By Benjamin Njoku A 48-year-old man, Akeem Abolaji Igbie, was Sunday found hanging in his one-room apartment at Irepodun Street, Ijesha-Tedo- Surulere area Lagos. According to his neighbours, the deceased, who was formerly a staff of the old National Electric Power Authority, NEPA, was hale and hearty until Saturday night, when he joined other young […]

Dayo Johnson – Akure Scores of farmers including their wives were wounded when suspected Fulani herdsmen invaded and set four communities in lgbatoro/Ala/Imafon communities in Ondo North, Ondo state ablaze over disagreement on grazing and destruction of their farmlands. The state police commissioner Undia Adie had swiftly deployed detectives to the troubled communities to maintain […]

By Emem Idio – Yenogoa Suspected sea pirates over the weekend attacked a passenger boat along the Akasssa-Brass-Nembe waterways in Bayelsa State injuring one health worker returning from a coronavirus sensitization campaign. The sea pirates shot sporadically, injuring the health worker, who had to stay in water for about forty-five minutes before getting help from […]

…Residents flee to neighbouring communities, Dayo Johnson – Akure Palpable tension gripped Ugbo, the oil-rich Ilaje council area of Ondo state, weekend, following the violence that erupted following the murder of a seven-year-old school pupil, Marvelous Akintubuwa, and the matchetting of over twenty persons by hoodlums. Amongst those injured during the clash over the forceful […]

Residents of Mushin area of Lagos have taken their security and safety personal as they went all out to prevent popular cult group 1 Million Boys from running rampage in their community. ALSO READ: VIDEO: Kano residents defy social distancing to see football match The local boys went all out, brandishing all sort of weapons […]

…Hoodlums cart away Sapele food items By Paul Olayemi Barely five days after some armless protesters in Sapele, Delta State, were shot by security personnel drafted in to check the protest, the Nigerian Police Force and the local Vigilante were still trading blame as to who fired the shot that has left five protesters lying […]

…recovers corpse in Ebonyi By Ike Uchechukwu -Calabar The Zone 6 Headquarters of the Nigerian Police in Calabar has arrested the killers of Naval Sub Lt. David Igbashal, who was abducted on 22 February 2020 while on his way from Calabar to Makurdi in Benue State. Vanguard gathered that David was concluding arrangements for his […]

  The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), says about 50 shanties are affected by the fire at Olaiya, Mechanic Bus Stop off Orege in Ajegunle, a suburb in Lagos State. The Public Affairs Officer of LASEMA, Mr Nosa Okunbor, said this in a statement in Lagos on Saturday. Okunbor said that the agency knew […]

By Ugochukwu Alaribe & Eric Ugbor UMUAHIA- There was confusion Saturday at Ebem, headquarters of Ohafia council area of Abia State as youths of the community burnt a police station, residence of the DPO over the killing of their kinsman identified as Friday Arunsi by a policeman serving in the area. The protesting youths also […]

THERE are indications that the effort of the Lagos State Government to contain the spread of the deadly Coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19 may not be fully realized, as carnal connecting Amukoko, Ojo Road, Ajegunle and others have been abandoned for flood to ravage communities. Recall that there were reports last year on how residents […]