounted how he discovered the incident. Ikechukwu Onyeanyusi said he learnt of the alleged abuse after a friend showed him a video purportedly involving his wife and their […]
EFCC arrests 3 suspected ‘Yahoo boys’ in Abuja
By Soni Daniel – Abuja The Abuja zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has arrested three suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as ‘Yahoo Boys’, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), for their alleged involvement in romance scam, identity theft and other internet-related fraud. The suspects, Ajayiton Harry (27), Okoro Daniel (28) […]
Businessman in court over alleged N1.13m fraud
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Monday, granted N200,000 bail to a 40-year-old businessman, Afolabi Adebayo, who is facing a trial over an alleged N1.13 million fraud. The defendant, whose house address was not given, is facing charges of obtaining by false pretense and theft of N1.13 million from a housewife. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp […]
Mechanic Village Inferno: Bayelsa Govt sets up probe committee
… empathises with spare part dealers By Samuel Oyadongha Bayelsa State Government says it has constituted a committee to investigate the cause of the fire outbreak that gutted some parts of the Mechanic Village along Imiringi Road in Yenagoa destroying properties worth millions of naira. Governor Douye Diri, who disclosed this yesterday, said the committee […]
Barely 6 days after teenager’s death, cult war claims another life in Aba
By Eric Ugbor – Aba Perceived cult battle going on in Aba, Abia State has claimed the life of another young man at Osusu road, barely six days after a teenager was killed at Omuma road in Over-Rail axis of the city. The Friday night killing of the Mbano, Imo State-born young man has thrown […]
3 die after inhaling toxic waste in Ondo forest
…it’s an accident – State police …it’s a reckless, irresponsible act by the company – Family of deceased Dayo Johnson – Akure Three persons have died after inhaling toxic waste discharged in a forest reserve by a Chinese manufacturing company in Okitipupa area of Ondo state. Vanguard learnt that the Chinese company is into cassava […]
