FMC Nguru CMD loses twin daughters
….Medical community mourns Hadiya, Aisha Usman By Maryam Abdul-aziz Usman, Damaturu The Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Nguru, Yobe State, Dr Hadiza Usman Abdullahi, has lost her twin daughters, Dr Hadiya Usman and Dr Aisha Usman, two days apart. Hadiya, a medical doctor, died on Friday, while her twin sister, Aisha, a […]
We took to robbery because no one wanted to loan us N1.6m ― Suspects
By Evelyn Usman Attempts by two suspected members of a robbery gang to snatch a car form an Uber driver weekend, in Anthony area of Lagos has been foiled by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS Lagos State Police Command. The suspects: Sule Abdulkareem and Celestine Joseph, who were former dispatch riders with an […]
Pastor’s son, 5 others nabbed over alleged rape of minors in Akwa Ibom
By Harris Emanuel – Uyo A pastor’s son and five suspected rape and sex offenders are now cooling their heels in the cell of Akwa Ibom State Police Command, Ikoy Akpanabia, Ibesikpo-Asutan council of the State. Police Public Relations Officer, CSP N-Nudam Fredrick, in a statement, weekend, said all the six offenders including the pastor’s […]
Kwara Police dismisses two officers for extorting N2m, phones from illegally arrested suspect
By Demola Akinyemi Two police officers serving in Kwara state have been dismissed from the force for allegedly extorting a suspect of N2million. Vanguard was gathered that the dismissed policemen, Sgt Sola Akano and Cpl Babatunde Glorious, illegally arrested the suspect, detained him and later led him to a Zenith bank in Ilorin to withdraw […]
4 injured as Okada operators, thugs clash over daily levy, loading units in Abia
By Ugochukwu Alaribe – Umuahia Four okada operators were, weekend, injured in a clash with suspected thugs over the collection of daily levy and ownership of loading units at Zion by East street and Obohia Nkwa Ngwa areas in Aba, Abia State. It was gathered that trouble started when suspected thugs, claiming to own the […]
Court sentences man to 15 yrs for cutting-off uncle’s wrist
By Davies Iheamnachor – Port Harcourt A 31 years old man, Sokariba Levi, was Friday sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt for cutting-off his uncle’s left wrist, after 13 years of a legal battle. Levi, who committed the crime in Ahoada West Local Government Area of […]
