Cross River: Ritual killings resurface ahead of 2027 elections
Observations over the last 11 years have shown that in Cross River State, cases of alleged ritual killings tend to increase as general elections draw near, with women accounting for more than 90 per cent of the reported victims. Our Correspondent, Emma Una, highlights the ugly trend in the last decade.
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Borno demolishes illegal shops, ‘igbo’ dealers’ dens
Borno State Ministry of Environment, headed by Kaka Shehu Lawal, has embarked on demolition of illegal structures and all makeshift/container shops along major streets in Maiduguri metropolis, Jere and Konduga Local Government areas.
Ebonyi youths protest alleged killing of three youths by truck
By Peter Okutu – Abakaliki Crisis seems to be brewing along Afikpo-Abakaliki expressway in Ebonyi state following the killing of three youths by a truck in the area. A source who spoke to Vanguard around Akpoha Community in Afikpo North Local Government Area of the state expressed sadness over the development and advised commuters to […]
Abducted Kogi ex-Provost dies in crossfire between kidnappers, vigilantes
Chief Oshadumo, who was kidnapped, has died in a crossfire between his abductors and rescuers.
Accident claims 1, injures another on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway
The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) has confirmed the death of a woman in a head-on collision between a truck and motorcyclist at Iyana-Cele on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The Owode-Ijako Unit Commander of TRACE, Mrs Temitope Oseni, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, in Ota, Ogun, […]
Police arrest man for serial sexual abuse of his teenage daughter in Ogun
The Police Command in Ogun has said that they had arrested a 52-year-old man, Adebayo Akinrinoye, for allegedly having repeated unlawful carnal knowledge of his 16-year-old daughter. Police spokesman in Ogun, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Ota, Ogun. Oyeyemi stated that the suspect, who resides at No.11 Kabiru […]
