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.
Road accident claims life in Osun
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Osun, said one person died on Saturday on Ilesha-Ife Road when a vehicle lost control and crashed. FRSC’s Public Enlightenment Officer in the state, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, said in a statement in Osogbo that the accident happened at about 8:20 a.m. Ogungbemi said that while the driver of […]
Black Saturday: Bus carrying 11 passengers plunge into mining pit in Ebonyi
By Peter Okutu – Abakaliki A bus fully loaded with 11 passengers was Saturday reported to have plunged into a mining pit located at Enyigba Community of Ikwo Local Government Area of the State. Vanguard learnt that the bus took off from the popular motor parks known as Ochu-udo motor park, located along Afikpo road […]
How 25-year-old robbery suspect was arrested in Lagos
By Esther Onyegbula Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 25-Year-Old armed robbery suspect. The suspect identified as Sunday Akpa, was arrested at Iba in Ojo local government area of the State by an eagle-eyed anti-crime patrol team of the Iba Police Division at about 5:30 pm on the 13th of August, […]
One dies, as truck falls on two cars in Ogun
By James Ogunnaike One person was confirmed dead when a gas-laden truck lost control and fell on two vehicles at Orimerunmu area on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Akinbiyi said, the accident occurred at 7:03am and it […]
Girl hospitalized in A’Ibom after being hit by stray bullet allegedly fired by NCSDC official
By Chioma Onuegbu A 15-year-old girl, identified as Veronica Kufre has been hospitalized after being hit by a stray bullet allegedly fired by an official of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NCSDC, during a wedding ceremony held Saturday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state capital. It was gathered that the incident happened at Nsukara […]
