By Evelyn Usman As she walked into the conference room in Ikeja, where a meeting was scheduled with her, it was obvious that all was not well with Miss Stella Anickukweugbo, as she was later identified. She looked bereft, forsaken and forlorn of hope. Seated next to her was a Catholic Priest, Rev. Father Hyacinth […]

By Egufe Yafugborhi A Magistrate Court in Rivers state on Friday remanded two suspects caught in alleged failed attempt to kidnap lawyer and staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Tamuno Igbikiberesima. Igbikiberebima had on December 17 last year dispossessed both suspects, Godspower Saturday and David Simeon, of an AK47 they were armed with […]

By Emmanuel Okogba A kidnapper identified as Mohammed Ahmadu paid N1.5 million to regain his freedom from another kidnapper, Abubakar Umaru a.k.a Buba Bargu. Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, disclosed this while parading both kidnappers alongside other criminals in Abuja on Monday. He said Buba was notorious for kidnapping citizens on highways around […]

By Ifeanyi Okolie Operatives of the Force Intelligence Response Team, IRT, have unravelled the circumstances surrounding the gruesome murder of a middle-aged man, Francis Atache, whose corpse was found in a bush at Makurdi, Benue State, in August 2020. Atache, who was a staff of the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, in Benue State, […]

Operatives of the Lagos State police command have arrested seventy-one persons for violating Covid-19 protocol at Lekki and Surulere areas of the state respectively.

By Ozioruva Aliu THREE suspects are already in police custody in Benin City for allegedly robbing a female trader in Evbuosa road near Obozogbe in Orhionmwon local government of Edo state and thereafter raping and strangling her to death. It was gathered that the suspects had dispossessed her of the sum N30,000 before dragging her […]

…One suspect killed, abduction of three travelers foiled By Dayo Johnson – Akure Soldiers of 32 Artillery Brigade in Ondo State have killed one suspected kidnapper in a foiled kidnap and armed robbery operation along ibilo-Isua road in Igarra village after exchanging gunshots. A statement by the Commander 32 Artillery Brigade, Brigadier General Zakari Abubakar […]

By Chidi Nkwopara – Owerri Imo State Police Command says it has unraveled the seven-month old murder jinx, following the arrest of two suspects, Onumajuru Godwin (61) and Agubosim Chukwuemeka (41), in connection with the incident. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Orlando Ikeokwu, who disclosed this yesterday via a press statement, said that […]

…I was arrested when invited for peace talk By Dayo Johnson – Akure A 26 year old suspected cultist, Tolu Omojuwa has confessed that his group, ‘Eiye fraternity killed three members of a rival cult group known as Black Axe over supremacy tussle in Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje council area of Ondo State. Omojuwa who […]

By Emma Una A suspected armed robbery gang leader on police wanted list has been nabbed by security agents in Calabar. The suspect whose name is given as Sly Obo was arrested at the Calabar Bayside by a security team led by Mr Leo Inyambe, the Security Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade. Inyambe said Sly […]

By Chidi Nkwopara – Owerri Unidentified gunmen reportedly kidnapped a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Valentine Oluchukwu Ezeagu, who was on his way to his Aguata, Anambra State, ancestral home, for his father’s burial. Vanguard also gathered that the priest was kidnapped at Umulolo, Arondizuogu, Ideato North local council area of Imo State, on the Okigwe-Uga […]

By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar The Cross River State Police Command at the weekend arrested four persons including a 20-year-old for murder and armed robbery. The four suspected robbers who attacked their victim and killed him in the process were apprehended after carrying a manhunt based on credible intelligence. Vanguard learned that the tragic incident […]

The Police Command in Benue says it has arrested Mr Jeremiah Nnamdi, a student of Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi (FUAM) over the alleged killing of an associate professor at the institution, Karl Kwaghger. This is contained in a statement on Saturday by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Catherine Anene. NAN reports that the university don […]

By Chidi Nkwopara – Owerri Angry reactions have continued to trail gruesome massacre of over 43 rice farmers in Zabarmari community, Jere Local Government Area of Borno State. Reacting to the incident, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Imo State, Sir Chimezie Nwalozie, said: “It is part of our nature sometimes, as […]

***Our targets were owners of flashy cars —Suspected kidnappers By Ifeanyi Okolie Three suspects, Isaac Michael, Leera Barisua and Tigidam Bright, have been arrested by operatives of the Force Intelligence Response Team, IRT, for masterminding the kidnapping of the wife of the leader of a pressure group, Conscience of Ogoni People, COOP, Chief Gani Topba, […]