A 35 years old woman, Ms Blessing Emmanuel, on Saturday, fell into labour and was delivered of a baby boy under the flyover bridge in Ajah area of Lagos State.

Lesser than 24 hours after a tanker exploded at Anthony Village, Gbagada Expressway, another fuel-laden truck falls at the same spot. Personnel were seen emptying the tanker of its fuel content while fire fighters try to completely quench the fire from Friday’s explosion. Again Tanker falls at Anthony Village, Gbagada Expressway, Lagos State. Same spot […]

Bandits have killed two policemen and five farmers in two separate attacks in Sokoto and Katsina respectively, police said. Armed gangs, called bandits by locals, regularly raid villages in the North, killing and kidnapping people as well as looting and burning homes. A gang of around 100 gunmen dressed in army camouflage stormed a police […]

…5 persons have been rescued so far – Police By Peter Okutu – Abakaliki No fewer than 36 persons have been feared dead, following an accident that occurred at Akaeze Development Centre in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Vanguard gathered that the accident occurred at Akaeze bridge in Akaeze development centre. Unconfirmed report […]

By Chimaobi Nwaiwu – Nnewi A prophet with Sabbath Church, in Nnewi age 47, popularly known as Prophet Emeka Ezimmadu, on Thursday night butchered his mother and two of his five children to death. Prophet Ezimmadu as he is popularly known in Nnewi and surrounding communities by members of Sabbath Church was believed to have […]

Dayo Johnson – Akure A herdsman, Adamu Yussuf and his no fewer than 65 cows have been arrested by the Ondo State Amotekun Corps in Odoripo Community of Oda Town, in Akure South area of the state for allegedly destroying farmlands. Vanguard gathered that they were arrested following complaints lodged by farmers in Odoripo community […]

By Bashir Bello – Kano A 29-year-old woman, Jamila Abubakar, has been arrested by operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), for allegedly beating her seven-year-old stepson, Muhammad Bashir to death. NAPTIP Kano Zonal Commander, Shehu Umar who confirmed the development while speaking with newsmen in Kano, said the […]

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Bandits in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Wednesday night, shot and killed a police DPO and an Inspector, and abducted two married women in Gidanmadi community. Locals said the bandits first attacked the police station in the community, killed the DPO and an Inspector before they embarked on the kidnap […]

Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court has convicted and sentenced 29-year-old Usman Muhammed to prison for romance scam. The convict was prosecuted by the Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a one-count charge of impersonation. The charge read: “That you, Usman Muhammed (a.k.a Adepeju Omolara and […]

By Davies Iheamnachor – Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has redeemed the N30,000,000 bounty he promised anyone with information that would lead to the arrest of the notorious criminal captured and killed last week, Honest Digbara, a.k.a, Bobosky. The Secretary to the State Government, Dr Tammy Danagogo, while handing over the […]