*Pregnant woman, ex-SUG president die *University postpones examinations indefinitely over truck accident in Ondo By Dayo Johnson— Akure The mother of three siblings, all undergraduates of the Adekunle Ajasin University, who are among those crushed to death by a truck in Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, on Saturday, died immediately she learned of her children’s death. […]

An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a 52-year-old man, Usman Abdullahi, to three months Community Service for stealing two Infinix phones. Abdullahi, whose address was not provided, was sentenced on a one count charge of stealing. The Magistrate, Mr Dehinde Dipeolu, sentenced Abdullahi after he pleaded guilty of the charge of stealing, and begged […]

An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, the state capital has sentenced a pastor John Abiodun to two years imprisonment for telling lies and publishing false allegation.

Kaduna State Government says no fewer than 15 persons perished in crashes on the Kaduna-Abuja highway, within the past 72 hours, while driving against traffic, according to a statement it issued on Sunday, in Kaduna. Mr Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, Internal Security and Home Affairs, who issued the statement, said the information was based on feedback  […]

If stories emanating from Oruku, an agrarian community in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, are anything to go by, the village currently faces existential threat following the resurgence of communal crisis.

By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Some residents of Gbongan, Ayedaade local government area of Osun state on Sunday seized the corpse of a man killed by commercial bus on high speed. The incident which occurred at Iwo junction, Alape area of Gbongan left the man dead on the spot. It was gathered that the bus, […]

A private media organisation, whose dedication is on reporting the Niger Delta region, Niger Delta Connect, NDC, has commenced training of youths from oil-producing states on community reporting and citizen journalism.

By Jimitota Onoyume – Warri There have been upsurge in the activities of armed robbers in Warri in recent time. Some traders were allegedly shot and dispossessed of their cash around Bazonu area weekend. The state Police Public relations officer, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, confirmed the incident, saying the two traders shot were receiving treatment at […]

By Bose Adelaja The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a fake Police officer and a suspected robber who terrorises Point Of Service, POS, operators in Lagos. The fake Police officer, 37 years old, David Omoruyi of No. 4, Job Street, Afromedia, Otto-Awori Local Council Development Area, was arrested at about 12.12 am, on January 19, […]

By Peter Duru – Makurdi Two suspected motorbike thieves were Sunday morning burnt to death by mobs in two separate locations in Makurdi, the Benue state capital. Vanguard gathered that the suspects had attempted to snatch the motorbikes of two commercial motorcycle operators, also known as Okada, at gunpoint at the Wurukum and Gyado villa […]