By Adeola Badru The Oyo State Government, weekend, explained that it sealed off the factory where a 300-level University of Ibadan student, Gbedobo Richard, was killed when the factory management held government officials who paid a visit, hostage. The government, then, directed that all workers in the factory, should exit the premises and later locked […]

The Enugu State Government has demolished a sinking three-storey building within the Maryland Layout axis of Enugu South Local Government Area, Enugu metropolis.

A Lagos Lawmaker, Mr. David Setonji, has raised alarm over the drowning of 14 persons en route to the coastal city last Wednesday following the total collapse of Lagos-Badagry expressway. At least 10 persons died and four others missing after a boat en route Badagry capsized at Kirikiri, Lagos on Wednesday. Setonji, member representing Badagry […]

…as crowd hampers rescue operation By Bose Adelaja Fire weekend gutted a building at 16, Ladipo Street, Mushin, Lagos just as mammoth crowd has prevented smooth rescue operation by emergency responders. Vanguard gathered that the fire outbreak which started from a shop dealing in mattresses has escalated and spread to other closely adjoining shops. The […]

By David Odama – Lafia Unknown gunmen invaded Odu Community, Udege Development Area of Nasarawa State at about 10 pm, shot and killed a traditional ruler, Amos Ewa Obere (ASP Rtd) leaving the community in fears. The traditional ruler who sustained a serious injury in his stomach as a result of the gunshot was rushed […]

Ten people were killed, five rescued and four others went missing when a passenger boat capsized in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, a government agency said on Saturday.

By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Barely three months after allegedly hacking not less than three people to death at Ogere and Iperu in Ikenne local government area of the Ogun State, Feyisola Dosumu, an alleged notorious cultist and drug addict reportedly went on a killing spree on Tuesday killing two people, one each at Ogere […]

Victim in intensive care in government hospital By Funmi Ajumobi A woman, Nimat Raheem, has allegedly bitten and inflicted deep injury on her rival’s ear in Ijede community in Ikorodu, Lagos Friday. Nimat Raheem, a nursing mother was arrested and detained at Ijede Police station after her husband reported the case at the station. According […]

By Egufe Yafugborhi THE Commissioner of Police (CP) Rivers State, Joseph Mukan, has transferred the case of alleged rape on a 32-year-old widow by a policeman to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID). The victim had alleged that one Inspector Peter Iba among a four-man police team had on Tuesday night raped her all night […]

By Egufe Yafugborhi – Port Harcourt The Commissioner of Police (CP) Rivers state, Joseph Mukan has transferred the case of alleged rape on a 32-year-old widow by a policeman to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID). The rape victim had alleged that one policeman, Inspector Peter Iba, among a four-man police team had on Tuesday […]