Bandits kill 23 farmers in fresh Zamfara attack
‘Something fell from the plane’ – Eyewitnesses narrate Enugu Air accident
From Navy comes succour for spinal cord injury patients
Student, importer in NDLEA net over hard drugs
Warri fuel fire explosion: PPMC, others count losses
Tanker drivers return in full force
Anger, recriminations as building is razed by fire
We’re not aware of any quit pact – Tanker drivers
At last defiant tanker drivers bow to quit ultimatum
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SubscribeMurder of youth throws Delta community into crisis
OBORO community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State was thrown into confusion, following the death of a 30-year-old man identified as Dennis Gbenekeme.
Ordeal of Vanguard journalist robbed at gun-point
When Vanguard staff Emeka Aginam, left office around 9pm for home in company of two other colleagues on Tuesday August 20, he had no premonition of any danger. For the journalists it was going to be a smooth drive as they left Apapa.
Displaced 7-Up traders cry for space
Scores of petty traders at Seven-Up Bus-stop, in Ikeja area of Lagos whose shops were recently razed are yet to find convenient spaces to continue their businesses
Dumped and abandoned: The pathetic story of Ruffia
This is the sad, touching story of a young girl who simply identified herself as Ruffia. According to the girl who could barely communicate audibly, she was born a normal child
Widow tackles prophetess over missing belongings
Anyone who knew Mrs Theresa Onuorah before now would be surprised at the drastic changes in her looks and financial status. She is presently a pathetic shadow of her former bubbling self.
Boat operators to Fashola: Save us from prohibitive tarrifs
The much-touted efforts by the Lagos State Government at making the waterways safe for transportation might come to nought if the prevailing cold war between some private boat operators and officials of the Lagos State Waterways Authority, LASWA, is not nipped in the bud.
We’re not armed robbers, we steal only handsets – robbery suspect
The sleepy Jakande estate, under Ejigbo Local Development Council Area, Lagos, was recently thrown into panic following reports of robbery attacks both during the day and at night.
Controversy over missing corpse
Wonders, they say, shall never end. This saying aptly applies to the tale of the missing corpse of one Mr. Waheed Saka at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital as told by the Executive Director of Social and Economic Rights Center, SERAC, Dr. Felix Morka.
Fear rules Delta community after election
Palpable fear now rules Olojoba Close, Gana area of Sapele in Delta State after the political violence that erupted there on April 4, 2011
Sango-Ota residents want govt to construct drainage
Residents of Sango-Ota in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State have called on government to construct drainage in the various communities, especially at Ilo, Agarawu and NITEL areas.
We were led to thumb-print for wrong candidates, cry blind voters
These are neglected Nigerians because they are considered irrelevant in the national scheme of things. Nobody remembers them until when they are mostly needed. Even when they come knocking at the doors of Nigerians in search of assistance, they are either ignored or reluctantly given alms.
Boko Haram: Borno, Bauchi police officers wear NYSC uniforms
THE menace of the fanatical religious group known as Boko Haram is seriously taking its tolls on newly deployed police officers on a one year community policing to Bauchi and Borno states as the officers now wear NYSC uniform around town to avoid attacks from members of the sect.
End of the road for human parts dealers
It was indeed an odd hour. The expectation by the suspects was that they had perfected their strategies to smuggle human parts from Kebbi State through Minna to Gwagwalada in the Federal Capital Territory at about 3am last Monday. Unfortunately for them, nemesis caught up with them.
Obalende, den of women of easy virtue
A fifteen year old girl emerged from nowhere, and whispered into your ear, “I will do you well. Just N500 for short time.”And before you knew what was happening, a horde of other ladies descended on you, displaying their sizes, shapes, heights, and flaunted their boobs at you, all in the bid to gain your attention and patronage.
“You don’t need government money to improve people’s lives”
Gboyega Ogunosun makes a good definition of a philanthropist, even without being a money bag yet. The 50th-year old communication consultant, seeing the suffering of his community built a borehole to provide portable water for the residents. While his own house had neither curtains, nor chairs.
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