Filth & flooding: When indiscriminate dumping meets nature’s wrath in Lagos
Until we stop treating our drainage channels as dustbins, the annual flood disaster will continue to hold Lagos hostage.
Two dead as unidentified persons attack Kaduna village
Troops of Operation Safe Haven say some unidentified persons have attacked Ungwan Taila village, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State in which two residents died. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the incident in a statement he issued on Sunday in Kaduna. Aruwan said that the troops […]
Zamfara police command arrests 69 bandits, collaborators
The Police Command in Zamfara, on Sunday, announced that it had successfully arrested 21 suspected notorious bandits and 48 collaborators during various raids it carried out in September. SP Muhammed Shehu, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, made the disclosure at a press briefing in Gusau, on the achievements of the security […]
Ember months: Motorists to undergo vision test ― FRSC
By Steve Oko – Aba Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has said it would conduct free vision, high blood pressure and other vital tests for commercial vehicle drivers in Abia State. The Abia State Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Paul Ugwu who gave the hint in an exclusive chat with Vanguard, said the gesture was […]
GULLY EROSION: Fully-loaded bus falls into ditch in Imo
By Nnamdi Ojiego A fully loaded Sienna bus on Saturday fell into a deep gully created by erosion at Umuchima in Ideato South Local Government Area, LGA, of Imo State. Though no life was lost, some of the passengers sustained various degrees of injuries. Villagers were seen making frantic efforts to rescue the passengers who […]
Ilorin court jails Femi Adeshina’s impersonator to 28 years for fraud
A Kwara state High Court, sitting in Ilorin, has sentenced one Jamiu Isiaka to 28 years at the Mandala Correctional Centre, Ilorin, for impersonating Presidential spokesman, Femi Adeshina, to commit fraud against a South Korean national. The Ilorin Zonal command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had on June 14, 2019, arraigned the […]
