By Ola Ajayi – Ibadan OYO State Police Command has expressed concern over jungle justice which has been on the increase in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, after the recent #EndSARS protests across the country. Vanguard observed that after the violent attacks on policemen which have drastically reduced the morale of the security men, there […]

By Emma Una A married man simply identified as Eyom has reportedly died in Ekori, Yakkur Local Government Area at the weekend during a sex romp with a married woman known as Grace Odi. Reports reaching Vanguard from the area say Grace and her husband Mr Odi left their community, Assiga to the neighbouring Ekori […]

***They threatened to take me to Zamfara – Victim By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti Happiness Ajayi who was kidnapped on Christmas day in Ekiti State by unknown gunmen has been rescued by men of the Ekiti State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun corps. Ajayi was kidnapped alongside his cousin, Oluwaseun Fatile, on Christmas day along […]

The Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Mr. Clem Agba, has described cultural festivals of the diverse socio-cultural groups in the country as major ingredients in national integration, pointing out that such festivals are also economic drivers through which the quest for diversification of the economy can be attained.

By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka There is tension in Alor, the home town of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, as two traditional rulers installed by different interest groups are set to perform the annual ofala festival on December 30, 2020. Security has already been beefed up in the community and it […]

The jihadist group, Boko Haram, killed at least 10 people including four security personnel in raids on three villages in Borno, local and security sources told AFP on Sunday. Fighters in six trucks attacked the villages of Shafa, Azare and Tashan Alade in Borno state on Saturday and set fire to homes and public buildings […]

By Ola Ajayi – Ibadan The Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun said it “neutralised” a suspected leader of armed robbery gang and arrested three others who have been terrorising residents of Ijawaya village on Ogbomoso-Oyo Road. The State Commandant of Amotekun, Col. Olayinka Olayanju (rtd), further stated that Ijawaya village had become a danger […]

By Bose Adelaja Scores of traders in Ketu plank market, Lagos State, were displaced, Sunday, even as they are currently counting their losses following an inferno which gutted their plank market. Though the cause of the fire outbreak on the market located at Demurin street could not be ascertained but the traders have lamented the […]

By Peter Duru – Makurdi Two persons were feared dead in Otukpo town in Otukpo Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state on Christmas Day during a stampede at a musical carnival in total disregard for the COVID-19 restrictions recently announced by the state government. Vanguard gathered from an eyewitness in Otukpo that the music […]

By Umar Yusuf – Yola Garkida in Gombi local government area of Adamawa state, one of the first missionary settlement in Northern Nigeria and its environs, came under attacks by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram late Thursday on the Eve of Christmas. Reports from the area indicated that the insurgents invaded the town through […]