By Dayo Johnson – Akure A 48-year-old welder, Femi Onifade, has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Ondo State for sexually defiling his two girls. The victims between ages six and nine lived with their father on Liberty Hospital Road, Oluwatuyi, Akure, the state capital. Vanguard gathered that […]

James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Controversy has surrounded the death of a pregnant woman (name withheld) in Ibiade, the headquarters of Ogun Waterside local government area of Ogun State, as youths of the community alleged that policemen delayed the pregnant woman for hours while she was being taken to hospital for delivery. But police denied the […]

By Ibrahim Hassan – Wuyo A suspected COVID-19 patient brought to Kaduna Correctional Centre by EFCC has been rejected by the Controller of the Centre, Mr Sanusi Danmusa for fear of the pandemic. The Controller said that the center decided to reject the convict brought in by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as […]

By Chary Agwam – Bauchi The Nigeria Police has arrested the prime suspect in the kidnap and killing of a five-year-old boy, son of Dr Suleiman Auwal after collecting N5 million ransom and using the money to buy a Benz car. The prime suspect, Abubakar Sadiq, at the Bauchi Command, during parading of suspects, told […]

Dayo Johnson – Akure Barely a week after an Army Officer was abducted by suspected herdsmen in Ondo state, a Navy Officer has been kidnapped by gunmen along Ose/Oba Akoko highway in Akoko North-East council area of the State. Reports had it that his abductors have requested for a N50m ransom for his release from […]

By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City The police in Auchi, Etsako West local government area has apprehended a young man in his 30s named Endurance Eshegbai over the killing of his cousin, Usman Abdul Lateef, a native of Akpekpe, over a N2 million Land sale. The body of the late Lateef was found buried in […]

By Chinenyeh Ozor Tragedy struck at the university town of Nsukka, as a factory worker in an industrial site in Nsukka Local Government Area, Enugu State, was electrocuted while attempting to join electric cables to restore power during an outage. The deceased, identified as Ugwu Chidera, 27, who hailed from Edem Ani community of Nsukka […]

By Peter Duru – Makurdi A housewife, Mrs Roseline Aondona was Wednesday arraigned by the Police before a Makurdi Chief Magistrate Court for allegedly violating the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law of Benue State. The Prosecuting Police Officer, Inspector Gabriel Agbadu had in his First Information Report, FIR, informed the court that one […]

By Demola Akinyemi The religious Ramadan mood in Ilorin has been tainted as suspected members of rival secret cult groups clashed in Okelele area of the state capital, killing two persons in the process. Vanguard reliably gathered that the latest resurgence was prompted by the killing within the premises of Okelele Junior Secondary School, Ilorin, […]

By Esther Onyegbula A young man identified as Kelvin has committed suicide at Modinatu Street in Ogba area of Lagos. The lifeless body of Kevin who works with a new generation bank was found dangling from a ceiling fan, in his apartment by neighbours. ALSO READ: Mother of four murdered in Lagos apartment It was […]