Lillian Chukwu, a 32 year-old working class lady at the Victoria Island, Lagos, rose on Monday 22, November 2010, in a very high spirit to start her work.Little did she know her hopes for a better day at work would be truncated by a notorious fraud syndicate, that almost swindled her of all her life earnings. It was mother luck that saved her from becoming a victim of fraudsters.

In its resolved to rid the state of criminal elements, the Ogun State Police Command has begun raid of all criminal hideouts within the state.

Tragedy struck in Lagos last Monday, after a mobile policeman attached to officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), shot another policeman to death at Ijesha, along Oshodi-Apapa, expressway.

It was a sad tale on Thursday afternoon at the police headquarters in Ilorin, when a man of about 30 years of age was paraded for allegedly hacking his father to death for reprimanding him.

The origin of this piece will certainly read like a fairy tale. A young man walked into the Vanguard Office, Owerri, to discuss placement of 15 full pages of colour advertisement. After discussing with our Correspondent, Chidi Nkwopara, the potential client left but promised that he would call to confirm the next line of action.
About four days after the visit, a call came through an MTN number. The message was simple: “We have accepted to place the advert in Vanguard. You have to come to Aba and pick the money”.
For the reporter, Aba was a no-go area and the caller was told so. A deal was struck that the reporter should come to a place close to Osisioma. He thereafter left Owerri for the designated place on the appointed day.