By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri Three houses said to be owned by suspected killers have been set ablaze at Ekwereocha/Amakohia in Ihitte/Uboma local government area of Imo state, by angry villagers over the continued killings of members of the villages. It was gathered from a source that the incident on Tuesday followed the killing of […]

By Shehu Danjuma – Katsina A housewife, Fatima Bishir 22, is now in the Police net for faking the Kidnap of her five-year-old daughter in Katsina. SP Gambo Isah, the katsina Police command spokesman (PPRO) disclosed this on Thursday while parading the suspect before newsmen in katsina. He said the suspect also faked the Kidnap […]

The Italian police force has arrested 15 Nigerians for their alleged involvement in cultism after an operation dubbed “Pesha” which ended Tuesday. In a statement, the police accused members of the gang of intimidating young girls into prostitution, drug supply, money laundering, among other crimes. It said the suspects are members of “Eiye” fraternity with […]

…Court jails man, 31, in Edo for raping seven years old girl By Egufe Yafugborhi & Ozioruva Aliu 30-year-old, Musa Abubakar has admitted defiling his nine-year-old stepdaughter because his wife refused to sleep with him as she always complained of being weak. The suspect reportedly confessed at the State Criminal Investigation Department where he was […]

By Festus Ahon – Asaba Delta State High Court sitting in Asaba has sentenced a 30 years old man, Amechi Stanley Chidokwe to death by hanging for Armed Robbery. Amechi who hails from Umudora Anam in Anambra West Local Government Area of Anambra State was arraigned on three counts of conspiracy to commit Armed Robbery, attempted […]

By Perez Brisibe – Oghara The Delta State sector command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, and the state police command placed the number of deaths that occurred as a result of an inferno that engulfed a fuel tanker between Ologbo and Koko communities in Delta State at three. The commands also debunked claims […]

By Paul Olayemi A tanker carrying petroleum products along the Benin/Sapele highway, around Koko Junction, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State today (Wednesday) exploded, burning to death more than 25 people. The inferno which also consumed other 10 vehicles was said to have happened at about 10:27 am. Mr Friday Akowe, who claimed […]

By Egufe Yafugborhi THIRTY-year-old Musa Abubakar from Jigawa State on Wednesday admitted defiling her nine-year-old stepdaughter in Rivers State. The suspect, in confession to the crime at the State Criminal Investigation Department, claimed he indulged in the awful act because, “my wife refuses to sleep with me, complaining of weakness.” The nine-year-old victim narrated that […]

By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo The first son of Late Chief Effiong Henry Etimene village head of Nsie in Okobo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Prince Emmanuel Henry has linked the gruesome murder of his father to the ongoing Local Government politics in the area. Prince Henry who spoke with newsmen in Uyo yesterday […]

…Deputy Commissioner already at the scene – PPRO By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar There was pandemonium late Tuesday night when Gunmen stormed premises of Danatrite Construction Company in Oban, Akampka LGA of Cross River killing a police sergeant, Ifere Samson, and while abducting four foreign Nationals. Vanguard learnt that kan Jinxi, Hujinchang, Jiang Jijun, and […]