Asaba Massacre at 59: Wounds, apologies and a day of forgiveness
59 years after the pogrom that wiped out an estimated 1,000 Asaba men, memories remain raw as apologies, forgiveness and the quest for national closure turn front burners
Court sentences man to death by hanging for killing his wife
A Kano State High Court on Tuesday, sentenced a man, Aminu Inuwa, to death by hanging for killing his wife Safara’u Mamman. Inuwa, whose age was not provided by the court, lives at Gwazaye Quarters Dorayi Babba Kano. Justice Usman Na’abba held that the prosecution has proven its case beyond reasonable doubts. Earlier, the Prosecution […]
Police confirm abduction of seminary students in Southern Kaduna
By Ibrahim Hassan – Kaduna The Kaduna Police Command has confirmed the abduction of students by bandits on Monday night, at the St. Albert the Great Institute of Philosophy, a seminary belonging to the Catholic Church in Southern Kaduna. Spokesman of the Kaduna Police Command, ASP Muhammad Jalige confirmed the abduction on Tuesday. He said […]
Auto crash claims seven persons in Kwara
By Demola Akinyemi Tragedy struck early Tuesday morning in Kwara state as seven persons reportedly died in a lone accident at Ayekale village along Bode Saadu-Ilorin expressway in Moro local government area of the state. Vanguard reliably gathered that the fatal auto crash, which occurred due to over-speeding, involved a commercial vehicle called Toyota Bumper […]
Community women protest, accuse school principal of extortion in Delta
By Festus Ahon – Asaba Indigenes of Ovwor community, Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, Monday, embarked on a protest against alleged illegal collection of levies by Principal of the Ovwor Mixed Secondary School, Ovwor, Mr Fedelis Okoro. However, the Principal of the school, Mr Fedelis Okoro who was not in the school during the […]
19-yr-old mum loses baby to candlelight fire in Calabar
By Ike Uchechukwu A one-year-old baby girl has been burnt to death in Calabar due to fire emanating from candlelight that ignited fire into the thatched house. The tragic incident Vanguard learned happened at Etta Agbor of Calabar Municipality LGA. The affected mother, 19-year-old Ms. Glory Etim Akpan, disclosed that her baby was ill and […]
