It was yet another day of mourning at Nassarawa Jahun ward of the Bauchi Metropolis when a part of the historic Bauchi wall, constructed in about 1804, collapsed on an adjacent building, killing two people and injuring four others.

Many are still reeling from shock as they ponder over the implication of 498kgs of Cannabis, otherwise known as Indian hemp, entering the drug market in Bauchi State. But this was fortunately averted, thanks to eagle-eyed operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, who had risen to the occasion by impounding it at Azare, a local government area of the state.

The first point of attraction at the borderline within Nigeria and Benin Republic , popularly called Idiroko, is the movement of border traders from one direction to another. Like any other border ambiance, numerous economic activities synonymous with border points are also common there.

A carpenter, Mr. Sanjo Ekeola, stunned an Agege Grade A Customary Court when he said he was not the biological father of their fourth child. Meanwhile the wife denied the allegation.

An Abuja Magistrate Court is trying two farmers brought before it by the police for attempting to sell a minor, Blessing Jacolia.

A 33-year-old woman, Mrs Grace Adegboyega, told an Agege Grade A Customary Court that her husband, Mr Sunday Adegboyega, attempted to kill her by putting a fetish substance into her drink and started telling people she had passed on. The plaintiff added that she was shocked when her husband’s lover came home to sympathize with Sunday over the ‘demise of his wife.’ She said that when she asked about the woman who died, she bluntly responded that Sunday told her that his wife ( Grace ) died few days ago.

Exciting social and economic activities now characterized the city of Akure at nights

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” is a popular phrase that depicts both exhaustion and rejuvenation. At night fall the world over, people seem to relax at eateries and bars to cool off after hectic activities at work. Is the situation the same with the security challenges in Gombe State , Saturday Vanguard in this special report x-rays the situation.

Abiola Agboola, 17, had dreamed of so many things in life. Having obtained her Ordinary National Diploma OND, in Business Administration with good grades from the Lagos State Polytechnic, LASPOTECH, she has nursed the ambition of furthering her education by securing admission into one of the universities in the country. She also wanted to become an international figure through her accomplishments.

DRUG peddlers and addicts have sacked teachers and pupils of Oremeji Primary School, Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government and turned the school into their full time joint.

IN Imo State, things are not rosy for both the police and the citizenry. At various times, they had been faced with petit stealing, armed robbery, advance fee fraud, kidnapping, car snatching, human trafficking and many others.

Henceforth, there will be no hiding place for corrupt officials of Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, as Lagos State government has promised tougher sanctions against erring personnel of the outfit.

THE Lagos airport radar was shut down on Saturday by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, to avert a total collapse that would have plunged the aviation industry into crisis.

Nigerians have been called upon to invest in fire-fighting equipment in order to curb fire outbreaks in the country.

A pastor, Samuel Oyedotun,stunned an Ake Customary Court, Abeokuta, Ogun State when he said he wouldn‘t have got married to his wife, Lydia, if he knew the woman was not responsible.