The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has seized and burnt over 14.3 tonnes of illicit drugs and crops in six different camps raided by its operatives in Ondo and Edo states. Mr Haruna Gagara, NDLEA Commandant in Ondo State, told newsmen in Akure that his team also apprehended a notorious cannabis merchant, […]

Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Justice Kudirat Akano of the Osun State High Court, Osogbo, on Monday evening sentenced a notorious cultist, Mutiu Rasak, to death by hanging for killing one Kehinde Adesina. According to proceedings of the court made available to journalists by the Information Officer in the Ministry of Justice, Opeyemi Bello, the convict […]

Perez Brisibe – Ughelli Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC and candidate for Ughelli North local government council in the last local government elections in Delta State, Chief Evans Akponana who was kidnapped last Thursday, has been released by his abductors. Chief Evans was reportedly kidnapped last Thursday at his Afisiere country home with […]

Perez Brisibe – Ughelli Abductors of the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate for Ughelli North local government council in the last local government elections in Delta State, Chief Evans Akponana, have demanded N30million ransom for his release. The APC chieftain was reportedly kidnapped last Thursday at his Afisiere country home with one of his security […]

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has been granted an order to forfeit 60 buildings linked to a deputy commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The order was granted by Federal High Court 6, sitting in Abuja presided over by Justice Okon Abang J. According to ICPC news […]

Aguda area, Surulere of Lagos State, again early Tuesday, boils as rival groups engage in sporadic gunshots. Streets deserted while motorists were advised to avoid Aguda, Itire area, Surulere in the meantime. Residents call for Police, immediate intervention. More details later… Vanguard News Nigeria.

The trial of Mohammed Dangana, a staff of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Commission continued on Monday before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja with the third witness, Adedeji Jide Adelabu, a bureau de change operator telling the court that he purchased dollars to the tune of $9.8 million […]

The Sokoto Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, handed over Fifty Three (53) Tricycles (Keke Napep) recovered from a contractor to the Zamfara State government. The recovery of the Tricycles was sequel to investigation on a contract that was initially awarded to Kynco and Wadatau at a total cost […]

A Federal High Court in Lagos State on Monday sentenced  a 37-year-old-man, Sulaiman Shehu,  to two years’ imprisonment for trafficking 14.2kg of hemp. Shehu was charged by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on a count charge of  drug trafficking and he admitted guilt. On Monday, the court reviewed the facts of the case, […]

By Emma Una – Calabar There was pandemonium at Iboku Street  Calabar South, the Cross River State capital on Monday morning when a young man simply identified as Samuel was shot dead and butchered  with his head hacked off The victim is suspected to have belonged to a cult group allegedly called Axe which is […]