By Ugochukwu Alaribe There was confusion at the headquarters of the Traffic and Indiscipline Management Agency of Abia State, TIMASS, in Aba, Thursday, as over 200 Keke operators stormed the agency protesting what they described as extortion, high handedness and arbitrary confiscation of their tricycles by TIMAAS officials. The Keke operators lamented that they have […]

Angry youths at Chukuku Community, on Thursday, barricaded the Kuje-Gwagwalada road during a protest over incessant kidnappings by bandits in the community. The angry youths barricaded the road with inscriptions on placards “Government should provide security to Chukuku Community”. The youths set tyres on fire on the busy road, insisting that government should provide adequate […]

A 33-year-old tailor Lucy Jacob, who allegedly sold her customer’s lace materials worth N65,000, on Thursday appeared before a Kaduna Magistrates’ Court. The defendant, who resides at Sabon Tasha, Kaduna is charged with breach of trust and cheating. She pleaded not guilty. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Chidi Leo, told the court that the complainant, Ms […]

By Peter Duru, Makurdi At least three persons were reportedly killed in a fresh attack by bandits and herdsmen in Yoyo community, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. Vanguard gathered that the attack, which took place in the early hours of yesterday, also left several persons injured while many have fled their homes for […]

A Magistrates’ Court in  Ilorin, yesterday, ordered that a farmer, Mufutau Adekola, be remanded in Oke-Kura Correctional Centre for allegedly murdering his mother and brother. The police charged Adekola with culpable homicide contrary to the provisions of Section 221 of the Penal Code Law. Magistrate Ibrahim Dasuki, who did not take the plea of Adekola […]